Analysis of August 2026 PNP allocation inventories in Alberta and BC alongside federal C11 and ICT work permit positioning for immigration advisors.

11 days to Sept 1 clocks. AAIP entrepreneur ~8:1 (27 spots, 217 in process). BC PNP +1,000 nominations. French CRS 382. What capacity means for C11, ICT and PNP files.

Mid-August 2026 watch: AAIP Table 8 capacity pressure, OINP Workforce Priority live while entrepreneur stays closed, NSNP fees from September 1, and CEC draw context for business permit holders.

Alberta’s August 12, 2026 AAIP update clarifies economic establishment factors for Rural, Graduate, and Foreign Graduate entrepreneur streams without rewriting core criteria.

Nova Scotia NSNP fees effective September 1, 2026: $2,000 entrepreneur streams and $1,000 worker streams after selection. EOI remains free. Payment windows and file implications.

Ontario launched the Workforce Priority stream on August 4, 2026 with EOI open. Employer-driven TEER paths, other OINP streams closed, entrepreneur still unavailable.

Alberta AAIP processing Table 8 (last updated July 30, 2026) shows entrepreneur 60 allocation / 30 issued / 30 remaining / 228 in process (~7.6:1). What the ratio means for H2 files.

IRCC held Express Entry round #434 on August 7, 2026: Transport Occupations, 2026-Version 2, 300 invitations, CRS 470. Fourth EE round in four days; business-file implications for C11, ICT and PNP holders.

IRCC Express Entry round #433 (August 6, 2026) issued 5,000 French-language ITAs at CRS 391, the third federal round in three days. What it means for C11, ICT, and PNP business files.

Three changes in the past 30 days are reshaping business immigration: provinces now exclusively assess PNP viability, BC axes grad streams while keeping its entrepreneur draw, and the OINP May 30 overhaul is 34 days out.