294 Express Entry candidates invited by Alberta in the latest draw

New opportunities seek new people. Alberta, one of the provinces of Canada continues to welcome immigrants to help Canada to increase its immigration targets. Alberta in its latest draw issued invitations to apply to 294 Express Entry candidates. The draw took place on August 28, 2019.

The latest draw saw a minimum cut-off score of 400, which was 38 points lower than the lowest cutoff score of the Federal Express Entry Program in 2019.

The Alberta Express Entry Stream has nearly doubled the number of invitations in this draw as compared to the 121 invitations issued in the previous 15th August draw. With this draw, Alberta has issued 5,236 invitations to Express Entry candidates over the course of 23 draws so far.

Alberta Express Entry Stream

The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows the province to search the candidates in the express pool and invite them to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian PR. The stream selects the candidates with work experience in an occupation that supports the province’s economic development and diversification priorities.
Alberta does not have a list of eligible occupations, however, the AINP prioritize the candidates with:

• A job offer and/or work experience in Alberta
• A degree from a Canadian post-secondary institution and a valid job offer
• A parent, child or sibling already living in the province.

Express Entry (EE) candidate can only apply for a provincial nomination provided they are invited by the AINP under Alberta Express Entry stream.