Alberta invites provincial nominee candidates in latest selection round

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has issued more invitations for provincial immigration this week.

The province held a draw on June 3, 2025, and focused on immigration candidates who had job offers from Alberta employers in the health care sector.

A total of 36 invitations were issued to health care professionals.

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This latest draw, conducted through Alberta's Express Entry-aligned Dedicated Health Care Pathway, represents the sixth of its kind this year.

The minimum score candidates must have had to receive an invitation was 60.

Pathway	Number of invitations issued	Cut-off score
Dedicated Health Care Pathway (Express Entry)	36	60

To have been considered under the Express Entry-aligned Dedicated Health Care Pathway, candidates were required to be in one of the eligible health care professions listed below.

There are nine eligible professions. Below is each profession, along with the corresponding, regulatory body responsible for proof of ability to practice in Alberta:

Profession	Regulatory body
Physician	College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
Registered nurse	College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
Licensed practical nurse	College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
Nurse practitioner	College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
Physician assistant	College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
Occupational therapist	Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
Physiotherapist	College of Physiotherapists of Alberta (CPA)
Clinical social worker	Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
Psychologist	College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

Along with possessing a qualifying job offer in an eligible health care profession and providing evidence of meeting regulatory body requirements, candidates needed to qualify under a federal Express Entry program and have an active profile in the pool.

Further, selection criteria mandated that candidates have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 300 and have their primary occupation in the Express Entry portal be in one of the eligible health care professions listed above.

All health care professionals were required to demonstrate an intent to reside and work in Alberta.

Provincial nomination figures

Alberta received 4,875 slots for its 2025 nomination allocation. To date, 2,276 provincial nominations have been issued through its various immigration streams and pathways.

On its official webpage, the AAIP features data related to each respective pathway, including

The number of nominations to be issued;
The number of nominations already issued;
The number of nomination spaces still remaining; and
The number of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) currently in the selection pool.

When it comes to data pertaining to the province’s Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and non-Express Entry), the above-mentioned information is combined—meaning that both pathways are taken into account.

At the time of writing, these are the numbers for Alberta’s Dedicated Health Care Pathways.