From today, September 30, 2024, the province of Alberta is switching its provincial nomination process for workers into an Expression of Interest (EOI) System.
candidates must submit a Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) if they are interested in receiving an invitation to apply to one of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program’s (AAIP’s) worker streams.
There is no fee to submit a Worker EOI.
Candidates will self-declare information about themselves through an online Worker EOI form in the AAIP portal. Each Worker EOI will be scored and ranked using the Worker EOI points grid. Candidates who successfully submit a Worker EOI will be placed into the Worker Stream pool to be considered for selection.
The AAIP will conduct ongoing draws from the Worker Stream pool for specific worker streams and pathways. The AAIP will select and invite candidates from the Worker Stream pool based on candidate EOI score rankings and provincial labour market needs and priorities, available AAIP nominations, and application levels. Individuals who are selected will receive an invitation to apply by email.
It is important to note that while the new system will be available on September 30, 2024 at 10 am, there is no need to rush to submit a Worker EOI as the AAIP will not conduct draws from the Worker Stream pool until mid or late October 2024.
The province has encouraged eligible candidates to take the following steps to prepare to submit a Worker EOI:
- Confirm you meet eligibility requirements for one or more AAIP worker streams.
The AAIP has 4 streams for foreign workers who are living and working in Alberta, or plan to live and work here:
- Tourism and Hospitality Stream – Qualified candidates who live and work in Alberta and have a full-time job offer to continue working with an Alberta tourism and hospitality sector employer.
- Alberta Opportunity Stream – Qualified candidates who live and work in Alberta and have a job offer from an Alberta employer can apply for an AAIP nomination.
- Alberta Express Entry Stream – Qualified candidates may be invited to apply for nomination who have profiles in the federal Express Entry pool that are aligned with minimum requirements, factors that increase the chances of selection, and provincial economic, sector and occupational priorities. There are also dedicated pathways operated in this stream for health care professionals, technology workers and police occupations.
- Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Qualified individuals with job offers in eligible health care professions can apply to be nominated for permanent residence in Alberta.
- Rural Renewal Stream – Rural communities can apply for designation with the intent to attract and recruit newcomers to address labour needs and settle newcomers.
- Review the Worker EOI points grid to understand the type of information needed in the Worker EOI and how points are awarded.
- Consider your existing AAIP applications or Entrepreneur EOIs.
- You can only have one Worker EOI.
- You cannot create a Worker EOI if you have an existing Worker EOI or Entrepreneur EOI or a draft or active AAIP application.
- Existing applications or EOIs must be withdrawn prior to creating the new Worker EOI.
- To apply, make sure you have a valid, basic Alberta.ca Account. You may use an existing basic or verified Alberta.ca Account.
Information and updates from the Province of Alberta website here.
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