Alberta has sent out a total of 403 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters between August 15-22, 2023 offering provincial nomination in three new Express Entry draws , these draws declared CRS cutoff scores of 303, 408, and 326, meeting specific requirements.
On Tuesday August 22, the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draw invited 89 profiles in construction occupations with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 303 or above.
On August 16, the AAIP draw sent out 300 invitations to profiles in Tourism and hospitality occupations, with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 408 or above.
The AAIP draw sent out on August 15 were just 14 invites to profiles via the dedicated Healthcare Pathway with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 326 or above.
A total of 6,921 nomination certificates have been issued by Alberta in all the categories so far this year. Alberta has a total quota of 9,750 for 2023; out of which 4,875 are set aside for Express Entry profiles.
However, out of this number stated above, it is key to note that not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and not everyone arrives Canada at the same time as the processing time for PNPs differ.
See below all the Alberta PNP Draw 2023
Date
Invitations
Draw parameters
CRS Cutoff
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
201
Family connection and primary occupation are in demand; CRS score 300-500
315
August 1
32
Priority sector: agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500
322
August 1
11
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above
317
July 18, 2023
14
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above
311
July 13, 2023
142
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
302
July 11, 2023
150
Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500
435
July 4, 2023
12
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200
354
June 22, 2023
125
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
306
June 21, 2023
19
Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200
318
June 20, 2023
68
Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500
301
June 8, 2023
150
Priority sector – Agriculture occupation and French as a first language, CRS score 300-500
382
June 1, 2023
117
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
304
May 30, 2023
20
Priority sector – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600
342
May 23, 2023
5
Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200
401
May 11, 2023
119
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
311
May 9, 2023
175
Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600
444
May 9, 2023
8
Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above
307
April 25, 2023
8
Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above
316
April 24, 2023
124
Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500
301
April 20, 2023
152
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
302
April 18, 2023
68
Sector priority – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-700
307
April 5, 2023
53
Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600
351
March 30, 2023
150
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
372
March 9, 2023
134
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
301
February 16, 2023
100
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
357
January 23, 2023
154
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
385
January 19, 2023
46
Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500
324
Alberta PNP Draw – 2023
Latest Processing Update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)
AAIP Stream
Applications in the queue (approximate)
PNP allocations remaining (approximate)
Processing time (estimated average)
The AAIP is assessing applications received before (approximate)
Alberta Opportunity Stream
Approximately 1,479
Approximately 406 allocations
Approximately 4 months
June 21, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway
Approximately 249
To be determined
Approximately 1 month
August 2, 2023
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway
Less than 10
Approximately 1,420 allocations
Approximately 1 month
Not currently available
Priority Sectors (construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)
Approximately 100
Approximately 708 allocations
Approximately 2 months
August 2, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream (family connection and occupation in demand)
Approximately 128
Approximately 545 allocations
Approximately 3 months
August 2, 2023
Rural Renewal Stream
Approximately 448
To be determined
Approximately 2 months
June 23, 2023
Occupations With High Volume of Applications
Profiles with the below listed occupations have a high volume of applications in worker streams and may take longer than usual for processing.
62020 – Food service supervisors
62010 – Retail sales supervisors
63200 – Cooks
13110 – Administrative assistants
12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
73300 – Transport truck drivers
21222 – Information systems specialists
21231 – Software engineers and designers
13100 – Administrative officers
The Alberta Express Entry Stream is a pathway for skilled professionals who want to get provincial. nomination from Alberta, using the federal Express Entry system.
Candidates must have a valid Express Entry profile having CRS score of at least 300 and meet the eligibility conditions outlined by the Alberta Advantage Immigration Programme (AAIP) in order to be eligible for the Alberta Express Entry Stream.
Need help creating an express entry profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com
