Alberta AAIP Plans

AAIP Business Immigration

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has four business immigration streams for entrepreneurs who intend to live in Alberta and actively manage a business in the province:

Rural Entrepreneur Stream

• Start or buy a business in a rural Alberta community (population under 100,000)
• Minimum $100,000 investment
• Exploratory visit and community support letter required
• CLB 4 in English or French
• Business plan required

Farm Stream

• Farm management experience required
• Minimum $500,000 in equity to invest in a farming enterprise in Alberta
• Detailed farm business plan required

Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

• Letter of recommendation from an AAIP-approved designated agency
• A Canadian equivalent post-secondary degree from outside Canada completed within the last 10 years
• Minimum $100,000 investment in Edmonton or Calgary, or $50,000 in regional Alberta
• Business plan required
• Pitch deck required

Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

• Degree or diploma from an Alberta post-secondary institution (minimum of two years)
• CLB 7 in English or French
• Points-based selection system
• Business plan required

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