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18th Premier of Alberta; In office April 30, 2019 – October 11, 2022 ... Calgary, Alberta ... which aimed to train unemployed workers who did not qualify for ...
The energy industry provided 7.7% of all jobs in Alberta in 2013, [7] and 140,300 jobs representing 6.1% of total employment of 2,286,900 in Alberta in 2017. [11] The unemployment rate in Alberta peaked in November 2016 at 9.1%. Its lowest point in a ten-year period from July 2009 to July 2019, was in September 2013 at 4.3%. [12]
The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, agrarian, co-operative, and labour groups, [6] and the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1944, the CCF formed one of the first social-democratic governments in North America when it was elected to form the provincial government in Saskatchewan. [7]
The unemployment rate in Alberta peaked in November 2016 at 9.1%. [96] The unemployment rate in the spring of 2019 in Alberta was 6.7% with 21,000 jobs added in April. [102] By July 2019, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate had increased to 7.0% and remained at about that level since then. [96]
The following is a timeline of riots and civil unrest in Calgary, Alberta. [5] Since its incorporation as a town in 1884, like other cities, Calgary has had to deal with a variety of violence. Calgary has been credited with maintaining relative civility during duress. [ 6 ]
On 25 May, Calgary, Alberta workers from 24 unions voted for a general strike. The Calgary general strike is the largest labour dispute in the city's history, costing 31,700 striker days and lasting four weeks. As the strike progressed, more unions voted to participate including bricklayers, masons, and plasterers. [31]
Matt Jones ECA MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-South East in the 30th Alberta Legislature. [1] [2] He was re-elected in 2023. Jones is the Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade as well as being active on the Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary; In office March 22, 1909 – 1911 ... Bennett's government then passed the Unemployment Relief Act that ...