Alberta invites workers in healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture to apply for provincial nomination

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has extended a total of 743 invitations to apply for provincial nomination to AAIP candidates working in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture.

The AAIP issued these invitations over the course of seven provincial immigration draws over the period of June 5–June 15, 2026.

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As of June 15, Alberta has held 50 selection rounds in 2026.

Draw summary

In its latest series of draws, the AAIP issued invitations through the following streams and pathways, three of which targeted healthcare workers:

• Alberta Opportunity Stream;
• Dedicated Healthcare Pathway – Express Entry;
• Dedicated Healthcare Pathway – non-Express Entry;
• Rural Renewal Stream; and
• Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway.
  • Priority sectors targeted included healthcare, agriculture, and manufacturing.

The greatest share of invitations was issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, accounting for about 62.2% of all invites.

Cutoff scores and number of invitations issued varied by draws:

Draw date	Stream/pathway	Invitations issued	Minimum score
June 15, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Manufacturing)	56	50
June 12, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture)	37	52
June 11, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Health Care)	50	63
June 10, 2026	Rural Renewal Stream	54	51
June 9, 2026	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry	35	45
June 8, 2026	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry	49	60
June 5, 2026	Alberta Opportunity Stream	462	50

Alberta’s June 8–June 15 selections directly align with its “highest priorities for 2026,” which include health care, manufacturing, agriculture, and Rural Renewal Stream invitations.

The June 11 health care and June 12 agriculture Priority Sector draws were each the third of their kind in 2026.

As of its latest draw date (June 15), the province has issued no fewer than 8,453 to apply for provincial nomination in 2026.

The AAIP’s provincial nomination figures

The federal government was granted a nomination allocation of 6,403 nominations in 2026.

As of June 16 (the date of AAIP’s last webpage update), Alberta has used 2,869 of its nomination slots, leaving 3,534 remaining.

The following table provides a stream-specific breakdown of AAIP nominations:

Stream/pathway	2026 nomination allocation	Nominations issued	Remaining nomination slots
Alberta Opportunity Stream	3,425	1,526	1,899
Rural Renewal Stream	1,000	533	467
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	150	114	36
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)	500	131	369
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway	600	292	308
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway	38	<10	N/A
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives	600	249	351
Entrepreneur streams	90	19	71

Alberta has also used nomination spaces outside its regular PNP allocation to attract targeted groups, including 50 practice-ready physicians and 12 francophone candidates.

Expressions of Interest and applications awaiting processing

The province also provides a stream-specific breakdown of the number of worker expressions of interest (WEOIs) and nomination applications currently it has in its inventory.

As of June 16, Alberta had 38,353 WEOIs in its pool. The Alberta Opportunity Stream made up about 63.1% of that total; 1,536 provincial nomination applications were listed as awaiting processing.

The following table shows how these figures are distributed:

Stream/pathway	2026 nomination allocation	Nominations issued	Remaining nomination slots
Alberta Opportunity Stream	3,425	1,526	1,899
Rural Renewal Stream	1,000	533	467
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	150	114	36
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)	500	131	369
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway	600	292	308
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway	38	<10	N/A
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives	600	249	351
Entrepreneur streams	90	19	71

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