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The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has held six provincial immigration draws between February 6 and February 19, 2026, spanning multiple immigration streams.

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Over this period, Alberta issued no less than 441 invitations through its:

Rural Renewal Stream;
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway;
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway; and
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway (construction, manufacturing, and agriculture).

Draw details

The AAIP’s latest results show a busy mid-February stretch, with invitations spread across tech, rural immigration, and priority sector-focused selections.

Draw date Stream / pathway Minimum score Invitations issued 
February 19, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction) 61 50 
February 17, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture) 49 <10 
February 12, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Manufacturing) 50 32 
February 11, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway 59 147 
February 10, 2026 Rural Renewal Stream 54 212 
February 6, 2026 Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway 50 <10 

Notably, the above draws feature the first draw for manufacturing occupations under the Alberta Express Entry stream, after the sector was added as a priority for invitations in January of this year.

In addition, the February 10 Rural Renewal stream draw (the largest among those that took place in the last two weeks) is the first under the program since the AAIP tightened eligibility requirements effective January 1—requiring in-Canada candidates to have a valid work permit and limiting the number of annual community endorsements per designated community (in addition to imposing other restrictions).

Provincial nomination figures for 2026

In 2026, the AAIP was issued 6,403 total provincial nomination spaces by Canada’s federal government. As of February 18, the AAIP’s 2026 processing update reports:

Processing information 2026 Total 
Nominations issued612 
Spaces remaining 5,791 
Applications to be processed 1,032 

How many nominations will the AAIP issue under each stream?

Below are the figures detailing nomination allocations, nominations issued, and the number of Expressions of Interest (or candidate profiles) in the selection pool for each stream at the time of this writing.

The AAIP reports 45,698 total worker EOIs in the selection pool across all its streams and initiatives.

Stream / pathway 2026 allocation Nominations issued Spaces remaining EOIs in selection pool 
Alberta Opportunity Stream 3,425 403 3,022 28,916 
Rural Renewal Stream 1,000 <10 N/A3,002 
Tourism and Hospitality Stream 150 32 118 4,758 
Dedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE) 500 47 453 1,572 
Alberta Express Entry – Accelerated Tech Pathway 600 54 546 2,646 
Alberta Express Entry – Law Enforcement Pathway 38 <10 N/A88 
Alberta Express Entry – Priority sector draws/initiatives 600 68 532 4,600 
Entrepreneur streams 90 <10 N/AN/A 

To learn more about which candidates Alberta is prioritizing in 2026, see our dedicated article.

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