Alberta launches new EOIs for AAIP worker streams. Starting September 30, applicants who want to apply for AAIP worker streams need to submit a Worker Expression Of Interest (EOI). 

To do so, applicants need to access the AAIP portal and complete an online form with information about themselves. The province states that those who submit a worker EOI will be placed in a Worker Stream pool of consideration. There is no fee to apply. 

In addition, applicants will be ranked as per the Worker EOI points grid. Well, this works much like the federal Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). 

For instance, they will be assigned points based on human capital attributes like their education, language abilities, work experience, age, and family connections in the province. 

Those with higher scores are likely to be selected for provincial nomination. Invitations will be sent by email. 

Alberta notes that applicants cannot create a Worker EOI if they have an existing Worker EOI or Entrepreneur EOI or a draft or active AAIP application. Existing applications or EOIs must be withdrawn prior to creating a Worker EOI. 

The province says candidates do not need to rush to submit their applications as it will not begin conducting worker streams draws until mid to late October. 

Alberta Worker Streams

Alberta launches new EOIs for AAIP worker streams. In addition, the province changed the way it accepts applications for Worker streams to better handle demand & meet labor market priorities. 

Moreover, in June, the province declared that it would only accept a targeted number of applications into the application pool. If a target were reached by the monthly deadline, no further applications would be accepted. 

The system was meant to better balance processing time and the 9,750 PNP nominations that IRCC allocated Alberta for 2024. The impacted programs included:  

• Alberta Opportunity Stream 
• Rural Renewal Stream 
• Accelerated Tech Pathway 
• Tourism and Hospitality Stream 

This approach was meant to ‘provide applicants with multiple opportunities to apply and access to the program year-round’. 

In fact, the Alberta Opportunity Stream has been so popular this year that the province had to pause accepting applications between February and June.

At the time, the province said the pause was necessary to help enable the AAIP to address its current inventory and focus its limited immigration nominations on priorities, such as filling labor shortages in healthcare, technology, construction, agriculture, tourism, hospitality, and other in-demand sectors.   

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