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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.

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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 Express Entry 2020 Notification of Interest Draws

Draw Date	NOI Letters Sent	CRS Score of lowest-ranked Candidate
17-Jun-20	187	303
27-May-20	148	300
13-May-20	191	300
29-Apr-20	200	322
14-Apr-20	200	353
01-Apr-20	120	381
18-Mar-20	136	300
04-Mar-20	100	300
20-Feb-20	150	300
29-Jan-20	150	300
22-Jan-20	201	350
9-Jan-20	150	350

Source: www.alberta.ca

Alberta is yet to receive its federal government nomination allocation for 2020. It currently has 1,175 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 325 expression of interest applications in the Alberta Express Entry pool.

Alberta conducted 31 draws tapping the federal Express Entry pool during 2019, issuing 7,034 Notification of Interest Letters.

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.