Tourism and Hospitality Stream
- Eligible occupation: Your current employment in Alberta and Alberta job offer must all be for an eligible occupation in a eligible sector & industry
- Current employment: living and working in Alberta
- Work experience: you must have been working full-time (30 hours per week minimum) with an approved Tourism and Hospitality employer, in one of the eligible occupations, for a minimum of 6 consecutive months
- Language requirements: minimum of 4 for each English language skill
- Education requirements: you must have completed a minimum of high school education equivalent to Canadian standards or more
Alberta Opportunity Stream
- Current employment: you must living and working in Alberta, and have a valid work permit – not status maintained during processing (formerly implied status) or restoration status
- Occupation: you must work in an eligible occupation in Alberta that is not on the list of ineligible occupations
- Work experience: you must have either:
- a minimum of 12 months full-time work experience in your current occupation in Alberta within the last 18 months, or
- a minimum of 24 months of full-time work experience in your current occupation in Canada or abroad within the last 30 months or both – this work experience can be a combination of experience gained in Alberta, in Canada (outside Alberta) or abroad.
- Language requirements: minimum of 5 for each English language skill for NOC 0, 1, 2 or 3 occupations & minimum of 4 for each English language skill for NOC 4 or 5 occupations (with exception for NOC code 33102 nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates, which requires 7)
- Education requirements: you must have completed a minimum of high school education equivalent to Canadian standards or more
Alberta Express Entry Stream
Qualified candidates may be invited to apply for nomination who have profiles in Immigration, Refugee, Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Express Entry pool that are aligned with minimum requirements, factors that increase the chances of selection, and provincial economic, sector and occupational priorities. There are also dedicated pathways operated in this stream for health care professionals, technology workers and police occupations.
Dedicated Health Care Pathway
Qualified individuals with job offers in eligible health care professions can apply to be nominated for permanent residence in Alberta.
- have a valid, verifiable job offer from an Alberta employer in the health sector (based on valid Workers’ Compensation Board coverage) in an eligible health care occupation
- provide verifiable proof of meeting the minimal requirements prescribed by the applicable regulatory organization to be able to practice the eligible health care profession in Alberta
- have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool
- have your primary occupation in the federal Express Entry profile portal be in an eligible health care occupation
- have a minimum federal Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300
Rural Renewal Stream
Rural communities can apply for designation with the intent to attract and recruit newcomers to address labour needs and settle newcomers.
The Rural Renewal Stream has a 2-step process:
- Once a community is designated by the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), the community follows one of these endorsement processes:
- A Designated Community directly recruits foreign workers to meet labour needs and provides an Endorsement of Candidate letter to selected candidates.
- A Designated Community completes Alberta’s EMPP referral process to recruit refugees. An EMPP referral partner organization works with the community and the Alberta employer to assist in finding a refugee for the respective labour need. Selected candidate receives an Endorsement of Candidate letter from the community and an EMPP Referral Partner letter from the referral partner.
- Candidate submits a Worker Expression of Interest. If selected by AAIP, the candidate will be invited to submit an application