In 2026, AAIP prioritizes nominations and draws within worker streams for occupations in sectors including health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, agriculture, and designated rural communities. The program provides detailed processing information, nomination allocations, and draw results to manage expectations and maintain fair access. Additional federal immigration spaces are available for practice-ready physicians and Francophones, which do not count towards Alberta’s nomination allocation.

• AAIP prioritizes worker streams in key sectors for 2026 including health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, aviation, agriculture, and Rural Renewal Stream communities.
• In 2025, AAIP issued 6,603 nominations, meeting its allocation, including additional nominations from a federal Express Entry administrative overage.
• For 2026, Alberta has an allocation of 6,403 nominations with 405 nominations issued and 5,964 spaces remaining as of early February.
• Additional federal immigration spaces (up to 10,000) are available for practice-ready physicians and Francophones across all provincial nominee programs; AAIP nominations for these candidates do not count against Alberta’s allocation.
• Eligibility for physicians requires NOC 31100, 31101, or 31102 and meeting AAIP’s Dedicated Healthcare Pathway requirements; Francophones must meet CLB/NCLC 5 in French.
• Processing times vary by stream; for example, Alberta Opportunity Stream is currently assessing applications received on or before October 21, 2025.
• Draws are conducted as needed based on sector needs and priorities; AAIP considers multiple factors beyond EOI scores for candidate selection.
• Entrepreneur stream processing takes up to four months due to comprehensive documentation and verification.
• AAIP maintains a large pool of expressions of interest across streams, with over 45,000 EOIs currently eligible for selection.

• Prioritization of nominations in key sectors for 2026
• Introduction of additional federal immigration spaces for physicians and Francophones that do not count towards Alberta’s provincial nomination allocation
• Redistribution rights reserved by AAIP for nomination allocations among streams

• Temporary foreign workers in Alberta
• Applicants to Alberta Advantage Immigration Program streams including Alberta Opportunity, Rural Renewal, Tourism and Hospitality, Dedicated Health Care, Alberta Express Entry, and Entrepreneur streams
• Practice-ready physicians and Francophones eligible for additional federal immigration spaces

• Applicants must submit complete applications with all required documents to avoid processing delays
• Expressions of interest are submitted to specific streams or pathways but candidates may be invited to apply to other streams based on program priorities
• Entrepreneur stream applicants undergo a two-stage process including expression of interest and business application

• Last update: February 5, 2026
• Processing dates vary by stream; e.g., Alberta Opportunity Stream assessing applications received on or before October 21, 2025
• Draw dates occur as needed; recent draws listed from May 2025 to February 2026

• https://www.alberta.ca/aaip-processing-information