The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) of Alberta province in Canada. Alberta assesses the applicants' profile and subsequently, nominate the selected candidates for Permanent Residency (PR) in Canada to IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada). The AINP has three key streams, i.e.
- Alberta Opportunities Stream
- Alberta Express Entry Stream
- Alberta Self Employed Farmer Stream
Alberta has changed the name of its PNP, i.e. Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) on February 16, 2022. The new name of AINP is Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). It has also announced new streams and changes on this day.
Note: On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and the AAIP, adopted the NOC 2021. Find out how NOC 2021 affects eligibility for AAIP streams.
Impact of NOC 2021 change on AAIP Eligibility Criteria
As of November 16, 2022, AAIP worker stream requirements reflect the NOC 2021:
- AAIP language requirements are now based on TEER. It means that the minimum language requirements have increased in sixteen occupations and decreased in three occupations.
- Ineligible and eligible occupations lists have been updated with new NOC codes.
- Wage requirements for religious workers have been updated with new NOC codes.
- Rural Renewal Stream work experience requirements are now based on TEER.
- General Express Entry Stream occupation eligibility has changed for 19 occupations.
Eligible Occupations
Most occupations under NOC TEER Categories 0, 1, 2, 3 4 and 5 are eligible under the AAIP, except the occupations listed in the Ineligible occupation list given later in the end of this page.
The occupation lists given below are subject to change periodically. Hence, to confirm the latest status of an occupation you may contact Visas Avenue Canada immigration expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
Alberta High Demand Occupation List 2022-23
Find below the list of high demand occupations as per Alberta Short-Term Employment Forecast (STEF) - 2022-2024:
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- Transport truck drivers
- Retail and wholesale trade managers
- Retail sales supervisors
- Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
- Accounting and related clerks
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- Shippers and receivers
- Administrative officers
- Other customer and information services representatives
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- Restaurant and food service managers
- Hairstylists and barbers
- Construction managers
- Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- User support technicians
- Food service supervisors
- Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
- Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
- Paramedical occupations
- Accommodation service managers
- Human resources managers
- Chefs
- Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- Software engineers and designers
- Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- Dispatchers
- Web designers and developers
- Concrete finishers
- Physiotherapists
- Floor covering installers
- Roofers and shinglers
- Human resources and recruitment officers
- Purchasing managers
- Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- Bricklayers
- Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- Allied primary health practitioners
- Glaziers
- Health information management occupations
- Pulp mill machine operators
- Telecommunications line and cable workers
- Transportation route and crew schedulers
Ineligible occupations
The people working in the below occupations at the time of submission and assessment are not eligible to apply for or be nominated under the Alberta Opportunity Stream.
| *This National Occupation Classification (NOC) code consists of both eligible occupations and ineligible occupations. The ‘Occupation’ column specifies which occupations are ineligible for each NOC Code listed. |
| NOC Code (2021) | NOC TEER category | Occupation |
| 00010 | 0 | Legislators |
| 40021 | 0 | School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education |
| 40030 | 0 | Managers in social, community and correctional services |
| 40041 | 0 | Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers |
| 60040* | 0 | Escort agency managers, massage parlour managers |
| 41100 | 1 | Judges |
| 41220 | 1 | Secondary school teachers |
| 41221 | 1 | Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
| 51111 | 1 | Authors and writers (except technical) |
| 51122 | 1 | Musicians and singers |
| 42200* | 2 | Justices of the peace |
| 42202* | 2 | Early childhood educators who do not have certification through Alberta Children's Services – Child Care Staff Certification Office or who have been certified as Level 1 Early Childhood Educator (formerly Child Development Assistant) |
| 43100 | 3 | Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants |
| 43109 | 3 | Other instructors |
| 53121 | 3 | Actors, comedians and circus performers |
| 53122 | 3 | Painters, sculptors and other visual artists |
| 53124 | 3 | Artisans and craftspersons |
| 53200 | 3 | Athletes |
| 63101 | 3 | Real estate agents and salespersons |
| 33100* | 3 | Dental laboratory assistants/bench workers |
| 44100 | 4 | Home child care providers |
| 44101 | 4 | Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations |
| 64321 | 4 | Casino occupations |
| 55109 | 5 | Other performers |
| 65109 | 5 | Other sales related occupations |
| 65211 | 5 | Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport |
| 65229 | 5 | Other support occupations in personal services |
| 65329 | 5 | Other service support occupations |
| 75200 | 5 | Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs |
| 85101 | 5 | Harvesting labourers |
| 85102 | 5 | Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers |
| 85104 | 5 | Trappers and hunters |
| 85110 | 5 | Mine labourers |
| 85121 | 5 | Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers |
How to apply in Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)?
If you wish to apply in AAIP this year to obtain Canada PR nomination, you may contact the highly qualified and experienced immigration experts at Visas Avenue Immigration. Visas Avenue is a top and registered Visa and Immigration Documentation Consultancy Service for Canada. You may call Visas Avenue immigration expert on Toll-Free Number- 78-18-000-777 or you fill the free assessment form here to receive a call back from our expert.
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