At the time your application is submitted, and at the time the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) assesses your application, you must have a valid temporary resident status in Canada that authorizes you to work in Canada, that is, a temporary foreign worker permit
Valid work permits are based on one of the following:
• a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
• a LMIA exemption for workers based on one of the following exemptions as determine by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC):
◦ international trade agreements
◦ workers transferred within a company
◦ International Experience Canada
◦ Mobilité Francophone
◦ an open work permit issued by IRCC to:
▪ vulnerable workers who have demonstrated they are experiencing abuse or are at risk of abuse in the context of their employment in Canada, including under the Vulnerable Workers Open Work Permit (VWOWP) exemption, or
▪ the family members of a vulnerable worker under the VWOWP exemption
• a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) held by a graduate of an Alberta Advanced Education publicly funded post-secondary institution
◦ PGWP holders must also meet specific occupation, education and work experience requirements as set out below.
• an open work permit issued under IRCC’s open work permit public policy for former or current PGWP holders held by a graduate of an Alberta Advanced Education publicly funded post-secondary institution
◦ Holders of this open work permit must also meet the same specific occupation, education and work experience requirements as PGWP holders as set out below
