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Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)
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What is the Alberta PNP?
The Alberta PNP or Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), formerly the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP), is an economic immigration program that nominates immigrants for permanent residence in Alberta.
Through this program, prospective immigrants with the right combination of skills and work experience as required by the labour market in the province receive an invite. After invitation, if an immigrant receives a nomination from AAIP and the application is submitted via AAIP Express Entry Stream, an additional benefit of 600 points in the CRS Score will be awarded, which helps in moving to Canada as a permanent resident.
Categories under Alberta PNP
Alberta Advantage Immigration Progran (AAIP) is majorly divided into two different immigrations types:
Streams for Workers: AAIP offers three streams for foreign workers who are residing and working in Alberta or who intend to do so. These are:
Stream for Entrepreneurs: AAIP offers four streams for entrepreneurs who plan to live in Alberta and buy or start a business in the province. These are:
About Alberta Express Entry Stream?
The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows the province to nominate skilled workers with an active Express Entry profile for Canadian Permanent Residence. A skilled worker may be asked to submit for a provincial nomination under this stream if they have strong ties to the province or if they can support its goals for economic development.
What is the Eligibility Criteria of Alberta Express Entry Stream?
For a skilled worker willing to explore possible pathways (other than Express Entry), especially under the Provincial Nominee Program (or PNP), it is mandatory to understand the minimum eligibility criteria of each pathway.
If Alberta is the intended province for the purpose of immigration, and one has no connections in Alberta, then Alberta’s Provincial Nominee Program offers an Alberta Express Entry Stream that allows skilled workers to obtain Canadian Permanent Residence. In order to receive a NOI, i.e., Notification of Interest, it is mandatory for a skilled worker to:
How to improve chances of being invited by the Alberta Express Entry Stream?
Having strong connections is not a mandatory factor, but this may increase the chances of receiving an invite from Alberta’s Express Entry Stream. The list of factors that may help in increasing the chances is as follows:
Factors that may decrease the chances of being invited by the Alberta Express Entry Stream
Even if you have strong connections in Alberta, there are some factors that may reduce your chances of receiving an Alberta Express Entry Stream invitation. They are as follows:
What is Accelerated Tech Pathway?
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program’s (AAIP) Accelerated Tech Pathway is for qualified skilled workers (with an active Express Entry profile) who are employed by or have a job offer from an Alberta-based tech industry employer in an eligible tech occupation. It is mandatory for a skilled worker to score a minimum of 300 points in the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) to be eligible for this stream.
Employer should also be a part of Alberta tech industry as defined by the AAIP list of eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes.
In addition to this, the primary occupation in the Express Entry profile should match with the occupation offered by the employer in Alberta (on employment or job offer letter).
Factors that may decrease the chances of being invited by the Accelerated Tech Pathway
If the Express Entry profile is going to expire in 3 months or less, the chances of receiving an invite will be reduced.
List of In-demand NOCs in the Accelerated Technology Pathway
Click Here to visit the list of In-demand NOCs in the Accelerated Technology Pathway.
What are the eligible occupations in Alberta PNP?
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), like other provinces that participate in Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), has no list of in-demand occupations. Instead, at the time when AAIP is processing the application for a provincial nomination, it is mandatory that the skilled worker work in an eligible occupation or profile that is classified under Canada’s National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill levels “0”, “A”, or “B”, or TEER Level 0, 1, 2, or 3.
Now, like other PNPs, AINP does not release the details of the occupations that are in demand in the province. Instead, candidates are required to have work experience in an eligible occupation that supports the province’s economic development and diversification process.
At the time when AINP is processing your application for a provincial nomination, you must work in an eligible occupation. Most of the occupations that are classified under Canada’s National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill levels 0, A, B, C, and D are eligible under the Alberta PNP program.
List of ineligible occupations in the Alberta opportunity stream?
If you are working in any of the following occupations at the time of your application is processing, then you will be ineligible to apply for Alberta provincial nomination through Alberta Opportunity Stream:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Yes, you can. Foreign nationals who want to live and work in Alberta can apply through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) or Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). Of the various streams administered under the AINP or AAIP, Alberta’s Express Entry stream does not require applicants to have a job offer. To receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) from Alberta under this stream, applicants must create an Express Entry profile and indicate their interest in settling permanently in Alberta.
Alberta PNP processing time depends on a few factors such as labor market information, the volume of applications received, and the date the application was received. Once a candidate becomes eligible and is approved by Alberta authorities, they will receive a certificate of nomination. The whole process can take 4-6 months and will vary from profile to profile.
Alberta has multiple immigration programs through which skilled workers can file and attain a Canadian Permanent Residence visa. The list of general documents required for the Alberta Nominee Program is as follows:
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