01/15/2022
On Jan 13, 2022, Alberta’s immigration minister, Tyler Shandro, announced the Accelerated Tech Pathway. This program aims to bring technology workers to Canada to fulfill the needs of Canadian corporations.
According to the Alberta Enterprise Corporation, the province now has over 3,000 technology enterprises, an increase of 233 percent since 2012 as per the 2021 Alberta Technology Deal Flow Study.
Technology workers from across Canada and abroad can become permanent residents in as little as six months if they have a work offer in a high-demand tech industry occupation.
Tech professionals will also receive a letter of support from the Government of Alberta if they seek a work visa, in addition to priority application processing.
The Accelerated Tech Pathway application process has 3 steps
1. Create an express entry profile and apply for the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Express Entry candidates must have a job offer or be employed in a qualified occupation for an Alberta-based company to be eligible for the Accelerated Tech Pathway.
a. 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
b. 0112 Human resources managers
c. 0131 Telecommunication carriers manager
d. 0211 Engineering managers
e. 0212 Architecture and science managers
f. 0213 Computer and information systems managers
g. 0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
h. 0601 Corporate sales managers
i. 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
j. 1121 Human resources professionals
k. 1223 Human resources and recruitment officers
l. 2131 Civil engineers
m. 2132 Mechanical engineers
n. 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
o. 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
p. 2161 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
q. 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
r. 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
s. 2173 Software engineers and designers
t. 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
u. 2175 Web designers and developers
v. 2221 Biological technologists and technicians
w. 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
2. The AINP determines if candidates meet the minimum eligibility criteria to apply and sends an e-mail to the candidate to apply for provincial nomination.
3. Candidate submits an application. The candidate has 30 days to assess their eligibility criteria and submit the application. The candidate gets 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points added to your Express Entry score making boosting their overall express entry score.
