In the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) Express Entry draw with the lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required so far this year, Alberta issued 134 Notifications of Interest (NOI) on Thursday to 134 candidates.
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In the March 9 draw, candidates needed a minimum CRS score of 301. That’s the lowest CRS score under an Alberta Express Entry draw since Oct. 26, 2021, almost a year and a half ago.
Last year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) set the limit for nominations for the AAIP at 9,750 for the year.
So far this year, the Prairie province has issued 1,292 nominations.
But Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is hoping to greatly increase immigration to her province and wants the number of nominations allowed to Alberta to rise by almost 67 per cent by the end of 2025.
“Alberta is still calling,” the premier wrote on her LinkedIn page.
“Right now there are over 100,000 job vacancies to fill in Alberta. We need more skilled workers to keep our economy firing on all cylinders!”
Under the stream, foreign nationals must have stated an interest in immigrating permanently to the province, working in an occupation which supports Alberta’s economic development and diversification and have family ties to the province.
Draw Date | NOI Letters Sent | CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate |
09-03-23 | 134 | 301 |
16-02-23 | 100 | 357 |
23-01-23 | 154 | 385 |
19-01-23 | 46 | 324 |
The province currently has 1,490 applications pending under the Alberta Opportunity Stream and 450 under the Alberta Express Entry Stream.
Alberta says a high number of AAIP applications have been received in the following occupations, meaning they may take longer to process:
In order to be eligible to receive a notification of interest, candidates must:
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