The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) invited 201 Express Entry candidates on 22nd January 2020 and 150 Express Entry candidates on 29th January 2020 to apply for a provincial nomination of Alberta. Candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 300 were given NOIs.
Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination from Alberta receive an additional 600 points toward their CRS score and are effectively guaranteed an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a subsequent draw from the Express Entry pool.
This stream of invitations draw is a part of Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) and doesn’t require job offer from any Alberta Employer.