Provincial Nominee Program
Alberta Provincial Nominee Program
Alberta publishes more about how its programme is running than any other province: how many nominations are left, how many people are queuing, and in which streams. That transparency also makes the hard truth visible. Most Alberta streams are for people already working in the province, and its largest stream has a queue of over twenty thousand.
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- Streams currently listed
- 9
- Usable from outside Canada
- 5
- Cities covered
- 2
- Occupations in demand
- 35
Status
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program right now
Open, with no structural overhaul. Changes this year have been administrative: a fee to submit a worker expression of interest from April 2026, editable profiles from May, and an extra 200 nominations in August taking the year's allocation to 6,603.
Alberta's only expired streams are the employer-driven and strategic recruitment categories, which ended in 2018. Note that Alberta does not stamp its stream pages with a last-updated date, and one page still refers to priorities for 2024 and early 2025, so treat undated Alberta detail with care.
Official AAIP page Official draw results
Checked against the province's own pages on September 11, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
Streams
Streams you can use from outside Canada
Farm Stream
Experienced farmers buying or starting a farm in Alberta.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
Recent graduates of institutions outside Canada who will launch a start-up in Alberta.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Alberta Express Entry Stream
Candidates already in the federal Express Entry pool whose occupation matches an Alberta priority, including health care, technology, law enforcement, construction, agriculture and aviation.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Rural Renewal Stream
Workers with a job offer in a designated rural Alberta community that has agreed to endorse them.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Rural Entrepreneur Stream
Entrepreneurs starting or buying a business in a rural Alberta community of fewer than 100,000 people.
Open to applicants outside Canada
Streams
Streams that need you to be here already
Tourism and Hospitality Stream
Workers already employed by an approved Alberta tourism or hospitality employer.
Requires you to already be in the province
Alberta Opportunity Stream
People already living and working in Alberta on a valid work permit, with an offer from their current employer.
Requires you to already be in the province
Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
International graduates of publicly funded Alberta institutions starting or buying an Alberta business.
Requires you to already be in the province
Dedicated Health Care Pathway
Health professionals in nine regulated occupations who have a job offer from an Alberta health sector employer.
Requires you to already be in the province
Occupations
Occupations in demand in Alberta
- Senior Managers - Financial, Communications and Other Business ServicesNOC 0013 · median $199,992
- Financial ManagersNOC 0111 · median $123,718
- Other Administrative Services ManagersNOC 0114 · median $104,000
- Financial Auditors and AccountantsNOC 1111 · median $83,949
- Professional Occupations in Business Management ConsultingNOC 1122 · median $91,728
- Administrative AssistantsNOC 1241 · median $54,995
- Civil EngineersNOC 2131 · median $101,005
- Computer EngineersNOC 2147 · median $109,200
- Information Systems Analysts and ConsultantsNOC 2171 · median $95,992
- Software Engineers and DesignersNOC 2173 · median $117,499
- Computer Programmers and Interactive Media DevelopersNOC 2174 · median $100,006
- Web Designers and DevelopersNOC 2175 · median $79,997
- Computer Network TechniciansNOC 2281 · median $74,880
- Nursing Co-ordinators and SupervisorsNOC 3011 · median $96,574
- Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric NursesNOC 3012 · median $90,002
- General Practitioners and Family PhysiciansNOC 3112 · median $232,227
- PharmacistsNOC 3131 · median $115,419
- PhysiotherapistsNOC 3142 · median $95,992
- Medical Laboratory TechnologistsNOC 3211 · median $81,120
- Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardiopulmonary TechnologistsNOC 3214 · median $85,280
- Medical Radiation TechnologistsNOC 3215 · median $83,200
- Licensed Practical NursesNOC 3233 · median $65,146
- Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service AssociatesNOC 3413 · median $49,920
- University Professors and LecturersNOC 4011 · median $122,491
- Early Childhood Educators and AssistantsNOC 4214 · median $46,384
- Retail Sales SupervisorsNOC 6211 · median $45,760
- ChefsNOC 6321 · median $47,840
- CooksNOC 6322 · median $37,440
- ElectriciansNOC 7241 · median $72,800
- CarpentersNOC 7271 · median $66,810
- Construction Millwrights and Industrial MechanicsNOC 7311 · median $76,960
- Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft InspectorsNOC 7315 · median $81,120
- Transport Truck DriversNOC 7511 · median $54,954
- Heavy Equipment OperatorsNOC 7521 · median $67,600
- Central Control and Process Operators, Mineral and Metal ProcessingNOC 9231 · median $92,560
From the blog
Related reading
- Provincial nomineesProvincial nominee streams that still take you without a job offerThe list of provincial streams open to candidates with no Canadian job offer is far shorter than the internet says. Ontario closed eight of them in 2026.September 24, 2026
- Provincial nomineesThe provincial pool you are sitting in is not an applicationRegistering an expression of interest with a province is not applying for a nomination. What the pools are, and what an invitation actually starts.September 24, 2026
- BusinessProvincial entrepreneur streams: how they really workA province does not hand you permanent residence for money. It hands you a work permit and a contract. The nomination comes later, if you deliver.September 19, 2026
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