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Relaunching Alberta Part 2: Adapting CERB to the post-shutdown economy
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has done what it set out to do – to provide broad, quick support to Canadians in a time of urgent financial need. It provides $2,000 per month for up to four months to individuals whose work or health has been impaired by...
Relaunching Alberta Part 1: Solving the daycare problem
Alberta has taken its first cautious step towards re-opening the provincial economy. Phase one began on May 14th in most of the province, with delays in the Calgary and Brooks areas because of the higher concentration of COVID-19 cases. As Albertans begin to return to...
Episode #013: Rebuilding Alberta’s economy wisely: A conversation with Dawn Farrell
Since the economic shutdown caused by COVID-19, nearly 3 million Canadians have lost their jobs, and if you consider those who were technically employed but worked no hours, the number of Canadians without income is considerably higher. In Alberta, the economic...
Behind the headlines: what April’s jobs numbers mean for Albertans
On May 8th, Statistics Canada published labour force numbers for the month of April. This release marks the first relatively complete picture of the impact of the economic shutdown on jobs and unemployment across Canada. Last month, we only got a partial view of that...
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