I was one of the lucky selected ones with 70 points and no connection to the province at all.After the last draw I came to a conclusion that in order to be selected you need to have some connection to Saskatchewan.
They award up to 70 points for you skills, education etc. and up to 30 points are awarded for some sort of connection.
The minimum points of selected candidate was 70 and I doubt these were the ones gained for skills, education etc.
My guess is that they don't want people to use their province to get a residence permit and then move somewhere else and it is obvious if someone has a connection to Saskatchewan he/she will more likely stay there.
Similar thing is with Prince Edward Island. They award some 10-20 points for connection to the province and clearly state that only candidates with connection to the province get selected. So, for instance a candidate with 70 points with no connection will not be selected, while a candidate with 30 will I he/she has connection to the province.
Good luck everyone in the next draw.
33 years old, 11 years of experience and masters degree.
So, it is quite possible.