Deanne Acres-LansThe Alberta Express Entry Stream is a relatively new program. The
Alberta Express Entry Stream is a passive program, which means that you do not make an application unless you are contacted to do so. If you do not hear from them, then they are not interested in your profile. If selected, you are notified through your portal and given a specific timeline to contact AINP to complete application forms. If the deadline is not met you will not be eligible for the nomination.
You may receive a Notification of Interest letter if you:
- Have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool
- Have stated an interest in immigrating permanently to Alberta
- Are working in an occupation that supports Alberta’s economic development and diversification, and
- Have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300.
If you have one or more of the following adaptability factors, this may increase your likelihood of receiving a Notification of Interest letter:
- Alberta job offer and/or work experience
- A graduate of a Canadian post-secondary institution
- A relative that is living in Alberta: parent, child, brother and/or sister
If you meet one or more of the following factors, this may decrease your likelihood of receiving a Notification of Interest letter:
- Your Express Entry profile expires in 3 months or less
- You are working in one of the following occupations:
| Legislators |
| School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education |
| Managers in social, community and correctional services |
| Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers |
| Escort agency managers, massage parlour managers |
| Secondary school teachers |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
| Professional occupations in religion |
| Authors and writers |
| Musicians and singers |
| Actors and comedians |
| Painters, sculptors and other visual artists |
| Court officers and justices of the peace |
| Dental laboratory assistants/bench workers |
| Early childhood educators who do not have certification through Alberta Children’s Services – Child Care Staff Certification Office or who have been certified as child development assistant (formerly Level 1) |
| Other instructors |
| Other religious occupations |
| Other performers, not elsewhere classified |
| Artisans and craftspersons |
| Athletes |
| Real estate agents and salespersons |
| Home child care providers |
| Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants |
| Casin occupations |
| Other personal service occupations |
| Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs |
| Trappers and hunters |
| Other sales related occupations |
| Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport |
| Other service support occupations, not elsewhere classified |
| Harvesting labourers |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers |
| Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers |
| Mine labourers |
| Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers |
| Advertising, marketing and public relations managers |
| Engineering managers |
| Architecture and science managers |
| Computer and information systems managers |
| Corporate sales managers |
| Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers |
| Purchasing agents and officers |
| Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers |
| Purchasing agents and officers |
| Geoscientists and oceanographers |
| Civil engineers |
| Electrical and electronic engineers |
| Construction estimators |
| Industrial designers |
| Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations |
| Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades |
| Ironworkers |
| Electricians (except industrial and power system) |
| Industrial electricians |
| Plumbers |
| Carpenters |
| Insulators |
| Motor vehicle body repairers |
| Crane operators (except all terrain crane operators) |
- Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
- They will also refuse to process applications, if it is for a position under NOC 7271 – Scaffolders, NOC 7293 – Insulators, for which the work duration is greater than 6 months.
- They may also refuse to process applications if it is for a position that has a high volume of submissions across all AINP streams (currently listed as)
- 6311 – Food service supervisors
- 6322 – Cooks
- 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
- 1241 – Administrative assistants
- 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
- 1311 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- 1221 – Administrative officers
- 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
- 4212 – Social and community service workers
- 4214 – Early childhood educators and assistants