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The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has created a short-term initiative geared towards supporting businesses in the hotel and lodging industry throughout the province.<\/p>\n
The \u20182013 Hotel and Lodging Additional Allocation Initiative\u2019 is effective immediately. It will allow Alberta employers to nominate as many eligible clerks\/agents, food and beverage servers, and room attendants for Permanent Residency as they need. Workers in these positions are considered semi-skilled.<\/p>\n
The AINP program is a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) that allows the province to nominate workers in key fields to the Federal Government for Permanent Residency processing. PNPs have been a great help to provinces, which are able to tailor programs to reflect the economic needs of their region.<\/p>\n
Normally, employers in the hotel and lodging industry are restricted to nominating a certain number of workers each year. For instance, a hotel with 1-50 rooms may nominate up to two individuals a year, while a hotel with 451 or more may nominate up to 18.<\/p>\n
Other recent changes to the AINP include permanently closing the Family and US Visa Holder streams, as well as the temporary expansion of the Long-Haul Truck Driver stream.<\/p>\n
EDIT: On Thursday, June 7th, the AINP announced changes to the Manufacturing Industry category. The following work experience criteria must be fulfilled in order for a worker to be eligible for nomination: <\/p>\n
1. Possess a minimum of two years work experience in a job similar to the employer’s field of business
2. At least one of the two years must be completed in Canada<\/p>\n