Alberta Issued 200 Invitations in the latest AAIP Draws

On February 2, 2023, Alberta published the details of the back-to-back two (2) draws conducted by Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), held on January 19 and January 23, 2023, respectively. The above-mentioned draws were part of the Alberta Express Entry Stream.

A total of 200 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: January 19, 2023

• Invitations Issued: 46
• Minimum CRS Score: 324

Date of Draw: January 23, 2023

• Invitations Issued: 154
• Minimum CRS Score: 385

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: 60030 – Restaurant and food service managers
• NOC: 21222 – Information systems specialists