Alberta invites over 1,100 candidates to apply for provincial nomination

Between July 3–July 15, 2026, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) conducted six draws through which no fewer than 1,167 candidates received invitations to apply for provincial nomination.

The province targeted candidates working in healthcare, law enforcement, and technology occupations, along with those planning to settle in rural Alberta.

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As of July 15, the province has held a total of 62 provincial immigration draws over the course of 2026.

Draw results

The AAIP’s latest selection round saw candidates invited through the following streams and pathways:

• Alberta Opportunity Stream;
• Dedicated Health Care Pathway;
  • Express Entry.
  • Non-Express Entry.
• Alberta Express Entry Stream; and
  • Law Enforcement Pathway.
  • Accelerated Tech Pathway.
• Rural Renewal Stream.

Invitations were heavily concentrated in the Alberta Opportunity Stream, reinforcing a trend that has emerged in Alberta’s draws this year.

While the invitation totals differed across the six draws, the cutoff scores stayed within a two-point range:

Draw date	Stream/pathway	Invitations issued	Minimum score
July 15, 2026	Alberta Opportunity Stream	833	53
July 14, 2026	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry	51	52
July 10, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway	<10	52
July 8, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	149	55
July 7, 2026	Rural Renewal Stream	42	55
July 3, 2026	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry	92	55

Alberta’s recent selections closely mirrored its stated priorities for the year, particularly healthcare and technology occupations, and rural settlement.

The July 3 draw targeting health care workers through Express Entry represents the largest of its kind in 2026 thus far.

According to published AAIP figures, the province has issued no less than 10,736 invitations to apply for provincial nomination over the course of 2026.

Breakdown of the AAIP’s provincial nomination figures

Alberta reports having issued 3,582 nominations against its 2026 allocation of 6,403 spaces as of July 15.

The table below outlines the distribution of nominations across the AAIP’s streams and pathways:

Stream/pathway	2026 nomination allocation	Nominations issued	Remaining nomination slots
Alberta Opportunity Stream	3,425	1,872	1,566
Rural Renewal Stream	1,000	598	403
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	150	124	26
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)	500	232	313
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway	600	349	253
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway	38	<10	N/A
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives	600	377	224
Entrepreneur streams	90	24	66

Alberta also used nomination spaces outside its regular Provincial Nominee Program allocation to nominate 50 practice-ready physicians and 12 francophone candidates.

Worker Expressions of Interest and applications awaiting processing

Alberta’s inventory figures also show the number of WEOIs in each worker stream, along with the volume of provincial nomination applications awaiting a decision.

As of July 15, the pool included 36,760 WEOIs, with approximately 62.3% submitted under the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

The province reported a total of 1,466 provincial nomination applications in its processing queue as of July 15.

The table below provides the latest stream-by-stream breakdown for both:

Stream/pathway	WEOIs in the pool	Applications awaiting processing
Alberta Opportunity Stream	22,913	714
Rural Renewal Stream	1,808	60
Tourism and Hospitality Stream	3,637	16
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)	1,298	53
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway	2,116	198
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway	56	<10
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives	4,932	292
Entrepreneur streams	*N/A	242

*The WEOI pool applies only to worker streams; AAIP entrepreneur streams follow a separate process.

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