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Staff members of the Immigrate to Alberta Information Service are available to answer your specific questions about:

  • Immigration to Alberta.
  • Temporary work in Alberta.
  • Opportunities for skilled workers in Alberta.
  • The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.

For general questions please visit our Immigrating to Alberta page.

Status of Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program applications

Please refrain from making status inquiries once you submit an application. Responding to status inquires delays the processing of your application as well as processing of applications of others. Make sure all documentation is complete and included with your application to prevent your application being returned to you or other unnecessary delays. If you want to ensure that the AINP has received your application, please send your application by registered mail or by courier.

Processing times vary due to the volume of applications being submitted and the completeness of applications received. Currently, the AINP is experiencing a high volume of applications. Approximate processing times are as follows:

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program Processing time
Employer Driven Stream  
Notification (pre-assessment) At least two months
Employer and/or Candidate assessments* At least eight months
Total AINP processing time At least ten months
Strategic Recruitment Stream for Compulsory Trades and Engineering Occupations Processing time
Notification (pre-assessment) At least two months
Candidate assessment At least five months
Total AINP processing time At least seven months
Strategic Recruitment Stream for U.S. Visa Holders Processing time
Notification (pre-assessment) At least four months
Candidate assessment At least eight months
Total AINP processing time** At least twelve months
Family Stream Processing time
Alberta Relative notification (pre-assessment) At least ten months
Candidate assessments At least twenty-eight months*
Total AINP processing time At least thirty-eight months

* If an Employer and Candidate apply to the AINP at the same time, the AINP will assess the Employer and Candidate at the same time.

** If you have a valid full-time job offer from an Alberta employer in a field related to your current occupation in the U.S. you will receive priority processing.

The above processing times do not include the time it takes Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to process a Provincial Nominee’s application for permanent residence, which takes place at a Canadian visa office outside of Canada. If you are accepted by the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program as a Provincial Nominee, you will then be instructed on which CIC visa office you must send your application for permanent residence.

Please visit the CIC website for the processing times of Provincial Nominee permanent residence applications at the Canadian visa offices.

We are unable to provide status updates once you submit an application. Responding to status inquires delays the processing of your application as well as processing of applications of others. Make sure all documentation is complete and included with your application to prevent unnecessary delays

Immigrate to Alberta Information Service

  • Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (MST)
  • Toll-free within Alberta: 1-877-427-6419
  • Outside Alberta: 780-427-6419  

E-mail

Temporary Foreign Worker

Employer-Driven Stream - Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

Strategic Recruitment Stream – Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

Family Stream - Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

To revise or update your AINP application

You may submit additional documents or changes to your application by mail or fax as indicated below. Make sure to quote your file number, your full name, the name of your Alberta employer or your Alberta relative (if applicable).

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
Suite 940, Telus Plaza North Tower
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1S6
Fax Number: 780-427-6560

If you need more specific information about the various Government of Alberta services available to help you immigrate to Alberta, there are various Government of Alberta departments that can help you, depending upon what information you need. See the related links list for additional Government of Alberta program contacts.

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Government of Alberta

Date Updated: Aug 26, 2009
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