Alberta Issued 134 Invitations in the latest AAIP Draws

On March 14th, 2023, Alberta published the details of the draw conducted by Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), held on March 9th, 2023. The mentioned draws were part of the Alberta Express Entry Stream.

A total of 134 skilled immigrants were invited to apply for the Canadian Permanent Residence visa. The details of each draw including the number of invites sent out and the required minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores are as follows:

Date of Draw: February 16, 2023

Invitations Issued: 134

Minimum CRS Score: 301

Alberta also released a list of occupations with a large volume of applications for this draw.

These occupations are:

NOC: 62020 – Food service supervisors

NOC: 62010 – Retail sales supervisors

NOC: 63200 – Cooks

NOC: 21231 – Software engineers and designers

NOC: 13110 – Administrative assistants

NOC: 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

NOC: 73300 – Transport truck drivers

NOC: 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

NOC: 21222 – Information systems specialists

NOC: 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers

The maximum number of nominations that the AAIP may submit each year is regulated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). 9,750 nomination certificates for 2023 were given to Alberta by IRCC.

In 2023, 1,292 nomination certificates have been issued so far.

• Check your eligibility criteria
• Prepare your documents beforehand and you need to create your Expression of Interest (EOI) in the Express Entry profile and make sure your profile must be active.
• Show Alberta as an intended province to reside and wait for AAIP’s Draw
• Based on labour market requirements, Alberta will review your application from the pool, and you might receive the Notification of interest (NOI) from Alberta PNP.
• Once you receive the NOI, you must submit your application along with the documents and application fee ($500 CAD)
• After submitting your Alberta PNP application, the Alberta office will assess your application in two steps.
• The Alberta assessment officer will review the complete set of submitted documents and check your eligibility to process the Alberta PNP application. This process is known as a quality check.
• Verification & background check of your credentials will be a part of this.
• If your application has been approved you will be notified by the Alberta Immigration officials in writing and you will receive additional 600 points in your CRS Score.
• You must accept the nomination within 30 days and submit your application for the Canada PR visa with the set of requested documents and the application fees.
• IRCC’s case processing officer will work on your profile and evaluate your documents again to check if you are meeting all the criteria of the Permanent Residence visa requirement or not.
• Once approved a COPR will be issued to you, based on which you have to submit your passport for stamping.
• Now it’s time to fly to Canada.