During the recent weeks, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has conducted multiple provincial immigration draws from February 26 to March, resulting in over 1,400 invitations issued across various streams and pathways:

• Alberta Opportunity Stream;
• Rural Renewal Stream;
• Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors pathway (Health Care);
• Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech pathway; and
• Dedicated Health Care pathway – non-Express Entry.

Draw Details (February 26–March 16)

The draws, focusing on rural immigration and tech/health care sectors, had varying cutoff scores and invitation numbers. Approximately 57.5% of the total 1,447 invitations were through the Alberta Opportunity Stream.

Draw date	Stream/pathway	Minimum score	Invitations issued
March 16, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Health Care)	63	50
March 13, 2026	Rural Renewal Stream	51	349
March 12, 2026	Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry	47	47
March 6, 2026	Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	53	78