Alberta is actively prioritizing healthcare workers for immigration to Alberta through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) Dedicated Health Care Pathway. This program is designed to address labour shortages by providing a clear, efficient pathway to permanent residence for qualified healthcare professionals.
Further information for Canada: Pathways To Canada-Immigration Options for Healthcare Professionals
More specific information about immigrating to Alberta:
Opportunity Alberta: Live Permanently in Alberta
Alberta Health Services Community Spotlights
For clinics and other opportunities:
The provincial government has recently changed how Albertans access care, with patients still adapting to this new model. The landing page for healthcare professional careers can be found on the Alberta Health Services site, here:
From here, you can search for jobs at Alberta Health Services, or click on the link for careers on other healthcare job boards.
Acute Care Alberta (ACA): In emergencies, surgeries, or specialized treatments, ACA provides critical care when patients need it most. Working directly with service providers, the network of hospitals, urgent care centres, and EMS ensures fast access to essential services across Alberta. Acute Care Alberta encompasses:
Alberta Health Services (Hospitals, Urgent Care, Health Link (information service) Covenant Health Lamont Health Care Centre Cancer Care Alberta Give Life Alberta (Organ donation) Emergency Health Services (EMS)
Primary Care Alberta (PCA): purpose is to improve access to timely, coordinated, and comprehensive primary healthcare for all Albertans, acting as the "front door" to the health system by connecting people with family doctors, nurse practitioners, and other community/social supports for wellness, chronic disease management, and specialized care referrals. PCA includes:
Family Doctors Walk-in Clinics Nurse Practitioners Referrals to Specialists
Recovery Alberta: includes comprehensive, publicly funded mental health, addiction, and correctional health services delivered across settings such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, community beds, and virtual care. Key components and services:
Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Correctional Health
Service Settings: Acute care (hospitals), Outpatient and virtual services, Medical detoxification, Standalone psychiatric facilities, Community outreach and bed-based treatment
Support for Opioid Dependency: Includes same-day medication treatment. Recovery Communities: Holistic, long-term treatment with services like counselling, employment support, and peer mentorship.
Assisted Living Alberta: provides housing with personal care (bathing, dressing, medication) and support services (meals, housekeeping) for seniors or those with disabilities who need help with daily living, distinct from independent living but less intensive than long-term care. This new provincial agency, Assisted Living Alberta (ALA), is streamlining the system to integrate health and social care, working with Alberta Health Services (AHS) to offer various levels of support, from basic needs in lodges to complex care in designated facilities (such as DSL3/DSL4).
Levels of Supportive Living (Examples):