SINP Farm Owner and Operator Category (Closed): Farm Immigration Options

No. On the SINP's entrepreneur and farm pages, Saskatchewan states that effective March 27, 2025, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) permanently closed all Entrepreneur and Farm immigration pathways. The notice says:

• no new applications will be accepted
• no new Expressions of Interest (EOIs) will be considered
• no further invitations to apply will be issued

Applications already in the system continue to be processed to completion. The category name may still appear in SINP menus, but the closure notice applies to it. The same closure ended the Entrepreneur and International Graduate Entrepreneur categories.

Agriculture itself remains a priority for Saskatchewan. In 2026, agriculture is one of the priority sectors that share at least half of the province's 4,761 nominations, but those nominations go to workers with job offers, not to new farm owners.

The Farm Owner and Operator category was aimed at people who already had farming experience and the capital to buy or set up a farm in Saskatchewan. In general terms, applicants had to:

• show proven experience owning or running a farm
• meet minimum net worth and investment levels set by the SINP
• present a realistic plan to buy or establish a farming operation in Saskatchewan
• actively manage the farm themselves, rather than invest passively

Like other business routes, it relied on commitments made to the province before a nomination was granted. The SINP pages do not list a replacement farm owner route (as of September 2026).

Saskatchewan says applications already in the system will be processed to completion. If your file is still open:

• Keep your farm operating as described in your application and keep records, such as land titles or leases, sales, tax filings and proof of your role in daily management.
• Keep your immigration status valid. If you are in Canada on a work permit, apply to extend it before it expires where you qualify. See our guide on extending your status.
• Contact the SINP at 1-833-613-0485 or through the email contact on its website with questions about your file.

If your plans have changed, your permit is ending, or you got a refusal, speak with a lawyer or licensed consultant (RCIC). Our guide on how to verify a lawyer or consultant explains how to check a license.

If you want to own and run a farm

Two western provinces still list farm owner routes. Check each page for current status and caps before you spend money:

• Alberta: the Farm Stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. Alberta's entrepreneur and farm streams share a small number of nominations in 2026.
• Manitoba: the Farm Investor Pathway, part of Manitoba's Business Investor Stream.

Federal business programs are narrow right now. The Start-Up Visa closed to new applications on December 31, 2025, and the Self-Employed Persons program is paused.

If you are willing to work on a farm first

Saskatchewan's Agriculture Talent Pathway is open in 2026 for workers with a permanent, full-time job offer in one of 10 farm and food occupations, such as specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (NOC 84120). It needs CLB 4 and either one year of experience in the past three years or six months with your Saskatchewan employer. Moose Jaw also takes part in the Rural Community Immigration Pilot.

Many people build Canadian experience as farm workers or managers, get permanent residence, and buy land later as permanent residents.

Questions to ask before you choose a farm route

• Does the program still accept applications or Expressions of Interest this year, and how many nominations are left?
• Do you have to visit the province, or live there on a work permit, before you are nominated?
• What net worth, investment and farming experience does the program require, and how must you prove them?
• What happens if the farm does not perform as planned?
• Can your spouse work and your children attend school while you wait?

Get the answers from the province's official website, not from a seller or agent.

Owning a Saskatchewan farm and getting permanent residence are separate matters. Saskatchewan law limits how much farmland people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents can own, and the province's Farm Land Security Board oversees those rules. Buying land does not give you any immigration status.

Before you buy land or sign a purchase agreement from abroad, get advice from a Saskatchewan real estate lawyer about ownership limits, and from an immigration lawyer or RCIC about which immigration route, if any, fits your plan.

Be careful with agents who promise that buying a farm will lead to a Saskatchewan nomination. That route is closed. Read our guide to immigration scams, and see our Saskatchewan guide and Provincial Nominee Program overview for the routes that remain.