AINP draw invites 181 Express Entry candidates, offers nomination

Alberta conducted a PNP draw on July 14, 2021. 181 Express Entry candidates were invited by AINP in the draw to apply for a provincial nomination.

Facts of the draw

• The minimum CRS score required was 301 points.
• Alberta has invited 2,613 Express Entry candidates till now in 2021 to apply for a provincial nomination.
• Alberta is allowed to issue 6,250 certificates of nomination in 2021, by the federal government.

About Alberta Express Entry Stream

• It allows Alberta’s provincial government to search in the federal government’s pool of Express Entry candidates and find suitable candidates eligible for a provincial nomination.
• The Express Entry system is an application management system that handles the applications from immigration candidates. These are applications for 3 federal high-skilled programs namely FSTP, CEC, and FSWP.
• IRCC holds regular Express Entry draws and invites candidates who score the highest. They are invited to apply for Canada PR.
• With a nomination granted by Alberta to an Express Entry candidate, such a candidate will get 600 extra CRS points. This will in effect assures that the candidate will receive an ITA in a subsequent federal immigration draw. Read More