The province of Saskatchewan will have 5,500 immigration nominations accepted in 2015, an increase of 775 (or 16 per cent) on the 2014 total. The government of Saskatchewan, which had been seeking an increase in its program for Canadian immigration, has stated that the increased quota will help to alleviate labor market shortages. Saskatchewan currently has the lowest unemployment rate of all the Canadian provinces.
The nominations will be made through the province program, which will be announced on January 2 and come into operation in early 2015, along with the federal government's new immigration selection system.
“The benefits include faster federal processing of permanent residence applications, and a new avenue for businesses hoping to fill critical labor market shortages through accepting foreign workers.
