Affected by the epidemic in 2021, Saskatchewan, which is seriously short of labor, in order to further solve the problem of "labor shortage", a new nomination channel was released on November 25: Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot ( Saskatchewan Pilot Immigration Project for Shortage Vocational Skilled Workers) , and this channel will be officially opened on January 15, 2022.
In order to show "sincerity", the Saskatchewan government announced on February 28, 2022, the establishment of the International Recruitment and Integrity Unit to specifically review the qualifications of local employers to hire overseas workers. This project is very friendly to applicants with average qualifications, and truck drivers (NOC: 7511) and catering waiters (NOC: 6513) are even more popular positions.
On the 12th of this month, the nomination application submitted by the customer Mr. Yang on July 28 was approved, and it was matched with this project. Mr. Yang was born in 1987, with a college degree in hotel management. He has been engaged in related industries in China for nearly 15 years and has no language skills. He found us from Toutiao last year. After consulting and planning his immigration route, we matched him. Saskatchewan employers guaranteed the catering waiter position (NOC code 6513) in the "Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot" project. After the project was approved, the applicant resigned from his original job and worked in a friend's restaurant to enrich his material background.
Mr. Yang passed the CLB5 exam in more than half a year through his own efforts. From the application for the letter of support from the employer JAL to the submission of the provincial nomination, we prepared the materials very solidly every step of the way. It took more than 4 months, and finally the provincial nomination was approved in just two weeks! will prepare the application for the federal stage next. I hope they can successfully immigrate as soon as possible! So what exactly is the Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot immigration program for Saskatchewan's in-demand skilled workers that matched him?
Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot
Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot project has relatively low requirements for applicants:
- minimum language CLB4, IELTS G category 4 points: reading 3.5; writing 4.0; listening 4.5;
- high school degree or above;
- Have at least one year of relevant work experience in the past three years, or have worked full-time in Saskatchewan for six months (780 hours);
- The job provided by the employer must be full-time, permanent, and certified by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labor (with JAL approval) ;
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When it comes to Saskatchewan, people often have the impression that it is cold, desolate, and remote. It is inevitable that people will be reluctant to take the long immigration journey in this large prairie province. But what is the truth? The climate in Saskatchewan is indeed not as good as that in the south, with four distinct seasons and large temperature differences. If you are used to the environment in Urumqi or Harbin, you will not feel uncomfortable staying here. However, there are indeed a few people who are accustomed to it, and most of them prefer the comfortable and warm life in the south. , but having said that, if the climate here is so good, then it won’t be the turn of ordinary people with average conditions to immigrate here. It will already be crowded with new immigrants, so I have always emphasized why the most important thing about immigration is determination.
Since we want to immigrate, what is the purpose? Of course, you can finally successfully obtain the Maple Leaf Card and bring your family to start a new life in Canada. In this process, you must face up to your own conditions, consider the cost, success rate, and the stability of the policy. Compared with Ontario , the cost of living in Saskatchewan is very low, the housing prices are cheap, and the immigration threshold is not high. Mr. Yang got the provincial nomination in 2 weeks. If your conditions are average, you don’t waste time during the immigration process, and you hope to make a living through work, then you can look at the positions in the shortage categories in these non-popular provinces to see if there are any positions you like that are within your ability. If you like it, For a certain skilled position, you must first understand that Chinese skill certificates are often not recognized abroad. For example, if a truck driver needs an A license, he must take the exam again in Canada.