Alberta holds five provincial immigration draws
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has held multiple draws from June 5 to June 19, 2025, inviting more newcomers to apply for provincial nomination.
Candidates were invited based on their professional experience, in-demand skills, and ability to aid the Alberta labour market.
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Summary of draws, 5 – 19 June
Within two weeks, the AAIP held five draws across five different immigration streams, with varying cut-off scores for each draw.
Three of these five draws took place through Express Entry-aligned streams:
Date Stream Cut-off score Number of invitations issued
June 5 Alberta Express Entry – Priority Sectors* 70 18
June 10 Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Non Express Entry 53 33
June 17 Tourism and Hospitality stream 71 39
June 18 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway 51 <10
June 19 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway 73 22
*Priority sectors for the Alberta Express Entry stream include:
Construction;
Agriculture;
Aviation; and
Healthcare.
The AAIP previously announced that the Alberta Express Entry stream would consider invitations to apply (ITAs) in 2025 based on the above priority sectors, in addition to the three pathways contained within the stream:
Dedicated Health Care Pathway;
Accelerated Tech Pathway; and
Law Enforcement Pathway.
How many more invitations and nominations will the AAIP issue in 2025?
As of 19 June, the AAIP has issued 2,535 nominations out of its 4,875 nomination allocation, meaning the province still has 2,340 nomination spots to assign to candidates this year.
More detailed information for the stream selected in these draws, including individual nomination allocations, nominations issued, and Expression of Interest (EOIs) in each stream’s candidate pool, is given below:
Stream Nomination allocation Nominations issued Nominations to be issued EOIs in candidate pool
Alberta Express Entry – Priority Sectors* 405 199 206 4,111
Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Non Express Entry 500 208 292 1,568
Tourism and Hospitality stream 245 181 64 6,048
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway 20 <10 N/A 111
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway 146 81 65 3,397
The AAIP notes that there are currently 2,657 applications for nomination in their inventory to be processed.
