Alberta Immigration Ineligible Occupations

Last Updated on May 19, 2021

Unlike some of the other provinces, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) does not reward candidates whose occupations appear on a certain list. 

Rather, the province publishes a list of ineligible occupations.

Ineligible occupations

Candidates with work experience in the following occupations are not eligible to apply for the Alberta Opportunity Stream:

NOC Code	NOC Skill Level	Occupation Title
0011	0	Legislators
0422	0	School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
0423	0	Managers in social, community and correctional services
0432	0	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
0651*	0	Escort agency managers, massage parlour managers
4031	A	Secondary school teachers
4032	A	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
4154	A	Professional occupations in religion
5121	A	Authors and writers
5133	A	Musicians and singers
5135	A	Actors and comedians
5136	A	Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
1227	B	Court officers and justices of the peace
3223*	B	Dental laboratory assistants/bench workers
4214*	B	Early childhood educators who do not have certification through Alberta Children’s Services – Child Care Staff Certification Office or who have been certified as child development assistant (formerly Level 1)
4216	B	Other instructors
4217	B	Other religious occupations
5232	B	Other performers, not elsewhere classified
5244	B	Artisans and craftspersons
5251	B	Athletes
6232	B	Real estate agents and salespersons
4411	C	Home child care providers
4412	C	Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
4413	C	Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
6533	C	Casino occupations
6564	C	Other personal service occupations
7513	C	Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs
8442	C	Trappers and hunters
6623	D	Other sales-related occupations
6722	D	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
6742	D	Other service support occupations, not elsewhere classified
8611	D	Harvesting labourers
8612	D	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
8613	D	Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers
8614	D	Mine labourers

 

*Some occupations under this NOC code are eligible. The ineligible occupations are the ones specifically mentioned in the “Occupations title” column.

Post-Graduation Work Permit holders

Post-Graduation Work Permit holders are not eligible to apply to the Alberta Opportunity Stream if submitted an application before November 2020 and they were working in an occupation that was on the list of occupations for which the Government of Canada refused to process an LMIA. 

After November 2020, PGWP holders may apply for AOS even if their occupation is on the list of ineligible LMIA.

Post-Graduation Work Permit Holders must review both ineligible occupation lists to determine occupation eligibility.

Occupations for which LMIA was be refused in Alberta before November 2020

Management Occupations

NOC code	Occupation Title
0121	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
0124	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
0211	Engineering managers
0212	Architecture and science managers
0213	Computer and information systems managers
0601	Corporate sales managers

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Business, Finance and Administration Occupations

NOC code	Occupation Title
1212	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
1225	Purchasing agents and officers

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Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations

NOC code	Occupation Title
2113	Geoscientists and oceanographers
2131	Civil engineers
2133	Electrical and electronic engineers
2234	Construction estimators
2252	Industrial designers

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Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations

NOC code	Occupation Title
7201	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
7203	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
7236	Ironworkers
7241	Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7242	Industrial electricians
7251	Plumbers
7271	Carpenters
7293	Insulators
7322	Motor vehicle body repairers
7371	Crane operators (except all-terrain crane operators)

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Occupations in Manufacturing and Utilities

NOC code	Occupation Title
9212	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities

 

Due to the COVI-19 pandemic, the government has published a list of occupations for which they will process LMIA. All other occupations are ineligible for an LMIA, with very limited exceptions.

LMIA-eligible occupations in Alberta

NOC code	Occupation eligible
0213	Computer and information systems managers
0432	Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
0821	Managers in agriculture
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2161	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants
2172	Database analysts and data administrators
2173	Software engineers and designers
2174	Computer programmer and interactive media developers
2175	Web designers and developers
2271	Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
2281	Computer network technicians
2283	Information systems testing technicians
3111	Specialist physicians
3112	General practitioners and family physicians
4011	University professors and lecturers
4312	Firefighters
4411	Home child care providers
4412	Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations
5135	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators
4227	Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
7371	Crane operators (only All-Terrain Crane Operators)
8252	Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
8431	General farm workers
8432	Nursery and greenhouse workers
8611	Harvesting labourers
8462	Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers