Last Updated on December 22, 2020

Alberta immigration has reached its self-imposed nomination limit for 2020 under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).

The province says it has issued all 4,000 nominations for 2020 as of December 21. 

Alberta had a federal government allocation of 6,250 nominations but chose to limit its total to 64 percent of that total as part of its economic response to the coronavirus pandemic.

An AINP update says the province continues to process applications, while the issuing of nominations will resume in January.

There are approximately 2,350 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 15 expressions of interest applications in the Alberta Express Entry pool, the update said.

Read More

Alberta Immigration Says It Will Not Meet 2020 Federal Nomination Allocation
Alberta Immigration Launches Two New Programs Aimed at International Graduate Entrepreneurs

Two New Alberta Streams

Alberta immigration is launching two new streams designed to get international graduates to open businesses in the province.

The International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream is open as of October 26, 2020, while a new Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream aimed at graduates from U.S. universities will open in January 2021.

The AINP streams are designed to assist Alberta’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The province is hoping the streams will help attract investment and create jobs.

International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream

The new International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is already open for Expressions of Interest.

It is aimed at international graduates from Alberta post-secondary institutions who want to establish or operate a business in the province.

Candidates must initially establish or operate their business for at least 12 months while in Alberta on a work permit, before being nominated for permanent residence once the terms of a Business Performance Agreement are met.