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Five New Alberta Immigration Draws Open Opportunities Across Multiple Industries
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held five Immigration Draws between October 8,2025 to October 21, 2025. During these five draws a total of 202 candidates received Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination.
Highlights of draws (October 8 to 21):
Alberta recently published the highlights of the five draws that took place between October 8. 2025 to October 21, 2025 that invited candidates in sectors such as tech, aviation, agriculture, and healthcare occupations:
| Draw Date | Stream | Number of Invitations Issued | Cut-Off Score |
| October 21, 2025 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway | 89 | 60 |
| October 16, 2025 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Aviation) | 13 | 46 |
| October 15, 2025 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture) | 10 | 67 |
| October 10, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway (non-Express Entry) | 41 | 45 |
| October 8, 2025 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway (Express Entry) | 46 | 52 |
The largest draw in terms of numbers invited happened on October 21, 2025 through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway.
Till October 21, 2025 the province of Alberta has held:
- 8 draws through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway.
- 5 draws through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Aviation) pathway.
- 6 draws through the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture) pathway.
- 10 draws through the Dedicated Health Care Pathway (non-Express Entry).
- 10 draws through the Dedicated Health Care Pathway (Express Entry).
- 10 draws through the Dedicated Health Care Pathway (Express Entry).
These draws align with Alberta Priority Sectors for 2025, released earlier this year. For the Alberta Express Entry Stream, priority sectors include construction, agriculture, aviation, and healthcare.
Alberta has stated that it will be considering ITAs based on the above mentioned priority sectors in addition to three pathways within the Alberta Express Entry Stream, which are as follows:
- Dedicated Healthcare Pathway;
- Accelerated Tech Pathway; and
- Law Enforcement Pathway.
The AAIP has conducted a total of 69 draws in 2025 till October 21, 2025.
Provincial Nomination Data
Initially AAIP was allotted 4,875 nomination slots for the year 2025. But in September 2025, an additional 1,528 nomination slots were awarded to Alberta thereby bringing the total to 6,403 in 2025.
On October 21, 2025 out of 6,403, a total of 4,689 nominations were issued leaving a quota of 1,714 nomination slots remaining for the rest of the year.
As of Oct.21, the AAIP has provided the following numbers for its streams:
| Stream | 2025 Nomination Allocation | Nominations Issued till October 21, 2025 | Nominations to be issued from October 22, 2025 to December 31, 2025 | Number of EOIs in the candidate pool |
| Alberta Opportunity Stream | 3,356 | 2,544 | 812 | 36,778 |
| Rural Renewal Stream | 1,100 | 877 | 233 | 4,024 |
| Tourism and Hospitality Stream | 245 | 212 | 33 | 5,689 |
| Dedicated Health Care Pathways (Express Entry and non-Express Entry) | 245 | 438 | 372 | 1,402 |
| Alberta Express Entry Stream | Accelerated Tech Pathway: 291 | 170 | 121 | 2,621 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway: 26 | 16 | 10 | 105 | |
| Priority sectors and other initiatives: 553 | 412 | 141 | 4,444 | |
| Entrepreneur Stream | 22 | 20 | 2 | N/A |