The Government of Saskatchewan calls the province’s mission to the Philippines and Singapore – a success. There were over 1,000 job applications submitted to 26 Saskatchewan employers.

In a news release, Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said the number one labour market challenge that employers have been having in the past 18 months is a critical shortage of labour across all sectors. He points to the SaskJobs website Tuesday that has more than 15,000 jobs posted at the same time Saskatchewan has the second lowest unemployment rate in the country.

Over 500 people attended 10 sessions that provided information about the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program and living in Saskatchewan.  And over the course of the four day event immigration officials conducted 314 immigration interviews. Employers present at the event represented a variety of sectors including agriculture, community services, manufacturing and construction trades.