Relocate between Provinces or Territories

Before you leave your home province/territory:

1. Make sure your trade appears in Alberta's list of designated trades. If it doesn't, your apprenticeship may not transfer. 
2. Check if you meet Alberta's apprenticeship eligibility requirements. 
3. Report all on-the-job hours and classroom instruction you've already completed to your home apprenticeship office.
4. Get an official copy of your high school transcripts (unless you attended high school in Alberta. 
5. Find your apprenticeship ID number from your home province or territory 
   • Alternatively, obtain a copy of your apprenticeship progress (i.e. apprenticeship transcript) documentation. 
6. Apply online to the Alberta apprenticeship program. 
   • You will need to provide your high school transcript, and home province apprenticeship ID number or documentation.  

 We will verify the information you provided with your home jurisdiction before we approve your application. 

• Some jurisdictions require your consent before they will confirm any personal information with AIT. Please check with your home jurisdiction about any additional consent document(s) that are required.

• If you are a registered apprentice in another Canadian province/territory, you may be eligible to work temporarily or take classroom instruction in Alberta while continuing to be a registered apprentice in your home jurisdiction.
• For more information, contact the apprenticeship authority in your home province or territory. 

The Alberta is Calling: Moving Bonus, is a one-time refundable tax credit of $5,000 for up to 2,000 eligible individuals in the skilled trades who move to Alberta, work in an eligible occupation, and meet all other eligibility criteria.

To be eligible for this program, an individual must move to Alberta between May 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, work in an eligible occupation, and reside in Alberta for at least 12 months. 

Eligible individuals will be able to apply starting May 1, 2025.

Applications will be assessed on a first-come, first-served basis. The Moving Bonus Program will approve or deny submitted applications in the order applications are received.

To review full program eligibility criteria, please see the guidelines located at alberta.ca/MovingBonus. 

Please visit www.albertaiscalling.ca/moving-bonus to sign up for email updates about the program. 

Before you leave Alberta:

• Submit all record book hours you've earned in Alberta through your MyTradesecrets account and make sure we approve them.  
• Make sure your trade is also designated in the province or territory you are moving to. If it's not, your apprenticeship may not transfer. 
• Contact or visit the website for the province or territory you are moving to for information on what you'll need to apply to the apprenticeship program there. 
• Apply to the apprenticeship program in your new province or territory and provide all the required information. 

The other province/territory will contact us to confirm your progress in your apprenticeship program. 

• Any credit that may be granted by the new jurisdiction will be up to that province/territory once they have confirmed your information with AIT.

To request approval to work outside Alberta while remaining an Alberta apprentice: 

1. Submit an employer letter, from your out-of-province employer, on company letterhead, through the Documents tab of your MyTradesecrets account, confirming:
• the trade you are employed in,
• your out-of-province employer contact name and position,
• your employment start date, and
• the location where your work will be performed.
2. After the employer letter is reviewed by AIT, a letter will be attached to your account with further instructions.

To submit on-the-job hours with your out-of-province employer toward your Alberta apprenticeship:

• If your trade is designated in both Alberta and your temporary province or territory:
  • Submit a letter from your out-of-province employer letter, on company letterhead, through the Documents tab of your MyTradesecrets account, confirming your on-the-job work experience.
    • Letter template
• If your trade is not designated in both places:
  • When you return to Alberta, submit a letter from your Alberta sponsor, recommending that you receive credit for your on-the-job work experience accumulated outside of Alberta. 
    • Letter template

To take your classroom instruction outside of Alberta as an Albert Apprentice:

• Submit a request here. Include the following information: 
  • your AIT ID number,
  • your date of birth,
  • the phone number the new province or territory may use to contact you,
  • the trade you are registered in as an Alberta apprentice,
  • the level of classroom instruction you wish to take outside of Alberta (submit a new request for each level you would like to take),
  • the province/territory and city (if possible) where you would like to take your classroom instruction,
  • when you hope to take your classroom instruction, and
  • why you wish to take classroom instruction in that province or territory.