{"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":"

This guest article was authored by Samuel Escobar<\/strong>, Canadian Immigration Lawyer, HowTo Immigration Law.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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

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 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

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

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 eligible tech occupation<\/a>. The details of their EE \u00a0profile and Alberta employment or job offer must then be provided through the 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