Alberta holds three provincial immigration draws, issues over 1,300 invitations

In the span of one week, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) conducted three draws, one of which was its second largest in 2025 thus far.

Among those invited were Express Entry candidates in tech occupations, and in-demand sectors being prioritized by the province.

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Summary of draws

Between October 1 and October 7, the AAIP extended a total of 1,324 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) through three immigration streams:

Draw date	Stream	Number of invitations issued	Cut-off score
October 7, 2025	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction)	91	60
October 3, 2025	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	230	52
October 1, 2025	Alberta Opportunity Stream	1,003	61

Consistent with 2025 draw trends, the Alberta Opportunity Stream accounted for the highest number of invitations issued by the province.

Thus far this year, Alberta has held

• 6 draws through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction).
• 7 draws through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway.
• 10 draws through the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

Alberta Opportunity Stream: For temporary foreign workers currently employed full-time in Alberta with a qualifying full-time job offer from an eligible Alberta employer.

Accelerated Tech Pathway under Express Entry: For qualified tech professionals who are either working in Alberta or have a valid job offer in an eligible tech occupation within the province.

Priority Sectors (Construction) under Express Entry: For qualified professionals in the construction industry who, in their Express Entry profile, listed an eligible construction occupation as their primary occupation—and may have an Alberta job offer in this industry.

Under Alberta’s Express Entry-aligned streams, candidates must meet the requirements of the federal Express Entry system.

Recent increase in nomination spaces

On September 9, the Government of Alberta announced that it received an increase of 1,528 nominations under the AAIP.

The total nomination allocation under the AAIP for 2025 is now 6,403—up from 4,875 in January.

According to the province, this expansion will enhance its ability to address regional labour market demands and support key economic priorities.

As a result of this increase in nomination allocations, the province has redistributed its nominations for various streams.

You can view how nominations were allotted before and after this September 9 announcement below:

Stream	Original nomination distribution	Current nomination distribution
Alberta Opportunity Stream	2,592	3,356
Rural Renewal Stream	950	1,100
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	245	245
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and non-Express Entry)	500	810
Alberta Express Entry Stream	Accelerated Tech Pathway: 146	Accelerated Tech Pathway: 291
	Law Enforcement Pathway: 20	Law Enforcement Pathway: 26
	Priority sectors and other initiatives: 405	Priority Sectors and other initiatives: 553
Entrepreneur Streams	17	22

AAIP nominations issued in 2025 by stream

As of October 10, the AAIP has issued a total of 4,228 nominations of its total 6,403 nomination allocation for 2025.

Alberta still has 2,175 available nomination slots for the remainder of the year.

The table below outlines how many nominations have been issued through each stream, and the number of nominations yet to be issued:

Stream	Nominations issued	Nominations to be issued
Alberta Opportunity Stream	2,289	1,067
Rural Renewal Stream	754	346
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	209	36
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and non-Express Entry)	403	407
Alberta Express Entry Stream	Accelerated Tech Pathway: 156	Accelerated Tech Pathway: 135
	Law Enforcement Pathway: 16	Law Enforcement Pathway: 10
	Priority sectors and other initiatives: 383	Priority sectors and other initiatives: 170
Entrepreneur Streams	18	4

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