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Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) A total of 3357 invitations have been issued so far in 2019

The AINP consists of the following immigration streams:

  • Alberta Opportunity Stream
  • Alberta Express Entry Stream
  • Alberta Self-Employed Farmer Stream

NOTE: The Strategic Recruitment Stream and Employer-Driven Stream were terminated on June 14, 2018.

Alberta Opportunity Stream

This stream allows individuals who meet the stream’s minimum eligibility requirements and are working in Alberta in an eligible occupation to apply for an AINP provincial nomination.

Alberta Express Entry Stream

This stream allows the Government of Alberta to nominate eligible candidates from Canada’s Express Entry system. A successful nomination under this stream results in 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System points.

Self-Employed Farmer Stream

This stream allows individuals with farming experience and personal funds to purchase and develop a farm in Alberta to apply for permanent residence. Successful applicants are farm owners/operators who plan to live in Alberta in order to purchase and manage their farming business.

Effective June 14, 2018, Express Entry candidates looking to settle in Alberta have been able to pursue a provincial nomination under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) under the new AINP Express Entry stream.

The latest data, made available in May, 2019, shows that Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 300 have been invited to apply for provincial nomination under the Alberta Express Entry stream. A total of 3,357 invitations have been issued so far in 2019.

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) draw history

Date of draw Number of Notification of Interest (NOI) Letters sent CRS score of lowest ranked candidate who received a NOI letter
May 2, 2019 119 400
Apr 24, 2019 133 400
Apr 15, 2019 179 400
Apr 9, 2019 172 300
Apr 2, 2019 356 400
Mar 26, 2019 370 400
Mar 19, 2019 271 400
March 15, 2019 106 300
Mar 12, 2019 462 400
Mar 5, 2019 473 400
Feb 22, 2019 130 302
Feb 1, 2019 168 301
Jan 25, 2019 81 301
Jan 10, 2019 337 300
Nov 6, 2018 57 302
Oct 16, 2018 94 304
Oct 10, 2018 47 319
Sep 14, 2018 152 301
Aug 23, 2018 24 312
July 26, 2018 67 302
July 6, 2018 155 302

Alberta Express Entry Stream

Route 1 of 2

In late 2017, Alberta announced its Provincial Nomination Program Routes, the criteria for which were released on 14th June, 2018.

The Alberts PNP routes introduced were:

1. Alberta Express Entry: Candidates with active profiles in the Federal Express Entry system
2. Alberta Opportunity streams: Candidates who are working in Alberta at the time of Application

In this article, we will take a look at the Alberta Express Entry Route for Alberta PNP 2019.

ALBERTA EXPRESS ENTRY

The Alberta Express Entry stream is aligned with the federal Express Entry system. In order to be considered for the Alberta PNP stream, a candidate must already have an active profile in one of the three Express Entry aligned programs: Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades, or Canadian Experience Class.

Alberta will automatically consider profiles in the federal Express Entry pool. Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP) will directly contact candidates whose profiles are of interest and will invite them to apply for the AINP Express Entry stream. While the exact selection criteria are unknown, AINP states that it will seek candidates who demonstrate strong ties to Alberta and who can support regional economic development and diversification.

It should be noted that in order to be considered by AINP, candidates must indicate Alberta as a province of interest in their Express Entry profile.

Once a candidate is notified by AINP, they may submit an official PNP application to the province. If this application is approved, the candidate will receive a provincial nomination, resulting in a 600 point increase to their Express Entry CRS score. This means that the candidate will be virtually guaranteed an official Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence in the next Express Entry Draw.

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