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Alberta PNP to issue 9,750 Nomination certificates in 2023

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Rajneesh Kumar
6 September, 2023

Canadian province Alberta’s AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) is one of the key provincial immigration programs of Canada. Popular Express Entry stream of Alberta PNP provides a relatively easy pathway for skilled workers with profiles in the federal Express Entry system to obtain provincial nomination for permanent residence in Alberta, Canada.

The EE stream allows Alberta to select applicants who possess the skills and experience require to support the province's economic growth. Successful nominees get an extra 600 CRS points toward their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, considerably increasing their chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency.

Alberta PNP Nomination allocation

Canadian immigration department, i.e. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) establishes yearly limits on the number of nomination certificates that the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) can issue. In 2023, the AAIP is sanctioned to allocate 9,750 nomination certificates, which will be distributed between the Express Entry and non-Express Entry pathways (with the possibility of adjustments during the year). Projections show that nominal rise exceeding 10,000 nomination allocations per year are expected for the year 2024 and 2025.

Please note that this plan of the Alberta PNP may change without prior notification, inclined by varying application volumes and the expected utilization of nomination allocations in 2023. The allocation plan for AAIP in 2023 is presently being reviewed.

Also read- What is Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)

Summary of 2023 allocations by AAIP stream or pathway

2023 summary of allocations	Expected allocation
Non-Express Entry Streams – Allocations 4,875
Alberta Opportunity Stream	4,240
Rural Renewal Stream	630
All (4) Entrepreneur streams	5
Express Entry Stream and Pathways – Allocations 4,875
Family Connection and Occupation in Demand	1,219
Accelerated Tech Pathway	1,219
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway	1,462
Sector Priorities (that is, construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)	975
Total allocations:	9,750

Until date, a total of 7,121 nomination certificates have been issued in 2023.

Alberta held 5 AAIP- Express Entry stream draws in August 2023

In August 2023 alone, Alberta opened five Express Entry stream draws of Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) to issue total 815 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to apply for provincial nomination.

Date of draw	Number of Notification of Interest letters sent	Draw parameters	Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of lowest ranked candidate who received a Notification of Interest letter
August 24, 2023	168	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	302
August 22, 2023	89	Priority sector - Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	303
August 16, 2023	300	Priority sector - Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	408
August 15, 2023	14	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	326
August 3, 2023	201	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	315
August 1, 2023	32	Priority sector - Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	322
August 1, 2023	11	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	317
Total	815

The AAIP- Express Entry stream invite the candidates even with relatively low CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) point score i.e. as low as just 300 points. Hence, it is one of the easiest ways to get the provincial nomination and subsequently the Permanent Resident (PR) Visa in Alberta, Canada.

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To apply for immigration to Canada on PR visa this year through the most appropriate provincial program, you may call on Visas Avenue Canada migration expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.