On February 28, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published a new update regarding the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). As of February 28, 2023, there were around 1,370 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 450 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on February 16, 2023, Alberta held a new invitation round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 100 Notifications of Interest (NOI) with a minimum score of 357. In 2022, the province invited 2,449 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the Alberta Express Entry. This year, Alberta invited 300 Express Entry candidates under the AAIP.