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On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, Alberta sent out 19 Notification of Interest (NOI) to Express Entry profiles under healthcare pathway with an Albertan job offer. Profiles with a CRS score of 301 and above were considered in this round of invitation.

Alberta had a total quota of 9,750 for 2023, out of which 4,875 were set aside for Express Entry profiles.

See below AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) draws of 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
November 9, 2023	16	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	305
October 26, 2023	100	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	369
October 24, 2023	22	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	326
October 10, 2023	13	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	327
October 5, 2023	150	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	323
October 3, 2023	33	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	313
September 26, 2023	18	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	311
September 14, 2023	142	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	301
September 12, 2023	300	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	383
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

 

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

• Physicians – College of Physicians and Surgeon of Alberta (CPSA)
• Registered Nurses (RNs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
• Nurse Practitioners (NPs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Physician Assistants – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
• Occupational Therapist – Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
• Physiotherapist – College of Physiotherapist of Alberta (CPA)
• Clinical Social Worker – Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
• Psychologist – College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

It is important to note that not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and even when accepted, they do not arrive into Canada at the same time.

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 info@eseumohimmigration.com 

 

Hello Future Neighbour,

IRCC invited 5,900 candidates to apply for permanent residency in STEM targeted Express Entry Draw on Friday, December 8, 2023. This is the second round of STEM invitation being announced by IRCC since the first one held on July 5, 2023, the CRS cutoff score was 481 and it was targeted at profiles under the 24 STEM occupations listed below.

Completed profiles in the pool as at November 25, 2023 were qualified for this round of invitation.

See below list of 24 STEM occupations eligible for the latest Express Entry draw

NOC Code	Occupation
20010	Engineering managers
20011	Architecture and science managers
20012	Computer and information systems managers
21200	Architects
21201	Landscape Architects
21202	Urban and land use planners
21203	Land surveyors
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211	Data scientists
21220	Cybersecurity specialists
21221	Business systems specialists
21222	Information systems specialists
21223	Database analysts and data administrators
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers
21231	Software engineers and designers
21232	Software developers and programmers
21233	Web designers
21234	Web developers and programmers
21300	Civil Engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

See below CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	4,525
501-600	5,457
451-500	60,014
491-500	6,634
481-490	10,335
471-480	17,312
461-470	14,165
451-460	11,568
401-450	53,502
441-450	10,885
431-440	11,111
421-430	9,973
411-420	10,608
401-410	10,925
351-400	58,457
301-350	30,148
0-300	5,267
Total	217,370

See below other Express Entry Draws of Last Week

Description	December 7	December 6
Draw type	French focused	General or all program draws
Invitations	1,000	4,750
CRS Cutoff	470	561
Tie-breaking rule	October 3, 2023	November 8, 2023

As at last week, IRCC has sent a total of 11,650 invitations to apply for permanent residency in three Express Entry draws.

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 info@eseumohimmigration.com