Alberta’s Popularity as a Tourist Destination is on the Rise
Just recently an airline based out of Alberta reported that it had beaten its previous record for passengers flown in the month of May mainly because of new service routes that it ...
Restaurant & Bar Receipts Remain Stable Compared to Last Year
There’s one economic indicator tied to personal consumption that is doing quite alright while others, such as new vehicle purchases, retail sales and housing starts, are slump...
Canada Places #7 of 162 Countries on the GPI for 2015
Great news Canadians… our country has been ranked as the seventh safest country to travel to in the world on the Global Peace Index 2015!
This years’ rankings has Canada slightly...
Alberta Sees a Small Growth in Number of Jobs Last Month
Alberta surprisingly saw an increase in the amount of job opportunities available in February of 2016. It was the first time in five months where such a thing had actually happened in th...
Some Good News: Alberta's Commercial and Industrial Spending Stayed Strong Last Year
While Alberta’s residential real estate market is slowing down, one industry that has managed to do quite alright throughout 2015 is the non-residential con...
Latest Alberta Residential Market Statistics Show Some Stability
Despite some of the signs lately that Alberta’s residential market is on the downturn, recent statistics collected for investment into housing construction suggest that it’s ...
According to analysts at ATB Financial, the answer is yes!
If you happen to be an economist or understand economics then you already know that demographics are one of the most integral parts to understanding the field. Therefore, without the d...
Fewer Albertan Families are Considered to be "Low Income"
So far this year has turned out to be a slow one for Alberta’s economy.
Low oil prices have brought considerable change in Canada’s energy province in 2015, including many job and ...
Alberta’s Average Weekly Earnings Are Going Up Once Again!
It’s no secret that Alberta has one of the strongest provincial economies in all of Canada. Where is the proof for such a statement?
Look no further than the fact that even with l...
Alberta Economy Outperforms, Growth Reduction Forecast
Surprise, surprise, everybody… Alberta reigns supreme over all other provinces in the economic growth category. We owe this largely to our abundance of natural resources.
According to A...