Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Processing times and application levels

Nominations issued and available

The following numbers are accurate as of July 25, 2024.

Summary of 2024 nominations issued and total nominations available per stream.

Table 1. 2024 AAIP nominations.

Application volumes and processing

The following are accurate as of July 25, 2024:

Table 2. Application breakdowns.

Entrepreneur stream processing times and volumes depend on expression of interest stage and business application or business performance agreement. On average, it takes up to four months to assess both an expression of interest and business application. Entrepreneur stream applicants have frequent contact with AAIP staff responsible for assessing eligibility for business application approval and nomination.

To check the status of your expression of interest or application, go to the AAIP portal.

Application dates

Application acceptance dates and targets

Streams for workers

Effective June 11, 2024, AAIP has adopted new guidelines for the Alberta Opportunity Steam, Rural Renewal Stream and Accelerated Tech Pathway, similar to those used in the Tourism and Hospitality Stream.

Processing times below have been adjusted to reflect the new guidelines. These dates will help applicants plan ahead. Application acceptance dates and application targets are approximate and are based on various unpredictable factors, including application volume, economic needs or priorities, remaining allocations available, and future planning. Check back regularly as details may change without prior notice, based on multiple variables.

Please note that Accelerated Tech Pathway targets are invitations to apply sent on the basis of the existing pool of web form submissions.

Table 3. Application targets by date.

* Note: Draws for other pathways and priorities are managed differently through the Notification of Interest process. Learn more by visiting the Eligibility page for information on Alberta Express Entry Stream Notification of Interest processes.

Application Acceptance Summary

The following are accurate as of July 25, 2024:

Table 4. Number of applications accepted to be assessed for Alberta Opportunity Stream, Rural Renewal Stream and Tourism and Hospitality Stream

Accelerated Tech Pathway

The following are accurate as of July 25, 2024.

There are currently 446 web form submissions in the pool. These submissions were received between May 23, 2024 and June 11, 2024. Submissions in this pool are reviewed for eligibility to receive an invitation to apply during application acceptance dates posted in Table 3.

Table 5. Number of invitations to submit an application to the Accelerated Tech Pathway

Express Entry draws

Visit the Eligibility page for information on Alberta Express Entry Stream Notification of Interest factors.

Table 6. List of past draws.

Contact

Connect with AAIP if you have questions about the program:

Use the AAIP online contact form

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Phone: 780-644-7534