AINP: Semi-Skilled Worker criteria

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Industry-specific criteria – hotel and lodging

Important notice Effective April 1, 2011, Alberta Employers and Candidates in the Hotel and Lodging Industry will be subject to new criteria listed below. These new criteria will be used to assess all applications postmarked on or after April 1, 2011. The AINP will not accept emerit Professional Certification after this date as emerit Professional Certification has been replaced with new language and work experience requirements. Applications postmarked prior to April 1, 2011 will be assessed based on the industry-specific criteria prior to April 1, 2011 or the criteria listed below (if applicable). Alberta Employers and Candidates must always meet the general criteria for the Semi-Skilled worker category.

As an Alberta Employer in the hotel and lodging industry, you must also:

• Be a member in good standing with the Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and adopt the association’s prescribed practices with respect to hiring and employing temporary foreign workers.
• Be aware that you are eligible for a maximum number of allocations per calendar year for Food and Beverage Servers and Room Attendants based on the total number of rooms at a property. Allocations can be for Food and Beverage Servers and Room Attendants or a combination of both.

Number of rooms	Maximum number of allocations/per property/per calendar year
1-50	2
51-100	4
101-150	6
151-200	8
201-250	10
251-350	12
351-400	14
401-450	16
451 or more	18

• Be aware that you are only eligible for one allocation per property, per calendar year for the occupation of Front Desk Agent/Clerk.
• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies and conditions, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.

As a Candidate in the hotel and lodging industry, you must also:

• Show that you are competent in listening, reading, speaking, and writing English prior to nomination by submitting language testing results (IELTS preferred) with your application. The test results must be one of:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) minimum of 4.0 in each of listening, reading, speaking and writing
• Canadian Language Benchmark test results using an approved CLB assessment tool that shows a minimum level of 4 achieved in each of listening, reading, speaking and writing
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based total score of 47.

• Have a total of three (3) years of work experience in a job directly related to the hotel and lodging industry (abroad and/or in Canada)
  • Candidates must submit reference letters to demonstrate this experience. Reference letters must be dated and include the following:
    • Written on company letterhead
    • Name of employer
    •  Employer contact information
    • Occupation title
    • Main duties
    • Dates of employment
    • Signed by a company official (e.g. owner, administrator, supervisor)

• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.

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Industry-specific criteria – manufacturing industry

As an Alberta Employer in the manufacturing industry, you must also:

• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies and conditions, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.
• Show the Candidate is competent in listening, speaking, reading and writing English prior to nomination. You are responsible for testing and establishing a benchmark of English language capability of the Candidate upon arrival and once again prior to nomination to demonstrate progress.
  • The Employer shall be responsible for paying the cost of these two assessments (the cost of additional assessments above this limit shall be the responsibility of the Candidate).
  • Employers are responsible to ensure that initial and subsequent testing is performed through the same assessment service or provide an identical method of assessment.
  • If the Candidate originated from an English speaking country or has completed secondary or post-secondary studies in English, you are not required to provide proof of Candidate competency in the English language.
  • Should the Candidate not be competent in English, you must provide the Candidate with an in-house English as a Second Language (ESL) program or cover the cost of the ESL training for the Candidate.
    • The in-house ESL program shall only be taught by certified ESL teachers.
    • An Employer will schedule the Candidate’s work in order to meet the requirements of a minimum of six hours per week of ESL training.
    • Participation shall be on employee time, however, the Employer shall supply and pay for teachers, materials and classrooms.
    • Participation in the ESL program shall begin within sixty days of the arrival of the PN Candidate and continue for the duration of the work permit
    • To be eligible for nomination the Candidate must submit proof of 85 per cent attendance rate in the ESL training and must demonstrate a progress in learning.

As a Candidate in the manufacturing industry, you must also:

• Have a minimum of four years of work experience in a job similar to the employer’s type of business prior to arriving in Canada.
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.

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