Alberta invites healthcare, construction and manufacturing candidates in latest draws
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held five provincial immigration draws between March 17 and March 27, 2026, issuing more than 290 invitations to apply to candidates across multiple streams and pathways.
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Invitations were issued through the following streams and pathways:
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway (Construction);
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway (Manufacturing);
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway;
Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry; and
Rural Renewal Stream.
As of the time of this writing, the AAIP has conducted a total of 23 draws in 2026, with the bulk of invitations issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream.
This latest series of draws follows six draws held between February 26 and March 16, which saw over 1,400 invitations issued.
Draw details (March 17 to 27)
The AAIP issued at least 298 invitations in these draws, prioritizing health care, construction, manufacturing, rural immigration, and law enforcement candidates.
The cutoff scores and number of invitations varied by draw:
Draw date Stream/pathway Minimum score Invitations issued
March 27, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway 46 Less than 10
March 26, 2026 Rural Renewal Stream 50 60
March 24, 2026 Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry 54 102
March 19, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction) 59 109
March 17, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Manufacturing) 50 27
Nomination distribution by stream
The AAIP publishes data on how its total nomination allocation (6,403 spaces) for 2026 is distributed across its streams and pathways, as well as the number of nominations already issued and remaining.
The table below includes figures as of April 1, 2026 — the date of the AAIP’s most recent data update.
Stream/pathway 2026 nomination allocation Nominations issued Remaining nomination slots
Alberta Opportunity Stream 3,425 911 2,514
Rural Renewal Stream 1,000 176 824
Tourism and Hospitality Stream 150 45 105
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE) 500 84 416
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway 600 138 462
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway 38 Less than 10 N/A
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives 600 113 487
Entrepreneur streams 90 Less than 10 N/A
The majority of nominations issued this year have gone through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, which accounts for 53.5% of the province’s total allocation.
Expressions of Interest and applications are awaiting processing
Alberta publishes stream-by-stream data on the number of candidates in its selection pools, as well as applications in its inventory awaiting processing — the only province to do so.
There were 44,094 worker Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in the candidate selection pool as of April 1, which excludes the AAIP’s entrepreneur streams. Of these EOIs, 63.5% are in the Alberta Opportunity Stream.
Stream/pathway EOIs in the pool Applications awaiting processing
Alberta Opportunity Stream 28,001 654
Rural Renewal Stream 2,622 207
Tourism and Hospitality Stream 4,404 20
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE) 1,660 12
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway 2,625 151
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway 83 Less than 10
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives 4,699 108
Entrepreneur streams N/A 264
Alberta announced in January that it will prioritize occupations in sectors such as health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, and agriculture in 2026. Rural immigration is also one of Alberta’s focus areas this year, with individuals holding qualifying job offers in communities designated under the Rural Renewal Stream being targeted to fill this demand.
Provincial nomination figures
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) granted Alberta a total of 6,403 nomination spaces for 2026.
As of April 1, the province has issued 1,475 nominations — leaving 4,928 nomination spaces remaining.
There are 1,418 applications awaiting processing in the AAIP’s inventory, across all streams and pathways.
