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Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is an economic immigration program operated by the Government of Alberta with the Government of Canada’s department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It supports Alberta’s economic growth by attracting and retaining work-ready people to the province.

The AINP offers options for both skilled and semi-skilled workers. Through this program, prospective immigrants with the skills and experience targeted by the province may receive an Alberta Provincial Nomination Certificate, which will speed up the overall immigration process.AINP nominations will not be issued for the purpose of obtaining temporary work permit extensions

Application requirements differ depending on the stream and category. Read more about each available stream and category below.

Review the streams and categories below and choose the best option for you. Also review who is not eligible.

• Strategic Recruitment Stream
• Employer-Driven Stream
• Self-Employed Farmer Stream

Reminder:
You must maintain a valid work permit throughout the AINP application and assessment process. Only applicants under the Strategic Recruitment Stream Engineering Occupations Category are exempt from this requirement. At the time of assessment, you must provide the AINP with a valid work permit or implied status based on either:

• a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or
• a LMIA exemption as determined by IRCC

Some LMIA exemptions from IRCC are not eligible under the AINP. The AINP will not consider the following exemptions:

international students studying in Canada, including students doing co-op work placements or internships as part of their study program

• people doing charitable or religious work
• people who need to support themselves while they are in Canada, such as those waiting on a refugee claim

Who is not eligible?

• The following are not eligible to apply to the AINP:
• Clergy, Elementary and Secondary School Teachers, Professional Athletes and Dental Laboratory Bench Workers
• Refugee claimants, or individuals involved in a federal appeal or removal process. It is not the mandate of the AINP to intervene in the federal refugee claim, appeal or removal process.
• Live-in Caregivers currently living in Canada
• Temporary Foreign Workers working and residing in a province other than Alberta
• International students studying in Canada, including students doing co-op work placements or internships as part of their study program.