AINP News

This page outlines changes and updates related to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.

Current News

July 10, 2018

The Alberta government has heard from post-secondary institutions that they and their students need time to adjust to the new Alberta Opportunity Stream List of Alberta Advanced Education Approved Post-Secondary Credentials, which was posted June 14. In response, government is implementing a temporary transition period for this list to allow students and post-secondary institutions time to adapt to this change.

International students who are admitted and enrolled before October 1, 2018 in one-year entry-level certificate programs, and post-graduate certificate and diploma programs that are not on the Alberta Opportunity Stream List of Alberta Advanced Education Approved Post-Secondary Credentials will still be considered for the AINP as long as they meet all other requirements. Students who are admitted and enrolled on or after October 1, 2018 in one of these programs will not be eligible to apply to the AINP with a Post-Graduation Work Permit. They can still apply to the program if they are able to secure a Labour Market Impact Assessment-based work permit. They also continue to have an option to apply to the Express Entry stream.

Post-secondary programs are excluded from the list when there are enough Albertans and Canadians to fill jobs in occupations related to these programs of study. This helps the AINP meet its mandate to make sure provincial nominees are not taking jobs that could be filled by Albertans.

People needing more information can call or email the Immigrate to Alberta Information Service at 1-877-427-6419 submit an email using the email form at www.AlbertaCanada.com/contact-us.