Rural Renewal Stream: Information for Candidates

Applications for new endorsement letters are currently: CLOSED

If you are looking for information on renewing an expired endorsement letter, visit our Rural Renewal Stream main page.

To see the latest updates from the Government of Alberta, visit Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Updates.

City of Cold Lake eligibility criteria as of Nov. 6, 2024: 

• Your employer applies to the Cold Lake Rural Renewal Stream for a letter of endorsement on behalf of the successful candidate. A Request for Endorsement Letter Form will be provided directly to the employer by the City of Cold Lake's economic development team.
• Employers may only submit 10 Endorsement Letter nominations per calendar year, regardless if the nomination is successful or not. The nomination is still counted if an approved employee leaves the place of employment.
• Employers must have no more than 20% of their business's total workforce hired through any Temporary Foreign Worker Program (eg. Rural Renewal Stream, Alberta Opportunity Stream, LMIA, etc.)
• Employers that are at, or over, the allotted 20% threshold will not be allowed any new nominations until:
  • the total headcount increases enough to qualify for additional nominations, or
  • enough endorsed employees have left the employer to drop the TFW hired employee percentage to below 20%