Saskatchewan will add 100 more candidates in 2023 to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

This brings the total for this year to 7,350 - the highest in the program's history.

Additionally, in early November, the province expanded the opportunity for permanent residence to a larger number of people by adding 279 medium- and low-skilled occupations to its nominee program.

Saskatchewan also accepts about 6,000 new immigrants each year through federal government programs.

For his part, Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan's Minister of Immigration and Career Training, said in a press statement: "Immigration shapes Saskatchewan's future, and the increase in the allocation of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) will help our province meet the growing needs of our economy."

Saskatchewan has no problem attracting immigrants; in 2022, the province fully used its federal allocation of 6,040 nominations under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

Earlier this year, the provincial government reached an agreement with the federal government to increase the annual allocations for people participating in the program over the next few years. Under this agreement, the program will grow to 8,000 nominees in 2024 and 8,500 the following year.

The province is pressing the Canadian government to grant them greater autonomy regarding immigration. In 2022, the provincial government proposed the Saskatchewan Immigration Agreement, which would allow Saskatchewan to determine its own immigration levels, select skilled immigrants aligned with labor market needs, re-establish a family-class immigration stream, and grant the province control over the design and delivery of settlement and integration services.