Alberta's Worker Expression of Interest is scored out of 100, in two blocks: human capital
69 (education 22, language 13, work experience 21, age 5, an Alberta relative 8) and economic
factors 31 (job offer 16, work location 5, regulated occupation 10). All four language
abilities must reach CLB 4 to submit an EOI.
The score is not the only basis for selection: Alberta also draws by
occupation and sector.
A high score does not mean you will be invited
Alberta states that the EOI score is not the only selection factor. Candidates are invited on a
combination of score, labour market needs, application volumes and available nominations, and
draws are also run by occupation or sector regardless of score. Use this to see where your points
come from and which factor still has room, not to work out a cut-off.
1. Submission threshold
A hard requirement to submit an EOI, not a scoring factor. Fall short on one and the profile cannot be submitted.
2. Education (max 22)
These points apply only where the highest credential was completed in Canada.
3. Language (max 13)
Scored on the lowest of listening, reading, writing and speaking. Alberta scores both English and French and awards the higher of the two.
The same band is worth different points in each language.
4. Work experience (max 21)
Alberta scores experience in Alberta and in another province separately and awards the higher of the two. They do not stack.
5. Age (max 5)
6. Relative in Alberta (max 8)
A parent, child or sibling aged 18 or over who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Alberta. In-laws do not count. Candidates who submitted a Worker EOI on or before January 29, 2025 and claimed a grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew may continue to claim those points in that existing EOI.
7. Alberta job offer (max 16)
8. Work location (max 5)
Calgary and Edmonton CMAs score zero here. This factor rewards work outside the two large centres.
9. Regulated occupation (max 10)
Trades must hold a valid Alberta Qualification Certificate or a trade certificate recognized by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training. If certification is not compulsory in your occupation and you hold no trade certificate, these points are not available.
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Scored band by band against Alberta's official Worker EOI Points Grid
(PDF dated August 7, 2025), checked 2026-08-08. Alberta also collects work permit status,
Express Entry profile information, the NOC code of the offer and the employer's NAICS code.
Those carry no points and are used to select by sector and occupation.
The grid is updated; confirm against the current version before filing.
Once the number is settled, the harder question is whether this offer and this occupation
classification will hold up across the whole application.
An Alberta EOI score and a federal CRS score are separate systems and do not convert into
one another. This score decides whether you are invited in an Alberta draw. The 600 points
arrive later, added to your CRS score once you hold a nomination and enter the federal
stream. How the two connect is covered in
How provincial nominee programs relate to
Express Entry.
Checked 2026-08-08. Points and rules follow the current official grid.
Yueheng Gao (Steven Gao)
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, RCIC #R534273, regulated by the College of Immigration and
Citizenship Consultants and listed on the public register at
college-ic.ca.
Ontario licensed Paralegal #P21984, regulated by the Law Society of Ontario.
Based in Windsor, Ontario. Works in English and Chinese.
