Between August 4\u2013August 12, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) invited 367 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.<\/p>\n
Invitations were issued across five selection rounds, and targeted individuals across a variety of in-demand sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, and tech.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams As of August 12, the AAIP<\/a> has conducted a total of 69 provincial immigration draws over the course of 2026.<\/p>\n Draw details<\/p>\n The province\u2019s latest AAIP draws, two of which targeted healthcare workers, saw invitations issued through the following streams and pathways:<\/p>\n The highest proportion of invitations was issued to candidates under the Rural Renewal Stream, at 34.6%:<\/p>\n \tDraw dateStream\/pathwayInvitations issuedMinimum score<\/p>\n \tAugust 12, 2026Dedicated Health Care Pathway \u2013 Express Entry5760<\/p>\n \tAugust 11, 2026Rural Renewal Stream12751<\/p>\n \tAugust 7, 2026Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Priority Sectors (Agriculture)3855<\/p>\n \tAugust 6, 2026Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway9560<\/p>\n \tAugust 4, 2026Alberta Express Entry Stream \u2013 Priority Sectors (Health Care)5066<\/p>\n The August 4 draw targeting candidates in the healthcare sector features the highest cutoff for this draw type in 2026 thus far.<\/p>\n As of August 12, the province has invited no fewer than 11,215 invitations to apply (ITAs) to apply for provincial nomination<\/a> over the course of 2026.<\/p>\n Breakdown of Alberta\u2019s provincial nomination figures<\/p>\n Alberta was recently granted additional nominations<\/a> by the federal government, bringing its total 2026 allocation to 6,603\u2014up from 6,403.<\/p>\n As of August 12, the province reports having used a total of 4,184 nominations, leaving 2,419 slots available for the remainder of 2026.<\/p>\n A stream-by-stream breakdown of AAP nominations is provided in the table below:<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathway2026 nomination allocationNominations issuedRemaining nomination slots<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream3,5622,2681,294<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream1,057622435<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream15613422<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)518256262<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway619408211<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway12<10N\/A<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives619456163<\/p>\n \tEntrepreneur streams603327<\/p>\n Alberta also reports having nominated 50 practice-ready physicians<\/a> and 12 francophone<\/a> candidates through supplementary nomination spaces; these do not count toward the province\u2019s 2026 PNP<\/a> allocation.<\/p>\n Worker expressions of interest and applications awaiting processing<\/p>\n Alberta also reports the distribution of WEOIs across its streams and the number of nomination applications awaiting a final decision<\/p>\n As of August 12, Alberta\u2019s WEOI pool contained 36,932 profiles, with approximately 63.1% submitted under the Alberta Opportunity Stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n The province had a total of 1,336 nomination applications awaiting a final decision as of that date.<\/p>\n \tStream\/pathwayWEOIs in the poolApplications awaiting processing<\/p>\n \tAlberta Opportunity Stream23,291627<\/p>\n \tRural Renewal Stream1,72861<\/p>\n \tTourism and Hospitality Stream3,49015<\/p>\n \tDedicated Health Care Pathways (EE + non-EE)1,33542<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Accelerated Tech Pathway2,046211<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Law Enforcement Pathway51N\/A<\/p>\n \tAlberta Express Entry \u2013 Priority sector draws\/initiatives4,991163<\/p>\n \t*Entrepreneur streamsN\/A217<\/p>\n *AAIP entrepreneur streams are not represented in the worker EOI pool, as they follow a separate consideration process.<\/p>\n
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