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The Alberta Immigrant Opportunity Category is for foreign worker candidates who are already working full-time in Alberta and have a full-time job offer in a qualifying occupation from an Alberta employer. Candidates must hold a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) OR One of the accepted LMIA exempt work permits. Applicants must also meet other residency and work permit type, occupation, language, education, work experience, Alberta job offer and minimum Alberta work experience requirements.

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Application Requirements

1. Residence status and work permit requirements:

• • Applicants must be currently living and working in Alberta and hold a valid temporary resident status authorizing them to work in Canada (e.g. temporary foreign worker);
  
• Applicants must hold a valid work permit in an eligible occupation based on one of the following conditions:
  • Applicants must hold a valid work permit in an eligible occupation based on one of the following conditions:
  • Applicants must hold a valid work permit in an eligible occupation based on one of the following conditions:
  • Graduate work permit holders who meet specific occupation, education and work experience requirements, and who graduated from public higher education institutions in Alberta;
    
• Open work permit holders issued under IRCC’s Open Work Permit Public Policy for graduate work permit holders who have previously or are currently graduating from a public higher education institution in Alberta.

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2. Occupational requirements:

• The applicant is currently working in an eligible occupation in Alberta; and
  
• The applicant is currently working in an eligible occupation in Alberta; and
  
• Most NOC 0, A, B, C or D occupations are eligible, and all applicants’ occupations cannot be on the Alberta Opportunity Category ineligible occupation list;
  
• Graduate work permit holders must meet the following conditions:
  • Work in Alberta at the time of submitting the application, and the occupation must be related to the major studied in Alberta. Applicants who are admitted after April 1, 2019 and complete a one-year graduate certificate program must also have an occupation that was previously in Relevant undergraduate or graduate programs studied outside of Canada (one-year graduate certificate programs should be consistent with previous undergraduate or graduate programs);
    

3. English or French language requirements:

• NOC 0, A or B occupational English or French test scores are required to meet the language level of CLB/NCLC 5, and C and D occupations meet the language level of CLB/NCLC 4;
  
• If the applicant’s occupation is 3413 (Nurse Assistant, Nursing Assistant and Patient Services Specialist), a CLB/NCLC 7 score in English or French is required;
  
• Recognized exams include CELPIP-General, IELTS-G and French TEF, and the language scores must be valid for 2 years at the time of submitting the application;
  

4. Educational Requirements:

• From January 1, 2021, at the time of application, applicants (excluding graduate work permit holders) must have completed a minimum high school education that meets Alberta standards, and overseas applicants must pass ECA qualification certification;
  
• 阿省毕业生工签持有人必须满足以下条件：
  
  • Graduated from a public higher education institution in Alberta;
    
  • If the applicant was admitted and enrolled in an Alberta certificate program before April 1, 2019, the certificate must be issued by an Alberta public higher education institution recognized by higher education in Alberta and must be one of the following Alberta higher education certifications one:
    • Certificate or post-diploma certificate or post-baccalaureate certificate (at least one year);
    • Bachelor’s degree;
    • postgraduate degree;
    • Graduate level certificate;
    • Graduate Diploma.
    • Master Degree
      
  • If the applicant was admitted and enrolled in an Alberta certificate program before April 1, 2019, the certificate must be issued by an Alberta public higher education institution recognized by higher education in Alberta and must be one of the following Alberta higher education certifications one:
    • Certificate or post-diploma certificate or post-baccalaureate certificate (at least one year);
    • Bachelor’s degree;
    • postgraduate degree;
    • Graduate level certificate;
    • Graduate Diploma.
    • Master Degree
      

5. Work experience requirements:

• The applicant’s “current occupation” is consistent with the occupation at the time of submission of the application;
  
• At the time of application, the applicant’s work must match the work experience;
  
• 符合以下合格工作经验要求：
  
  • Have at least 12 months of full-time Alberta work experience in your current occupation in the past 18 months as of the date of your application; or
    
  • At the time of application, at least 24 months of full-time work experience in the current occupation in the past 30 months, recognized both inside and outside Canada;
    • This work experience may be the sum of work experience in Alberta, outside of Alberta, Canada, and/or abroad;
      
  • If the applicant is a graduate work permit holder:
    • At least 6 months of full-time work experience in the current occupation in the past 18 months;
      
      
  • The job must be full-time, at least 30 hours per week;
    
  • If the work experience was obtained in Alberta or Canada, must be authorised by IRCC and hold a valid temporary resident status;
    
  • Internships undertaken while studying in Canada or as part of a program of study are not recognized;
    • A paid internship as part of an Alberta post-secondary program study may also be considered valid work experience, as long as the following conditions are met:
    • Paid internships are full-time jobs of at least 30 hours per week;
    • Internship work experience directly related to the current occupation;
    • Internships are all done in Alberta;
      
  • All applicants, including graduate work permit holders, must meet the following licensing, registration and accreditation requirements at the time of submission of the application and at the time the AINP assesses the application:
    • Applicants must have the required license, registration or certification to work in Alberta;
    • If the applicant is working as a compulsory certified tradesman in Alberta, they must hold a valid Alberta Apprenticeship and Trade Trades (AIT) approved tradesman certificate;
    • If the applicant is a child care worker, must hold a valid certification as a Level 2 Early Childhood Educator (formerly Child Development Worker) or Level 3 Early Childhood Educator (formerly Child Development Supervisor).
      

6. Job offer requirements:

• 申请人必须有能够在阿省从事当前职业的真实阿省雇主全职工作offer，并正在阿省为该雇主从事该职业的工作；
  
  • The employer must be registered under the Act of a Canadian provincial, territorial or parliamentary legislature and operate in Alberta as a factory or business of established production capacity;
    
• 申请人的工作offer必须由申请人及雇主共同签署，工作offer必须符合以下要求：
  
  • Continuous, paid work;
    
  • Full-time employment, i.e. at least 30 hours per week;
    
  • Full-time employment, i.e. at least 30 hours per week;
    
  • Work in your current occupation, and;
    
  • Work in a qualifying AINP occupation that meets work permit requirements;
    
  • The following applicants will not be recognized, even if the job offer is eligible:
    • part time worker;
    • Independent contractors, business owners or temporary agency workers, including directors, shareholders or agents who are listed on the Companies Registry System (CORES) as an Alberta employer;
    • Applicants who do not have a commercial or industrial location in Alberta, such as home workers;
    • Those who are not physically based in Alberta, such as those who work virtually or remotely.
      

Those who are not physically based in Alberta, such as those who work virtually or remotely.

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Application procedure:

1. Get an offer from an Alberta employer;
   
2. Apply for LMIA (2-3 months);
   
3. Apply for a work permit (2-3 months);
   
4. After the work permit is approved, enter the country and start working;
   
5. Submit a provincial nomination application after working for at least 3 months;
   
6. Provincial nomination approved (2-3 months);
   
7. Apply for PR (12-18 months).