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The AAIP has 4 streams for foreign workers who are living and working in Alberta, or plan to live and work here:

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Tourism and Hospitality Stream

Qualified candidates who live and work in Alberta and have a full-time job offer to continue working with an Alberta tourism and hospitality sector employer.

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Alberta Opportunity Stream

Qualified candidates who live and work in Alberta and have a job offer from an Alberta employer can apply for an AAIP nomination.

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Alberta Express Entry Stream

Qualified candidates may be invited to apply for nomination who have profiles in the federal Express Entry pool that are aligned with minimum requirements, factors that increase the chances of selection, and provincial economic, sector and occupational priorities. There are also dedicated pathways operated in this stream for healthcare professionals and technology workers.

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Rural Renewal Stream

This program is for those applicant who have been offered a full-time job in a designated community and have an Endorsement of Candidate Letter from the designated community.

Job Offer: 💼 Must have a Job Offer (Permanent or Contract for 12 months) from an Alberta employer and an endorsement letter from a designated community.

Experience: If you are a temporary foreign worker:🧑💼 Must have at least 12 months of full-time work experience in NOC 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 within last 18 months in Alberta, Canada, or abroad.

(if you studied 2 year Post-Grad program in IRCC designated institute in one of the designated community you don't need experience)

Education: 🎓 High school equivalent to Canadian standards and any other qualifications/licensing required for the occupation.

Language: 🗣️ English or French:

TEER 0, 1, 2, 3: Minimum 5 in each language skill.

TEER 4, 5: Minimum 4 in each language skill.

Read more about this program

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Alberta Express Entry Stream

Candidates may receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) letter or be asked to submit an application if they have either:

• ‍experience in an in-demand occupation and an immediate family connection in Alberta
• a job offer from an Alberta employer in the healthcare sector and are licensed to practice in one of the eligible healthcare professions under the Designated Healthcare Pathway; expedited processing applies
• a job offer for an eligible tech occupation from an Alberta employer in an eligible tech industry under the Accelerated Tech Pathway; an initial Accelerated Tech Pathway web form is required as a first step, and expedited processing applies
• experience needed to help support labour needs in keys priority sectors, including agriculture, construction and tourism and hospitality

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Eligible health-care professions

• 31102 - Physicians
• 31301 - Registered Nurses (RNs)
• 32101 - Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
• 31302 - Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
• 31303 - Physician Assistants
• 31203 - Occupational Therapist
• 31202 - Physiotherapist
• 41300 - Clinical Social Worker
• 31200 - Psychologist

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Eligible Occupation in Accelerated Tech Pathway

• 00012 Senior managers -financial, communications and other business services
• 10011 Human resources managers
• 10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations manager
• 10030 Telecommunication carriers manager
• 11200 Human resources professionals
• 11202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
• 12101 Human resources and recruitment officers
• 20010 Engineering managers
• 20011 Architecture and science managers
• 20012 Computer and information systems managers
• 21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
• 21211 Data scientists
• 21220 Cybersecurity specialists
• 21221 Business system specialists
• 21222 Information systems specialists
• 21233 Web designers
• 21223 Database analysts and data administrators
• 21231 Software engineers and designers
• 21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
• 21232 Software developers and programmers
• 21234 Web developers and programmers
• 21300 Civil engineers 21301 Mechanical engineers
• 21310 Electrical and electronics engineers
• 21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
• 22110 Biological technologists and technicians
• 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 22220 Computer network and web technicians
• 22221 User support technicians
• 22222 Information systems testing technicians
• 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
• 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
• 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• 32120 Medical laboratory technologists
• 32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
• 33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
• 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts
• 50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
• 51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
• 52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
• 60010 Corporate sales managers
• 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
• 72201 Industrial electricians
• 72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

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