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.
Alberta Opportunity Class Invitations
| NOC Occupational Code | Occupations | Occupation name |
|---|---|---|
| 4214 | Early childhood educators and assistants | Early childhood educators and assistants |
Alberta EE Class Invitations
| invitation date | Number of invitees | Minimum CRS Invitation Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-16 | 150 | 306 |
| 2022-05-19 | 100 | 382 |
| 2022-04-14 | 250 | 356 |
| 2022-03-22 | 350 | 325 |
| 2022-03-08 | 350 | 318 |
| 2022-02-01 | 400 | 340 |
| 2022-01-18 | 350 | 346 |
| 2022-01-05 | 250 | 327 |
| 2021-12-14 | 150 | 351 |
| 2021-11-24 | 100 | 350 |
| 2021-11-09 | 200 | 343 |
| 2021-10-26 | 248 | 300 |
| 2021-10-12 | 293 | 300 |
| 2021-09-30 | 275 | 300 |
| 2021-09-21 | 450 | 300 |
| 2021-09-14 | 385 | 300 |
| 2021-09-07 | 500 | 300 |
The following occupations have an excessive number of applications and will take more time to process:
- 6311 – Food service supervisors
- 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
- 1241 – Administrative assistants
- 6322 – Cooks Chef
- 7511 – Transport truck drivers
- 4214 – Early childhood educators and assistants
- 1221 – Administrative officers
- 1311 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
- 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers