Alberta Immigration Program (AINP)
Alberta is one of ten provinces, located at the entrance of Canada. Є the center of rural agriculture. Alberta includes such great places as Calgary and Edmonton.

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) consists of three areas:
For those who work in Alberta and have a valid job offer.

Documents are submitted in paper form.
For those who are in the Express Entry pool of candidates with 300 points or more, and also have the required profession.
For experienced farmer-businessmen who are ready to open a business in Canada.

Documents are submitted in paper form.
To avoid confusion among those who have heard about other directions:
On June 14, 2018, 2 streams were closed: Alberta Strategic Recruitment and Alberta Employer-Driven. And in their place came the first two from the current list above.
Alberta Opportunity Stream
One of the new streams that appeared in early summer 2018. This is a very demanding direction, as it is designed for people who are already working in Alberta at the time of submitting documents. This is also true for those who are/have graduated from an educational institution in this province and can receive/have received a Post-Graduation Work Permit.

In addition, you need to meet a number of requirements: a profession in demand, knowledge of the language at a certain level, and education.
Alberta Express Entry Stream
Also about the new stream of the Alberta provincial program. As you understand, it is connected with the Express Entry online system.

The peculiarity of the direction is that it is passive. That is, you cannot apply to participate in it yourself. Alberta Immigration Officers themselves review the Express Entry pool and look for eligible personnel. If they like you, they send you a notification of interest. After that, you need to contact them and, if you qualify, you get a nomination and +600 points in EE.

The main requirements are the desire to immigrate to this province of Canada, the presence of a sought-after profession or connection with the province.

You also need to meet the requirements of one of the federal programs. After all, if you don’t fit any of them, then you won’t be included in the pool of candidates, and accordingly, Alberta officers won’t know about you.
AINP Self-Employed Farmer Stream
Direction for experienced farmers and businessmen. They must have extensive experience in farming matters, as well as the money to start a relevant business in Canada.

An applicant for this program must contact the province and propose a compelling strategy for growing a farm business in Alberta.
Request a review of your application decision
You can request a review of a decision under Alberta's provincial program if you meet certain requirements.

  • The request must:
  • be directly related to the reasons stated in the decision letter;
  • show that there was an error in applying the program criteria to your application;
  • be provided within 30 calendar days after receiving the decision letter.

A request for reconsideration should not be used to:
  • providing new information and facts about yourself;
  • requests for an exception;
  • requests for humanitarian or compassionate consideration;
  • complaints that you are not satisfied with the decision in your case.
You can only submit 1 request to review your application.
Last changes
November 30, 2018

Foreign students who are going to study in one of the programs:

  • diploma programs;
  • post-graduate certificate;
  • 1-year entry-level certificate programs,
and enrolled as of April 1, 2019, at Alberta educational institutions not included in the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

Students enrolled after April 1, 2019 will not be able to apply for the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

November 1, 2018

The Government of Alberta worked with the federal government to make 2 changes to the Alberta Opportunity Stream requirements.

1. Income requirements have been removed.

If an application for this program is made after June 14, 2018, income will not be assessed.
However, Alberta's immigration program will continue to check whether you earn the minimum wage for your job.

2. Changes in speech requirements.

People working in C or D NOC level positions may continue to apply with a CLB level of 4 or higher.
People working in Level 0, A and B jobs can continue to apply with a CLB level of 4. From 1 January 2020 the minimum requirement will be 5 CLB.
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