Alberta has released two of its biggest draws of the year.
On August 23, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) held its largest draw to date, with 450 invitations for its Express Entry candidates. Invited candidates need at least 300 scores in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
On August 30, Alberta held its biggest draw since 2019 with 400 invitations to its Express Entry candidates who had scores of at least 301.
Alberta has recently invited 4,007 Express Entry applicants to apply for a provincial nomination ever since it resumed its invitations in January 2021. It has taken a temporary break in the following months of 2020. Alberta has been allowed to issue 6,250 nominations certificates in 2021.
How does the Alberta Express Entry Stream work?
The Alberta Express Entry stream is a magnified Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). It provides the provincial government to search the federal government’s Express Entry provisions of candidates’ profiles who may be eligible for a provincial nomination. Express Entry is the application management system for the three Federal High Skilled programs: Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program, and Federal Skilled Trades Program.
If you are eligible for Express Entry, you will get a score based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). You get points depending on your age, education, work experience, language ability in English or French, and other factors.
Canada’s immigration department, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) normally conducts Express Entry draws, inviting the highest-scoring candidates to apply for permanent residence.
It’s quite possible to immigrate through the Express Entry system without a provincial nomination, but, people who have lower CRS scores may go for a PNP. Provincial nominees usually get 600 points added to their overall score. If the lowest-scoring applicants. The new Alberta draw receives the nomination, their new CRS scores will be 901, more than enough to be invited in a subsequent Express Entry draw.
Alberta Express Entry Stream Eligibility
To be eligible for the provincial nomination program for the Alberta Express Entry stream, you need to have work experience in an eligible occupation. The AINP does not provide a list of eligible occupations, preferably it offers a list of occupations that are not eligible for the stream. Many who apply under this program work as food service supervisors, transport truck drivers, and cooks among others.
Your Express Entry profile should show that you are interested in moving to Alberta. Certain factors increase your possibility of being nominated, like having work experience, or a job offer in Alberta. Canadian education helps too. Having a parent, child, or sibling who is a permanent resident or citizen in Alberta could support your application.
