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Express Entry

Under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program exist a number of streams for foreign workers and other classes of individuals to move to the province.

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)’s Alberta Opportunity Stream is for those:

Am I eligible for the Alberta Opportunity stream?

Your application will not be considered if you are not a temporary resident (with a temporary resident visa) at the time when you make your application.

The key requirements under the Alberta Opportunity stream include:

  • A valid work permit
    • The status of your work permit was active and applicable during the application process to the Opportunity Stream.
    • Your valid work permit must come from a positive LMIA, or one of the following LMIA exemptions:
      • International trade agreements
      • Workers transferred within a company
      • International Experience Canada
      • Mobilité Francophone
      • R205(d) for religious work
      • Open work permits issued to vulnerable classes of workers
    • You may also instead have a Post-Graduation Work Permit or an open work permit for other policy reasons.
    • Work experience requirements for the Opportunity Stream are based on National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes. You must have any NOC job except the following:

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

Judges

Secondary school teachers

Elementary school and kindergarten teachers

Authors and writers (except technical)

Musicians and singers

Justices of the peace

Early childhood educators who do not have certification through Alberta Children’s Services – Child Care Staff Certification Office or who have been certified as Level 1 Early Childhood Educator (formerly Child Development Assistant)

Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants

Other instructors

Actors, comedians and circus performers

Painters, sculptors and other visual artists

Artisans and craftspersons

Athletes

Real estate agents and salespersons

Dental laboratory assistants/bench workers

Home child care providers

Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations

Casino occupations

Other performers

Other sales related occupations

Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport

Other support occupations in personal services

Other service support occupations

Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs

Harvesting labourers

Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers

Trappers and hunters

Mine labourers

Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers

  • Language requirements
    • You must have
      • A minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark score 5 if you’re applying with NOC 0, 1,2, or 3
      • A minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark score 5 if you’re applying with NOC 4 or 5
    • You must secure an educational credential assessment with your education listed on it.
    • You must also have a minimum of 12 months of full time experience inAlberta in the relevant occupation or 24 months of full time experience in Canada or abroad in the past 30 months.
    • For those with Post-Graduation Work Permits, you must have a minimum of 6 months of full-time experience in the last 18 months in Alberta.

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