On February 1, 2022, Alberta published the details of the second (2nd) Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) draw of the year 2022, held on January 18, 2022.
The abovementioned draw was part of the Alberta Express Entry Stream. The draw’s requirements, which include the number of invites sent out and the required minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, are as follows:
ALBERTA EXPRESS ENTRY STREAM
• Invitations Issued: 350
• Minimum CRS Score: 346
See previous rounds of invitations
Alberta also released a list of occupations with a large volume of applications for this draw. These occupations are:
- • NOC: 6311 – Foodservice supervisors
- • NOC: 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
- • NOC: 1241 – Administrative assistants
- • NOC: 6322 – Cooks
- • NOC: 0211 – Engineering managers
- • NOC: 7511 – Transport truck drivers
- • NOC: 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists
- • NOC: 1221 – Administrative officers
- • NOC: 2131 – Civil engineers
- • NOC: 1123 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
For the year 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) set the limits for nomination certificates to be issued by the AINP, and this limit will be 6,250. Furthermore, as of February 1, 2022, there are approximately 350 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 775 Expression of Interest (EOI) applications in the Alberta Express Entry pool on which a final decision is still pending.
