Syed Khan – January 21, 2022
Alberta Immigration invited 250 Express Entry candidates through the AINP to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum CRS score required to qualify was 327 points. This draw was held on 5th January, with results becoming known to the public recently. This was the first draw held through the AINP in 2022.
Alberta Immigration has also fulfilled its Immigration Nomination allocation of 2021 through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. In an announcement made on 20 December, the province said that it had invited a total of 6,250 AINP candidates in 2021, thus completing the number allotted to it by the IRCC.
However, 475 applications under the Alberta Opportunity Stream and 775 applications under the Alberta Express Entry pool are still left. The province is accepting applications for the same.
Alberta Immigration provides a list of ineligible occupations rather than a list of eligible occupations. Candidates who have work experience in occupations like food service supervisors, transport truck drivers, and cooks are the ones who mostly apply for this stream.
It has also been announced that a large inflow of applications has been received in the occupations mentioned below. This means that the applications for these NOC codes may take longer to process:
| S.no | Name of the occupation: | NOC code: |
| 1. | Foodservice supervisors | 6311 |
| 2. | Transport truck drivers | 7511 |
| 3. | Retail sales supervisors | 6211 |
| 4. | Cooks | 6322 |
| 5. | Administrative assistants | 1241 |
| 6. | Administrative officers | 1221 |
| 7. | Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | 9462 |
| 8. | Early childhood educators and assistants | 4214 |
| 9. | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0621 |
| 10. | Restaurant and foodservice managers | 0631 |
Steps to apply for the stream:
- The candidate should make an Express Entry profile on the website
- They should receive an NOI from Alberta Immigration when they apply via an Express Entry profile.
- The candidate checks their criteria and submits an application.
- Complete applications go into a pool of eligible applications for consideration for processing
The candidate receives a Notification of Interest if they:
- have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool
- have stated an interest in immigrating permanently to Alberta
- are working in an occupation that supports Alberta’s economic development and diversification
- have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 350
Adaptability Factors that increase chances of a candidate receiving an NOI:
- Has an Alberta job offer and/or work experience
- Is a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary institution
- Has had a parent, child, brother, and/or sister who is a permanent resident living in Alberta, or a Canadian citizen living in Alberta
Factors that decrease candidate’s likelihood of receiving an NOI:
- Candidate’s Express Entry profile expires in 5 months or less
- Candidate works in an occupation on the list of high-wage and low-wage occupations in the province of Alberta set out on the online Government of Canada Refusal to Process a Labor Market Impact Assessment list on the Alberta Opportunity Stream Ineligible Occupations list
- The candidate has a high volume of submissions across all AINP streams
Express Entry has three Federal High Skilled programs under it:
- Canadian Experience Class
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
For more information, candidates can visit AINP ( https://www.alberta.ca/ainp.aspx ) or contact ICanHelpImmigration Services for a detailed consultation
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