A Brief Guide to ApplyAlberta
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A Brief Guide to ApplyAlberta

ApplyAlberta is the top application portal used all around the globe, in order to apply for online admission on the undergraduate level in the post-secondary institutes of Alberta, Canada. It has been serving as a transcript transfer system as well.

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November 3, 2021 5 min read

What is ApplyAlberta?

ApplyAlberta is the top application portal used all around the globe, in order to apply for online admission on the undergraduate level in the post-secondary institutes of Alberta, Canada. It has been serving as a transcript transfer system as well. In order to facilitate worldwide admissions to the post-secondary institutes of Alberta, this online admission portal has been introduced by the government of Alberta, which is quite a famous province of Canada. Being a hub of top-notch post-secondary institutes, Alberta has become a highly preferable study destination for students who wish to study in Canada.

What are the benefits of ApplyAlberta?

There are various privileges that students can avail themselves by registering at ApplyAlberta whereas some of the major ones include: ApplyAlberta provides the complete information regarding the associated post-secondary institutes of Alberta, including their admission criteria, courses & programs as well as admission processing.

Having a user-friendly interface, it is pretty convenient to apply through the online admission portal of ApplyAlberta, particularly in terms of offering feasibility to international students. The personal profile, comprising of the personal information and academic background, of every student, is saved in the portal followed by the first-time registration and hence, can be easily auto-filled whenever the student needs to re-apply for any other post-secondary institute of Alberta.


It proves to be quite time-saving for the students. Your personal information saved in your account is protected by the identity management systems developed by the government of Alberta. ApplyAlberta also offers authorization to Alberta’s post-secondary institutes in order to request transcript transfers, which turns out to be both time-saving and cost-effective as there is no fee charged for the transfer of transcripts using the online admission portal of ApplyAlberta.

There are also settlement and job opportunities for the foreign students in Alberta, which they can continue along with their studies or even after the accomplishment of their degree. ApplyAlberta provides complete guidance to students for future perspectives.

Which post-secondary institutes accept online admission applications by ApplyAlberta?

There is a great number of post-secondary institutes located in Alberta, which are associated with the ApplyAlberta for the processing of online admission applications from students all around the world. The post-secondary institutes linked with ApplyAlberta majorly include:

How can you submit an online admission application by ApplyAlberta? Firstly, you need to create a basic login account at the online portal of ApplyAlberta, which is termed as MyAlberta Digital ID. This can be created by entering your personal information, majorly including name, address, birth date, citizenship, and contact details.

You need to enter your legal first, middle, and last name as mentioned in your official documents like birth certificate, passport, marriage certificate, or other visa documents. You also need to provide complete details of your academic background including the name of every institute you attended along with grades achieved, courses are taken, as well as dates of courses’ commencement and

·         Alberta University of the Arts

·         Ambrose University 

·         Athabasca University 

·         Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 

·         Bow Valley College 

·         Burman University 

·         Concordia University of Edmonton 

·         Grande Prairie Regional College

·         Keyano College 

·         The King's University

·         Lakeland College

·         Lethbridge College 

·         MacEwan University 

·         Medicine Hat College 

·         Mount Royal University 

·         Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) 

·         NorQuest College 

·         Northern Lakes College 

·         Olds College 

·         Portage College

·         Red Deer College 

·         Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) 

·         St. Mary's University

·         University of Alberta

·         University of Calgary

·         University of Lethbridge

How can you submit an online admission application by ApplyAlberta?

Firstly, you need to create a basic login account at the online portal of ApplyAlberta, which is termed as MyAlberta Digital ID. This can be created by entering your personal information, majorly including name, address, birth date, citizenship, and contact details. You need to enter your legal first, middle, and last name as mentioned in your official documents like birth certificate, passport, marriage certificate, or other visa documents.

You also need to provide complete details of your academic background including the name of every institute you attended along with grades achieved, courses are taken, as well as dates of courses’ commencement and accomplishment.

ASN (Alberta Student Number) is an essential requirement to be fulfilled for a successful online admission application via ApplyAlberta. ASN is primarily a unique number, which is assigned to all those students who had previously attended schools or post-secondary institutes of Alberta. In case of not having an ASN already, it is assigned to you through the ApplyAlberta.

You also need to agree to authorization of the transcripts transfer system of ApplyAlberta that is basically demanded by various post-secondary institutes in order to decide if the applicant fulfills the eligibility criteria for admission.

After having filled in the basic details, you need to enter the required information with respect to the concerned post-secondary institution for which you are applying via ApplyAlberta. After reviewing the final application and confirmation of correct data entry, you need to submit the non-refundable admission fee via credit card.