Alberta issues over 1,000 invitations to candidates in latest PNP draws

Alberta's Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has held its biggest draw of the year.

On September 12, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) invited over 1,000 candidates to apply for provincial nomination through the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

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In addition, it held two more draws in the following week.

In total, over 1,433 invitations were issued over three draws.

Summary of draws (September 12-19)

In the week between September 12 and 19, the AAIP held three draws:

Draw date	Draw stream	Minimum score	Number of invitations issued
September 17	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway	56	<10
September 16	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	55	320
September 12	Alberta Opportunity Stream	63	1,113

The Alberta Opportunity Stream is designed for temporary foreign workers employed full-time in Alberta with a qualifying full-time job offer from an eligible Alberta employer.

The Accelerated Tech Pathway under Alberta’s Express Entry Stream is intended for qualified tech professionals who are working in or have a job offer from Alberta in an eligible tech occupation.

Meanwhile, the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway is for candidates with job offers from Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police members. This pathway was launched last year to help local police services meet recruitment objectives.

Candidates for the Express Entry-aligned streams must meet the requirements of the federal Express Entry system.

Invitations and nominations yet to be issued

As of September 26, the AAIP has issued 3,983 nominations out of its annual nomination allocation of 4,875.

That means it has 892 nomination slots to assign to candidates this year.

These are the most up to date details on the nomination allocations and nominations issued in AAIP streams, as of September 26:

Stream	Nomination allocation	Nominations issued	Nominations to be issued	EOIs in the candidate Pool
Alberta Opportunity Stream	2,592	2,146	446	42,257
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and Non Express Entry)	500	376	124	1,726
Rural Renewal Stream	950	720	230	4,279
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	245	203	42	6,657
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	146	146	0	3,321
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway	20	13	7	117
Alberta Express Entry Stream - Priority sector draws and other initiatives	405	363	42	4,777

*Earlier this month, the federal government granted Alberta an additional 1,528 nomination slots, bringing the province’s total allocation from 4,875 to 6,403.

While the province’s official website currently reflects the previous allocation (seen in the table above), it is expected that updated figures will be released in the coming weeks to reflect the increase.

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