In order to be eligible under the Alberta Semi-Skilled Worker category, employers must observe the minimum Requirements for Employers. Which means the employer must:
- Be incorporated or registered in Canada and operating in Alberta;
- Operate in one of the five industries currently eligible under this category:
- Food and Beverage Processing;
- Hotel and Lodging;
- Manufacturing;
- Long-Haul Trucking;
- Food Services;
Manufacturing Employers must:
- Demonstrate satisfactory recruitment, employment policies and retention/settlement plans.
- Applicants must:
- Have a minimum of two years industry work experience;
- At least one of two years must have been completed in Canada; and,
- Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.
| Job title | NOC | Training/certification required |
|---|---|---|
| Shippers and Receivers | 1521 | Completion of a forklift certificate |
| Production Logistics Co-ordinators | 1523 | None |
| Purchasing and Inventory Control Workers | 1524 | Purchasing clerks require courses in purchasing management and inventory clerks require courses in production and inventory management |
| Heavy Equipment Operator (Except Crane) | 7521 | College or industry courses in heavy equipment operation or completion of a one to two-year apprenticeship program |
| Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Related Workers and Services Operators | 8412 | Certification in first aid
Certification in hydrogen sulphide awareness Certification in blowout prevention Certification in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certification in Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Awareness in cryogenic safety |
| Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing | 9411 | None |
| Foundry Workers | 9412 | None |
| Concrete, Clay and Stone Forming Operators | 9414 | Mould makers that construct and repair wooden forms require carpentry or woodworking experience |
| Inspectors and Testers, Mineral and Metal Processing | 9415 | None |
| Metalworking and Forging Machine Operators | 9416 | None |
| Machining Tool Operators | 9417 | Completion of college level courses in machining |
| Chemical Plant Machine Operators | 9421 | Certification in first aid
Certification in Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Fire fighting or Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) |
| Plastics Processing Machine Operators | 9422 | Completion of Statistical Process Control (SPC) course
Moulding process operators require completion of hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic systems courses |
| Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers | 9423 | None |
| Sawmill Machine Operators | 9431 | College courses in wood processing technology
Certification in industrial first aid Head sawyers and planer operators usually require several years of experience in other sawmill machine operating positions |
| Pulp Mill Machine Operators | 9432 | College diploma in forest products processing or a related subject
Certification in industrial first aid |
| Papermaking and Finishing Machine Operators | 9433 | None |
| Other Wood Processing Machine Operators | 9434 | Combination of college and company courses |
| Paper Converting Machine Operators | 9435 | None |
| Lumber Graders and Other Wood Processing Inspectors and Graders | 9436 | Graders and inspectors require experience as a sawmill machine operator, or other wood processing operator or as a labourer in wood processing
Lumber graders require a lumber grader’s license issued by a provincial lumber association |
| Woodworking Machine Operators | 9437 | None |
| Process Control and Machine Operators, Food, Beverage and Associated Products Processing | 9461 | None |
| Aircraft Assemblers and Aircraft Assembly Inspectors | 9521 | Completion of college program in aviation or aeronautical technology with emphasis on aircraft manufacturing |
| Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers | 9523 | Electronic testers require post-secondary courses in basic electronic theory, testing techniques and testing equipment
Electronics inspectors and testers require experience as an electronics assembler or component fabricator |
| Assemblers and Inspectors, Electrical Appliance, Apparatus and Equipment Manufacturing | 9524 | Completion of college program in electronics |
| Assemblers, Fabricators and Inspectors, Industrial Electrical Motors and Transformers | 9525 | Completion of college courses in electricity or electrotechnology
Inspectors and lead-hands require experience as an assembler, fitter or wirer |
| Mechanical Assemblers and Inspectors | 9526 | Inspectors require experience as a mechanical assembler |
| Machine Operators and Inspectors, Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing | 9527 | Inspectors require experience as an assembler |
| Manufactured Housing Production Worker | 9533 | None |
| Prefabricated Housing Assembler | 9533 | None |
| Furniture Finishers and Refinishers | 9534 | Completion of college, industry or high school level courses in furniture finishing or refinishing |
| Plastic Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors | 9535 | Inspectors require experience as an assembler or finisher |
| Industrial Painters, Coaters and Metal Finishing Process Operators | 9536 | Industrial painters such as aviation painters require specialized training or college courses |
