Business

Alberta upgrades online tool connecting businesses with available locations

The Government of Alberta is endeavouring to make it easier for investors to find the best place for their business by upgrading its Site Selector Tool, a free online service that connects businesses ...

Mar 27, 2025

Alberta minister travelling to Germany to strengthen trade partnerships

Alberta's Matt Jones, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, is travelling to Germany in an effort to support market diversification and promote Alberta as a desirable investment destination to strength...

Mar 27, 2025

Alberta establishing working group to address unpaid oil and gas property tax challenge

In response to calls from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) for action, the Government of Alberta is establishing a working group with municipal partners t...

Mar 25, 2025

Alberta's 2025 budget proposes $10 million for Aboriginal Business Investment Fund

Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and...

Mar 21, 2025

Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data

Alberta's government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices - but the NDP says it's an illegal and perfo...

Mar 19, 2025

Who's footing the bill?: Municipal groups call for government action on unpaid oil and gas taxes

Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) has released a statement expressing concern about unpaid oil and gas property taxes, as the financial burden gets passed to municipalities and their residents instead....

Mar 19, 2025

Employment scams are on the rise, according to the Better Business Bureau

Job scams are on the rise in Alberta.That's according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) that serves not only Alberta but also east Kootenay.President and CEO of BBB, Mary O'Sullivan-Andersen said re...

Mar 19, 2025

Alberta to begin collecting bitumen royalties in-kind

The Government of Alberta has announced it will now collect bitumen royalties in-kind (BRIK) in addition to conventional royalties in-kind (CORIK) in an effort to maximize resource revenue. The Albert...

Mar 14, 2025

Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes

Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid...

Tanner Smith Mar 13, 2025

Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has suspended a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today to pause some duties on Canada.LeBlanc...

Mar 06, 2025