AAIP reports five draws from October 23 to November 2, 2026 and updated 2026 nomination totals

What changed

On November 4, 2026, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) updated its processing information page with five new worker draws and updated 2026 nomination and expression of interest (EOI) figures.

New draws

• November 2, 2026 – Rural Renewal Stream: 173 invitations, minimum score 51
• October 30, 2026 – Alberta Opportunity Stream: 132 invitations, minimum score 59
• October 29, 2026 – Dedicated Health Care Pathway (non-Express Entry): 64 invitations, minimum score 50
• October 27, 2026 – Dedicated Health Care Pathway (Express Entry): 19 invitations, minimum score 60
• October 23, 2026 – Rural Renewal Stream: 37 invitations, minimum score 51

AAIP states that its draws are not regularly scheduled and that the EOI score is not the only factor it uses to select candidates.

Updated 2026 totals

• Nominations issued: 6,108 of 6,603 (495 spaces remaining; 756 applications to be processed)
• Alberta Opportunity Stream: 176 spaces remaining; assessing applications received on or before August 2, 2026
• Rural Renewal Stream: 191 spaces remaining; on or before October 9, 2026
• Tourism and Hospitality Stream: 10 spaces remaining; on or before November 2, 2026
• Dedicated Health Care Pathways: 153 spaces remaining; on or before September 25, 2026
• Accelerated Tech Pathway: 23 spaces remaining; on or before July 8, 2026
• Priority sector draws: 703 nominations issued against an allocation of 619 (AAIP refers to its Express Entry overage note)
• Entrepreneur Streams: 21 spaces remaining

The EOI selection pool now totals 32,211, down from 33,291 in the October 21, 2026 update.

Who it affects

Workers with an EOI in the AAIP selection pool and applicants waiting for their AAIP application to be processed.

Official source

Read the full tables on the AAIP processing information page.