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Five things to get right in the 2021 Federal Budget
Next week’s budget will signal Canada’s policy trajectory from pandemic response to recovery and resilience. Here are five things we’ll be watching for movement on, which are...
Seizing Alberta’s outsized opportunity to reduce emissions
In the early 20th century, Henry Ford revolutionized the mass production of automobiles by creating the world’s first moving assembly line for vehicle manufacturing. Ford wasn’t the first person to envision a future with mass uptake in consumer automobile use, but his...
PODCAST: Episode #040: Survival of the Mission: Strengthening the Role of Non-Profits in Alberta
When you think about non-profits, you might immediately think about organizations that support those experiencing homelessness, food banks, or social services. But have you ever considered just how much of an outsized impact that non-profits have on our individual and...
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Learn more about our work to create economic and social prosperity for all.
Our Focus Areas
Jobs & Opportunity
We believe our success as a province hinges on the participation and prosperity of all. Prosperity begins with a good job, and future opportunity. To achieve this, we must grow the economy, create jobs now, and equip Albertans to do them better than anyone else on earth.
Competitive & Sustainable Economy
Sustainability requires that we meet the food, fuel, and fibre needs of the world today, and for decades to come, while also setting up our province and the world even better for future generations to meet their own needs. This means building Alberta as the province of challenge-driven innovation and industry, and one that is truly an economic and ESG leader.
Our Approach
Adapt. Collaborate. Preserve.
To build a better Alberta, we harness the collective power of business leaders, entrepreneurs, influential decision-makers, and unexpected collaborators. We boldly face the challenges ahead, ensuring that our business environment remains competitive and prepared for change, and that our assets, our people, and our environment are protected.
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Top Alberta companies in every sector
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Over 200,000 working Albertans
Invest
Tens of billions annually in our economy
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News
STATEMENT: Provincial Budget builds bridge over troubled waters
Budget strikes the right balance for the moment with focus on vaccination, economic recovery, and beginning the path to fiscal sustainability This provincial budget is a bridge from where we stand today, to what Albertans are optimistic will be better times after...
OPINION: Three ways we can attack Alberta’s long-term unemployment
As appeared in Calgary Herald It is no secret that Albertans are struggling more than other Canadians to find work. In a province used to labour shortages, we are now facing the second-highest unemployment rate in the country. But recent data shows that the problem is...