Alberta holds four provincial immigration draws, inviting over 1,100 candidates

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) conducted four draws during the last two weeks of October.

Over 1,100 candidates were invited, across several streams and initiatives.

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Summary of draws (October 23-29)

Draw date	Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters	Minimum score of invited candidates	Number of invitations
October 29, 2025	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway	46	<10
October 28, 2025	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction)	60	60
October 24, 2025	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry	42	142
October 23, 2025	Alberta Opportunity Stream	60	900

About the streams

The Alberta Opportunity Stream accounted for the vast majority of invites seen in this round (900). This stream is for temporary foreign workers employed full-time in Alberta with a qualifying full-time job offer from an eligible Alberta employer.

The Dedicated Health Care Pathway is intended for qualified individuals with job offers in eligible health care professions.

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.

Finally, the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction) pathway is for qualified professionals in the construction industry who listed an eligible occupation as their primary occupation in their Express Entry profile and may have an Alberta job offer in this industry.

Provincial Nomination figures

The AAIP received a total of 4,875 nomination slots in January 2025. In September, the AAIP received an increased provincial nomination allocation from the federal government, raising the number of nomination slots to 6,603.

These new nomination slots have been re-distributed through various streams.

To date, Alberta has issued a total of 5137 nominations, leaving the province with 1,466 nomination spaces remaining.

As of November 5, the AAIP has provided the following numbers for its streams:

Stream	2025 nomination allocation	Nominations issued thus far	Nominations still to be issued	Number of EOIs in the candidate pool
Alberta Opportunity Stream	3,656	2,755	901	31,149
Rural Renewal Stream	1,100	970	130	3,311
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	245	228	17	5,580
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and non-Express Entry)	585	487	98	1,330
Alberta Express Entry Stream: Accelerated Tech Pathway: 291	309	211	98	2,602
Alberta Express Entry Stream: Law Enforcement Pathway	26	17	< 10	90
Alberta Express Entry Stream: Priority sectors and other initiatives: (construction, agriculture, aviation)	660	447	213	4,215
Entrepreneur Streams	22	22	0	N/A

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