
Alberta Businesses Tangled in Red Tape
Have you ever waited on hold for government information? Been given conflicting advice on how to comply? Endured silly, redundant or downright confusing instruction? Then you know what it’s like

Have you ever waited on hold for government information? Been given conflicting advice on how to comply? Endured silly, redundant or downright confusing instruction? Then you know what it’s like

A more diverse, resilient Alberta economy depends on a strong manufacturing sector. With an election around the corner, it’s time to put manufacturing on the provincial agenda. You’ve probably heard

Taxes in Alberta are famously competitive, and they are part of what makes up the Alberta Advantage. However, even as rates for small business have dropped, it’s clear that the

The “Alberta Advantage.” It is a phrase that appears in boardrooms and events across the province. It’s meant to capture the tangible, like Alberta’s competitive taxes for small business (currently

For years Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has been telling anybody who would listen in Ottawa that the Canadian government needs to make moves to improve competitiveness. That was years

The Alberta Advantage is often attributed to former premier Ralph Klein as a way to describe the low-tax, pro-business climate that built our province’s international reputation. But as governments have

Long before there was oil and gas, Albertans worked the land providing for their families and communities. Although it seems most consumers today hardly think about where their food comes

It’s just an extra couple bucks. Employers will barely notice the added cost. For those businesses that offer entry-level positions, nothing could be further from the truth. According to analysis

CME’s biannual Management Issues Survey (MIS) shows that Canadian manufacturers are struggling to find workers with the right skills and are deeply concerned about Canada’s eroding competitiveness. MIS results show

On August 31, Kinder Morgan approved the sale of the Trans Mountain Pipeline to the Canadian Federal Government for $4.5 billion. Just the day previous, the Federal Court of Appeal