IMPORTANT UPDATE:
- Barrhead's Community Designation has expired on November 8, 2025.
- No further endorsement letter requests or employer applications will be accepted
If you have already received an endorsement letter from the Barrhead Community:
- Previously issued endorsement letters do not expire. If you have already received an endorsement letter, Barrhead's Community Designation expiry does not affect the status of your AAIP Expression of Interest or Provincial Nomination application.
The following information is only for reference by employers & candidates that have already received an endorsement letter. Please note that Barrhead is no longer a Designated Community under AAIP's Rural Renewal Stream and no further applications will be accepted.
County of Barrhead has partnered with the Town of Barrhead to become a designated community under the Rural Renewal stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). This program aims to support our local businesses that struggle with attracting & retaining employees.
AAIP is a provincial economic immigration program that nominates individuals for permanent residency in Alberta. The Rural Renewal program will support economic development by attracting qualified newcomers to fill full-time, permanent positions in the County & Town of Barrhead. Participants in the program can receive nomination for permanent residency, which will allow them to stay working, living, and contributing to our community.
Program Process
Employer & Candidate Eligibility
- Employers must meet all provincial criteria and register their business in the Rural Renewal Stream with the County of Barrhead.
- Candidates must meet all provincial criteria before applying for a job posting or requesting endorsement.
Job Offers & Endorsement
- Once a candidate receives a job offer, the employer can request a municipal endorsement letter from the Barrhead Community.
AAIP Nomination
- Once a candidate receives a job offer and is endorsed by the municipality, they can submit an expression of interest through the AAIP Online Portal.
- AAIP ranks candidates based on a number of categories, and invites selected candidates to apply.
- Read more about what to do after you're nominated.
Employer Fraud
It is illegal for employers to charge candidates a fee of any kind in return of job offers or employment letters. If an employer is charging you a fee for job offers, endorsement letters, or other documents, we encourage you to report this as employer fraud:
- If you are currently a Temporary Foreign Worker in Canada, contact the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office:
- Phone: 1-877-944-9955
- Email: LBR.TFWAO@gov.ab.ca
- More information: TFWAO Fact Sheet
- If you are a foreign national living outside Canada, contact Immigration, Refugees, & Citizenship Canada (IRCC):
- Phone: 1-888-242-2100
- Online contact form
- More information: Reporting Fraud or Abuse
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