If your work experience and certifications point toward a different occupation than your original degree (for example, a mechanical engineering degree but project management experience and a CAPM certification), it can affect how a provincial nomination like SINP (Saskatchewan) evaluates you.
Key points from the group:- SINP generally matches your education background with the NOC (occupation code) you're applying under. If your degree is in mechanical engineering but you're applying under a project management NOC, this mismatch can make nomination harder — especially if you're applying from outside Canada.
- Studying in Canada and gaining Canadian work experience changes the picture. If you complete your Canadian degree and become eligible under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), your nomination path relies more on verified Canadian work experience than on the original degree-to-NOC match, which tends to make things easier.
In short: applying purely from abroad under a NOC that doesn't match your degree is the harder route; building Canadian education and work experience first smooths this out.