Despite climbing oil prices, Alberta’s oil and gas industry – while still the single-largest sector of the provincial economy – has been slowly contracting for years. Last year it made up 27.6% of the province’s GDP, down dramatically from 1985, when it represented 36.1%. Alberta’s ability to remain highly competitive depends upon growth and expansion in other industries in the province.

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