Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan: The increase brings this years total number of nominees to 4,450, and is expected to result in 1,200 additional newcomers to Saskatchewan, according to CTV. The Ministry of the Economy says it will start consultations on possibly rolling the family category into the skilled workers category with new a points system and The cap on the number of immigrants Saskatchewan can recruit through its nominee program this year has been raised by 450. It is contingent on the province making further changes to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The federal government has said provincial nominee programs should be economically driven with a focus on labour market demands. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.