Alberta invites workers in healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture to apply for provincial nomination

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has extended a total of 743 invitations to apply for provincial nomination to AAIP candidates working in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture.

The AAIP issued these invitations over the course of seven provincial immigration draws over the period of June 5–June 15, 2026.

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As of June 15, Alberta has held 50 selection rounds in 2026.

In its latest series of draws, the AAIP issued invitations through the following streams and pathways, three of which targeted healthcare workers:

The greatest share of invitations was issued through the Alberta Opportunity Stream, accounting for about 62.2% of all invites.

Cutoff scores and number of invitations issued varied by draws:

Alberta’s June 8–June 15 selections directly align with its “highest priorities for 2026,” which include health care, manufacturing, agriculture, and Rural Renewal Stream invitations.

The June 11 health care and June 12 agriculture Priority Sector draws were each the third of their kind in 2026.

As of its latest draw date (June 15), the province has issued no fewer than 8,453 to apply for provincial nomination in 2026.

The federal government was granted a nomination allocation of 6,403 nominations in 2026.

As of June 16 (the date of AAIP’s last webpage update), Alberta has used 2,869 of its nomination slots, leaving 3,534 remaining.

The following table provides a stream-specific breakdown of AAIP nominations:

Alberta has also used nomination spaces outside its regular PNP allocation to attract targeted groups, including 50 practice-ready physicians and 12 francophone candidates.

The province also provides a stream-specific breakdown of the number of worker expressions of interest (WEOIs) and nomination applications currently it has in its inventory.

As of June 16, Alberta had 38,353 WEOIs in its pool. The Alberta Opportunity Stream made up about 63.1% of that total; 1,536 provincial nomination applications were listed as awaiting processing.

The following table shows how these figures are distributed:

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