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UPDATE: Saskatchewan Boosts Demand Occupations List for Express Entry

Introduction
The province of Saskatchewan has increased the list of in-demand occupations in Express Entry as well as In-Demand Occupation categories. More than 200 occupations have been added now to this List!
Saskatchewan Express Entry
This sub-category is for skilled workers who want to live and work in Saskatchewan and are in the federal Express Entry Pool.
Saskatchewan Occupation In-Demand
This sub-category is for skilled workers who do not have a job offer but are highly skilled in a Saskatchewan in-demand occupation.
Note: Eligible occupations for the Occupations In-Demand (OID) and Express Entry (EE) program sub-categories are high-skilled occupations in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Matrix levels, with the exception of the ineligible occupations listed in the SINP Excluded Occupation List below. High skilled occupations include:
- NOC “A” (occupations that usually require university education);
- NOC “B” (occupations that usually require college education or apprenticeship training); or
- NOC “0” (management).
Note that NOC “C” (occupations that usually require high-school or job-specific training) and NOC “D” (occupations that usually require on-the-job training) skill levels are not eligible for the Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry subcategories.
As of September 18, 2019, the SINP has switched to publishing a list of 129 excluded occupations. People with the following occupations are excluded from applying to the Occupations In-Demand (OID) and Express Entry (EE) program sub-categories. This is a list of occupations that are not eligible for these program subcategories:
NOC – Occupations
0011 – Legislators
0012 – Senior government managers and officials
0015 – Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
0311 – Managers in health care
0411 – Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration
0412 – Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration
0413 – Government managers – education policy development and program administration
0414 – Other managers in public administration
0422 – School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
0431 – Commissioned police officers
0432 – Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
0433 – Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces
0511 – Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
0512 – Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
0513 – Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
0823 – Managers in aquaculture
1111 – Financial auditors and accountants
1113 – Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
1227 – Court officers and justices of the peace
1228 – Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers
1312 – Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
1314 – Assessors, valuators and appraisers
1315 – Customs, ship and other brokers
2111 – Physicists and astronomers
2113 – Geoscientists and oceanographers
2114 – Meteorologists and climatologists
2115 – Other professional occupations in physical sciences
2122 – Forestry professionals
2145 – Petroleum engineers
2146 – Aerospace engineers
2152 – Landscape architects
2153 – Urban and land use planners
2271 – Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
2273 – Deck officers, water transport
2274 – Engineer officers, water transport
2275 – Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
3011 – Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3111 – Specialist physicians
3112 – General practitioners and family physicians
3113 – Dentists
3114 – Veterinarians
3121 – Optometrists
3124 – Allied primary health practitioners
3125 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
3131 – Pharmacists
3132 – Dietitians and nutritionists
3141 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
3142 – Physiotherapists
3144 – Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
3213 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
3221 – Denturists
3222 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
3231 – Opticians
3232 – Practitioners of natural healing
3233 – Licensed practical nurses
3236 – Massage therapists
4012 – Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
4031 – Secondary school teachers
4032 – Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
4111 – Judges
4112 – Lawyers and Quebec notaries
4154 – Professional occupations in religion
4155 – Probation and parole officers and related occupations
4168 – Program officers unique to government
4217 – Other religious occupations
4311 – Police officers (except commissioned)
4312- Firefighters
4313 – Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces
5111 – Librarians
5112 – Conservators and curators
5113 – Archivists
5121 – Authors and writers
5122 – Editors
5123 – Journalists
5125 – Translators, terminologists and interpreters
5131 – Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
5132 – Conductors, composers and arrangers
5133 – Musicians and singers
5134 – Dancers
5135 – Actors and comedians
5136 – Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
5211 – Library and public archive technicians
5212 – Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
5221 – Photographers
5222 – Film and video camera operators
5223 – Graphic arts technicians
5224 – Broadcast technicians
5225 – Audio and video recording technicians
5226 – Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
5227 – Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
5231 – Announcers and other broadcasters
5232 – Other performers, n.e.c.
5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators
5242 – Interior designers and interior decorators
5243 – Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
5244 – Artisans and craftspersons
5245 – Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products
5251 – Athletes
5252 – Coaches
5253 – Sports officials and referees
5254 – Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
6231 – Insurance agents and brokers
6232 – Real estate agents and salespersons
6311 – Food service supervisors
6314 – Customer and information services supervisors
6341 – Hairstylists and barbers
6343 – Shoe repairers and shoemakers
6346 – Funeral directors and embalmers
7233 – Sheet metal workers
7247 – Cable television service and maintenance technicians
7253 – Gas fitters
7303 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
7316 – Machine fitters
7318 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
7331 – Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
7361 – Railway and yard locomotive engineers
7372 – Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
8232 – Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
8261 – Fishing masters and officers
8262 – Fishermen/women
9214 – Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
9217 – Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
9221 – Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
9222 – Supervisors, electronics manufacturing
9223 – Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
9224 – Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
9227 – Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
9235 – Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
9243 – Water and waste treatment plant operators
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