Canada’s New Immigration System Launch from September 30 | Alberta PNP | IRCC Latest Update

On September 30, 2024, Alberta will launch a new Expression of Interest system. The province will not hold the remaining monthly application acceptance dates for 2024. Applicants will be invited from a selection pool based on their rankings and the demands of the labor market. As of July 25, 2024, Alberta had received 446 web form submissions in the selection pool.

Alberta’s New EOI System

On September 30, 2024, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) will open for new Expressions of Interest. The dates that remain for the province to accept monthly applications will not be followed.

Following the submission of their Expression of Interest, candidates will be added to a pool for selection. They would receive an invitation to visit based on their ranking and the province’s current labor market requirements. This new system will be used for continuous candidate intake.

Applications for AAIP

Recent statistics show that between May 23 and June 11, 2024, Alberta received 446 web form entries for the selection pool. As of July 25, 2024, the following table lists the number of applications received under each AAIP stream:

The Accelerated Tech Pathway will take into account applications submitted from the current pool. The specific dates for accepting AAIP applications are listed in the table below:

Additionally, for immigrants who are willing to work as police officers in Canada, the AAIP will introduce a new PR immigration scheme. Candidates who meet all other qualifying conditions and have a legitimate job offer from an Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) member will be invited to apply for the new program.

The program is open to the following professions:

• Police officers, both commissioned and non-commissioned, as well as allied positions in public safety services
• Police investigators and other investigator-related positions
• Other specialized fields within law enforcement

Note: AACP membership is required for employers involved in law enforcement.

The IRCC’s statistics show that in 2023, around 57,585 new PRS were invited to Alberta. The number of new PRS welcomed in 2023 was reported to have increased by 16.3% from 2022. The information regarding PRs accepted under various streams is shown in the table below:

What is AAIP?

Through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, the province extends an invitation to highly qualified professionals to relocate to Alberta. Immigration to Alberta can occur through the following channels:

• Alberta Opportunity stream
• Alberta Express Entry Stream
• Tourism and Hospitality Stream
• Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
• Rural Renewal Stream

Previous Guideline Changes to AAIP

Two significant guidelines were changed by the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program, formerly known as the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). These announcements reaffirm that on June 11, the province will start taking applications for the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

With updated criteria to manage nomination targets and processing times for 2024, the program also offered greater clarity. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) annual nominations quota for 2024 is 9,750 nominations about the Canadian government’s yearly PNP allocation. This is the total number of certificates for provincial nominations that can be granted this year.

As of May 29, the province has already received 4,337 nominations under the various AAIP streams; hence, the province is currently organizing the remaining nominations for the streams indicated below in nearly equal numbers over the final seven months of 2024.

1. Alberta Opportunity Stream
2. Rural Renewal Stream
3. Accelerated Tech Pathway
4. Tourism and Hospitality Stream

Additionally, only a predetermined number of applications will be accepted each month into the pool of the paths or streams mentioned above, as indicated below. Once the monthly target for that specific stream or pathway is reached, the stream or pathway will close to new applications until the next month’s opening date.

Updates the Targets for the Next 7 Months

Additionally, the AAIP update states and verifies that none of its PNP streams or Pathways’ eligibility requirements have altered.

AAIP Stream-wise Nominations Issued versus Nominations still to be Issued in 2024

As of May 29, the three streams with the greatest allocations remaining for the remainder of 2024 are the Alberta Opportunity Stream, the Rural Renewal Stream, and the Express Entry Stream. The distribution of nominations among different immigration streams and pathways in Alberta in 2024 indicates the province’s dedication to a variety of industries and demographic demands.

Below is a summary of the nominations received for each stream, with the total predicted allocations subject to change.

These figures demonstrate Alberta’s proactive immigration policy, which takes social and economic requirements into account.