Highlights: Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) will launch a new EOI system!
- Alberta PNP announced that a new EOI (Expression of Interest) system will be available starting September 30, 2024.
- Interested candidates who submit an EOI will be placed in a selection pool, through which they will be invited for PR.
- As of July 25, 2024, around 446 web forms received from May 23 to June 11, 2024, are in the EOI pool.
- AAIP also discusses plans to launch new PR pathways for foreigners who wish to work as police officers in Canada.
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What is the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program?
Alberta runs its own PNP program, the Alberta PNP, through which qualifying candidates can get permanent residence. Candidates are invited via Express Entry programs like the Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program, Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, and Canadian Experience Class (CEC). AAIP functions in two steps: applications are set up for a provincial nomination, and nominated profiles submit applications to the federal government for PR. The province offers different streams for foreign nationals applying for the AAIP program. The list of AAIP streams is given below:
- Alberta Opportunity Stream
- Express Entry Stream
- Rural Renewal Stream
- Farm Stream
- Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
- Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
- Rural Entrepreneur Stream
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Alberta PNP announces a new EOI system!
Alberta PNP announced the inauguration of a new EOI (Expression of Interest) system that will come into effect on September 30. The latest EOI system is set to accept the current Expression of Interest intakes. Candidates who submit an EOI will be placed in the selection pool, and invitations will be sent to candidates based on their rankings and provincial labor market needs and priorities.
As of July 25, 2024, 466 web form submissions were in the pool. The applications were received from May 23 to June 11, 2024, and were submitted for the Alberta Rural Renewal Stream, Alberta Opportunity Stream, and Tourism and Hospitality Stream.
|
Application acceptance opening date |
Alberta Opportunity Stream |
Rural Renewal Stream |
Tourism and Hospitality Stream |
|
June 11, 2024 |
430 |
142 |
134 |
|
July 9, 2024 |
n/a |
154 |
143 |
|
July 11, 2024 |
441 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Alberta in talks to introduce a new stream for Police Officers
The province is also discussing plans to introduce a new PR program for foreigners employed as police officers in Canada. The new pathway would help the police services in Alberta fulfill the recruitment goals for public protection while addressing crime promptly. The primary criteria are that the invitees have an employment offer from a Police member of the Alberta Association of Chiefs and that the employer must also be a lawful member of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police.
The occupations that are eligible under the PR program are:
- Commissioned and non-commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services
- Other specialized law enforcement occupations
- Police investigators and other investigative occupations
IRCC reports, Alberta welcomed a total of 57,585 Canada PR visas in 2023.
|
Immigration program/pathway |
Number of visas issued |
|
International Mobility Program (IMP) |
59,995 |
|
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) |
20,415 |
|
Student visas |
41,950 |
|
PR visas |
57,585 |
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