Details of Alberta PNP draws inviting 385 Express Entry candidates

Alberta had conducted 2 rounds of invitations on September 14 and September 21, 2021, for Express Entry candidates. The results of these draws have been released by Alberta lately.

The September 14 draw

In this draw held by AINP, Alberta PNP invited 385 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum score prescribed for eligibility to receive an invitation for these candidates was 300 CRS points.

The September 21 draw

In this draw, Alberta PNP invited 450 Express Entry candidates, who required 300 CRS points to be eligible to receive an invitation.

In 2021, Alberta PNP has issued 5,342 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination so far. The cap for the issue of invitations set in 2021 for Alberta in 2021 is 6,250.

About Alberta Express Entry Stream

This is an enhanced PNP. The provincial government of Alberta has access to the federal government’s Express Entry pool of immigration candidates.

Express Entry is a points-based application management system used by the federal government to manage applications for immigration. These applications are filed for 3 federal high-skilled immigration programs namely CEC, FSTP, and FSWP.

The applicants to Express Entry have their profiles added to a candidate pool that's accessible to both federal and provincial governments. Every candidate profile is ranked by CRS with scores assigned. Factors like age, education, work experience, and skills in Canada’s official language are considered to decide the scores.

When provincial governments choose and nominate Express Entry candidates through PNP draws, they automatically add 600 extra points to their original CRS scores. This way, the candidates get a higher score that will increase their chances to get an ITA to the near surety in a forthcoming federal immigration draw.

For a provincial nomination, these candidates need to create an EOI profile with the provincial PNP involved. The EOI profiles are given scores on the province’s unique points grid.

The highest-scoring Express Entry candidates are invited by IRCC to apply for Canada PR when they take part in regular invitation rounds. Those who are invited can officially apply for Canada immigration.

Anyone trying to move to Alberta must have the intention to work and settle in the province. If the candidate has the following factors, it could be an advantage as far as an opportunity to get nominated provincially is concerned:

• A job offer in Alberta
• Work experience in a specific field
• Canadian education
• Parent/sibling/child as a Canada PR or citizen in Alberta

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Note:

PR – Permanent Residence/Permanent Resident

CRS – Comprehensive Ranking System

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

ITA – Invitation to Apply

IRCC – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

FSWP – Federal Skilled Worker Program

FSTP – Federal Skill Trades Program

CEC – Canadian Experience Class

AINP – Alberta Immigration Nominee Program