{"id":1116,"date":"2022-01-17T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cila.co\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2024-02-17T08:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T13:12:15","slug":"albertas-new-tech-focused-immigration-pathway-to-permanent-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cila.co\/fr\/albertas-new-tech-focused-immigration-pathway-to-permanent-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta\u2019s New Tech-Focused Immigration Pathway to Permanent Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This guest article was authored by <strong>Samuel Escobar<\/strong>, Canadian Immigration Lawyer, HowTo Immigration Law.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>As part of its Recovery Plan and desire to become a dominant tech-hub in Canada and abroad, Alberta has introduced the \u201cAccelerated Tech Pathway,\u201d a new tech pilot under the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (\u201cAINP\u201d) \u2013 a federal-provincial program that nominates individuals for permanent residence in Alberta based on stream-specific requirements.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to the Alberta Enterprise Corporation, there are currently more than 3,000 tech-based companies in Alberta. Additionally, since 2012, Alberta has seen its tech-sector grow 233% per the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta-enterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AEC-Deal-Flow-Report-2021-April-21.pdf\">Alberta Technology Deal Flow Study<\/a>. As such, the Government of Alberta sees the Accelerated Tech Pathway as a proactive approach to attracting highly skilled foreign tech talent to address the needs of Albertan tech-companies, while also drawing in more investment in the growing tech-sector and opportunities for all Albertans.<\/p>\r\n<p>Through this new immigration pathway, eligible highly skilled foreign tech professionals from across Canada and abroad have access to expedited processing of their Permanent Residence application in Alberta \u2013 approximately 6 months. Nominated candidates residing abroad also receive a provincial letter of support as part of their nomination package, which they can use to apply for a work permit.<\/p>\r\n<p>To be eligible for this fast-tracked pathway to Permanent Residence, interested foreign tech professionals will first need to have an active Express Entry (\u201cEE\u201d) profile and be either working for, or have a valid job offer from an Alberta-based tech industry employer in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/assets\/documents\/lbr-ainp-tech-pilot-NOCs-codes-list.pdf\">eligible tech occupation<\/a>. The details of their EE \u00a0profile and Alberta employment or job offer must then be provided through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ainp.labour.alberta.ca\/\">AINP portal<\/a>. Subsequently if minimum eligibility requirements are met, candidates will receive an invitation to apply for nomination. The specific minimum eligibility requirements are as follows:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Having an active EE profile in the federal Express Entry pool with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>EE Profile must not be expiring in 3 months or less.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Either working full-time in Alberta or having a job offer for full-time employment based in Alberta (full-time is a minimum 30 hours per week):\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/assets\/documents\/lbr-ainp-tech-pilot-NOCs-codes-list.pdf\">List of eligible Accelerated Tech Pathway occupations<\/a>\u00a0and<\/li>\r\n<li>For an employer that is part of the Alberta tech industry as defined by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/assets\/documents\/lbr-ainp-tech-pilot-NAICS-codes-list.pdf\">AINP list of eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If working at a home-base business in Alberta, employer must be authorized to operate that business location from a personal residence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>the primary occupation in EE profile is the same occupation as current Alberta employment or job offer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p>I commend the Alberta Government for introducing the Accelerated Tech Pathway, and encourage other provinces\/territories to follow suit and design more immigration programs that tackle province\/territory-specific labour shortages in certain occupations, create expedient pathways to Permanent Residence, and benefit Canada as a whole.<\/p>\r\n<p>Highly skilled tech professionals interested in living and working in Alberta and Alberta-based employers in the tech-sector may wish to consider this new tech pilot program when looking for options to make Canada their home.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:buttons -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><!-- wp:button {\"textColor\":\"white\",\"style\":{\"border\":{\"radius\":10},\"color\":{\"background\":\"#db1e36\"}}} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; background-color: #db1e36;\" href=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/fr\/join\/\">Adh\u00e9rer \u00e0 l'ACAI<\/a><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:button --><\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:buttons -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":16} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 16px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guest article was authored by Samuel Escobar, Canadian Immigration Lawyer, HowTo Immigration Law. 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