Alberta Advantage Imigration Program

EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS

The employer who is providing your Alberta job offer must demonstrate to the AAIP’s satisfaction that:

• the business is legitimate
• they are providing a goods or service in Alberta
• you are being offered employment consistent with their business activities or needs
• they can fulfill all the terms of the job offer or employment contract, based on the following employer requirements, which must be verifiable by the AAIP

The Alberta employer must:

• be incorporated or registered by or under an act of the legislature of a province, territory or the Parliament of Canada and that is operating an established production capacity, plant or a place of business in Alberta

• have been in continuous and active operation in Alberta for a minimum of 2 complete fiscal years (the year used for tax or accounting purposes) prior to application submission

• have a place of doing business in Alberta where employees can report to work regularly as needed and where work assignments are issued

Demonstrate the need for the position, by providing:

• a valid work permit issued under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker or International Mobility programs, or
• evidence the employer made reasonable efforts to fill the position with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, as demonstrated by recruitment outcomes (federal recruitment and advertising requirements of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program) will be used as a broad guideline when a nominee applicant is not already living and working in Alberta), or as pre-existing stream or pathway criteria already stipulates.

Have a minimum total gross annual revenue of $400,000 for the most recent fiscal year (the year used for tax or accounting purposes) and employment of a minimum of 3 full- time (or full-time equivalent) employees in Alberta –

• Independent contractors are not considered as indeterminate employees and do not count.
• Two part-time employees may be considered as 1 full-time equivalent position, as long as the total hours add up to at least an average of 30 hours per week.

Note: If an employer cannot demonstrate a gross annual revenue of $400,000 for the most recent tax year and a minimum of 3 full-time employees, the employer can qualify for the program but will be restricted in the number of nominee applicants they can support, based on the number of years the employer has been operating in Alberta:

• 2 years of operation in Alberta: a total of 1 nominee.
• 3 years of operation in Alberta: a total 2 nominees.
• For each additional year of operation, 1 additional nominee can be supported.
• Indigenous, municipal, provincial, and federal government employers do not need to meet revenue and minimum employee requirements.
• Caps on number of nominees an employer can support will be applied to applications received on or after March 18, 2024. Note, if a nominee leaves the employer, the
  nomination will continue to be counted towards job offer eligibility/employer operations.
• You must confirm with your employer that they are able to support your application. Your application fee will not be refunded if your employer supports more applicants than
  permitted based on their years of operation in Alberta.