Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Those wishing to immigrate to Canada can apply for permanent residency in the municipality of Moose Jaw.
Moose Jaw is a small town of about 33,500 people, located 77 km from Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. Moose Jaw accepts applications under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. It is designed to allow foreign professionals to settle in communities where there is a labour shortage.
Applicants must receive a community recommendation. For this, you must meet the requirements of the immigration program and the requirements of the town where you plan to move.
Federal requirements
All applicants interested in applying for a recommendation from Moose Jaw must meet the requirements of the federal government:
- 1 year of work experience within the last 3 years;
- high school education;
- language proficiency at the level appropriate to the profession;
- sufficient amount of money;
- job offer in a community.
Moose Jaw community requirements
Moose Jaw uses a point system for evaluating candidates. You must score at least 44 points out of a possible 88 to receive a recommendation from the town. Points are awarded as follows:
| Criterion | Points |
| Job offer | |
| In one of the priority occupations (list below) | 15 |
| Language proficiency on the CLB scale | |
| CLB 8 and higher | 8 |
| CLB 7 | 7 |
| CLB 6 | 6 |
| CLB 5 | 5 |
| Education | |
| Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD | 6 |
| Completion of an academic program lasting 2-3 years | 4 |
| Completion of a 1-year academic program | 2 |
| Additional points for completing a minimum of a 1-year academic program in Moose Jaw within the last 5 years | 2 |
| Work experience outside Canada related to the job offer | |
| 5 years or more | 5 |
| 4 years | 4 |
| 3 years | 3 |
| 2 years | 2 |
| 1 year | 1 |
| Work experience in Canada in any occupation | |
| 5 years or more | 5 |
| 4 years | 4 |
| 3 years | 3 |
| 2 years | 2 |
| 1 year | 1 |
| Connections with the community — maximum 10 points | |
| Close relative in Moose Jaw: parent, sibling, child | 10 |
| Distant relative in Moose Jaw: grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, niece | 9 |
| Friend in Moose Jaw | 8 |
| Age | |
| 18 to 30 years of age | 6 |
| 31 to 50 years of age | 8 |
| Driver's license | |
| Driver's license obtained in Canada or the candidate's home country | 5 |
| Residence (for those who live or have lived in Moose Jaw) | |
| Candidate lives in Moose Jaw | 10 |
| Candidate does not live in Moose Jaw but has lived within the past 5 years | 8 |
| Knowledge of the community | |
| Candidate has stayed in Moose Jaw for at least 2 nights within the last 3 years | 5 |
| Points for spouse/common-law partner | |
| Language proficiency on the CLB scale | |
| CLB 8 and higher | 4 |
| CLB 7 | 3 |
| CLB 6 | 2 |
| CLB 5 | 1 |
| Employment and work experience | |
| Spouse/partner works in Moose Jaw | 5 |
| Spouse/partner has a job offer in Moose Jaw in one of the priority occupations (list below) | 4 |
| Spouse/partner has a job offer in Moose Jaw | 3 |
| Spouse/partner has 1 year of work experience in a priority occupation within the last 3 years | 4 |
| Spouse/partner has 1 year of work experience within the last 3 years | 2 |
| Residence | |
| Spouse/partner lives or has lived in Moose Jaw | 6 |
List of priority occupations
Candidates who have work experience and have received a job offer in one of the in-demand occupations have a higher chance of immigrating to Moose Jaw. In-demand occupations:
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