How it works
About the alberta express entry stream
Alberta reaches into the federal pool and invites candidates directly, which carries the 600-point nomination boost. The dedicated health care pathway also has a non-Express Entry option for people who cannot reach the score threshold.
Applying from outside Canada: The eligibility pages set out no residency or work permit requirement, so this appears open from abroad. Alberta does not say so in as many words, so treat it as an inference. The province also withholds its draw parameters deliberately, so nobody can tell you the score needed.
Source: the province's own page for this stream. Last checked September 11, 2026. Provinces change stream criteria without notice, so confirm the detail before you rely on it.
Requirements
What this stream asks for
- An active Express Entry profile meeting the criteria of one of the three federal programs
- A Comprehensive Ranking System score of at least 300
- A primary occupation within one of Alberta's pathways or priority sectors, and not on the ineligible occupations list
- An intention to live and work in Alberta
Programme
The Alberta programme 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.
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