There are two types of streams for the Program:

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program: Rural Renewal Stream (Stream for Workers)

Qualified candidates with a job offer to work in our region (Taber, MD of Taber, or Vauxhall) can apply for the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program nomination. This program empowers rural communities such as ours to recruit and retain foreign nationals to live, work, and settle in their communities.

Businesses must place their job vacancies on the Canada Job Bank.  Businesses who take part in this program are required to be incorporated, or registered by or under, an act of the legislature of a province, territory, or the Parliament of Canada and operating as a business that has an established production capability, plant or place of business in Alberta.

Candidates may be recruited from within Alberta, Canada, or outside Canada. Candidates that are currently living in Canada are only eligible if they have legal status in Canada. If the community is recruiting outside Canada, all federal immigration rules and regulations apply.

Rural Entrepreneurship Program (Streams for Entrepreneurs)

From the Government of Alberta: "The Rural Entrepreneur Stream is an economic immigration pathway that allows the province of Alberta to nominate qualified and capable immigrant entrepreneurs who want to start a new or buy an existing business in a rural Alberta community."

As this program is administered by the Province, please see their website and additional documentation here.

Your job offer or employment contract must offer:

• continuous, paid work in your designated community
• full-time work, defined as a minimum of 30 hours per week
• employment for 12 months or more
• wages and benefits that meet or exceed the lowest starting wage for your occupation across all industries in Alberta as set out on the Alis website
  • if your employer has obtained a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for your occupation, wages and benefits must meet or exceed the requirements set out in your LMIA.

The applicant must meet the terms agreed to in their job offer or employment contract at the time of application and assessment.

For the full eligibility requirements as a business, please click here.

Ineligible job offers & occupations

The following individuals are not eligible to apply for or be nominated under the Rural Renewal Stream, even if they have a job offer to work 30 hours a week or more in a 12-month period:

• part-time, casual or seasonal employees, regardless of their working hours
• independent contractors, business owners or temporary agency workers, including individuals listed as directors, shareholders or agents of the Alberta employer on the Corporate Registry System (CORES)
• employees who work in Alberta in a place of employment that is not zoned for commercial or industrial operations, such as a home-based business
• employees who do not work on premises in Alberta, such as those who work in a ‘virtual’ location or serve the employer by telecommuting from a location outside Alberta

For the full list of ineligibilities, please click here.

Please note that the Town is in very early stages of this program. We are experiencing a high volume of contacts from local businesses interested in this program. We ask for your patience as we work to get the project started. More details and full information will be provided to businesses in the coming weeks.

However, if you are a business interested in this program, you are welcome to email us and we will respond as soon as possible.

Please see the full eligibility criteria for applying for a job as part of this program here.

Jobs in Taber will be posted to the Government of Canada's Job Bank.

No. Applicants must find a job on the Canada Job Bank and apply as normal. The Town of Taber has no jurisdiction to assist applicants, nor do we make the decision on which applicants are interviewed/hired. Hiring is the responsibility of the business.

Please do not contact the Town of Taber to fast-track or assist with applications as we will be unable to assist. 

Our website is a great place to start! If you are considering applying for a job and residency in Taber, check out the following links to get started. In the coming weeks we will have more resources for people considering living in Taber, so check back soon!

• About Taber
• Town Services
• Town Arts, Culture, and Events
• Our Local Government
• Community Group Links
• Schools in Taber

Yes, At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, you must demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to support yourself and your family members to settle in your designated community if, you are not residing in Canada, or you are currently in Canada but are not working.  The funds must be available at the time of application and assessment. Minimum settlement funds requirements are based on the Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs). Funds must be unencumbered and readily available to you to meet the minimum settlement funds requirement.

No. If they are already living and working in Canada, you do not need to show you have settlement funds in your bank.

No, a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is not required under the Rural Renewal Stream.  Rural Renewal is a pathway for permanent residency.  Communities that are designated will work with employers to hire Foreign Nationals into permanent full-time positions.  Designated Communities will endorse those selected Foreign Nationals for permanent residency.  Under the Federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, employers are required to apply for and receive a LMIA to hire Temporary Foreign Workers.

That would depend on the conditions of their LIMIA.

According to newcomer supports it can either be before or after. The timing is not as critical as other programs such as work permits or study permits which must be applied for before coming to Canada.

No, the purpose of the program is to settle new Canadians into the community. At the time your application is submitted and at the time the AAIP assesses your application, you must intend to and be able to reside and work in your designated community in Alberta.