Following are the requirements for a candidate to be eligible for AOS: 

Residency and work permit requirements

(a)  Residency and work permit requirement:

• To be eligible for applying under Alberta Opportunity stream, it is essential for the applicant to have a valid work permit status in Canada at the time of submitting his application i.e. an applicant cannot be out of status for any reasons while applying under this stream.
• The above essentially means that at the time an application is mailed to AINP, the applicant shall have a valid work permit for the occupation in Alberta. Here, implied status, automatic extension of status, or restoration status is not valid.

(b) Ineligible applicants: 

• Following applicants are ineligible to apply under AOS:

1. Refugee Claimants.
2. Temporary residents not living or working in Alberta.
3. Foreign nationals who are living and working in Canada, but, who do not have a  valid temporary resident status.

• Also, following applicants are ineligible for AOS:

*One must refer only to ineligible ‘Occupation’ column for list of occupations which are ineligible for each NOC Code listed

(c) For Post-Graduation Work Permit Holders

• PGWP profession must be related to field of study to apply under AOS.
• Also, PGWP applicants who submitted their application before November 1, 2020, will not be eligible for AOS, if they were working in Federal Government refusal to process list. This list contains occupations that are not eligible to apply for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in Alberta.
• PGWP holder who submitted an application on or after November 1, 2020are eligible to apply even if they are working in an occupation for which the Government of Canada refuses to process an LMIA.

(d) Language Requirements

• If the applicant has submitted application to AINP on or after January 1, 2020, following language requirements are required to be met:

• It must be noticed by applicants that their language test results shall not be older than 2 years.

(e) Education

• At time of application, an applicant must have completed a minimum of high school education in your country of origin.
• But, starting January 1, 2021, an applicant for the above stream is required to have completed a minimum of high school equivalent to Alberta standards.

(f) Eligible work experience

• minimum of 12 months full-time work experience in one’s current occupation in Alberta within the last 18 months, or
• minimum 24 months full-time work experience in current occupation in Canada or abroad within the last 30 months or both. This essentially means that this work experience can be combination of experience gained in Alberta, in Canada (outside Alberta) or abroad.
• For Post-Graduation Work Permit holders, a minimum of 6 months full-time work experience in current occupation in Alberta within the last 18 months.  
• Post-Graduation Work Permit holders require a minimum of 6 months full-time work experience in your current occupation in Alberta within the last 18 months. The above work experience shall be full-time, for a minimum of 30 hours a week, must be for the same occupation as your current occupation, must be authorised by IRCC, must be valid, and, shall not be gained while studying or co-op work placements, unless:

1. Applicant is a PGWP holder, who has paid co-op work term as a part of his program of study at an approved Alberta post-secondary institution, which was paid and full time for minimum 30 hours a week, was in same occupation as current occupation, and was gained in Alberta.
2. Also, all PGWP holders must have licensing, registration or certification to work in their current occupation in Alberta at time of application, if working under compulsory trade in Alberta, must have a valid Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Trade (AIT) recognized trade certificate, and, if working as a childcare worker, they must have valid certification as a child development worker (formerly Level 2) or child development supervisor (formerly Level 3).

• Also, the minimum requirement for a Candidate to be eligible for Federal Express entry is at least a score of 67 points out of 100 on Federal skill assessment grid.

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