Saskatchewan · Licensed RCIC

Canada's In-Canada Workers Initiative:
you may already qualify

IRCC is moving up to 33,000 workers to permanent residence across 2026 and 2027 — by advancing applications already in its inventory. There is no new application portal, and no new application to submit. If you applied through SINP or another eligible program and you live in a smaller Saskatchewan community, your file may already be moving.

With Md Shorifuzzaman, RCIC (R530681). Offices in Saskatoon and Regina.

What this initiative actually is

It is not a new application stream. IRCC has confirmed that no new application portal is being created. Instead, it is prioritising permanent residence applications that eligible workers have already filed.

You do not submit anything new. If your application is already in the inventory through a qualifying program, IRCC may already be advancing it. Between 1 January and 28 February 2026, permanent residence was granted to 3,600 workers under this initiative.

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Do you fall inside it?

Four things generally need to be true. Read them and see where you stand.

1. You already have a PR application filed

Through one of the five programs listed above. If you have not applied to any of them yet, this initiative does not apply to you — but SINP may still be open to you, and that is worth a conversation.

2. You have lived in a smaller community for two years or more

Continuous residence outside a large urban centre.

3. You live outside a Census Metropolitan Area

All 41 CMAs across Canada are excluded. In Saskatchewan there are only two — Saskatoon and Regina. Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Yorkton, North Battleford, Estevan, Weyburn, Lloydminster and rural Saskatchewan all sit outside them.

4. You hold valid status in Canada

And you are physically in Canada.

Not sure? That is the normal position, and it is what the consultation is for. Eligibility turns on the details of your own file — the program you applied under, your dates, and where you have actually lived.

How Guide Me Immigration can help

Check where your file stands

We review the program you applied under, your dates and your residence history, and tell you plainly whether the initiative is likely to reach your file.

Thorough file review

We review your documents for completeness and consistency, and identify gaps before they become problems.

If you are not in it yet

We look at what is actually open to you — SINP employer windows, other provincial streams, or federal options — and what each would require.

Book a consultation

$150 CAD

30 minutes with a licensed RCIC

Payment is taken when you book. Cancellation and refund terms are shown before you pay.

Cancellation & Refund Policy: Consultations may be rescheduled or cancelled up to 24 hours before the scheduled time for a full refund. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the appointment, or missed appointments without notice, are non-refundable. If we need to cancel or reschedule, you will be offered an alternative time or a full refund, whichever you prefer. To reschedule or cancel, please contact us at info@guidemeimmigration.com or +1 (306) 700-7440.

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Common questions

No. IRCC has confirmed that no new application stream is being created for this initiative. It advances permanent residence applications that are already in IRCC’s inventory through qualifying programs.

Not for this initiative. All 41 Census Metropolitan Areas in Canada are excluded, and Saskatoon and Regina are Saskatchewan’s only two. Other options may still be available to you.

No — the initiative advances applications that have already been filed. If you have not applied, the question becomes which program is realistically open to you now. SINP is the usual starting point in Saskatchewan.

It depends on the program you applied under. Commonly: proof of status, employer reference letters and pay records, police certificates for any country you have lived in for six months or more, an immigration medical exam, and certified translations where documents are not in English or French.

No, and neither can anyone else. Outcomes depend on your individual facts, your evidence and the law as it applies. What we can do is tell you where your file stands and what it needs.