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Crown corporations and public agencies of the Government of Alberta. By province or territory: Alberta; ... Pages in category "Crown corporations of Alberta"
Telus acquired Edmonton Telephones Corporation (Ed Tel) from the city of Edmonton in 1995; Ed Tel had been created only five years earlier from a reorganization of a department of the city. In 1996, the AGT and Ed Tel brands were retired in favour of the Telus name. Telus merged with BC Tel in 1999 to form the present-day Telus Corporation. [2] [3]
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) was established in 2008 as a crown corporation to consolidate and manage Alberta's public sector investments. The Progressive Conservative government introduced the Alberta Investment Management Corporation Act in 2007, aiming to improve investment returns by up to $500 million annually.
The Alberta Treasury Branches rebranded in January 2002 as ATB Financial in an effort to gain stronger brand recognition in urban areas such as Calgary and Edmonton. By 2002 ATB Financial controlled 15 per cent of the province's retail banking, but lagged in the cities with seven per cent in Calgary and eight per cent in Edmonton. [ 56 ]
The federal Post Office Department became a Crown corporation as Canada Post Corporation in 1981, and Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada, was created in 1985. Perhaps the most controversial was Petro-Canada , Canada's short-lived attempt to create a national oil Crown corporation , founded in 1975.
The Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS) is a Crown corporation responsible for providing pension benefit administration services for public-sector employees in Alberta, Canada.
Alberta Innovates (AI) is a Canadian provincial crown corporation created and funded by the government of Alberta, responsible for promoting innovation in the province. Its appointed Board of Directors is accountable to the Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation.
Public agencies in Alberta are organizations linked to particular government ministries of the Executive Council of Alberta, operating under their direction and mandate.. Their functions are roughly equivalent to federal crown corporat