{"id":22762,"date":"2025-01-01T10:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T10:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigopro.ca\/premium\/?p=22762"},"modified":"2025-04-23T04:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T04:10:14","slug":"aaip-rural-entrepreneur-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigopro.ca\/premium\/aaip-rural-entrepreneur-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"AAIP \u2013 Rural Entrepreneur Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n\t<div class=\"container singleCal\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row alert alert-warning noteContent\">\n            <strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe points calculator provided, is solely to assist applicants identify their points obtainable for a specific potential Canadian immigration pathway. This tool is solely for guidance in general and reference purposes only. The Tool is not intended to provide professional advice and should not be used as a substitute for consulting a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant or lawyer. 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If there is any discrepancy between the results of this questionnaire and those generated by the official federal or provincial government websites, the results provided by official websites will take precedence, as per the provisions of the <strong>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA),<\/strong> the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and the Minister\u2019s Instructions issued under<strong> IRPA<\/strong>.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<form class=\"qrswCal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row calSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 sectionMain\">\n                    <h3>Human Capital Factors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n                        <h4>Language Proficiency<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>Proficiency in English or French:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"language_proficiency\" name=\"language_proficiency\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"15\">CLB\/NCLC 4 (4 for each Reading, Writing, Learning and Speaking)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"20\">CLB\/NCLC 5 (5 for each Reading, Writing, Learning and Speaking)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"25\">CLB\/NCLC 6 or higher (6 for each Reading,<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Education<\/h4>\n                            <select id=\"education\" name=\"education\">\n                                <option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n                                <option value=\"4\">High-school Diploma equivalent to Canadian standards (mandatory minimum)<\/option>\n                                <option value=\"7\">Associate Degree or Diploma (at least one year)<\/option>\n                                <option value=\"10\">Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher<\/option>\n                            <\/select>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row calSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 sectionMain\">\n                    <h3>Adaptability Factors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n                        <h4>Canada\/Alberta experience from work or studies within the past 10 years - Not a mandatory requirement<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>In rural Alberta<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"rural_alberta\" name=\"rural_alberta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"10\">12 to 24 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"15\">More than 24 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>And \/ Or In non-rural Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area)<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"non_rural_alberta\" name=\"non_rural_alberta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"6\">18 to 30 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"10\">More than 30 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>And \/ Or In Canada<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"in_canada\" name=\"in_canada\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">24 to 36 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"5\">More than 36 months<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <h4>Relative(s) in the community or Alberta<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                            <label>Relatives are defined as father, step-father, mother, step-mother, child, step-child, sister, step-sister, brother, step-brother of candidate or spouse\/common-law partner<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"relative_alberta\" name=\"relative_alberta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"5\">Relative(s) living in Alberta<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"10\">Relative(s) living in the community where you intend to reside and operate a business<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <h4>Spouse\u2019s\/Common-law partner\u2019s Language Proficiency or Education<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>Proficiency in English or French:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"spouse_language_proficiency\" name=\"spouse_language_proficiency\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">CLB\/NCLC 4 (4 for each Reading, Writing, Learning and Speaking)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"4\">CLB\/NCLC 5 (5 for each Reading, Writing, Learning and Speaking)<\/option>\n                                    <option value=\"5\">CLB\/NCLC 6 or higher (6 or higher for each Reading, Writing, Learning and Speaking)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>and \/ or Education:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"spouse_education\" name=\"spouse_education\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"3\">Certificate, Associate Degree or Diploma (at least one year)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"5\">Bachelor\u2019s degree or higher<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Age<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tage between the 21 and 49\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"radioCheck col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"age\" name=\"age\" value=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>No<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"radioCheck col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"age\" name=\"age\" value=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>Yes<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row calSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 sectionMain\">\n                    <h3>Business Experience Factor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n                        <h4>Business owner-manager or senior management experience within the past 10 years<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>Business owner-manager<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"manager_experience\" name=\"manager_experience\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"12\">3 to less than 4 years<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"16\">4 to less than 5 years<\/option>\n                                    <option value=\"20\">5 or more years<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n                            <label>or Senior manager<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"senior_manager_experience\" name=\"senior_manager_experience\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"12\">4 to less than 5 years (mandatory minimum)<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"16\">5 to less than 6 years<\/option>\n                                    <option value=\"20\">6 or more years<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row calSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 sectionMain\">\n                    <h3>Rural Factors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                        <h4>Business Location<\/h4>\n                            <label>Rural Community - Community outside the Edmonton and Calgary Census Metropolitan Areas and under 100,000 population size (mandatory minimum)<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select id=\"business_location\" name=\"business_location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"\">Select Option<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"25\">Tier 1: Less than 10,000 population<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"17\">Tier 2: 10,001 to 50,000 population<\/option>\n                                    <option value=\"10\">Tier 3: 50,001 to 99,999 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