[1] Provinces under Labour Market Development Agreements with the federal government must contribute their listings to the Job Bank.
This came after the Brad Wall government made cuts to employment and work readiness programs in the 2017-18 provincial budget.
[3] Users criticized the Job Bank's design and functionality, and lamented the lack of features such as finer geographical regions and unrestricted options for job titles over SaskJobs, and the account system requiring finer personal information (including a social insurance number).
[2][1][4] The following year, SaskJobs was given $430,000 in funding in the 2019-20 provincial budget, with minister of immigration and career training Jeremy Harrison stating that maintaining SaskJobs alongside the Job Bank would provide residents "with the right balance in functionality and service to grow their careers and to grow our economy".
In the case of skills and knowledge the site displays how well the visitor's pattern of responses matches those of a variety of occupations.