Provincial draw, May 20, 2026 — Alberta (AAIP), Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction and skilled trade) stream: 50 invitations at a minimum score of 61.
The numbers
| Date | May 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Program | Alberta (AAIP) |
| Stream | Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction and skilled trade) |
| Invitations issued | 50 |
| Minimum score | 61 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +1 point |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 36 days |
How it compares
That is 1 point above the draw of April 14, 2026, whose cut-off stood at 60. The gap between the two was 36 days. IRCC issued exactly the same number of invitations as last time, 50.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was registered in the Alberta (AAIP) stream on May 20, 2026 with a score of 61 or more, this draw would have reached you. A lower score does not remove your registration: provincial systems keep it on file for the period each province publishes, and it is considered again in later draws of the same stream. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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What this round selects
Provincial nominee programs run separately from the federal system: each province opens its own streams, sets its own criteria and publishes its own scores, which is why a provincial score cannot be read against a CRS cut-off. Alberta (AAIP) ran this draw in its Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Construction and skilled trade) stream. A provincial nomination is not permanent residence in itself — it is the step that lets someone apply for it, and in the streams aligned with Express Entry it also adds 600 points to the CRS.
Source: the draw results each provincial nominee program publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.