Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Processing information
Overview of Express Entry
Table 1. Alberta Opportunity Stream nomination numbers for 2025.
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 450 | 2,142 | June 17, 2024 (currently excludes those who received a work permit support letter under the ‘Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program candidates’) |
Rural Renewal Stream
Table 2. Rural Renewal Stream nomination numbers for 2025.
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1,256 | February 9, 2024 for applicants without a work permit
June 5, 2024 for applicants with a work permit expiring in 2025 or later (currently excludes those who received a work permit support letter under the ‘Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program candidates’) |
Tourism and Hospitality Stream
Table 3. Tourism and Hospitality Stream nomination numbers for 2025.
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 378 | November 27, 2024 |
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway
Table 4. Dedicated Healthcare Pathway for non-Express Entry nomination numbers for 2025.
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 17 | December 7, 2024 |
Alberta Express Entry Stream
Table 5. Alberta Express Entry Stream nomination numbers for 2025. Provincial nominee programs may not nominate via Express Entry until the 2025 allocation has been confirmed for each province and territory.
Pathway or initiative |
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Tech Pathway | 0 | 259 | April 16, 2024 |
| Dedicated Healthcare Pathway (Express Entry) | 0 | 59 | January 10, 2025 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway | 0 | Less than 1 | December 17, 2024 |
| Priority sector draws and other initiatives | 0 | 340 | November 22, 2024 |
| Family connection and occupation in demand | 0 | 0 | No applications in process |
| Totals | 0 | 660 |
Entrepreneur Streams
Table 6. Entrepreneur Streams nomination numbers for 2025.
2025 nominations issued |
Applications to be processed |
Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 10 | 19 | Business applications are evaluated upon receipt |
Worker expression of interest information
Table 7. Expression of interest pool.
Stream or pathway of interest identified |
Number of expressions of interest currently in the selection pool |
|---|---|
| Alberta Opportunity Stream | 29,877 |
| Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and Non-Express Entry) | 1,002 |
| Rural Renewal Stream | 3,042 |
| Tourism and Hospitality Stream | 4,511 |
| Alberta Express Entry Stream: | |
| Accelerated Tech Pathway | 2,527 |
| Family connection and occupation in demand | 2,268 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway | 73 |
| Priority sector draws and other initiatives | 2,945 |
Totals |
46,245 |
Table 8. Draw information.
Draw date |
Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters |
Minimum score of invited candidates |
Number of invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry | 50 | 48 |
| February 5, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry | 52 | 70 |
| February 3, 2025 | Rural Renewal Stream | 68 | 190 |
| 2025 nominations issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 450 | 2,142 | June 17, 2024 (currently excludes those who received a work permit support letter under the ‘Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program candidates’) |
| 2025 nominations issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1,256 | February 9, 2024 for applicants without a work permit June 5, 2024 for applicants with a work permit expiring in 2025 or later (currently excludes those who received a work permit support letter under the ‘Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program candidates’) |
| 2025 nominations issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 378 | November 27, 2024 |
| 2025 nominations issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 17 | December 7, 2024 |
| Pathway or initiative | 2025 nomination issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Tech Pathway | 0 | 259 | April 16, 2024 |
| Dedicated Healthcare Pathway (Express Entry) | 0 | 59 | January 10, 2025 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway | 0 | Less than 10 | December 17, 2024 |
| Priority sector draws and other initiatives | 0 | 340 | November 22, 2024 |
| Family connection and occupation in demand | 0 | 0 | No applications in process |
| Totals | 0 | 660 |
| 2025 nominations issued | Applications to be processed | Currently assessing applications received on or before: |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 10 | 19 | Business applications are evaluated upon receipt |
| Stream or pathway of interest identified | Number of expressions of interest currently in the selection pool |
|---|---|
| Alberta Opportunity Stream | 29,877 |
| Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and Non-Express Entry) | 1,002 |
| Rural Renewal Stream | 3,042 |
| Tourism and Hospitality Stream | 4,511 |
| Alberta Express Entry Stream: | |
| Accelerated Tech Pathway | 2,527 |
| Family connection and occupation in demand | 2,268 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway | 73 |
| Priority sector draws and other initiatives | 2,945 |
| Total: | 46,245 |
| Draw date | Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters | Minimum score of invited candidates | Number of invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry | 50 | 48 |
| February 5, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry | 52 | 70 |
| February 3, 2025 | Rural Renewal Stream | 68 | 190 |