Alberta Express Entry Draw: Province Issues 400 Invitations With Minimum CRS Of 340

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Alberta Express Entry Draw: Province Issues 400 Invitations With Minimum CRS Of 340

Canada immigration news: Alberta has conducted a new draw through the Express Entry-linked stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, issuing 400 invitations.

The February 1 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 340, six lower than the previous draw.

Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have stated an interest in immigrating permanently to the province, and are working in an occupation that supports Alberta’s economic development and diversification.

For full details of the requirements for Alberta Express Entry, please see below.

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Alberta Express Entry 2022 Draws

Draw Date

NOI Letters Sent

CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate

01-Feb-22

400

340

18-Jan-22

350

346

05-Jan-22

250

327

Source: www.alberta.ca

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Alberta reached its federal government nomination limit of 6,250 in 2021. The allocation for 2022 is currently not known.

The province also has 350 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 775 expression of interest applications in the Alberta Express Entry pool.

High Number of Applications

Alberta says a high number of AAIP applications have been received in the following occupations, meaning they may take longer to process:

  • 6311 – Food service supervisors
  • 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
  • 1241 – Administrative assistants
  • 6322 – Cooks
  • 0211 – Engineering managers
  • 7511 – Transport truck drivers
  • 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • 1221 – Administrative officers
  • 2131 – Civil engineers
  • 1123 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations

What are the Requirements for Alberta Express Entry?

In order to be eligible to receive a notification of interest, candidates must:

  • Have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool.
  • Have stated an interest in immigrating permanently to Alberta.
  • Be working in an occupation that supports Alberta’s economic development and diversification.
  • Have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300 points.

Factors that may improve a candidate’s chances of receiving notification of interest:

  • A job offer from an Albertan employer and/or work experience in Alberta.
  • Having graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution.
  • Having a relative that is living in Alberta: parent, child and/or sibling.

Factors that decrease a candidate’s chances of receiving notification of interest:

 

Alberta Launches Two New Canada Immigration Streams, Renames Provincial Nominee Program

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Alberta Launches Two New Canada Immigration Streams, Renames Provincial Nominee Program

Canada immigration news: Alberta has launched two new Canada immigration streams, and renamed its Provincial Nominee Program the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP).

In a February 16 update, the Rural Renewal Stream and the Rural Entrepreneur Stream were added to the existing five streams offered under the newly-named AAIP.

The province also renamed three of its existing streams:

  • The International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream is now the Graduate Entrepreneur Stream.
  • The Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream is now the Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream.
  • The Self-Employed Farmer Stream is now the Farm Stream.

No changes were made to program requirements for the existing streams, the province said.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, a former federal immigration minister, launched the revamp at the Fairness for Newcomers Summit in Calgary.

He said: “We’re determined to get more than our share of newcomers.

“Newcomers don’t take jobs away from Albertans but help to create jobs. 

“They create additional demand, they create additional wealth and, very typically, they create additional businesses that hire people.”

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Rural Renewal Stream

The Alberta immigration Rural Renewal Stream allows qualified candidates with a job offer from an Alberta employer to work in a designated rural Alberta community to apply through the AAIP.

Alberta launched the stream to assist with the attraction and retention of newcomers to rural areas in the province.

Communities must apply to be part of the stream. They must have a population of less than 100,000, fall outside the Calgary and Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area and have at least one employer wishing to fill available permanent vacancies.

Candidates must have a permanent, full-time job offer, and meet other requirements related to work experience, language ability, education and settlement funds.

Rural Entrepreneur Stream

The Alberta immigration Rural Entrepreneur Stream targets qualified and capable entrepreneurs who want to start a new or buy an existing business in a rural Alberta community.

Communities must have a population of less than 100,000 and fall outside the Calgary and Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area.

Candidates must conduct an exploratory visit, plus meet work experience, education and language requirements, have a net worth of at least $300,000 and invest at least $200,000. They must own at least 51 percent of a new business or 100 percent if purchasing an existing business, and create at least one job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Candidates with an approved Business Application sign a Business Performance Agreement and are issued a work permit. They must then spend at least one year establishing their business in Alberta. Once the business is established and they meet the terms of their BPA, they are nominated for permanent residence.

Canada Welcomed 405,330 New Immigrants In 2021, Official Figures Show

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Canada Welcomed 405,330 New Immigrants In 2021, Official Figures Show

Canada immigration news: Canada welcomed 405,330 new immigrants in 2021 despite the COVID-19 global pandemic, official figures released Friday reveal.

Ontario was the big winner of the temporary to permanent residency program, welcoming more than half of the new permanent residents to Canada, as the country hit a record-breaking level of immigration.

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A giant magnet for immigration, Ontario once again attracted the lion’s share of those immigrants in 2021 with 198,085, or almost 48.9 per cent of new permanent residents, making that province home.

The second most popular province for immigration last year was British Columbia with 69,270, or almost 17.1 per cent of all new permanent residents to Canada in 2021, and the third most popular province was Quebec which welcomed 50,170 new permanent residents, roughly 12.4 per cent of the total.

New Permanent Residents To Canada In 2021 By Province Or Territory 

A major strategy for Ottawa in hitting those immigration targets last year was the temporary to permanent residency (TR to PR) program and the majority of those newcomers also chose Ontario as their new home.

Ontario Attracts More Than Half Of TR to PR Pathway Immigrants

Under the TR to PR pathway, 12,935 new permanent residents, or almost 54.1 per cent of the new arrivals under that program, settled in Ontario.

The second most popular destination for that temporary program was British Columbia which welcomed 6,085, or 25.5 per cent of those arriving under that pathway. 

And the third most popular province for applicants under that program was Alberta, which got 7.1 per cent, or 1,695, of the 23,885 new permanent residents under the TR to PR pathway in 2021.

The francophone province of Quebec, which operates its own immigration department, was not part of the TR to PR program.

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Although applications to the temporary TR to PR pathway closed last year, there are still many applications left to process by Canadian immigration officials.

In its latest immigration levels plan, the IRCC expects to approve 40,000 new permanent residents to Canada under that pathway this year and another 32,000 in 2023.

After breaking immigration records last year by bringing in more immigrants than ever, Ottawa is setting its sights on even higher levels of immigration for 2022 through 2024.

Last week, Canada announced it intends to welcome more than 1.3 million newcomers over the three years ending in 2024.

Higher Immigration Levels Will Boost Economy

“Immigration has helped shape Canada into the country it is today. From farming and fishing to manufacturing, healthcare and the transportation sector, Canada relies on immigrants,” said Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.

“We are focused on economic recovery, and immigration is the key to getting there. Setting bold new immigration targets, as outlined in the 2022-2024 Levels Plan, will further help bring the immeasurable contribution of immigrants to our communities and across all sectors of the economy.”

Under the immigration levels plan presented by the immigration minister, Canada plans to welcome 431,645 permanent residents this year, 447,055 next year, and 451,000 in 2024.

 Under that previous immigration plan, Canada was to welcome 411,000 new permanent residents in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.

The federal government says those ever-higher immigration levels are needed to deal with massive labour shortages plaguing the Canadian economy.

 “Despite having regained many of the jobs lost during the pandemic, there are still hundreds of thousands of positions in all sectors waiting to be filled,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) noted in a statement.

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“Immigration already accounts for almost 100 per cent of labour force growth, and with five million Canadians set to retire by the end of this decade, the worker-to-retiree ratio will drop down to only 3:1. This is a clear sign that we have a strong economic need for increased immigration.”

The majority of the newcomers will be welcomed through Canada’s Economic Class, which includes the popular and successful Express Entry system.

Within the stream, federal high-skilled immigrants, those welcome through Express Entry, will number 55,900 in 2022, 75,750 in 2023 and 111,500 in 2024.

Another 40,000 newcomers will come through the Federal Economic Public Policies stream this year and 32,000 next year. That’s the stream that includes the applications of temporary residents who applied to become permanent residents last year and have still to be processed.

Significant increases will also be seen via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), with 83,500 newcomers in 2022, 86,000 in 2023, and 93,000 in 2024.

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