Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway for Indian IT professionals – Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
The digital expansion and increasing usage of advanced technology in daily life during and in post pandemic times has created many opportunities in technology and tech-enabled services in Alberta. The increasing demand of trained IT professionals, particularly skilled IT professionals from India, motivated the government of Canada to come up with a fast track mode immigration stream for tech professionals called Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway under Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. The Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway can facilitate Canada immigration for Indian tech professionals in hassle-free way, especially those having active Express Entry profile; or have Canadian experience; or have a job offer letter or job offer from Alberta based organisations or employers in one of the in-demand tech occupations. Considering urgent vacancies and positions in IT and ITeS industries, the Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway gateway will surely process visa applications for Indian tech professionals on fast track mode. The Alberta Tech Pathway is meant to support local IT industry, tech-based solutions and economy.
The process of inviting applications from skilled IT professionals, including from India, started in December 2021. From January 2022, the stream was upgraded as Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway with an aim to hire efficient Indian tech professionals willing to work and live in Alberta.
Advantages of Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway – especially for Indian IT professionals
- Many investors, financial firms, individual supporters are investing money in IT sector in Alberta with the support of government. This gave push to organisations and IT industry to hire talented tech professionals from foreign countries, particularly from India since tech industry professionals are considered talented and dedicated workers.
- A report by the Canadian Venture Capital Private Equity Association (CVCA) mentioned that around $480 million was invested in as many as 61 deals in Alberta in 2020-2021. With upgraded Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway, it is expected that the province will soon compete with major provinces like British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec etc that witnessed major investment in IT industry. Most of the tech organisations in these provinces seem keen to hire experienced Indian tech professionals for their skills, expertise and knowledge. It is truly a golden opportunity for Indian tech professionals to make the most of the Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway stream.
- Experts estimated that approximately 4,754 IT-related vacancies in over 3000 organisations are available in Alberta
Eligibility for Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway – including Indian IT professionals
It is important to note that interested applicants from India must have an active Express Entry profile in order to be eligible for the Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway. The Express Entry profiles must have at least 300 points on Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scale. The profiles should be valid for at least next three months.
Other important factor is that the applicant’s profile from India must be included in the in-demand tech occupations as highlighted in National Occupational Classification (NOC) list. Having a valid job offer letter or job offer from IT organisations or employers based in Alberta will be beneficial for interested Indian applicants. The job offer letter or job offer will help Indian applicants to gain extra 600 CRS points in addition to current score in Canada Express Entry Program. This almost assures them to receive Invitation to Apply (ITA) and secure permanent residence status of Canada from India. All applications are verified by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and selected applicants can receive Canada PR in next six months, if their required information and documents are in order and correct format.
List of eligible occupations for Indian IT professionals for Alberta Accelerated Tech Program
NOC Codes for Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Accelerated Tech Pathway
The NOC codes shows eligible profiles and occupations or in-demand jobs for IT professionals in Alberta. Applicants having relevant work experience in below-mentioned eligible NOC codes can help them in a big way to secure job offer letter or job offer from organisations and employers in IT industry –
NOC codes- List of In-demand Jobs in Tech Industry
- 21222 – Information Systems Analysts and Consultants
- 21223 – Database Analysts and Data Administrators
- 21231 – Software Engineers and Designers
- 21230 – Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers
- 21233 – Web Designers
- 21234 – Web developers and programmers
- 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- 22220 – Computer Network Technicians
- 22221 – User Support Technicians
- 22222 – Information Systems Testing Technicians
- 20012 – Computer and Information Systems Managers
- 52120 – Graphic Designers and Illustrators
NOC codes – List of In-demand non-tech Jobs in Alberta
- 10011 – Human resources managers
- 11200 – Human resources professionals
- 12101 – Human resources and recruitment officers
- 60010 – Corporate sales managers
- 41402 – Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
- 11202 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 00012 – Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
Alberta Tech Pathway Job Offer Requirements-specifically for Indian tech professionals
The job offers issued by organisations and employers based in Alberta, particularly to Indian tech professionals, should have below-mentioned aspects –
- Should be regular and full-time in nature in IT industry
- Workplace should be in Alberta
- Continuous paid full-time jobs having at least 30 working hours per week for a period of at least one year
- Minimum salary must meet either Alberta’s provincial minimum wage; or equals to or exceeds the criteria mentioned in applicant’s job offer letter or job offer
- The job or occupation accepted by selected applicant must be in eligible tech fields or in sync with profiles of NOC codes
Steps to apply for Alberta Tech Pathway by Indian tech professionals
- Create Express Entry profile – after checking eligibility for Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Applicants from India should made sure that they are eligible for one of the Express Entry streams – Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). In order to successfully apply for Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway, Indian tech professionals, or applicants, should submit properly filled online form for AINP, which contains all related info on Express Entry profile as well as NOC codes. The form requires info on valid job offer by IT industry or organisation based in Alberta. Selected applicants for Alberta Express Entry Stream will receive an invitation through email to apply for provincial nomination. It should be noted that applicants cannot directly apply or approach for AINP and receiving invitation to apply is the only channel to apply for AINP.
- Provincial nomination process – Indian tech professionals, or applicants, should fill relevant info properly. Incomplete or false info may impact their chances of migration. The process can get delayed or the provincial authorities can ban the applicant from applying for visa for next five years, if false information is traced in the application form. Among the pool of applications in Express Entry, only the selected and eligible applicants will receive invitation to apply that should be accepted or rejected by Indian applicants in next 30 days. Those having valid job offer letter or job offer from Alberta based IT industry or employers will get additional 600 CRS points in addition to existing score in the Express Entry pool. This enhances the chances of securing permanent residence status of Canada in next draw of Express Entry.
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