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Alberta sends out 350 invites via the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program

Alberta Immigration invited 350 Express Entry candidates through the AINP to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum CRS score required to qualify was 318 points. This draw was held on 8 March, with results becoming known to the public recently.

Alberta Immigration has fulfilled its Immigration Nomination allocation of 2021 through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. In an announcement made on 20 December 2021, 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, some applications under the Alberta Opportunity Stream and 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.noName of the occupation:NOC code:
1.Foodservice supervisors6311
2.Transport truck drivers7511
3.Retail sales supervisors6211
4.Cooks6322
5.Administrative assistants1241
6.Administrative officers  1221
7.Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers, and related workers9462
8.Early childhood educators and assistants  4214
9.Retail and wholesale trade managers  0621
10.Restaurant and food service managers0631

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 346

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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