Alberta held five AAIP selections between October 9 and 20, 2026, covering health care, tourism and hospitality, law enforcement, and general priority sectors. This report brings the results together while explaining the differences between the streams, the provincial scores and the law enforcement invitation range.
Five Alberta AAIP draw results at a glance
The five selections cover different provincial streams and priorities. The largest of these rounds was the October 20 Priority Sectors (General) selection. The table keeps the two health care selections separate because Alberta recorded them under different names.
The four rounds with exact invitation counts add up to 561 invitations. The law enforcement round adds fewer than 10; an exact combined total cannot be established from the published table.
| Draw date | Stream or pathway | Minimum AAIP score | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Health care) | 60 | 97 |
| October 13, 2026 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry | 57 | 53 |
| October 14, 2026 | Tourism and Hospitality Stream | 73 | 25 |
| October 16, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway | 49 | Fewer than 10 |
| October 20, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (General) | 60 | 386 |
October 9: health care priority-sector selection
Alberta issued 97 invitations with a minimum AAIP score of 60 through the health care focus of its Express Entry priority-sector selections. This was the first of the five rounds covered in this report.
Its official label matters: Priority Sectors (Health care) is listed separately from the Dedicated Health Care Pathway result on October 13. Candidates should identify which selection corresponds to their circumstances before treating either result as a guide to their own prospects. Combining both under a single “health care pathway” label would hide that distinction.
October 13: the dedicated health care Express Entry option
The Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry round issued 53 invitations with a minimum AAIP score of 57. This result belongs specifically to the Express Entry option; it is not a result for the pathway’s non-Express Entry option.
The dedicated pathway is intended for eligible health care professionals with an Alberta job offer. Its Express Entry requirements include proof of ability to practise the eligible profession, an active federal profile and a federal CRS score of at least 300, alongside the other requirements. The draw’s AAIP score of 57 must not be confused with that separate federal CRS requirement.
October 14: tourism and hospitality workers
The Tourism and Hospitality Stream issued 25 invitations at a minimum AAIP score of 73. Unlike the Express Entry selections elsewhere in this report, the official result is recorded under its own tourism and hospitality stream.
This stream focuses on eligible temporary foreign workers already employed full-time in Alberta’s tourism and hospitality sector, with a qualifying full-time job offer. A positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and the remaining occupation, language, education and work-experience requirements also matter. The result should therefore be read in the context of existing employment in Alberta, rather than as a general invitation for tourism workers worldwide.
October 16: fewer than 10 law enforcement invitations
The Law Enforcement Pathway round had a minimum AAIP score of 49. Alberta reported its invitation count as “Less than 10”, meaning fewer than 10 invitations. It did not publish an exact count.
The range must remain visible in reporting: substituting 10, zero or “not reported” changes the meaning of the official result. The pathway concerns eligible police services occupations and a job offer from an Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police member. Its threshold does not describe selection prospects for every security or public-safety occupation.
October 20: 386 invitations in the general priority-sector round
Alberta issued 386 invitations with a minimum AAIP score of 60 through Priority Sectors (General). It was the largest invitation count among these five rounds, but that comparison is limited to the October 9–20 selections covered here.
The word “General” belongs to the provincial selection’s official name. It does not turn the result into a federal all-program Express Entry draw. The table provides no occupation-by-occupation allocation of the 386 invitations, so it cannot support claims about how many invitations went to a particular profession.
What the different scores mean for candidates
The AAIP scores in this report describe provincial selections, not federal Express Entry CRS cut-offs. Comparing 73 in tourism with 49 in law enforcement does not establish that one stream is easier: the groups, job requirements and selection priorities differ.
Alberta says the Worker EOI score is only one selection factor and does not disclose recent draw parameters. Reaching a previously reported minimum score therefore does not guarantee an invitation. An invitation is also distinct from a provincial nomination or final permanent residence approval.
A practical next step is to identify the exact stream, check its official eligibility and job-offer requirements, and follow any invitation instructions received. A federal CRS calculator can help with a federal Express Entry profile; it cannot reproduce the provincial AAIP selection.
Draw dates, source update and publication date
October 9, 13, 14, 16 and 20 are the dates the draws were held. The official processing page consulted for this report shows a last-updated date of October 21, 2026. That update date is not proof that each result was first announced on that day.
The dates in the results table identify completed selections rather than a new draw on the day this report appears. Publication of this report and the five historical draws are separate events. Alberta’s live processing information can change, so readers checking later should consult the current official page.
Source: Official AAIP processing information and draw results