Alberta’s economy will decline by a “historic” seven per cent this year, according to a new forecast that says the province is eyeing its worst recession on record.
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Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Energy Minister: Now Is The Perfect Time To Build A Pipeline
With social distancing measures in place, pipeline opponents would find it hard to gather for protests, which makes this the perfect time to build a pipeline, Alberta’s Energy Minister Sonya Savage said on a podcast by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors.
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Quebec and Alberta represent the bulk of mortgage deferrals
With Canadian institutions’ mortgage deferrals in full swing, Quebec and Alberta accounted for more than half of postponed payments nationwide, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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Here’s why Alberta’s economic angst could have a deep, echoing impact in N.L.
Andrew Ivany says the relationship between the province he calls home and the province he’s travelled to for work remains strong.
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Hicks on Biz: De-carbonized oil the key to Alberta’s future
Let us lay ourselves down a while and rest from this ceaseless doom ‘n’ gloom.
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Alberta urged to help high-tech industry ‘at risk’ from economic crisis
The thousands of vacant offices in Calgary’s downtown towers have often served as a reminder of the tough times Canada’s oil and gas sector has endured the past few years.
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Varcoe: Rent relief for business owners is within reach, but there’s a hitch. Landlords have to apply
Another rent payment is coming due for small business owners like Alan Boyce and Pierre Marleau, even as sales have dried up because of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Alberta leads the way in Canada with percentage of businesses open again
The share of businesses that are fully open has begun to rise as provinces restart their economies, according to the latest survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), with just under a third of businesses now fully open, up from 21 per cent a month ago.
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Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
The Alberta government is changing its coal policies in a move it says is intended to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province’s most sensitive areas.
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76% of Canadian business owners ready to resume business activity
A survey by BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) finds that 76 per cent of Canadian businesses are ready to resume business following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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