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The economy of Alberta is the sum of all economic activity in Alberta, Canada's fourth largest province by population.Alberta's GDP in 2018 was CDN$338.2 billion. Although Alberta has a presence in many industries such as agriculture, forestry, education, tourism, finance, and manufacturing, the politics and culture of the province have been closely tied to the production of fossil energy ...
The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (HSTF) is a sovereign wealth fund established in 1976 [1] : 10 [2] by the Government of Alberta under then- Premier Peter Lougheed. [1] : 10 [2] The Heritage Savings Trust Fund was created with three objectives: "to save for the future, to strengthen or diversify the economy, and to improve the quality of ...
Since 1989, the population of Canada increased 30% but the amount per capita spent to build affordable housing stock decreased from $115 per capita in 1989 to $60 per capita in 2014. In 1982, the federal government built 20,450 affordable housing units; in 2006 only 4,393 units were built.
Calgary (/ ˈ k æ l ɡ r iː / ⓘ KAL-gree) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.It is the largest metro area within the three Prairie provinces region. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
For the analysis of income, Statistics Canada distinguishes between the following statistical units: Households: "a person or group of persons who occupy the same dwelling" [1] Economic families: "two or more persons who live in the same dwelling and are related to each other by blood, marriage, common-law union, adoption or a foster ...
That’s what it seems to be for Redfin senior economist Chen Zhao, who earlier this week said: “Unaffordability is really the story in the housing market right now.”. In an interview with ...
In Canada, the Regional Development Agencies ( RDA) are the seven federal government agencies responsible for addressing key economic challenges and furthering economic development, diversification, and job creation specific to their respective regions. [1] [2] The seven agencies and their individual regions are: [1] Atlantic Canada ...
Alberta. / 55.99167°N 114.37667°W / 55.99167; -114.37667. Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of ...