Historical: reflects the AINP Express Entry stream as it operated at the time of the thread; Alberta's streams and selection criteria have since been restructured, so verify current rules.A candidate asked which NOCs Alberta's PNP (AINP) was picking. The thread explained how the selection actually worked:
- There was no separate Alberta application. The key mechanic, spelled out by a member: you express interest in Alberta through your federal Express Entry profile by ticking the provinces you're interested in. Alberta then picks eligible profiles directly from the EE pool and sends a Notification of Interest (NOI) — no standalone AINP profile needed for this stream.
- Selection was driven by labour-market demand, not a published pick-list. Alberta selected profiles and NOCs based on labour market demand; rather than publishing an in-demand list, it published the inverse — a list of ineligible occupations and occupations with lower selection chances. Check your NOC against that list.
- Comparatively low CRS scores could still get picked. A member reported someone receiving an NOI with a CRS in the 380s — well below federal cutoffs — illustrating that AINP's demand-based selection didn't mirror federal draw thresholds.