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This Week In Alberta March 31, 2023

This Week Additional inflation relief payments: Since January, nearly 1.2 million Albertans have enrolled to receive affordability relief payments. About 25,000 Albertans who currently are not able to access affordability payments through current support programs will soon receive their affordability relief payments. The payments are part of the Affordability Action Plan.  New Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership: The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural […]

This Week In Alberta March 24, 2023

This Week New legislation: The Government of Alberta introduced one new piece of legislation this week.  $30 million for apprenticeship education: Budget 2023 will invest $30.4 million over the next three years in CAREERS, and Skills Canada Alberta. Both organizations create opportunities for youth to build careers in skilled trades. CAREERS arranges almost 2,500 internships for high school […]

This Week In Alberta March 17, 2023

This Week New legislation: The Government of Alberta introduced 1 new piece of legislation this week. $30 million for Red Deer Regional Airport: Budget 2023 is investing $30 million to expand the Red Deer Regional Airport. The investment will be used to develop new business opportunities on the north side of the airport, create an emergency access, and […]

This Week In Alberta March 10, 2023

This Week New legislation: The Government of Alberta introduced 3 new pieces of legislation this week. Budget 2023 announcements: Alberta’s Government provided more detail on several commitments made in Budget 2023. Over the next three years, $820 million will support increased student enrolment. Another $330 million will provide increased wages and operating funding for the social sector supporting individuals living with […]

This Week In Alberta March 3, 2023

This Week Budget 2023: On Tuesday, the Government of Alberta released Budget 2023 titled “Securing Alberta’s Future”. The Budget forecasts a $2.4 billion surplus, makes key commitments in healthcare and public safety, and includes new fiscal planning commitments to keep future budgets out of deficits. Our team at Wellington Advocacy has pulled together an overview document that covers the […]

This Week In Alberta February 24, 2023

This Week Increasing immigration to Alberta: Alberta’s growing economy has resulted in about 100,000 job vacancies that need to be filled. As a result, Alberta has advocated with the federal government to increase the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. This past week, Alberta learned it would see a significant increase in nominations from 6,500 in 2022, to 9,750 […]