IMPORTANT UPDATE:
- Barrhead's Community Designation has expired on November 8, 2025.
- No further endorsement letter requests or employer applications will be accepted
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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