How the Alberta Worker EOI works
To be considered for most Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) worker streams, you first submit a Worker Expression of Interest. Alberta scores it out of 100 points and ranks it in a pool.
You declare your own information in the expression of interest. There is no minimum score needed to submit one. It stays valid in the pool for 12 months; if you are not selected in that time it expires, and you need to submit a new one and pay the fee again.
Alberta holds regular draws. It selects candidates based on their scores, but also on provincial labour market needs and priorities, the nominations available and application volumes. A high score helps, but it does not guarantee that you will be selected.
Alberta Worker EOI points grid
The grid has two parts: human capital factors worth up to 69 points, and economic factors worth up to 31. The tables below reproduce the official grid dated September 28, 2026.
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Highest level of education completed | |
| Doctorate degree | 12 |
| Master's degree | 10 |
| Bachelor's degree | 7 |
| Trades certificate or diploma | 7 |
| Diploma or certificate | 4 |
| Secondary school and lower | 0 |
| Where you completed your highest level of education | |
| Completed in Alberta | 10 |
| Completed in another province or territory (not Alberta) | 6 |
| Completed outside Canada | 0 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| General language proficiency (maximum 10, highest one counts) | |
| English: your lowest CLB level across the four abilities | |
| CLB 6 or higher | 10 |
| CLB 5 | 8 |
| CLB 4 | 5 |
| CLB 3 or lower | 0 |
| No English test | 0 |
| French: your lowest NCLC level across the four abilities | |
| NCLC 6 or higher | 8 |
| NCLC 5 | 5 |
| NCLC 4 | 3 |
| NCLC 3 or lower | 0 |
| No French test | 0 |
| Bilingual: CLB or NCLC 4 or higher in both English and French | 3 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Total work experience, in Canada and abroad | |
| 12 months or more | 11 |
| 6 to 11 months | 7 |
| Less than 6 months | 3 |
| Work experience in Canada | |
| 6 months or more in Alberta | 10 |
| 6 months or more in another province or territory | 6 |
| Less than 6 months in Canada | 0 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Your age | |
| 18 to 20 years | 3 |
| 21 to 34 years | 5 |
| 35 to 49 years | 4 |
| 50 years and older | 3 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| A parent, child or sibling lives in Alberta and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident over 18 | 8 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Job offer for permanent full-time employment in Alberta | 10 |
| Job offer in a select rural community or sector | |
| None of these | 0 |
| Endorsement letter from a designated community in the Rural Renewal Stream | 6 |
| Tourism and hospitality job offer from an employer in a required sector association | 6 |
| Law enforcement job offer from an employer in the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police | 6 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Where the job is located | |
| Calgary census metropolitan area | 0 |
| Edmonton census metropolitan area | 0 |
| Rural Renewal Stream designated community | 5 |
| Any other Alberta community | 5 |
| Factor | Points |
|---|---|
| Job offer in a regulated occupation, and you hold the Alberta certification or licence to practise it | 10 |
How language points are worked out
You need at least CLB 4 in English or NCLC 4 in French in all four abilities to submit an expression of interest. Points are based on your lowest result across listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Alberta scores your English and your French separately and gives you the higher of the two. English is worth slightly more: CLB 6 or higher earns 10 points, while NCLC 6 or higher in French earns 8. If you have level 4 or higher in both languages, you earn 3 bilingual points on top. Convert your test results with the CLB calculator.
Job offer and location points
A job offer for permanent, full-time work in Alberta is worth 10 points. Six more are available if the offer comes with an endorsement letter from a Rural Renewal Stream community, is in tourism and hospitality with an employer in a required sector association, or is in law enforcement with a member of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police.
Where the job is matters too. Jobs in the Calgary and Edmonton census metropolitan areas earn no location points. Jobs anywhere else in Alberta earn 5.
Regulated occupations
You earn 10 points only if your Alberta job offer is in a regulated occupation and you already hold the certification or licence needed to practise it in Alberta. For trades, that means a valid Alberta Qualification Certificate or a trade certificate recognized by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training.
Family connection
A parent, child or sibling who lives in Alberta and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident over 18 is worth 8 points. In-laws do not count.
A nomination through an Express Entry stream adds 600 points to your federal score. See where you stand with the CRS calculator.