Tourism and Hospitality Stream
A dedicated stream for temporary foreign workers already employed full-time in Alberta's tourism and hospitality sector with an approved employer in an eligible industry. Applicants must have worked for that same employer for at least six consecutive months and enter through the AAIP Worker EOI system. It remains a separate stream from the Alberta Opportunity Stream.
Open
Status
Job offer
How you apply
Key requirements
| Education | Minimum high school education equivalent to a Canadian standard. |
| Language | CLB/NCLC 4 in each skill. (minimum CLB 4) |
| Work experience | At least 6 consecutive months (780 hours) of full-time work with the same approved Alberta tourism and hospitality employer at the time of application. |
| Job offer | Required |
| Ties to the province | Must be living and working in Alberta in an eligible tourism and hospitality occupation with a positive LMIA-based work permit. |
| How you apply | Expression of Interest (EOI) — you register a profile and wait to be invited |
| Points system | AAIP Worker EOI scoring |
| Employer requirements | Employer must be approved for the stream: an eligible Workers' Compensation Board industry code and membership in an eligible sector association are required. |
Summary only — requirements change and details decide real cases. Always confirm the full criteria on the official program page before applying: https://www.alberta.ca/tourism-and-hospitality-stream (this record was verified against that source on 23 Oct 2026). This page is general information, not legal or immigration advice.
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How long will it take?
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