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Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program The AINP is designed to support Alberta’s economic growth by attracting work-ready immigrants to the province.

The AINP is an immigration program operated by the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Employment and Immigration in conjunction with the Government of Canada’s department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

Individuals nominated by the Government of Alberta, together with their spouse/common-law partner and dependent children, can apply for a permanent resident visa through CIC as a Provincial Nominee. CIC makes final decisions on all Provincial Nominee permanent resident applications.

The AINP is a program for permanent residence. AINP nominations will not be issued for the purpose of obtaining temporary work permit extensions. See the FAQ section for more information.

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AINP: Using Recruitment or Employment Agencies

If you plan to use a recruitment or employment agency to help you find a job in Alberta, there is important information you need to know.

Under the Fair Trading Act all employment agencies in Canada and abroad must be registered and licensed by the Government of Alberta if they are:
finding jobs in Alberta for people
finding workers for employers in Alberta
testing or evaluating individuals for job-related skills on behalf of an employer.
Insist on seeing the employment agency’s Alberta business license and business registration to verify that it is a legitimate business.
An agency cannot charge a worker a fee for finding a job in Alberta. If you are a worker who has been charged a fee by an agency, contact the Temporary Foreign Worker Helpline.
It is illegal in Alberta to charge a worker for a job placement fee.
Employment agencies charge the employer a fee for recruiting a worker.
The employer is not allowed to recover the cost of this service from the employee. If an employer tries to recover recruitment agency costs from you as a worker, contact the Temporary Foreign Worker Helpline.

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AINP: Application Forms

The AINP has introduced a bar code to some of our application forms to make it easier for those applying to the program. Download our Helpful hints (PDF) to assist you in filling out the application forms. You will need at least Adobe Reader 8.1 to fill out the application forms. If you do not have Adobe Reader 8.1, click on the icon below to download the program for free.

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AINP: Processing times

The AINP will not respond to status inquiries or provide updates on your application. This page is the only source of information on approximately how long it will take to process your application. If you have a file in process with the AINP, check this page often for any updates. AINP processing times are subject to change without notice.

To avoid delays in processing your application make sure you meet AINP criteria and submit a complete application with all required documents.

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AINP: Self-Employed Farmer Stream

Are you a farm owner/operator with proven management skills and the financial resources to develop a sustainable growth-oriented primary production farming business in Alberta, Canada?

The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) can nominate individual farm owner/operators who want to immigrate, purchase and manage a farming business in Alberta.

The AINP works closely with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development to assess the eligibility of applicants in this category.

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AINP: Family Stream: Family Stream Candidate criteria

The criteria below will be used to assess applications submitted on or before August 23, 2010.

Criteria for Candidates (includes but is not limited to):

As a Candidate, you must:

Have an eligible Alberta Relative

Complete the AINP Family Stream – Application for Nomination (AINP 006B) form.

Be able to provide proof that you are the parent, child, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew of the Alberta Relative (by birth or adoption).

You are not eligible to apply under the Family Stream if you are currently in Canada and are a:

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AINP: Strategic Recruitment Stream: How to apply to the Strategic Recruitment Stream

For U.S. Visa Holder Category applicants who submitted their application to the AINP on or before August 23, 2010, only steps 4 through 7 will apply to you.

For Compulsory and Optional Trades Category applicants, you must obtain your Alberta Qualification Certificate from Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) before you apply to the AINP. Visit the AIT website for the steps required to obtain an Alberta Qualification Certificate.

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AINP: Engineering occupations criteria

The criteria for the Engineering Occupations Category (includes but is not limited to):

You must be currently residing in Alberta.
You must intend to and be able to live permanently in Alberta.
You must provide evidence of related education/training and experience as an engineer, designer or drafter.
You must be currently working or have worked within the last two years in Alberta either directly or on contract for one of the following:

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