Alberta

Located in Western Canada., Alberta is one of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, As one of the rapidly growing provinces, it attracts a lot of individuals from all across.  It is home to two significant urban centers, Calgary and Edmonton. The vast landscape of Alberta includes mighty mountains to glacial lakes, vast boreal forests, desert badlands, and fertile prairies The province is rich in natural gas, oil, coal, minerals, and the famous Alberta oil sands. It is Canada’s energy province.

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is an economic immigration program that nominates individuals for permanent residence in Alberta.  The Alberta provincial Nomination program is designed for people who have the required skills and abilities to fill labor shortages in the province or planning to start a business in Alberta. The governments of Alberta and Canada run the program.

The AINP accepts skilled worker applications under:

Alberta Opportunity Stream

In the PNP Alberta,  Alberta Opportunity Stream is for foreign workers who are living and working in Alberta, or plan to live and work here and the Express Entry system is for qualified candidates with an Express Entry profile who are invited by AINP to apply for nomination for permanent residence. Candidates must have a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or hold one of the accepted LMIA exemption work permits. Candidates must also meet other minimum eligibility criteria for residency and work permit type, occupation, language, education, Alberta job offer, and work experience.

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Express Entry System

This Alberta PNP immigration system includes qualified candidates with an Express Entry profile who may be invited by AINP to apply for nomination for permanent residence.

  • Express Entry Stream or the federal Express Entry system.
  • If the AINP discovers fraud or misrepresentation in an application, a candidate may be banned for up to 5 years from reapplying to the AINP.
  • Alberta Express Entry Stream nominees cannot extend their nomination.

This stream has 2 steps:

  1. Candidates with an Express Entry profile with the Government of Canada receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) letter from AINP in their Express Entry profile. Only candidates who receive an NOI letter may contact the AINP to advise they are interested in applying to this stream.
  2. The AINP invites these candidates to apply. Candidates determine if they meet assessment criteria and submit an application. Complete applications go into a pool of eligible applications for consideration for processing. 

The Alberta PNP operates three business programs, the Self-Employed Farmer Stream, the International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, and the Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream. as an authorized and RCIC registered immigration firm, and we will help you with the program and endure a smooth process with positive results.

The program is operated by the Alberta government in partnership with the federal immigration department, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Interested candidates must follow a two-stage process: apply for a nomination to the provincial government, and if nominated, apply for permanent residence to the federal government.

Streams for Entrepreneurs:

There are three streams for entrepreneurs under PNP Alberta, who plan to buy, start a business and live in Alberta; the carious streams are!

International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream:

International graduates of approved Alberta post-secondary institutions who want to start a business or buy an existing business can submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).

Self-Employed Farmer Stream:

 In this system, Experienced farmers who plan to buy or start a farm in Alberta can apply for permanent residence.

Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream:

 In this program, foreign graduates from outside of Canada can apply for permanent residence.