{"id":119070,"date":"2023-04-19T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T22:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/alberta-to-welcome-more-healthcare-workers-refugees-and-entrepreneurs-with-aaip-changes\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T22:51:40","slug":"alberta-to-welcome-more-healthcare-workers-refugees-and-entrepreneurs-with-aaip-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/alberta-to-welcome-more-healthcare-workers-refugees-and-entrepreneurs-with-aaip-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta To Welcome More Healthcare Workers, Refugees And Entrepreneurs With AAIP Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alberta is further opening up its Provincial Nominee Program<\/a> (PNP) to healthcare workers, refugees and entrepreneurs willing to operate businesses in rural areas with a series of changes to encourage more immigration to the province.<\/p>\n

Foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program<\/a> (AAIP) will now have to make a minimum investment of only $100,000, half of the previously-demanded $200,000 under the program\u2019s Rural Renewal Stream change announced Apr. 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the need for communities to demonstrate proper settlement plans remains in place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCommunities are still required to complete a settlement plan as part of the designation application process to demonstrate adequate supports are in place to effectively welcome newcomers,\u201d notes Alberta immigration on its website.<\/p>\n

The westernmost Prairie province, which has recently been given the green light by Ottawa to grow its provincial nominations by 67 over the coming three years, is also actively recruiting healthcare workers through the AAIP.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, the province also announced it is going to use up to 30 per cent of its available Express Entry<\/a> allocations this year to nominated healthcare workers under its Dedicated Healthcare Pathway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPhysicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, physician assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and clinical social workers are eligible,\u201d notes Alberta immigration.<\/p>\n

\u201cEligible healthcare professionals must have an Alberta job offer with an employer in the healthcare sector in Alberta, and must have verifiable proof of meeting the minimal requirements prescribed by the applicable regulatory organization to be able to practice in Alberta.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its bid to grow immigration to the province through its AAIP, Alberta is also now participating in the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) which helps refugees with the skills and qualifications needed in Canada immigrate through existing economic programs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe AAIP is working with the federal government to implement the pilot and supplement its annual nominations through this unique opportunity,\u201d notes Alberta immigration.<\/p>\n

The province is going to be releasing details of exactly how the EMPP will work in tandem with its PNP in the coming months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A new phone line, 780-644-7534, has also been set up to answer questions about Alberta immigration processes but that new line was already busy and callers could only leave messages at midday on Apr. 17, only two weeks after it first went into effect.<\/p>\n

Alberta immigration notes the phone line is to complement \u201cthe existing comprehensive suite of AAIP information and contact forms available online, including the self-serve application portal which guides and updates applicants interactively.\u201d<\/p>\n

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