The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held five provincial immigration draws between March 17 and March 27, 2026, issuing more than 290 invitations to apply to candidates across multiple streams and pathways.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Invitations were issued through the following streams and pathways:<\/p>\n Alberta Express Entry Stream<\/a> \u2013 Priority Sectors pathway (Construction); As of the time of this writing, the AAIP<\/a> has conducted a total of 23 draws in 2026, with the bulk of invitations issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream.<\/p>\n This latest series of draws follows six draws held between February 26 and March 16, which saw over 1,400 invitations issued.<\/p>\n Draw details (March 17 to 27)<\/p>\n The AAIP issued at least 298 invitations in these draws, prioritizing health care, construction, manufacturing, rural immigration, and law enforcement candidates.<\/p>\n The cutoff scores and number of invitations varied by draw:<\/p>\n \tDraw date\u00a0Stream\/pathway\u00a0Minimum\u00a0score\u00a0Invitations issued\u00a0<\/p>\n \tMarch 27, 2026\u00a0Alberta Express Entry Stream\u00a0\u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway\u00a046\u00a0Less than 10\u00a0<\/p>\n \tMarch 26, 2026\u00a0Rural Renewal Stream\u00a050\u00a060\u00a0<\/p>\n \tMarch 24, 2026\u00a0Dedicated Health Care Pathway \u2013 non-Express Entry\u00a054\u00a0102\u00a0<\/p>\n \tMarch 19, 2026\u00a0Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Priority Sectors (Construction)\u00a059\u00a0109\u00a0<\/p>\n \tMarch 17, 2026\u00a0Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Priority Sectors (Manufacturing)\u00a050\u00a027\u00a0<\/p>\n Nomination distribution by stream<\/p>\n The AAIP publishes data on how its total nomination allocation (6,403 spaces) for 2026 is distributed across its streams and pathways, as well as the number of nominations already issued and remaining.<\/p>\n The table below includes figures as of April 1, 2026 \u2014 the date of the AAIP’s most recent data update.<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathway\u00a02026 nomination allocation\u00a0Nominations issued\u00a0Remaining nomination slots\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream\u00a03,425\u00a0911\u00a02,514\u00a0<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream\u00a01,000\u00a0176\u00a0824\u00a0<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream\u00a0150\u00a045\u00a0105\u00a0<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)\u00a0500\u00a084\u00a0416\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway\u00a0600\u00a0138\u00a0462\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway\u00a038\u00a0Less than 10\u00a0N\/A\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives\u00a0600\u00a0113\u00a0487\u00a0<\/p>\n \tEntrepreneur streams\u00a090\u00a0Less than 10\u00a0N\/A\u00a0<\/p>\n The majority of nominations issued this year have gone through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, which accounts for 53.5% of the province’s total allocation.<\/p>\n Expressions of Interest and applications are awaiting processing<\/p>\n Alberta publishes stream-by-stream data on the number of candidates in its selection pools, as well as applications in its inventory awaiting processing \u2014 the only province to do so.<\/p>\n There were 44,094 worker Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in the candidate selection pool as of April 1, which excludes the AAIP’s entrepreneur streams. Of these EOIs, 63.5% are in the Alberta Opportunity Stream.<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathway\u00a0EOIs in the pool\u00a0Applications awaiting processing\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream\u00a028,001\u00a0654\u00a0<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream\u00a02,622\u00a0207\u00a0<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream\u00a04,404\u00a020\u00a0<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)\u00a01,660\u00a012\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway\u00a02,625\u00a0151\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway\u00a083\u00a0Less than 10\u00a0<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives\u00a04,699\u00a0108\u00a0<\/p>\n \tEntrepreneur streams\u00a0N\/A\u00a0264\u00a0<\/p>\n Alberta announced in January that it will prioritize occupations in sectors such as health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, and agriculture in 2026. Rural immigration is also one of Alberta’s focus areas this year, with individuals holding qualifying job offers in communities designated under the Rural Renewal Stream being targeted to fill this demand.<\/p>\n Provincial nomination figures<\/p>\n
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\nAlberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Priority Sectors pathway (Manufacturing);
\nAlberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway;
\nDedicated Health Care Pathway \u2013 non-Express Entry; and
\nRural Renewal Stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n