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4 maj 2021 · Numbers released this week by Statistics Canada show Alberta’s GDP shrank 8.2 per cent in 2020. The next hardest hit were Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, with economic retreats of 5.3...
13 maj 2024 · Alberta's GDP per capita growth in 2023 was one of the weakest in Canada, but it still beat the rest of the country. Alberta has been a powerhouse in Canada since the pandemic, with country-beating growth and a housing market that has stood strong while others slumped under the weight of higher interest rates.
26 mar 2020 · Alberta is poised to suffer the largest economic decline in Canada this year — and the most severe that the province has ever seen in a single year, according to a new forecast from RBC...
Varcoe: A slowdown is expected for Alberta's economy in 2024, but growth will still be near the highest in Canada, three new studies show.
17 lip 2021 · Collapsing coastal bluffs are a threat wherever waves, earthquakes, and intense rainstorms can destabilize steep seaside terrain, and with sea levels rising, this risk is increasing.
In 2020, the Alberta economy was confronted with an unprecedented crisis from the dual shock of the COVID‐19 pandemic and the collapse in oil prices. The services sector, which was more resilient in prior recessions, was hit particularly hard during the pandemic with the introduction of public health measures.
28 maj 2023 · The study shows that under the UCP, Alberta has had: The slowest economic growth in Canada; Wages that fell far behind inflation; Below-average job creation ; A significant drop in business investment; Among the slowest rates of economic growth in the country; This comes as no surprise, of course.