the CanadaVisa Team - 05 June, 2013
The ‘2013 Hotel and Lodging Additional Allocation Initiative’ is effective immediately. It will allow Alberta employers to nominate as many eligible clerks/agents, food and beverage servers, and room attendants for Permanent Residency as they need. Workers in these positions are considered semi-skilled.
The AINP program is a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) that allows the province to nominate workers in key fields to the Federal Government for Permanent Residency processing. PNPs have been a great help to provinces, which are able to tailor programs to reflect the economic needs of their region.
Normally, employers in the hotel and lodging industry are restricted to nominating a certain number of workers each year. For instance, a hotel with 1-50 rooms may nominate up to two individuals a year, while a hotel with 451 or more may nominate up to 18.
Other recent changes to the AINP include permanently closing the Family and US Visa Holder streams, as well as the temporary expansion of the Long-Haul Truck Driver stream.
EDIT: On Thursday, June 7th, the AINP announced changes to the Manufacturing Industry category. The following work experience criteria must be fulfilled in order for a worker to be eligible for nomination:
1. Possess a minimum of two years work experience in a job similar to the employer's field of business
2. At least one of the two years must be completed in Canada
