The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) invited 148 candidates were invited to apply through the Alberta Express Entry Stream. All candidates had profiles in the Express Entry system and had a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of a minimum 300.

To be invited through the Alberta Express Entry Stream candidates do not need to have a job offer, but they do require to have profiles in the Express Entry Stream.

Currently only candidates within Alberta are being invited for a nomination due to Covid-19. However, Candidates require to have work experience in an eligible occupation that supports the Alberta’s economic development plan. AINP has communicates a list of occupations that they will not consider, e.g., the provinces high-wage and low-wage occupations, and Alberta Opportunity Stream Ineligible Occupations list.

Also, due to the pandemic AINP needs candidates to meet the following conditions in order to receive a nomination:

• be currently working in Alberta, even if they are working from home;

• have a work permit authorizing them to work in their current job;

• have a job that is full-time, paid, meet the provincial minimum wage, exceed Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) requirements; and they must work in an eligible occupation.

Applications of candidates who are not able to meet license pre-requisites and were working full-time before the pandemic will be kept on hold for 60 days.

Applications of candidates that do not have an employment history in the province, will not be processed.

To date Alberta has issued 1,746 invitations to Express Entry candidates. In 2019, the Albert Express Entry Stream issued 6,884 invitations.