{"id":18421,"date":"2024-04-22T10:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T10:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immifocus.ca\/immigopro\/premium\/?post_type=immigration-pathway&#038;p=18421"},"modified":"2025-01-01T07:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T07:56:07","slug":"aaip-alberta-express-entry-stream-priority-sectors","status":"publish","type":"immigration-pathway","link":"https:\/\/immigopro.ca\/premium\/immigration-pathway\/aaip-alberta-express-entry-stream-priority-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"AAIP &#8211; Alberta Express Entry Stream &#8211; Priority sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alberta Express Entry (AEE) stream is one of Alberta&#8217;s PNP streams that is aligned with Express Entry, which means that a candidate needs a valid Express Entry profile to be eligible to the stream.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta, through this stream, chooses its future newcomers to the province under a set of specific requirements. <\/p>\n<p>There is one main criteria (in addition to the other eligibility requirements) to be selected in a draw under this pathway:<\/p>\n<p>The primary occupation of the principal applicant is connected to agriculture, construction, or hospitality and tourism sectors.<br \/>\n\u200b<br \/>\n Priority may be given to candidates with an Alberta job offer or whose primary occupation is in demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21926,"template":"single-pathway.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"immigration-pathway-category":[118,119,116],"class_list":["post-18421","immigration-pathway","type-immigration-pathway","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","immigration-pathway-category-alberta-advantage-immigration-program-aaip","immigration-pathway-category-express-entry-aligned","immigration-pathway-category-permanent-immigration"],"acf":{"immigration_requirements_to_qualify_for_ee":"<ul>\r\n<li>you need to have an active Express Entry profile in the federal Express Entry pool<li>\r\n\r\n<li> you meet the criteria of at least one of the federal immigration programs managed by Express Entry:\r\n\r\nCanadian Experience Class\r\nFederal Skilled Trades Program\r\nFederal Skilled Worker Program\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li> your primary occupation in your federal Express Entry profile is an occupation in demand, included as part of a specific Express Entry stream pathway, or is identified as an occupation connected to a provincial economic, sector or occupational priority<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li> Your chances of receiving a Notification of Interest letter or preference from the AAIP may increase if, your Express Entry profile is valid for more than 5 months<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","immigration_comprehensive_ranking_score":"you have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300","immigration_age":"","immigration_language":"Your chances of receiving a Notification of Interest letter or preference from the AAIP may increase if, French is your first language. ","immigration_education_in_canada":"","immigration_education_outside_canada":"Your chances of receiving a Notification of Interest letter or preference from the AAIP may increase if you are a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary institution.","immigration_work_business_experience":"","immigration_work_permit__temporary_permits":"","immigration_job_offer":"<ul>\r\n\t<li> you need to have an Alberta job offer.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n \t<li>Alberta job offers and current employment contracts must be from a legitimate, established and verifiable Alberta employer:\r\n<ul>\r\n\r\n\t<li> that is incorporated or registered by or under an act of the legislature of a province, territory or the Parliament of Canada and that is operating an established production capacity, plant or a place of business in Alberta, and<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>for which you do not hold more than 10% of the overall voting shares for the business<\/li>\r\n<ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li> The job offer must be bona fide, signed by your legitimate, established and verifiable Alberta employer and must offer:\r\n\r\n<ul\r\n\t<li> continuous, paid work under an employer-employee relationship<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>employment for 12 months or more<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>full-time work, defined as a minimum of 30 hours per week<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n","Immigration_wage_or_salary":"<ul>\r\n<li>wages and benefits that meet or exceed provincial minimum wage:<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li> Non-wage compensation, including but not limited to compensation from company ownership, is not considered as part of the applicant\u2019s base monetary wage or salary.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","Immigration_employer_official_letter":"","immigration_employer_eligibility":"The employer who is providing your Alberta job offer must demonstrate to the AAIP\u2019s satisfaction that:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>the business is legitimate<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>they are providing a good or service in Alberta<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>you are being offered employment consistent with their business activities or needs<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li> they can fulfill all of the terms of the job offer or employment contract, based on the following employer requirements, which must be verifiable by the AAIP<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe Alberta employer must:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>be incorporated or registered by or under an act of the legislature of a province, territory or the Parliament of Canada and that is operating an established production capacity, plant or a place of business in Alberta<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li> have been in continuous and active operation in Alberta for a minimum of 2 complete fiscal years (the year used for tax or accounting purposes) prior to application submission<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li> have a place of doing business in Alberta where employees can report to work regularly as needed and where work assignments are issued<\/li>\r\n\r\n \t<li>demonstrate the need for the position, by providing:\r\n\r\n     a valid work permit issued under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker or International Mobility programs, or\r\n\r\n     evidence the employer made reasonable efforts to fill the position with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, as demonstrated by recruitment  outcomes (federal recruitment and advertising requirements of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will be used as a broad guideline when a nominee applicant is not already living and working in Alberta), or as pre-existing stream or pathway criteria already stipulates.\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\nhave a minimum total gross annual revenue of $400,000 for the most recent fiscal year (the year used for tax or accounting purposes) and employment of a minimum of 3 full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees in Alberta \u2013Independent contractors are not considered as indeterminate employees and do not count.\r\n\r\nTwo part-time employees may be considered as 1 full-time equivalent position, as long as the total hours add up to at least an average of 30 hours per week.\r\n\r\nNote: If an employer cannot demonstrate a gross annual revenue of $400,000 for the most recent tax year and a minimum of 3 full-time employees, the employer can qualify for the program but will be restricted in the number of nominee applicants they can support, based on the number of years the employer has been operating in Alberta:\r\n\r\n \t<li>2 years of operation in Alberta: a total of 1 nominee.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>3 years of operation in Alberta: a total 2 nominees.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFor each additional year of operation, 1 additional nominee can be supported.\r\nIndigenous, municipal, provincial, and federal government employers do not need to meet revenue and minimum employee requirements.\r\n\r\nCaps on number of nominees an employer can support will be applied to applications received on or after March 18, 2024. Note, if a nominee leaves the employer, the nomination will continue to be counted towards job offer eligibility\/employer operations.\r\n\r\nYou must confirm with your employer that they are able to support your application. 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If you have more money, you should list the full amount in your profile or application.\r\n\r\n<table class=\"dataTable tableFullWidth tableTextAlignCenter gapBottom\"> \r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>Number of Family Members<\/th>\r\n    <th>Funds Required (in Canadian dollars)<\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>1<\/td>\r\n    <td>$14,690<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>2<\/td>\r\n    <td>$18,288<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>3<\/td>\r\n    <td>$22,483<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>4<\/td>\r\n    <td>$27,297<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>5<\/td>\r\n    <td>$30,690<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>6<\/td>\r\n    <td>$34,917<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>7<\/td>\r\n    <td>$38,875<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>If more than 7 people, for each additional family member, add<\/td>\r\n    <td>$3,958<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\nYou don\u2019t need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family 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misrepresentation\"<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<li> your primary occupation is not on the Alberta Opportunity Stream Ineligible Occupations list below: \r\n<ul>\r\n<table class=\"dataTable tableFullWidth tableTextAlignCenter gapBottom\"> \r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th>NOC Code (2021)<\/th>\r\n    <th>NOC TEER Category<\/th>\r\n    <th>Occupation<\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>00010<\/td>\r\n    <td>0<\/td>\r\n    <td>Legislators<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>40021<\/td>\r\n    <td>0<\/td>\r\n    <td>School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>40030<\/td>\r\n    <td>0<\/td>\r\n    <td>Managers in social, community and correctional services<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>40041<\/td>\r\n    <td>0<\/td>\r\n    <td>Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>60040*<\/td>\r\n    <td>0<\/td>\r\n    <td>Escort agency managers, massage parlour managers<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  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<td>5<\/td>\r\n    <td>Harvesting labourers<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>85102<\/td>\r\n    <td>5<\/td>\r\n    <td>Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>85104<\/td>\r\n    <td>5<\/td>\r\n    <td>Trappers and hunters<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td>85110<\/td>\r\n    <td>5<\/td>\r\n    <td>Mine labourers<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ineligible applicants based on job offer\r\n\r\nThe following individuals are not eligible to apply for or be nominated, even if they have a job offer to work 30 hours a week or more in a 12-month period:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Part-time, casual or seasonal employees, regardless of their working hours<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<li>Independent contractors, business owners or temporary agency workers, including individuals listed as directors, shareholders or agents of the Alberta employer on the Corporate Registry System (CORES)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<li>Employees who work in Alberta in a place of employment that is not zoned for commercial or industrial operations, such as a home-based business (applies to Alberta Opportunity, Rural Renewal and Tourism and Hospitality Streams; for details on distinctions within the Alberta Express Entry Stream and valid job offer requirements,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<li>Employees who do not work in Alberta, such as those who work online from a location outside Alberta or who work at a premises outside of Alberta\r\n85121        5        Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers\"      <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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within 2 weeks of receiving it.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li>The AAIP will then send an email with a link to the AAIP portal to submit the application.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li> Apply to the AEE stream in the AAIP portal by completing the online application and uploading all requested documents.<\/li>\r\n\r\n \t<li>Accept the Alberta provincial nomination (after the AAIP processes their application) within 30 days of receiving it on their Express Entry profile. <\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<li> Obtain an additional 600 CRS points in the Express Entry profile, and receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA).<\/li>\r\n\r\n \t<li>Apply for permanent residence through your Express Entry 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