Alberta Immigration Issues 6,000th Nomination of 2019, Reaching IRCC Limit

Alberta immigration has issued its 6,000^th nomination of 2019, reaching its federal government nomination limit.

As of December 6, 2019, no further nominations will be issued through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program until January.

The province says it will continue to process applications, with 1,750 in the queue, without issuing certificates.

The nomination limit is set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Meanwhile, the province also conducted a new draw through the Alberta Express Entry stream on December 6.

The draw saw 132 Notification of Interest letters sent to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 400.

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.

Alberta has now conducted 29 draws tapping the federal Express Entry pool during 2019.

Alberta Express Entry 2019 Notification of Interest Draws

Draw Date	NOI Letters Sent	CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate
06-Dec-19	132	400
06-Nov-19	148	400
30-Oct-19	29	350
24-Oct-19	372	300
09-Oct-19	115	350
25-Sep-19	374	400
18-Sep-19	139	350
11-Sep-19	339	302
28-Aug-19	294	400
15-Aug-19	121	400
07-Aug-19	35	352
24-July-19	220	303
17-July-19	251	400
05-July-19	180	425
21-June-19	262	300
15-May-19	197	301
02-May-19	119	400
24-Apr-19	133	400
15-Apr-19	179	400
09-Apr-19	172	300
02-Apr-19	356	400
26-Mar-19	370	400
19-Mar-19	271	400
15-Mar-19	106	300
12-Mar-19	462	400
05-Mar-19	473	400
22-Feb-19	130	302
01-Feb-19	168	301
25-Jan-19	81	301
10-Jan-19	337	300

Source: www.alberta.ca

Regular draws are conducted under the Alberta Express Entry stream, selecting candidates from the federal Express Entry pool and inviting them to apply to the AINP.

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:

The Express Entry profile expires within the next 3 months
You work in an ineligible occupation

Colin Singer

Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.