Alberta PNP has issued 3,357 invitations in 2019 with minimum CRS score 300 points
Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has launched multiple drawsthis year to invite whipping 3,357 candidates registered in Express Entrysystem of Canada. The AINP is one of the most popular ProvincialNominee Programs of Canada, applied by huge number of skilled workers
every year to get provincial nomination for Canadian PR. Theprovince of Alberta invites huge number of candidates every year throughits Express Entry aligned streams.
Alberta- Express Entry stream
The province of Alberta has invited total 3,357 express entry applicantsthis year in total 14 draws launched from January 10, 2019 to July 5,2019. In the last draw on July 5, Alberta invited 180 candidates withlowest score being 425 CRS points. The lowest CRS score requirement
in 2019 was 300 CRS points, which was announced by the province inthe January 10, March 15, April 9, 2019 and June 21, 2019 draw.
| Draw date | Minimum CRS score | Number of NOIs Issued |
| July 5, 2019 | 425 | 180 |
| June 21, 2019 | 300 | 262 |
| May 15, 2019 | 301 | 197 |
| May 2, 2019 | 400 | 119 |
| April 24, 2019 | 400 | 133 |
| April 15, 2019 | 400 | 179 |
| April 9, 2019 | 300 | 172 |
| April 2, 2019 | 400 | 356 |
| March 26, 2019 | 400 | 370 |
| March 19, 2019 | 400 | 271 |
| March 15, 2019 | 300 | 106 |
| March 12, 2019 | 400 | 462 |
| March 5, 2019 | 400 | 473 |
| February 22, 2019 | 302 | 130 |
| February 1, 2019 | 301 | 168 |
| January 25, 2019 | 301 | 81 |
| January 10, 2019 | 300 | 337 |
| November 6, 2018 | 302 | 57 |
| October 16, 2018 | 304 | 94 |
| October 10, 2018 | 319 | 47 |
| September 14, 2018 | 301 | 152 |
| August 23, 2018 | 312 | 24 |
| July 26, 2018 | 302 | 67 |
| July 6, 2018 | 302 | 155 |
Month of March saw the maximum number of draws (5 draws occurred),
followed by April month (4 draws held).
Benefit of the Express Entry aligned stream
If you apply in the express entry stream of AINP and get provincial nomination, you become eligible to get 600 additional CRS points in express entry. Needless to mention that such huge addition in the CRS score, makes the applicant eligible to get Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency.
How to apply in Alberta- EE stream
To apply in Alberta- express entry aligned stream, you must have an account registered in Federal Express Entry System under any of the below three categories, i.e.
- Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
- Canadian Experienced Class (CEC)
- Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
Also, the applicant must receive the NOI (Notification of Interest) from the AINP (Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program).On receipt of the NOI applicant need to apply in the relevant AINP stream to get provincial nomination.However to be eligible to get NOI and get considered for the nomination,an applicant need to have the CRS score minimum 300 points or above and must be employed in an occupation, which in demand in the province of Alberta.As of now, Alberta is one of the best provinces of Canada to live, work and settle permanently with growing opportunities in various industries and low immigration points requirement.