Overview

Tourism and Hospitality Stream criteria may apply at the time your application is submitted, at the time the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) assesses your application, or both. Review the criteria carefully to understand eligibility requirements.

Introduction

The Tourism and Hospitality Stream is for temporary foreign workers who are already working full-time in Alberta in the tourism and hospitality sector and have a full-time job offer from a qualifying Alberta employer in an eligible occupation. Candidates must have a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). Candidates must also meet other minimum eligibility criteria for occupation, language, education, Alberta job offer and work experience.

Approved employer requirements

Your current employment, and Alberta job offer must be with a single, approved Tourism and Hospitality employer.

Eligible industries and Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB) – Alberta coverage requirements

At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, your Alberta employer’s primary business activities must belong to an eligible industry, as defined by the WCB – Alberta industry code or exempt activities.

Occupation and employment requirements

Eligible occupations

Your current employment in Alberta and Alberta job offer must all be for an eligible occupation.

Table 3. List of eligible occupations

Current employment

At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, you must:

• be living and working in Alberta in an eligible occupation for an approved Tourism and Hospitality employer; and

• have a valid work permit based on a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for an eligible occupation. Please note that maintained status is not considered a substitute for a valid work permit.

Work experience

At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, you must have been working full-time (30 hours per week minimum) with an approved Tourism and Hospitality employer, in one of the eligible occupations, for a minimum of six consecutive months (or minimum of 780 hours) the time you apply.

Job offer or employment contract

At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, you must have a bona fide full-time job offer or employment contract:

• for work in an eligible occupation; and

• for the same Alberta employer as the required six consecutive months (780 hours) of work experience and your current employment

Language requirements

At the time your application is submitted, you must demonstrate you meet the following language test score:

• Minimum of 4 for each English language skill, or

• Minimum of 4 for each French language skill

Education requirements

At the time your application is submitted, you must have completed a minimum of high school education equivalent to Canadian standards.

You must provide a copy of an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) issued by an organization designated by IRCC for your highest level of education. If your ECA report shows that your credential is not equal to completion of Canadian high school or the ECA states your foreign educational institution is not recognized, you do not meet the education requirement.