On February 10, 2021, Alberta invited Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination. In total, 301 candidates were invited to apply for provincial nomination.
The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program issued a total of 200 invitations to Express Entry candidates. Those candidates were invited to apply for the Alberta Express Entry stream. The invited candidates required a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 301.
To receive a nomination, the candidates are required to have a valid profile in the Express Entry system.
Express Entry is the primary immigration application management system for Canada. It manages the three primary immigration streams of Canada; the streams are:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Canadian Experience Class
The applicants in the PNPs are given points that are based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The applicants are given points on the human capital characteristics such as age, education, skilled work experience, and language proficiency in either English or French. The candidates with the highest CRS score are invited to apply for provincial nomination or Canadian permanent residence.
After the applicants apply, the IRCC then specifies the final decision regarding immigration application, and later sends them a confirmation for the permanent residence.
Alberta Express Entry Stream
The applicants in the Express Entry system can receive provincial nominations from not only Alberta but from the other provinces that have Express Entry aligned system. Only the main requirement is to have work experience in the eligible occupations of the specific provinces that support the economy of that particular province.
On November 1, 2020, the government expanded the number of occupations that are not qualified to apply for a Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) in Alberta. Notwithstanding, competitors who got a Notification of Interest on or after November 1, 2020, can be chosen through the Alberta Express Entry Stream, regardless of whether they are working in an occupation that the government won’t handle an LMIA for.
Alberta was permitted to give 6,250 designation authentications in 2020, because of COVID-19, Alberta decreased their portion to 4,000 selections. These designations were given by June 2020. This is the reason there were no draws for the second 50% of the year. The quantity of commonplace selections dispensed to Alberta for 2021 has not yet been unveiled