Alberta Opportunity Stream
Alberta Opportunity Stream is a program aimed not only at skilled immigrants in Alberta, but also at international students who have been educated at a higher education institution recognized in this part of Canada.
Requirements for candidates:
- Place of residence and work permit. Immigrants applying for this program are required to have a valid temporary residence status and a valid work permit in their chosen required specialization;
- Language skills. Since 14 June 2019, English or French proficiency must be at least level 5 of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). For those who want to work as a nurse in Alberta under this program, the minimum level of language proficiency is set at 7;
- The minimum required education of a foreign worker must be at the level of a Canadian high school diploma. In order to determine the Canadian equivalent of the education you received outside of the country; all immigrant education documentation must go through the Educational Credential Assessment;
- Work experience. When applying for immigration, the foreign worker must have at least 12 months of experience over the last 1.5 or 2 years in a profession that has been in demand in Alberta for the last 2.5 years. In addition, when applying, the candidate must practice the profession and continue to do so from the beginning to the end of the entire immigration process. You have to gain full-time experience. The experience you gained while studying (for example, within the Study Permit in the country) is not taken into account.
There are two lists of specializations that are not eligible to apply for the Alberta Opportunity Stream immigration system.
The first list concerns immigrants who have applied under the Alberta Opportunity Stream, and the second is for immigrants who have applied under the Alberta Opportunity Stream with Post-Graduation Work Permit.
| NOC код | NOC Skill Level | Name of Specialty |
| 0011 | 0 | Legislators |
| 0422 | 0 | Principals and administration of primary and secondary schools |
| 0423 | 0 | Heads of social, public and correctional services |
| 0432 | 0 | Chiefs of fire protection and senior officers of the fire service |
| 0651 | 0 | Managers of escort agencies and massage agencies |
| 4031 | A | High school teachers |
| 4032 | A | Primary school and kindergarten teachers |
| 4154 | A | Leading positions in the religious service |
| 5121 | A | Authors and writers |
| 5133 | A | Musicians and singers |
| 5135 | A | Actors and comedians |
| 5136 | A | Artists and sculptors |
| 1227 | B | Bailiffs and justices of the peace |
| 3223 | B | Employees of the dental profession |
| 4214 | B | Kindergarten educators and their assistants (this applies only to those who do not have a certificate of 2nd level Child Development Worker or 3rd level Child Development Supervisor issued by the Service in Alberta Children’s Affairs (namely the Child Care Certification Office) |
| 4216 | B | Other instructors |
| 4217 | B | Other professions related to religion |
| 5232 | B | Other artists (magicians, circus artists, models, puppeteers and others not mentioned in the list) |
| 5244 | B | Artisans |
| 5251 | B | Sportsmen |
| 6232 | B | Real estate agents and sellers |
| 4411 | C | Employees providing childcare services at home |
| 4412 | C | Home care workers, domestic workers and related professions |
| 4413 | C | Assistants to primary and secondary school teachers |
| 6533 | C | Professions whose activities are related to casinos |
| 6564 | C | Other professions of personal service |
| 7513 | C | Taxi and limousine drivers, chauffeurs |
| 8442 | C | Fishermen and hunters |
| 6623 | C | Other sales-related occupations |
| 6722 | C | Operators and other personnel in entertainment, recreation, and sports |
| 6742 | D | Other support service occupations |
| 8611 | D | Janitors |
| 8612 | D | Land improvement and grounds maintenance workers |
| 8613 | D | Aquaculture and offshore workers |
| 8614 | D | Mining workers |
There is also a list of additional occupations that make it impossible to apply for immigration to the province of Alberta on a Post-Graduation Work Permit. These professions are not in demand in this part of Canada.
| NOC код | List of Specialties |
| 0112 | Recruitment and human resource managers (HR-managers) |
| 0211 | Engineering managers |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply managers, tracking and scheduling coordination |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents and officers |
| 1523 | Production logistics coordinators |
| 2113 | Geologists and oceanographers |
| 2131 | Civil engineers |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronic engineers |
| 2212 | Geological and mineral technology and engineering |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and engineers |
| 2253 | Design engineers and technicians |
| 7202 | Contractors and controllers (supervisors), representatives of electrical and telecommunication professions |
| 7231 | Machinists and machine tool inspectors |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators |
| 7241 | Electricians (other than industrial and power systems) |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians |
| 7251 | Plumbers |
| 7271 | Carpenters |
| 7293 | Isolation workers |
| 7301 | Mechanical contractors and supervisors |
| 7302 | Heavy equipment contractors and controllers |
| 7311 | Industrial mechanics |
| 7312 | Mechanics with a specialty in heavy equipment |
| 7322 | Vehicle body repair technicians |
| 7371 | Crane operators (other than rough terrain crane operators) |
| 8222 | Oil and gas drilling contractors and supervisors and related occupations |
| 8232 | Oil and gas well drillers, maintenance personnel, testers and related occupations |
| 8412 | Workers and operators of oil and gas drilling services |
| 8615 | Oil and gas well service workers and occupations related to these activities |
| 9232 | Oil, gas and chemical process operators |
Level of income. The foreign worker must demonstrate the level of income for the year, which must be relevant when applying. For reference, the minimum amounts active before January 1, 2020 are as follows:
| Number of family members moving with the immigrant | Annual household income (CAD) |
| 1 | $21,833 |
| 2 | $30,876 |
| 3 | $37,816 |
| 4 | $43,666 |
| 5 | $48,820 |
| 6 | $53,480 |