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Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Processing times and inventory

Date: 16 April, 2024

How to estimate processing times for applications and determine which streams are accepting applications.

Nomination certificate limits

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sets the limits for nomination certificates. The AAIP issued 10,029 nomination certificates in 2023, which includes 279 nomination certificates issued under a federally authorized administrative buffer for Express Entry nomination certificates. AAIP’s 2024 allocation has not yet been confirmed. Notional increases to more than 10,000 nomination allocations per year are expected in 2024 and 2025. Additional information about the 2024 allocation and the projected split between Express Entry and non-Express Entry pathways will be provided when available.

New Canada Work Permit: Innovation Stream Pilot launched that doesn’t require LMIA.

New Innovation Stream Pilot Canada: No LIMA Required

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on April 15th, via the Global Hypergrowth Project, the launch of a new two-year Innovation Stream Pilot.

Certain Canadian businesses will be able to hire highly trained foreign workers on work permits thanks to the new Innovation Stream Pilot, which eliminates the need for an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment).

In addition, family members of these foreign laborers will be qualified for an open work permit, which will let them work in Canada for practically any company.

Unless there are any revisions, the Innovation Stream is slated to run for two years, ending on March 22, 2026.