Alberta
Alberta’s Site Selector Tool will help promote Alberta as destination of choice for business and investment
New tool making investing even easier in Alberta
Alberta’s government is committed to maintaining its strong business environment that promotes investment and economic growth. The Site Selector Tool provides businesses and investors the data they need to make informed decisions about setting up shop or expanding in communities across the province.
“Alberta’s government is always looking for ways to attract job-creating investment to the province. The Site Selector Tool is another way our government is making Alberta even more investment-friendly by putting critical information at the fingertips of people looking to invest here.”
This user-friendly tool combines available property listings in communities across Alberta with insights on local economic conditions, industry data and proximity to crucial infrastructure like rail terminals and power lines. It is helping investors from around the world find available properties in Alberta that are suited to their unique needs.
“Technology is the driving force behind the growth and diversification of our economy. By providing digital tools that connect businesses and prospective investors to the opportunities that abound in our province, we are ensuring that our province’s national leadership in economic growth and job creation continues.”
Municipalities and economic developers across the province identified a site selector tool as a valuable resource to help them attract business and promote their communities as a destination of choice to potential investors. The Site Selector Tool complements the province’s business-friendly programs and policies to attract investment, further solidifying Alberta as the economic and job creation engine of Canada.
“This Site Selector Tool will be an excellent resource for Alberta economic developers in their efforts to create thriving communities. This centralized resource equips Alberta economic developers with the breadth of data needed to strategically identify investment opportunities, foster informed decision-making, and drive sustainable economic growth and prosperity across our province.”
Quick Facts
- Alberta’s government distributed a survey to municipalities, regional economic development organizations and industry associations in August 2022.
- Half of the survey respondents noted that they do not have the proper online tools to promote properties in their municipality or region, with 92 per cent of respondents indicating that they would use a site selector tool.
- With almost 7,000 available properties already featured on the tool, Alberta’s remote and rural regions are being empowered with access to free, easy-to-use data and a platform to pinpoint and shine a spotlight on local opportunities.
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Show your Alberta side. Buy Local. |
When the going gets tough, Albertans stick together. That’s why Alberta’s government is launching a new campaign to benefit hard-working Albertans.
Global uncertainty is threatening the livelihoods of hard-working Alberta farmers, ranchers, processors and their families. The ‘Buy Local’ campaign, recently launched by Alberta’s government, encourages consumers to eat, drink and buy local to show our unified support for the province’s agriculture and food industry.
The government’s ‘Buy Local’ campaign encourages consumers to buy products from Alberta’s hard-working farmers, ranchers and food processors that produce safe, nutritious food for Albertans, Canadians and the world.
“It’s time to let these hard-working Albertans know we have their back. Now, more than ever, we need to shop local and buy made-in-Alberta products. The next time you are grocery shopping or go out for dinner or a drink with your friends or family, support local to demonstrate your Alberta pride. We are pleased tariffs don’t impact the ag industry right now and will keep advocating for our ag industry.”
Alberta’s government supports consumer choice. We are providing tools to help folks easily identify Alberta- and Canadian-made foods and products. Choosing local products keeps Albertans’ hard-earned dollars in our province. Whether it is farm-fresh vegetables, potatoes, honey, craft beer, frozen food or our world-renowned beef, Alberta has an abundance of fresh foods produced right on our doorstep.
Quick facts
- This summer, Albertans can support local at more than 150 farmers’ markets across the province and meet the folks who make, bake and grow our food.
- In March 2023, the Alberta government launched the ‘Made in Alberta’ voluntary food and beverage labelling program to support local agriculture and food sectors.
- Through direct connections with processors, the program has created the momentum to continue expanding consumer awareness about the ‘Made in Alberta’ label to help shoppers quickly identify foods and beverages produced in our province.
- Made in Alberta product catalogue website
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Province to expand services provided by Alberta Sheriffs: New policing option for municipalities
Expanding municipal police service options |
Proposed amendments would help ensure Alberta’s evolving public safety needs are met while also giving municipalities more options for local policing.
As first announced with the introduction of the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, Alberta’s government is considering creating a new independent agency police service to assume the police-like duties currently performed by Alberta Sheriffs. If passed, Bill 49 would lay additional groundwork for the new police service.
Proposed amendments to the Police Act recognize the unique challenges faced by different communities and seek to empower local governments to adopt strategies that effectively respond to their specific safety concerns, enhancing overall public safety across the province.
If passed, Bill 49 would specify that the new agency would be a Crown corporation with an independent board of directors to oversee its day-to-day operations. The new agency would be operationally independent from the government, consistent with all police services in Alberta. Unlike the Alberta Sheriffs, officers in the new police service would be directly employed by the police service rather than by the government.
“With this bill, we are taking the necessary steps to address the unique public safety concerns in communities across Alberta. As we work towards creating an independent agency police service, we are providing an essential component of Alberta’s police framework for years to come. Our aim is for the new agency is to ensure that Albertans are safe in their communities and receive the best possible service when they need it most.”
Additional amendments would allow municipalities to select the new agency as their local police service once it becomes fully operational and the necessary standards, capacity and frameworks are in place. Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring the new agency works collaboratively with all police services to meet the province’s evolving public safety needs and improve law enforcement response times, particularly in rural communities. While the RCMP would remain the official provincial police service, municipalities would have a new option for their local policing needs.
Once established, the agency would strengthen Alberta’s existing policing model and complement the province’s current police services, which include the RCMP, Indigenous police services and municipal police. It would help fill gaps and ensure law enforcement resources are deployed efficiently across the province.
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