This page provides detailed information on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) including nomination allocations, processing times, priorities for 2026, and recent draw results.
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) prioritizes nominations and draws in 2026 for worker streams in key sectors such as health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, agriculture, and rural communities. The program provides updates on nomination allocations, applications being processed, estimated processing times, and recent draw invitations. Additional federal immigration spaces are available for practice-ready physicians and Francophones, which do not count towards Alberta's provincial nomination limits.
- AAIP prioritizes worker streams in health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, agriculture, and Rural Renewal Stream communities in 2026.
- Nomination allocations, nominations issued, spaces remaining, and applications to be processed are regularly updated and subject to change.
- Up to 10,000 additional federal immigration spaces are available for practice-ready physicians (NOC 31100, 31101, 31102) and Francophones meeting CLB/NCLC 5 in French, which do not count against Alberta’s provincial nomination allocation.
- Processing times vary by stream; current assessment dates range from November 2025 to March 2026 depending on the stream.
- Recent draws are conducted as needed and focus on sector priorities; draw parameters are not publicly disclosed to protect program integrity.
- Expressions of interest pools vary by stream, with over 44,000 total eligible candidates across all AAIP streams.
- Applicants are advised to include all required documents to avoid processing delays.
- In 2026, AAIP prioritizes nominations and draws for occupations in key sectors including health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, agriculture, and rural communities.
- Additional federal immigration spaces are available for physicians and Francophones, exempt from provincial nomination limits.
- AAIP reserves the right to redistribute nomination allocations among streams or pathways as needed.
- Immigration candidates applying through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) worker streams and entrepreneur streams.
- Practice-ready physicians and Francophones seeking nomination under federal-provincial initiatives.
- Employers and communities in Alberta involved in designated streams such as Rural Renewal.
- Applicants must submit complete applications with all required documents as per the AAIP document checklist.
- Applications are processed in order of receipt within each stream, with priority given to sectors identified for 2026.
- Expressions of interest may be invited to apply to streams other than the one originally selected based on program priorities.
- Last update: April 1, 2026
- Processing assessment dates vary by stream, e.g., Alberta Opportunity Stream assessing applications received on or before February 2, 2026.
- Recent draws occurred between January 26, 2026 and March 27, 2026.
This page is meant to help you read a public immigration update more quickly. For eligibility, deadlines, application steps, or official requirements, confirm the official source linked on this page.