Alberta immigration has conducted its first Express Entry draw in six months, issuing invitations to 50 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 406. The new draw took place on January 8 and was the first since June 17, 2020 through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry
Alberta immigration has reached its self-imposed nomination limit for 2020 under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The province says it has issued all 4,000 nominations for 2020 as of December 21. Alberta had a federal government allocation of 6,250 nominations but chose to limit its total to 64 percent of that total as part
Alberta immigration is launching two new programs designed to get international graduates to open businesses in the province. The International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream is open as of October 26, 2020, while a new Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream aimed at graduates from U.S. universities will open in January 2021. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
Alberta immigration has announced it will not meet its federal government nomination allocation for 2020 as part of its coronavirus economic recovery program. The province says it will issue a maximum of 4,000 nominations through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP), more than a third down on the allocation of 6,250. As of October 1,
Alberta immigration has introduced a series of special measures and changes due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. Changes, announced as of April 29, 2020, concern the general process for submitting and assessment of applications, plus specific streams including Alberta Opportunity and Alberta Express Entry. Through Alberta Express
Alberta immigration has announced the results of two new Express Entry draws, with the province inviting 320 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 353. The two draws took place on April 1 and April 14 and were the seventh and eighth draws of the year through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. Alberta
2020-04-07 – Alberta issued 136 Notification of Interest Letters to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 300 in the latest Alberta Express Entry draw. The March 18 draw was the sixth of the year through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have
2020-03-24 – Alberta issued 100 Notification of Interest Letters to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 300 in the latest Alberta Express Entry draw. The March 4 draw was the fifth of the year through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. It should be noted that the draw took place before the coronavirus
Alberta immigration has announced the results of a new Express Entry draw, issuing invitations to 187 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 303. The draw took place on June 27 and was the 12th draw of the year through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. Read guidance from the AINP on its response
2020-03-14 – Alberta’s provincial government will develop a new immigration strategy including two entrepreneur streams to help plug labour market gaps and create jobs. The Alberta Advantage Immigration Strategy, highlighted in the recently-released provincial budget, will include a new Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Program alongside the new Startup Visa Stream. Both will work alongside the Alberta