Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris officially announced the new Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship today.

The Government of Saskatchewan today proclaimed May 7-13 to be Women Entrepreneurs Week, to celebrate the contribution of women to Saskatchewan's vibrant economic growth.

Employers continue to make SaskJobs.ca their site of choice to post a range of jobs across Saskatchewan - there was a 37.6 per cent increase in job vacancies posted on the site in April 2012 compared to the same month last year.

Today Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris introduced key changes to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). For more information, please see the Summary of Changes/Media Backgrounder.

Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings rose by 5.0 per cent in February 2012, compared to February of last year, the highest increase among the provinces according to Statistics Canada.

Saskatchewan employers have offered more than 280 positions to skilled workers as a result of the March 2012 mission to Ireland.

Saskatchewan's economy continues to show its underlying strength as the number of people receiving Employment Insurance (EI) decreased to 9,610, a 13.7 per cent drop, in February 2012 compared to the same month in 2011.

Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dr. Braj Sinha on behalf of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute which formalizes an academic relationship between Saskatchewan and India.

The three new initiatives to support students pursuing post-secondary education include: the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship, the Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings and the Saskatchewan Student Loans Forgiveness Program.