International Medical Graduates

Alberta's Official Immigration Website

Alberta's Official Immigration Website provides basic general information for adult immigrants and is published in several languages, including English. Information includes details on:

• The first few days (temporary accommodation, immigrant-serving organizations, etc.),
• Living in Alberta (weather, telephone calls, mail, shopping etc.),
• Money and banking (Canadian money, cheques, debit cards and credit cards, financial institutions, taxes, etc.),
• Housing (types, renting, buying, property insurance, etc.),
• Transportation (in and between cities, driving and buying a motor vehicle, etc.),
• Employment (social insurance number, finding employment, standards and regulation, employment insurance, etc.),
• Education (Alberta’s school system, English as a second language, post-secondary education, etc.),
• Health care (Alberta Health Care Insurance, hospitals, dentists, etc.),
• Rights and responsibilities (Canadian legal system, police, lawyers, human rights, etc.), and
• Staying in Canada (citizenship, deportation, sponsorship, etc.).

Additional information
Alberta's Official Immigration Website