Alberta Opportunity Stream draws: minimum score history
The latest Alberta Opportunity Stream draw, on October 2, 2026, invited 123 candidates in the Alberta Opportunity Stream with a minimum score of 54.
AAIP has held 13 draws in this stream in 2026, issuing 8,419 invitations.
Source: Government of Alberta (alberta.ca), data as of (AAIP page last updated ).
- Latest minimum score
- 54 Oct 2, 2026
- Draws in 2026
- 13 8,419 invitations
- Lowest minimum score, 2026
- 50 Jun 5, 2026
- Highest minimum score, 2026
- 65 Apr 10, 2026
Minimum score per draw, 2026
Each point is one draw. The draw history table below lists the same values. A line that covers several foci, such as all priority sectors, connects draws with different foci; the tables below list them separately.
Draws by pathway or focus
| Pathway or focus | Draws | Latest draw | Latest minimum score | Score range | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Opportunity Stream | 12 | 54 | 50–65 | 7,588 | |
| Alberta Opportunity Stream – Priority Sectors | 1 | 56 | 56 | 831 |
Since February 2, 2026. Score range is the lowest to the highest minimum score.
Alberta Opportunity Stream draw history
13 draws since February 2, 2026, newest first. Change compares each minimum score with the previous draw that had the same focus.
| Date and focus | Minimum score | Change from the previous draw with the same focus | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | −4 | 123 | |
| 58 | +2 | 113 | |
| 56 | −2 | 575 | |
| 58 | +5 | 743 | |
| 53 | −5 | 833 | |
| 58 | +8 | 720 | |
| 50 | −1 | 462 | |
| 51 | −3 | 993 | |
| 54 | −11 | 832 | |
| 65 | +4 | 447 | |
| 61 | +4 | 832 | |
| Priority Sectors | 56 | No earlier draw with this focus | 831 |
| 57 | No earlier draw with this focus | 915 |
2026 nominations and processing
As of October 27, 2026, AAIP was assessing Alberta Opportunity Stream applications received on or before July 16, 2026, 103 days (about 3.4 months) earlier. That date shows where the queue stands, not a guaranteed processing time.
- 2026 nomination allocation
- 3,562
- Nominations issued
- 3,273
- Spaces remaining
- 289
- Applications to be processed
- 218
- Assessing applications received on or before
- Jul 16, 2026 103 days (3.4 months) before Oct 27, 2026
Figures as published on the AAIP page last updated October 21, 2026. Every stream: AAIP processing times.
Expressions of interest in the pool
As of October 27, 2026, 21,150 of the 33,291 worker expressions of interest in AAIP’s selection pool name the Alberta Opportunity Stream as their stream or pathway of interest. Candidates may be invited to a stream or pathway other than the one they named.
All streams: AAIP expression of interest pool.
Other AAIP streams
- Alberta Express Entry Stream draws (latest Oct 20, 2026)
- Tourism and Hospitality Stream draws (latest Oct 14, 2026)
- Dedicated Health Care Pathway draws (latest Oct 13, 2026)
- Rural Renewal Stream draws (latest Sep 24, 2026)
Also in the Express Entry pool?
AAIP minimum scores are expression of interest scores, not Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores, so they cannot be compared with Express Entry cutoffs. For an Express Entry profile, the CRS calculator estimates a CRS score under the grid in force before November 3, 2026 and under the rules from that date, and compares it with the latest federal cutoffs.
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