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Classification: Public

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program

(AAIP)

Rural Renewal Stream (RRS) Fact Sheet

What is the Alberta Advantage

Immigration Program?

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)

is an economic immigration program that nominates

individuals for permanent residence in Alberta. The AAIP has different streams for both foreign nationals who are living and working in Alberta as well as

entrepreneurs wanting to establish or purchase a

business in Alberta. AAIP nominees must have the

skills and abilities to fill labour shortages or

contribute to the economy through the ownership

and operation of an Alberta business.

Both the Government of Alberta and the federal

government administer the program. If an individual is nominated through the AAIP, they may apply for

permanent residence status together with their

spouse or common-law partner and dependent

children. Program nominees must also meet

medical, criminal and security federal checks to be eligible for permanent residency.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

(IRCC) makes the final decisions on all permanent

residence applications.

How the Rural Renewal Stream

Works

Rural Alberta communities express interest in the

Rural Renewal Stream (communities within an

economic region can partner to apply).

Communities that meet the mandatory criteria

submit their application for community designation. The community partnership works to attract and

recruit foreign nationals.

Employer provides a job offer to the successful

foreign national and the community partnership

ensures the candidate meets the streams criteria.

An endorsement letter is provided to the foreign

national.

Endorsed foreign national submits application to the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP).

AAIP issues nomination for Permanent Residency.

Foreign national applies to Immigration Refugees

and Citizenship Canada for Permanent Residency.

Designated Community supports newcomers to

settle permanently and be successful in the

community.

What makes the Rural Renewal Stream

unique is that it is “community driven”. To

ensure success in your community,

economic development groups, employers

and community organizations will work

together to achieve community designation

to meet the labour force and economic needs

of the community.

February 2023 – Rural Renewal Stream – Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) Classification: Public

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Next Steps

For more information on the Rural Renewal Stream

and Community Designation, please connect with

your regional Workforce Consultant, visit Rural

Renewal Stream, or email the Rural Renewal

Stream mailbox at ************@***.**.**

If your Community is not quite ready for Community Designation, please connect with your regional

Workforce Consultant for information on additional programs and services, grants to build community

capacity for newcomer integration, and Workforce

Partnerships.

Mandatory Requirements for Community Designation

• Rural communities with a population less than 100,000. o Rural communities in the same economic region may form a partnership to submit an application.

o Census 2016 figure will be the reference year for the population count. o Communities must fall outside of the Calgary and Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area.

• Community has an organization/entity whose primary function is economic development for the community that will serve as the community designation lead and coordinator for the Rural Renewal Stream.

• Community has an Economic Development Plan.

• Community has support letters from town/municipality council(s).

• Community has a labour market need and employers interested with permanent, full time, non- seasonal employment opportunities available.

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