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B
Good
morning,
I
would
like
to
call
this
meeting
to
order
and
welcome
everyone
in
attendance.
The
committee
has
under
considered
iterate
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
Northern
development
for
the
fiscal
year,
ending
March,
31st
2024.
I'd.
Ask
that
we
go
around
the
table
and
have
members
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
Minister.
Please
introduce
the
officials
who
are
joining
you
at
the
table.
My
name
is
Nicole
Goring
I
am
the
MLA
for
Edmonton
Castle
downs
and
the
deputy
chair
acting
chair
for
this
committee
will
be
starting
to
my
right.
Garth.
F
G
B
Thank
you,
and,
as
we
have
no
members
online,
we'll
just
get
right
into
it.
So
I'd
like
to
note
the
following
substitutions
for
the
record:
Ms
Rosen
for
The
Honorable,
Miss,
Armstrong
commonuck,
honorable
Mr
Panda
for
Mr
Walker,
a
few
housekeeping
items
to
address
before
we
turn
to
the
business
at
hand.
Please
note
that
the
microphones
are
operated
by
Hansard
staff
committee.
Proceedings
are
live
streamed
on
the
internet
and
broadcast
on
this
Alberta
assembly
TV,
the
audio
and
video
stream
and
transcripts
of
meetings
can
be
accessed
via
the
Legislative
Assembly
website.
B
Members
participating
remotely
are
encouraged
to
turn
your
camera
on.
While
speaking
and
mute
your
microphone
when
not
speaking,
remote
participants
who
wish
to
be
placed
on
a
speaker's
list
are
asked
to
email
or
message.
The
committee
Clerk
and
members
in
the
room
could
signal
the
chair.
Please
set
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices
to
silent
for
the
duration
of
the
meeting
honorable
members.
The
standing
order
set
out
the
process
for
consideration
of
the
main
estimates.
B
A
total
of
three
hours
has
been
scheduled
for
consideration
of
the
estimates
from
of
the
ministry
of
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development.
Standing
order,
59.1
sub
6,
establishes
the
speaking
rotation
and
speaking
times
in
brief,
the
minister
or
member
of
executive
Council,
acting
on
The
Minister's
behalf,
will
have
10
minutes
to
address
the
committee
at
the
conclusion
of
The
Minister's
comments.
A
60-minute
speaking
block
for
the
official
opposition
begins
followed
by
a
20-minute
speaking
block
for
independent
members.
B
If
any
and
then
a
20-minute
speaking
block
for
the
government
caucus
individuals
may
only
speak
for
the
up
to
10
minutes
at
a
time,
but
speaking
times
may
be
combined
between
the
member
and
the
minister
after
the
speaking
times.
We'll
follow
the
same
rotation
of
the
official
opposition,
independent
members
and
the
government
caucus
the
member
and
the
minister
May
each
speak
for
a
maximum
of
five
minutes,
or
these
times
may
be
combined
making
it
a
10-minute
block.
B
If
members
have
any
questions
regarding
speaking
times
or
the
rotation,
please
send
an
email
or
message
the
committee
clerk
about
the
process
with
the
concurrence
of
the
committee
I
will
call
a
five-minute
break
near
the
midpoint
of
the
meeting.
However,
the
three-hour
clock
will
continue
to
run.
Does
anyone
oppose
to
having
the
break
seeing
none?
B
We
will
commence
with
a
five
minute
break,
Ministry
official
officials
may
be
present
and
at
the
direction
of
the
minister
May
address
the
committee
Ministry
officials,
seated
in
the
gallery,
if
called
upon,
have
access
to
a
microphone
in
the
gallery
area
and
are
asked
to
please
introduce
themselves
for
the
record
prior
to
commenting
pages
are
available
to
deliver
notes
or
other
materials
between
the
gallery
and
the
table.
Attendees
in
the
gallery
may
not
approach
the
table.
B
B
If
debate
is
exhausted
prior
to
three
hours,
the
ministry's
estimates
are
deemed
to
be
are
deemed
to
have
been
considered
for
the
time
allotted
in
the
schedule,
and
the
committee
will
adjourn,
points
of
order
will
be
dealt
with
as
they
arise
and
individual
speaking
times
will
be
paused.
However,
the
speaking
block
time
and
the
overall
three-hour
meeting
clock
will
continue
to
run
any
written
material
provided
in
response
to
questions
raised
during
the
main
estimate
should
be
tabled
by
the
minister
in
the
assembly
for
the
benefit
of
all
members.
B
The
vote
on
estimates
and
any
amendments
will
occur
in
the
committee
of
Supply
on
March
16
2023
amendments
must
be
in
writing
and
approved
by
parliamentary
Council
prior
to
the
meeting
at
which
they
are
to
be
moved.
The
original
amendment
is
to
be
deposited
with
the
committee
clerk
with
20
hard
copies.
An
electronic
version
of
the
signed
original
should
be
provided
to
the
committee
clerk
for
distribution
to
committee
members.
B
Finally,
the
committee
should
have
the
opportunity
to
hear
both
questions
and
answers
without
interruption
during
estimate
debate,
debate
flows
through
the
chair
at
all
times,
including
instances
when
speaking
time
is
shared
between
a
member
and
the
minister
I,
would
now
invite
the
minister
of
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development.
To
begin
with
your
opening
remarks,
you
have
10
minutes.
G
Thank
you.
This
year
my
Ministry
remains
focused
on
our
mandate
to
enhance
and
communicate
Alberta's
competitive
advantage
and
in
turn,
help
grow
and
diversify
Alberta's
economy
by
attracting
investment,
drawing
and
developing
a
highly
skilled
Workforce
and
promoting
safe,
fair
and
healthy
workplaces,
ultimately
allowing
albertans
and
Alberta
to
thrive.
This
is
the
renewed
Alberta,
Advantage
low
taxes,
no
sales
tax,
a
business
friendly
government,
a
young
and
highly
skilled
Workforce
abundant
job
opportunities
in
a
diversified
economy,
some
of
the
most
livable
cities
in
the
world
and
the
can-do
spirit
that
albertans
thrive
on.
G
After
all,
Alberta
is
the
economic
engine
of
Canada,
representing
nearly
a
quarter
of
all
jobs
created
in
Canada
last
year,
despite
comprising
just
12
percent
of
the
country's
population.
With
that,
our
work
will
be
guided
by
four
main
outcomes.
Our
first
theme
is
helping
to
ensure
Alberta's
economy
is
and
continues
to
prosper
through
budget
2023.
We
will
continue
to
build
Alberta's
reputation
as
a
first-class
destination
for
the
film
and
television
industry.
G
The
film
and
television
tax
credit
has
helped
our
Province
attract
some
of
the
largest
Productions
in
Canadian.
History,
such
as
the
HBO
hit,
show
the
last
of
us.
If
you
haven't
had
a
chance
to
see
it,
please
take
your
time
and
do
it
it's
a
great
show.
It
also
benefits
many
local
economies
with
filming
taking
place
in
more
than
100
communities
right
across
Alberta,
a
third
of
which
were
rural
as
of
January.
G
2023
111
Productions
have
been
authorized
to
participate
in
the
program
and
are
expected
to
spend
more
than
859
million
dollars
and
support
more
than
8
000
jobs
here
in
Alberta.
That
is
why
we
are
investing
an
additional
100
million
over
the
next
three
years
in
the
program
to
help
increase
industry
confidence,
attract
more
Productions
and
support.
Even
more
growth
in
the
sector
for
albertans
budget
2023
is
also
helping.
The
government
ensure
all
corners
of
the
province
can
attract
job,
creating
Investments,
particular
Northern
and
Rural
communities
have
unique
challenges
and
need
Creative
Solutions.
G
This
will
help
organizations
continue
to
deliver
business,
supports,
promote
labor
force
attraction
and
retention,
enhance
Regional
tourism
and
build
capacity
for
economic
growth.
We
will
also
continue
to
invest
in
Alberta's
nine
Regional,
Economic,
Development
alliances
or
Rita's.
These
independent
non-profit
organizations
are
made
up
of
member
municipalities
and
Regional
stakeholders
who
work
together
to
promote
long-term
Economic,
Development
and
prosperity.
G
Investing
in
Rita's
means
investing
in
every
single
area
of
our
Province.
We
are
funding
these
valuable
organizations
with
one
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
each
annually
to
help
them
continue
their
important
work.
Budget
2023
will
also
continue
to
support
the
Northern
Alberta
Development
Council
bursary
program.
You
increasing
funding
by
three
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
a
total
of
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
annually
over
the
next
three
years
since
it
began.
This
program
has
helped
to
attract
and
retain
7
000
Alberta
students
to
study
and
work
in
Alberta's
North
includes
many
indigenous
learners.
G
The
second
outcome
is:
building
a
skilled
and
resilient
labor
force.
As
Alberta's
economic
momentum
continues.
We
are
developing
creative
ways
to
address
labor
shortages
and
support
employers
and
workers.
As
part
of
last
year's
budget,
the
government
committed
more
than
600
million
over
three
years
through
Alberta
at
work
to
help
albertans,
build
their
skills
and
find
jobs
to
help
employers
find
workers
in
existing
and
emerging
sectors.
G
G
Budget
2023
also
includes
continued
investment
in
Canada
Alberta
job
Grant,
to
help
more
Alberta
workers,
access
training
to
gain
the
skills
needed
for
businesses
to
grow
and
diversify.
This
will
help
meet
growing
program
demand
and
assist
with
preparing
Alberta's
workers
to
best
contribute
to
economic
growth.
G
We're
also
leading
the
delivery
of
the
aviation
skills
grant
program
as
part
of
an
mou
with
WestJet
Airlines,
another
initiative
under
Alberta
at
work
support
training
for
new
jobs
that
will
be
created
as
a
result
of
this
agreement,
my
Ministry
has
developed
a
skills
training
grant
program
starting
in
2022-23
that
will
provide
5
million
annually
over
three
years
to
offset
training
costs
in
the
aviation
sector.
This
is
an
amazing
opportunity
for
Alberta.
It
will
help
the
sector
build
its
Workforce
and
support
its
continued
growth
while
further
diversifying
Alberta's
economy
and
lastly,
we
are
funding.
G
G
My
Ministry
collaborates
with
many
groups,
including
workers,
employers,
health
and
safety
associations,
industry
associations
and
labor
groups
to
make
sure
that
everyone
understands
their
rights
and
responsibilities
in
the
workplace
and
to
seek
their
guidance
and
input.
For
example,
recent
amendments
to
the
OHS
code
were
developed
after
extensive
consultation,
the
SE
come
into
effect.
March
31st
and
budget
2023
will
continue
to
fund
the
ongoing
code
review
process.
After
all,
as
workplaces
best
practices
and
Technology
change,
we
must
make
sure
health
and
safety
rules
keep
pace.
G
Another
example
is
the
certificate
of
recognition
or
core
program.
This
voluntary
program
is
a
partnership
between
industry,
the
department
and
the
workers
compensation
board
that
encourages
participants
to
create
or
improve
their
health
and
safety.
Management
Systems
budget
2023
will
ensure
these
critical
programs
and
safeguards
can
continue
to
protect
the
rights
and
health
of
all
Alberta
workers.
G
The
fourth
and
the
final
outcome
is
better
services
for
workers,
investors
and
employers.
Under
this
outcome,
we
will
be
allocating
4.6
million
to
the
Alberta
Labor
Relations
Board
in
2023-24
to
continue
its
important
work
of
overseeing
and
applying
Alberta's
labor
laws.
Nearly
16.9
million
dollars
will
also
support
the
appeals
commission
for
Alberta
workers
compensation
in
2023-24.
G
My
department,
in
conjunction
with
the
partner
Ministries,
is
also
continuing
to
provide
concierge
service
that
works
directly
with
Alberta
based
businesses,
considering
major
new
or
expanded
Investments.
This
will
help
companies
navigate
government
approvals
and
resources
more
effectively
and
seamlessly.
B
Thank
you,
minister,
I,
before
we
get
into
the
next
portion
of
the
meeting,
I
would
like
to
invite
Mr
MacGyver
to
introduce
himself
for
the
record
Rick.
B
H
Thank
you
very
much,
thank
you
to
the
minister
and
all
Department
officials
who
are
here
to
answer
questions
and
for
the
work
that
you
do
in
this
very
important
and
newly
reconfigured
Ministry
that
we
have
for
my
first
question:
block
I'd
like
to
start
about
talking
about
outcome.
Three:
the
safe
and
fair
workplaces.
H
Because
I
think
making
sure
that
every
worker
who
goes
to
the
job
is
able
to
come
home
safely
is
is
one
of
the
most
important
priorities
for
this
ministry
and
the
work
that
the
OHS
teams
do
is
incredibly
important.
But
through
the
estimates
process,
I'm
hoping
to
get
an
idea
of
how
progress
is
going
and
what
the
current
states
of
that
work
is.
Certainly
there's
been
some
unique
challenges
with
covid-19
and
influx
of
requests.
H
But
when
it
comes
to
this
ministry's,
ftes
and
the
number
of
staff
I
see
that
in
this
budget,
it
is
going
down
by
24
and
I'm
interested
in
finding
out
specifically
how
many
staff
are
currently
working
within
occupational
health
and
safety,
specifically
the
officers
and
there's
an
important
measure
when
it
comes
to
health
and
safety.
The
number
of
officers
per
100
000
workers
that
is
often
used
to
compare
Province
to
province
in
2018-19.
H
We
knew
that
Alberta
had
6.2
officers
per
thousand
workers,
I'm
wondering
if
the
minister
and
his
Department
can
tell
me
what
the
number
is
today
and
for
context
to
help
anyone
who's
watching.
If
you
would
be
able
to
also
provide
what's
happening
in
other
provinces,
so
in
exact,
for
example,
in
20
for
the
year
2018,
we
knew
that
Quebec
had
7.2
versus
Alberta's
6.2
BC,
head
12
Manitoba
had
7.8.
H
This
is
information
that
that
is
often
shared
through
the
annual
report,
and
it's
my
hope
that
the
minister
may
be
able
to
Enlighten
us
and
provide
a
little
bit
more
detail
here
today,
so
that
we
can
have
a
sense
of
the
work
that
the
the
ministry
is
doing
now.
I
understand,
particularly
during
covid
the
practice
of
virtual
inspections,
which
was
not
new
at
the
time,
but
was
used
a
little
bit
more.
H
The
Minister's
perspective
on
any
trends
that
we
are
seeing
when
it
comes
to
a
number
of
inspections.
Types
of
inspections,
types
of
workplaces
that
are
gaining
the
focus
would
be
helpful
to
myself
to
those
watching
and
those
keeping
an
eye
on
occupational
health
and
safety
Trends
within
the
province
of
Alberta.
Now,
when
we
look
at
performance
indicator
3A
for
ohns,
we
see
a
very
clear
Trend
that
our
lost
time
claim
rates,
which
is
the
number
of
lost
time
claims
for
a
hundred
person
years
worked,
and
they
tend
to
represent
worker
injury
or
illness.
H
Whenever
a
worker
misses
more
than
just
the
day,
they
were
injured
at
work.
That
number
is
increasing.
It
was
in
2019
1.56
in
2020.
It
was
up
to
1.72
2021
up
to
1.81,
so
that's
actually
a
31
increase
since
2019,
and
so
so
I'd
like
to
know
a
little
bit
more
about
what
potential
Trends
may
be
involved
there.
Knowing
that
covid
occupation,
those
who
are
infected
at
work
could
be
impacting
these
numbers.
H
At
the
last
estimates
for
occupational
health
and
safety,
it
was
then
the
the
ministry
of
labor
and
immigration
I
asked
the
minister
and
the
department
about
if
they
had
any
disaggregated
data,
that
split
out
perhaps
covet
information
from
other
types
of
occupational
injury
and
so
I'm
curious.
If
the
minister
is
able
to
break
that
down,
so
that
when
we're
looking
at
the
increase
in
Lost
Time
claim
rates,
we
can
understand
what
the
factors
are
there
I
know
the
department
uses
that
information
to
then
Target
their
proactive
measures.
What
is
happening?
H
Can
you
help
understand
because,
of
course,
when
someone
just
looks
at
performance
indicator,
3.8
they're
seeing
increases.
Similarly,
when
you
check
through
the
WCB
data
fatality
claims
accepted,
2021
was
178.
Workers
killed
due
to
Accident
Injury
or
occupational
disease,
which
is
the
highest
in
the
last
five
years
again.
Recognizing
covid
potentially,
is
is
a
factor
here.
What
can
the
the
minister
tell
us
about
these
rapidly
increasing
stats?
How
is
the
ministry
working
to
make
sure
that
all
Alberta
workers
are
able
to
return
home
safely?
H
I
hope
that
the
minister
would
be
able
to
walk
me
through
what
he
is
seeing,
because
all
evidence
in
this,
the
SE
budget
documents
really
seem
to
indicate
that
the
insurance
safety
and
cutting
red
tape
act.
Bill
47
had
the
opposite
impact
from
what
it
was
intended
and
if
the
minister
can
break
that
down,
how
is
the
department
working
to
keep
workers
safe?
How
has
reducing
their
rights
and
reducing
their
access
to
information
in
the
work
say
help
to
keep
them
safe
because
it
really
does
look
like
the
the
opposite
is
happening.
H
So
we've
talked
a
lot
about
occupational
health
and
safety
and
I
hope
that
the
minister
in
the
department
will
be
able
to
to
quickly
come
back
with
the
numbers,
some
of
the
the
information,
because
that
that
really
does
help
to
get
a
sense
of
what's
going
on.
Similarly,
I'd
be
interested
on
the
employment
standards
side.
H
What
updated
Trends
are
you
seeing
what
has
changed
during
the
pandemic
for
many
years
now,
and
early
resolution
process
has
been
put
in
place
to
try
and
get
quick
resolution
on
employment
standards,
and
we've
seen
we
saw
for
many
years
a
real
positive,
the
amount
of
time
between
when
a
complaint
was
received
and
when
it
was
resolved.
What
would
be
the
the
latest
information
we
have
on
number
of
employment
standards?
H
Complaints
that
have
been
resolved
within
I
think
it
was
180
days
was
typically
the
measure
and
the
number
of
average
days
to
begin
in
employment
standards
investigation.
Do
we
have
that
latest
information
now
around
occupational
health
and
safety
I
noted
that
the
department
had
recently
published
a
working
from
home,
OHS
info
for
employers
and
workers
documents,
and
certainly
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
about
the
global
Trend
towards
remote
work.
H
That's
that
really
gained
a
lot
of
momentum
during
covid
when
people
were
working
from
home,
I'm
curious
within
the
occupational
health
and
safety
numbers
that
we're
seeing
have
larger
remote
work.
Trends
impacted
the
department,
the
types
of
calls
and
concerns
that
are
coming
in,
even
potentially
how
the
Departments
and
other
government
of
Alberta
workers
are
performing
their
work,
because
remote
work
would
impact
pretty
much
everyone
in
some
way
over
the
last
several
years
and
it's
continuing
to
to
impact
people
that
way.
H
So
we've
talked
a
lot
about
the
the
sections
that
are
in
the
safe
Fair
healthy
outcome.
Three
I'm,
really
hoping
the
minister
in
the
department
will
be
able
to
walk
me
through
what
trends
they're,
seeing
how
Staffing
is
looking
and
what
is
happening
in
both
the
occupational
health
and
safety
side
and
the
employment
standards
side
and
I
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you.
G
Well,
we
can
certainly
see
a
lot
of
questions
there
and,
as
a
former
Minister
I
know,
you
know
the
file
very
well.
So
I
appreciate
you
being
here
today,
because
nothing
can
be
more
important
than
the
safety
of
our
of
our
Workforce
I.
Think
what
I
heard
you
asked
was
generally
about
the
occupational
health
and
safety
you
wanted
to
focus
on
the
inspectors
and
where
we
are
on
there.
G
You
also
talked
a
little
bit
about
covid
and
and
the
issues,
because,
of
course
that
was
a
new
scenario
for
all
of
us
and
we
all
had
to
come
to
terms
of
how
we
would
move
forward
on
that
workplace
site
visits
and
whether
or
not
it
has
changed
as
far
as
virtual
and
otherwise
goes.
G
You
talked
about
the
amount
of
workplace,
injuries
and
deaths,
and,
and
how
concerning
that
was-
and,
of
course,
that
is
extremely
concerning
to
our
department
and
to
myself,
you
mentioned
rollbacks
I
haven't
seen
them,
but
I'll
try
to
deal
with
some
of
the
the
numbers
to
let
you
know
exactly
what
is
happening.
I
know
that
you
know
the
department
is
always
looking
for
ways
to
be
more
Innovative
with
safety
and
with
the
Department
itself.
G
They
have
moved
somewhat
towards
a
a
more
safe
environment
such
as
our
Airlines
do
with
SMS
Safety
Management
Systems
in
some
of
the
areas
which
is
more
effective.
You've
asked
for
where
the
trends
are
and
where
we're
seeing
things
change
with
covet
and
other
things.
And
and
finally,
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
red
tape
and
and
where
the
red
tape
reduction
was
happening
and
whether
or
not
it
was
actually
cutting
back.
G
Services
I
have
not
seen
that,
but
I'll
get
into
that
in
a
little
more
detail
and
the
working
from
home
rather
than
working
from
the
office
in
our
downtowns
and
how
that's
changing
things
and
how
that
might
change
the
occupational
health
and
safety
I'm
going
to
just
deal
with
it
on
an
over
reaching
macro
basis
on
occupational
health
and
safety,
and
then
I'll
try
to
get
into
some
of
your
questions
and
I
think
we'll
have
time
for
all
of
that.
G
Safe,
fair
and
health
workplaces
help
Alberta
to
be
more
attractive
and
more
competitive
to
work
and
to
do
business
and,
as
you
know,
we
have
to
attract
people
from
all
over
the
country
in
the
world
right
now
to
fill
the
many
jobs
that
we
have
over
a
hundred
thousand
unfilled
right
now.
So
it's
a
great
environment.
G
Consistent
enforcement
of
OHS
laws
helps
prevent
workplace
illnesses,
injuries
and
fatalities
and
lets.
People
know
that
Alberta
is
a
place
that
you
can
work
safely
and
the
government
will
have
their
back.
My
Ministry
collaborates
with
businesses,
employees,
health
and
safety
associations,
industry
associations
and
labor
groups
to
promote
an
informed
and
knowledgeable
Workforce
regarding
both
rights
and
responsibilities,
and
has
that
relationship
that
they
can
seek
input
on
a
continuous
basis
which
makes
for
better
laws.
One
such
way
my
Ministry
ensures
an
informed,
knowledgeable
Workforce
is
making
it
easier
to
receive
information
about
health
and
safety
obligations.
G
The
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development
is
focused
on
identifying
efficiencies,
improving
processes
and
enhancing
Service
delivery
to
albertans.
This
ministry
will
ensure
its
staff
levels
reflect
the
government's
commitment
to
fiscal
restraint,
while
continuing
to
provide
the
excellent
services
that
albertans
rely
on
the
Department's
FTE
count
is
decay
decreasing
as
the
Alberta
jobs
now
program
is
Shifting
to
primarily
focusing
on
managing
and
monitoring
existing
Grant
agreements
with
employers,
as
no
further
program
intakes
are
planned.
This
decrease
is
partially
offset
by
additional
FTS
to
support
the
delivery
of
employment
standards
and
the
aviation
skills
programs.
G
Now
you
mentioned
some
decreases,
but
OHS
officers
remain
constant
from
prior
years
and
obviously
there's
always
some
ups
and
downs
in
any
field,
but
it
has
I
believe
approximately
148
to
150
officers
on
a
consistent
basis
year
over
year
and
based
upon
the
ratio.
It's
about
6.0
I,
believe
the
number
of
OHS
officers
per
100
000
workers,
the
the
scenario
with
2022
2023
inspection
priorities.
G
The
key
facts
relating
to
from
April
1st
2022
to
January
31st
2023
there
have
there
will
be
11,
210
inspections,
completed,
7929
inspections
and
3281
re-inspections
7169
orders
were
written,
545
were
stock
work,
orders,
69
were
stop
use,
orders
655
were
compliance
orders
and
that
would
be
a
total
of
7169..
G
There
were
26
tickets,
10
to
employers,
four
to
supervisors
and
12
to
workers.
15
administrative
penalties.
703
investigations
were
conducted
on
serious
incidents.
11
investigations
resulted
in
the
ministry
of
Justice
laying
charges
under
the
ohns
act.
More
than
100
OHS
officers
are
in
the
field
and
27
percent
of
OHS
inspections
were
proactive
and
73
percent
were
reactive,
I
believe
that
was
question.
Eight
from
April
1st
2021
to
March
31
2022
15568
inspections
were
completed
of
that
11
798
and
were
inspections
and
3770
were
re-inspections.
G
This
is
a
12
percent
decrease
from
the
prior
year
due
to
additional
inspections
being
conducted
in
2020
2021.
In
response
to
the
covid-19
pandemic,
which
I
believe
was
question,
three
8403
orders
were
written,
which
was
a
seven
percent
increase
from
the
prior
year.
472
work
stop
work,
orders
77,
stop
use
orders,
seventy
eight
hundred
and
fifty
four
compliance
orders
for
a
total
of
eight
thousand
four
hundred
and
three.
G
Those
are
reports
on
compliance,
a
32
tickets,
nine,
two
employers,
five
to
supervisors,
18
to
workers,
a
42
percent
decrease
in
tickets
compared
to
the
prior
year.
The
number
of
tickets
issued
is
highly
variable
from
year
to
year,
as
they
are
issued
in
response
to
specific
non-compliances
that
are
observed
during
inspections.
G
Now
you
asked
about
lost
time
claim
rate.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
The
last
time
claim
rate
provides
an
indication
of
occupational
health
and
safety
performance
in
the
Pro
Province.
The
ministry
continues
to
work
towards
more
effectively
identifying
employers
with
high
rate
of
injury
and
disease
and
working
with
them
to
improve
their
workplace.
Health
and
safety
practices
and
Management
Systems
improved
health
and
safety
contribute
to
reduced
WCB
premiums
by
targeting
sectors
with
the
highest
injury
rates.
G
The
measures
indicate
the
number
of
lost
time
claims
per
100
person
years
worked
to
indicate,
increases
or
decreases
in
a
worker's
risk
of
injury
or
disease.
One
person
year
is
equivalent
to
one
full-time
worker
working
for
one
year.
Two
thousand
hours
worked.
The
result
of
this
performance
indicator
are
by
calendar
year
and
the
objective
is
to
attain
the
lowest
rate
possible
by
having
consistency
year
over
year,
so
we
can
measure
appropriately.
The
analysis
of
the
results
indicate
that
the
Lost
Time
claim
rate
increased
by
five
percent
to
1.81
in
2021
from
1.72
in
2020..
G
Additionally,
there
were
an
undetermined
number
of
lost
time
claims
that
were
related
to
covid-19
pandemic,
but
not
necessarily
directly
as
a
result
of
covet
19.,
for
example,
lost
time
claim
for
a
skin
condition
developed
due
to
personal
protective
equipment
between
2020
and
2021.
Covid-19
claims
increased
by
actually
14
percent.
In
addition,
the
10
increase
of
lost
time
claims
in
2021
outpaced
the
gain
in
employment
of,
for
example,
five
percent.
All
of
these
factors
contributed
to
the
increase
of
the
Lost
Time
claim
rate
in
2021
and
I
know
I'm
running
out
of
time.
G
I
have
a
lot
more
information
for
you
here,
but
in
2021,
136
workers
died,
as
identified
in
WCB,
accepted
fatality
claims,
and
that
is
very
concerning
to
the
department
and
I'm
actually
having
meetings
in
relation
to
that
and
have
had
several
bits
of
of
Deep
dive
work
on
it.
But
within
these
claims,
39
fatalities
occurred
because
of
traumatic
workplace
incident
and
in
comparison
there
were
39,
dramatic,
replace
fatalities
identified
by
WCB
in
2020
and,
unfortunately,
I
think
I'm.
G
H
Remember
Gray.
Thank
you
very
much
Minister.
That
was
incredibly
helpful.
I
appreciate
the
level
of
detail
and
contextualizing.
Some
of
this
I
do
want
to
Circle
back
just
to
the
number
of
officers
per
100
000,
because
you've
responded
with
with
six,
which
thank
you
for
that.
H
It
appears
that
might
be
trending
down,
but
not
much
of
a
large
change
if
you
have
and
can
contextualize
that
by
providing
what
the
current
number
of
officers
per
hundred
thousand
is
in
other
provinces,
if
you
have
that
because
I
don't
have
an
easy
way
to
know,
what's
going
on
in
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
under
the
same
time
period,
so
I
appreciate
that
very
much.
H
The
other
follow-up
that
I
have
just
around.
H
H
H
I'm
gonna
invite
you
to
continue
to
share
some
of
the
information
you
didn't
get
a
chance
to
when
you're,
responding
and
I'm
going
to
add
to
with
some
additional
questions,
I'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
from
the
government
estimates
page
141
line
3.3,
which
is
employment
standards
and
in
your
business
plan
on
page
80,
the
references
to
having
it
balanced,
stable,
Workforce
and
environment.
H
H
Specifically,
we've
seen
the
chair
of
the
minimum
wage
panel
that
this
government
struck
demanding
the
ACP
government
share
the
group's
final
report
with
albertans
prior
to
the
provincial
election
in
May,
believing
the
report
would
be
of
value
and
should
be
seen
by
albertans.
This
relates
to
your
party's
platform
commitment
to
have
a
minimum
wage
expert
panel
and
it
is
estimated
to
have
cost
albertans
twenty
five
thousand
dollars.
H
Certainly,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
conversations
around
trust
when
it
comes
to
this
government,
and
the
fact
that
this
report
is
not
being
released
is
certainly
an
interesting
one.
It
particularly
timely
as
well,
because
we're
seeing
record
inflation,
and
we
know
that
low-income
Canadian
households
suffer
the
most
from
soaring
inflation
and
we've
seen
that
from
conference
Board
of
Canada
Research
be
because
someone
working
on
minimum
wage
will
spend
a
higher
share
of
their
budget
than
wealthier
households
on
basic
needs
like
food,
clothing
and
shelter
Canadians
in
the
lowest
income.
H
The
bottom
20
percent
will
devote
more
than
half
their
expenditures
to
necessities
and
in
a
time
of
such
high
inflation,
those
are
on
the
minimum.
Wage
are
suffering
the
most,
and
so,
if
the
the
government
is
considering
further
reductions
to
the
minimum
wage,
that
would
add
a
great
deal
of
pressure
onto
those
lowest
paid
albertans.
Now
we
also
know
Alberta
has
the
slowest
wage
growth
in
the
country,
and
so
that
is
adding
pressure
onto
our
lowest
income,
albertans
and
so
underemployment
standards.
Knowing
High
inflation
tends
to
worsen
inequality
in
poverty.
H
What
is
the
the
government
intending
to
do
when
it
comes
to
minimum
wage
are
for
the
reductions
being
considered,
and
why
has
the
the
report
not
being
released?
At
the
same
time
and
under
the
same
line
item
this
government
has
lowered
the
minimum
wage
for
youth
youth.
Minimum
wage
is
13
dollars
per
hour.
I
would
like
to
to
highlight
to
the
minister
that
our
youth
unemployment
rates
continues
to
be
quite
High.
H
There
is
a
small
difference
here
in
Alberta,
it's
two
dollars
and
we
see
an
unfortunate
trend
from
stats
Canada
that,
despite
Alberta
having
a
lower
youth
minimum
wage,
something
that
makes
it
harder
for
youth
to
earn
enough
to
pay
bills
or
to
save
for
school
tuition.
Our
neighboring
province,
which
I've
often
used,
is
a
good
comparator.
Saskatchewan
does
not
have
a
youth
minimum
wage
and
has
much
lower
youth
unemployment
and
has
had
that
consistently.
H
H
This
is
a
policy
that
I'm
particularly
concerned
about,
because
many
people
feel
it's
a
discriminatory
policy
that
there's
an
argument
that
the
youth
minimum
wage
discriminates
on
the
basis
of
age
violating
the
equality
rights
section
of
the
charter,
and
it
denies
youth
the
benefit
of
receiving
equal
pay
for
equal
work
and
with
credit
to
Julia
Emilio
for
the
center
for
constitutional
studies.
For
her
work
and
Analysis,
it's
quite
clear
that
a
youth
minimum
wage
is
reducing
economic
opportunities.
H
It's
limiting
the
hours
they
can
work
during
the
school
year.
They
already
have
limited
hours
and
they
must
now
accept
less
money
for
the
Limited
hours
they
can
work.
Many
youth
are
dealing
with
homelessness
experiences
with
criminal
justice
system
and
food
insecurity.
Reducing
their
minimum
wage
makes
it
harder
for
them
to
deal
with
these
issues
or
requires
them
to
work.
H
Increased
hours
and
youth
living
in
rural
out
for
areas
have
fewer
potential
job
opportunities,
so
that
idea
of
a
lower
minimum
wage
in
rural
Alberta
is
particularly
concerning
to
youth,
because
if
a
minimum
wage
is
lowered
in
rural
areas,
I
can
only
imagine
it
would
trickle
down
through
the
youth
minimum
wage.
As
well
so
my
question
to
the
to
the
ministers
really:
is
the
government
committed
to
continuing
with
this
lower
youth
minimum
wage?
When
will
the
minimum
wage
report
be
released?
H
And
what
information
is
the
government
prepared
to
share
with
albertans
about
what
they've
studied
and
what
they've
seen
as
a
result
of
the
youth
minimum
wage,
because
looking
at
the
stats
can
data
and
seeing
our
high
youth
unemployment
when
compared
to
our
neighbors?
The
government
cannot
claim
that
their
youth,
oh
I,
forget
what
the
slogan
was
when
they
introduced
it,
but
it
was
like
the
job
creating
youth
minimum
wage
and
it
has
not
been
so.
H
Instead,
youth
are
just
getting
less
money
for
doing
the
same
work
as
other
people
and
it's
putting
a
lot
of
them
at
a
disadvantage.
So
day
is
part
of
our
budget
estimates
and
knowing
that
it's
been
recently
in
the
media,
I
very
much
wanted
to
raise
this
to
the
minister
and
get
more
information
on
what
this
government's
intention
is
through
the
business
plan
because
it
used
to
be
youth.
Minimum
wage
was
its
own
specific
paragraph
in
the
last
several
business
plans,
but
it's
it's
now
missing
and
I.
H
Imagine
that's
because
the
government
has
not
seen
the
results
that
it
wanted.
I'm
going
to
change
topics
with
my
last
two
minutes
into
outcome.
Four
I
note:
that's
Labor,
Relations
Board
is
seeing
a
15
increase
and
certainly
when
we
last
discussed
it,
estimates
for
this
ministry,
certification,
votes
and
other
processes
were
being
delayed
because
of
capacity
issues.
H
One
of
the
things
that
that
changed
in
the
labor
code
was
a
removal
of
timelines
as
part
of
red
tape
reduction,
but
it
appeared
to
have
the
impact
of
making
it
harder
for
employees
to
exercise
their
freedom
of
Association
right
to
collectively.
Bargain
is
the
15
increase
intended
to
to
help
the
Labor
Relations
Board
hire
more
process.
More
cases
is
that
is
that
what's
happening
there?
H
Can
you
explain
that
for
me,
if
you
have
it,
I'd,
be
interested
to
know
how
many
applications
and
hearings
the
Labor
Relations
Board
is
completed
in
the
last
year
and
I
note
that
performance
measure
for
point
B
sets
the
target
as
85
percent,
but
from
previous
years
we
can
see
a
downward
Trend
again
I'm,
assuming
the
15
increases
intended
to
assist
with
this.
If
you
can
comment
on
that
now,
the
ministry
used
to
report
on
the
average
number
of
days
from
the
acceptance
of
an
application
to
the
date
of
a
first
Labor
Board
hearing.
H
If
the
minister
has
that
information,
that
would
be
helpful
just
to
get
a
sense
of
what
is
happening
here
and
then.
Finally,
on
your
WCB
I
note
that
for
the
2023
WCB
premiums
to
employers,
the
WCB
is
again
providing
a
subsidy,
and
in
this
case
it's
a
24
subsidy
which
puts
the
cumulative
total
of
subsidies
to
employers
and
and
rate
adjustments
at
about
1.6
billion
dollars.
Alberta
Remains,
the
the
lowest
rate
when
it
comes
to
WCB
in
the
country.
H
Can
the
minister
speak
to
any
meetings
he's
had
with
WCB
the
decision
making
that
went
into
the
the
rate
setting
when
it
comes
to
the
2023
year?
Thank.
B
G
G
The
second
question
was
in
in
the
business
plan,
page
80
in
relation
to
some
factors
there,
the
minimum
wage
report
and
I
would
say,
be
careful
what
you
wish
for.
But
you
know
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
youth
employment
and
be
careful
what
you
wish
for
a
game.
I
will
I
will
get
into
that
a
little
bit
and-
and
you
asked
about
affordability
for
some
of
our
our
most
vulnerable,
albertans
and
I'm,
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
2.8
billion
dollars.
G
The
unprecedented
amount
that
our
minister
of
affordability
and
our
finance
minister
put
into
those
those
individuals
in
Alberta
that
are
less
fortunate
and
are
struggling
right
now
and
I.
Think
you
is
question
number
four
Labor
Relations
the
15
increase
and
what's
that
for
and
finally
WCB
and
the
lowest
rates
in
in
Canada,
which
obviously
speaks
to
what
a
great
job
our
government
is
doing,
the
department
and
our
employers
and
I
will
get
into
that
a
little
bit
as
well
as
far
as
the
inspectors
go
with
other
provinces.
We
we
do.
G
The
department
does
do
across
provincial
comparisons,
but
I
don't
have
those
figures
in
front
of
me
today
I'm
more
than
happy
to
get
that
for
you,
but
we
do
keep
those
figures
and
make
sure
that
we're
competitive
as
we
possibly
can
in
relation
to
the
minimum
wage
report.
I'm
I'm
just
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
G
If
I
may,
the
minimum
wage
expert
panel
was
appointed
in
August
2019
to
do
two
things:
analyze
and
publish
all
of
the
available
available
economic
data
on
the
labor
market
impact
of
the
previous
government's
increase
in
the
minimum
wage.
You're
part
of
that
government.
As
you
know,
that
did
change
things
somewhat
and
to
assess
whether
hospitality
industry
workers
who
serve
alcohol
would
likely
generate
higher
net
incomes
with
a
wage
differential
similar
to
Quebec
and
other
jurisdictions.
Well,
the
minimum
wage
expert
panel
completed
its
report
in
February
2020
and
I.
G
Thank
the
expert
panelists
and
the
everyday
albertans
on
the
panel
for
their
hard
work
and
I'm
reviewing
the
report,
which
was
prepared,
of
course,
before
the
pandemic,
and
considering
how
we
may
release
the
relevant
research
in
the
report.
Given
the
evolution
of
Alberta's
labor
market
in
the
last
three
years,
which
has
been
unprecedented
and
I
would
congratulate
the
Department
officials
and
the
department
itself
for
that.
G
So,
as
I
said,
be
careful
what
you
wish
for,
but
I
will
say
this,
and-
and
that
is
because
the
report
proves
something
that
all
economists
know
and
that
it
will
be
that
it
will
be
that
if
boosting
the
minimum
wage
very
quickly
and
haphazardly
means
that
a
lot
of
people
on
minimum
wage
lose
their
jobs
and
I,
don't
really
understand
why
the
NDP
thought
that
that
was
a
good
thing,
because
the
empirical
evidence
certainly
lays
that
out.
As
that
was
what's
would
happen.
And
that's
what
did
happen.
G
So
our
government
is
going
to
be
thoughtful
and
prudent
on
the
minimum
wage
issue,
because
we
have
learned
from
what
the
NDP
did,
that
you
can
hurt
a
lot
of
people
without
realizing
it,
and
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
don't
make
quick
decisions
that
will
put
people,
especially
families
in
pain,
and
we
will
make
sure
that
whatever
decisions
we
make,
we
will
do
so
in
a
balanced
and
and
professional
as
well
as
a
strategic
way.
Now.
Alberta
continues
to
have
the
highest
weekly
earnings
in
the
country,
and
that
was
your
I.
G
Believe
your
third
question-
and
you
talked
about
how
we
are
have
not
seen
the
higher
growth
that
British,
Columbia
and
Ontario
have
seen.
But
I
would
remind
the
member
that
we
are
number
one
and
have
been
number
one
for
a
long
time
in
the
highest
weekly
earnings
and
we
still
continue
to
be
number
one
and
that's
something
to
be
very
proud
of.
Notwithstanding
we
have
record
net
in
migration
from
other
provinces,
so
the
wage
gap
between
Alberta
and
the
Canadian
average
has
been
lessening,
however,
excluding
2020,
which
of
course
was
misleading.
G
With
the
growth
rates
due
to
covid-19
and
some
of
the
things
that
were
done.
Alberta's
average
growth
of
2.5
percent
in
2022
was
the
highest.
It's
been
since
2014.,
so
Alberta's
average
weekly
earnings
increased
by
2.2
percent
from
December
2021
to
December
22
22
to
1268
the
average
weekly
wage.
A
slightly
different
metrics
fell
by
9.71
cents
to
twelve
hundred
and
seventy
seven
dollars
and
twenty
five
cents
in
January
2023
from
December
2022..
G
Yes
and
item
two
I
skipped
that
over
because
I
was
so
excited
about
the
minimum
wage
report,
employment
standards-
we
have
yes,
the
change,
an
estimate
of
13.3
million
dollars.
Budget
for
2022
was
12
million
211
and
we
are
maintaining
core
operations
and
Service
delivery
standards.
The
increase
to
the
2023-2024
estimate
is
primarily
due
to
additional
funding
of
550
000
to
recruit
five
additional
employment
standards.
Office
officers.
G
I
know
you're
excited
about
that
as
Frontline
levels
are
being
bolstered
to
manage
the
continued
volume
and
the
complexity
of
some
of
the
complaints
we
received
recently
from
employment
standards.
As
I
mentioned,
covid
has
changed
things
a
little
bit.
The
remaining
increase
is
related
to
public
sector
compensation
increases
now,
just
to
give
you
a
few
more
key
facts
in
relation
to
employment
standards,
because
I
know
you
spent
some
time
on
that
the
employment
standards
program
delivery
has
101
positions
with
57
focused
on
resolving
complaints.
G
This
is
an
increase
of
five
employment
standard
officer
positions
since
2022
2023.
The
remainder
are
in
appeals
permits
education,
Outreach,
temporary
foreign
worker
support
management
and
administration.
In
2022-23-23,
as
of
January
31st
2023,
there
were
3
393
complaints
received,
2531
complaints,
completed
and
2595
complaints
concluded.
A
complaint
is
of
course
completed
when
employment
standards
program
delivery
has
finished
their
investigation
into
the
complaint.
The
complaint
may
still
be
active
at
appeals
or
collections.
G
A
complaint
is
considered
concluded
when
employment
standards
program
delivery,
has
collected
money
on
behalf
of
the
complainant
or
has
exhausted
all
available
options
for
resolving
the
complaint.
Whether
through
voluntary
resolution,
issuing
an
order
or
decision
the
appeal
processes
or
the
conclusion
of
the
collections
process
in
employment
standards
has
resolved
approximately
94
percent
of
complaints
within
180
and
80
days
and
I
think
that's
congratulations
to
them.
That
represents
a
one
percentage.
Point
decrease
over
the
results
of
95
percent
in
the
prior
year.
So
it's
very
consistent.
G
G
That
was
up
actually
1200
point
four
percent
from
the
previous
month
and
up
2.4
percent
when
compared
to
the
same
month
last
year,
that's
over
7
400
individuals
in
January
2023
there,
either
5
700,
unemployed,
youth
in
Alberta,
and
that
is
concerning
this
is
six
thousand
lower
than
the
same
period
last
year
and
down
1100
from
December
22
2022.
However,
so
that
is
good
news.
G
The
unemployment
rate
for
youth
fell
point
three
percentage
points
to
10.3
percent
in
January
2023,
as
the
number
of
employed
Rose
to
12,
another
1200
and
the
labor
force
grew
another
hundred.
The
average
weekly
wage
for
youth
fell
by
seven
dollars
and
24
cents
to
592.86
in
January
2023
from
December
2022.
G
And
I
know
we're
bouncing
around
a
little
bit,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
I
answer
all
of
your
questions.
I've
got
35
seconds,
left,
maintaining
core
operations
and
Service
delivery
standards.
The
increase
to
the
23
2024
estimate
is
primarily
related
to
additional
funding
for
Staffing,
so
that
the
Labor
Relations
Board
can
continue
to
provide
the
high
quality
service.
It
does
in
two
albertans
in
a
timely
and
Manner
and
fulfill,
of
course,
a
statutory
mandate,
which
is
not
an
option.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You,
minister,
Mr
Bellas,
go
ahead
great.
I
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Minister
and
I
want
to
thank
your
your
staff,
the
folks
in
the
Civil
Service,
who
do
an
amazing
job.
You
have
some
of
my
former
staff
with
you
and
so
I
know
that
you've
got
the
best
people
on
the
job.
I
My
questions
and
my
comments
are
obviously
related
to
your
ministry
that
the
challenge
which
I'm
sure
you
can
appreciate
Mister,
is
that
what
formally
was
jei
has
now
broken
into
five
different
Ministries
and
I
appreciate
that
former
Ministry
had
a
role
and
I
think
through
you,
chair
to
the
minister,
that
the
current
Ministry
still
has
the
same
role
of
of
bringing
those
other
Ministries
together
and
working
in
conjunction
with
the
other
Ministries
when
it
comes
to
Economic,
Development
and
so
I'll
appreciate.
I
If
you
can
attempt
to
answer
some
of
the
questions,
I
have
and
also
recognize
that
I'll
be
weaving
in
and
out
through
economic
corridors.
I
will
talk
touch
on
trade,
some
other
some
other
issues.
I
know
that
the
minister
recently
came
back
from
Korea
on
a
trade
Mission
at
some
point,
if
not
in
this
block,
I'd
like
to
hear
some
of
the
outcomes
of
that
of
that
mission.
I
I
I'll
start
off
on
in
the
business
plan
outcome
one
page,
81
1.1.
The
key
objective
is
to
work
with
partner
Ministries
and
the
Northern
Alberta
Development
Council,
to
enhance
economic
opportunities
in
Northern
Alberta,
including
the
development
of
economic
corridors.
I
I
see
that
nadc
has
a
budget
increase
of
500
000.
Is
that
amount
included
in
budget
line
4.1
of
the
18
million
I'm
curious?
What
the
total
budget
for
nadc
is
and
Minister?
If
you
can
outline
some
of
the
initiatives
that
they're
working
on
what
specific
projects
or
programs
that
they
are
supporting,
if
you
have
the
metrics
available,
what
outcomes
have
they
achieved
again,
the
metrics
that
they
currently
have
and
and
if
there
aren't
metrics
and
I
know
that
Sonya
is
very
big
into
metric,
so
I'd
be
shocked.
I
I
On
page
eight
of
the
nadc
annual
report
from
2122,
it
states
quote:
on
January
8th
of
22
nadc,
advised
the
former
jei
Minister
Schweitzer,
to
reach
out
to
the
Ministry
of
Transportation
to
recommend
expanding
class.
One
truck
driver
programs
to
serve
not
only
underemployed
albertans
but
to
include
include
employed,
albertans
or
develop
similar
program
was
shared
funding,
responsibilities
between
government
and
Northern
employers.
What
developments
were
made
in
expanding
truck
drivers
programs
in
this
budget
again?
This
is
one
of
those
areas.
I
appreciate
that
it
may
not
be
yours
directly.
Minister
nadc
was
clear.
I
This
was
a
substantial
need
for
class
1
drivers
in
Northern
Alberta,
which
of
course,
is
near
and
dear
to
your
heart
Minister.
What
steps
have
been
taken
to
follow
up
on
this?
Is
there
a
clear
commitment
to
collaborate
with
nadc?
I
What
would
the
support
look
like
and
if
you
could
speak
to
when
this
would
be
implemented
or
what
timelines
you
have?
Minister
again,
how
would
you
measure
success
in
this?
This
initiative,
the
Alberta
Government
web
page
outlining
Alberta
at
work
states.
It's
investing
30
million
over
three
years
for
commercial
driver
grants
to
address
this
severe
shortage.
How
much
of
the
30
million
is
designated
directly
to
nadc
to
their
initiative
to
expand
class
one
drivers
again,
the
the
word
mostly
is,
is
included
and
I'm
curious.
I
What
what
the
word
mostly
means
in
this
context,
and
if
the
minister
can
explain
what
other
areas
would
the
grant
cover
that'd
be
wonderful.
Nadc,
provided
feedback
to
the
economic
corridors
task
force.
Another
initiative
very
significant
to
your
neck
of
the
woods
Minister
from
the
mercs
webpage,
titled
mercs.
I
C0002-22
economic
corridors
task
force,
support
page
description,
reads
that
at
the
Western
premier's
Conference
Council
Federation
in
2019,
pretty
much
collectively
agreed
to
further
explore
the
concept
of
economic
corridors
as
it
relates
to
strategic
infrastructure
to
getting
Goods
to
where
they
need
to
go.
There
are
four
objectives
that
were
outlined
in
the
economic
corridors
task
force,
build
on
the
pan-canadian
economic
corridors
report
by
completing
a
cross-jurisdictional
analysis
of
economic
corridors
and
other
provinces,
and
countries
is
the
Task
Force
included
in
this
budget.
What
progress
has
been
made?
I
How
much
of
the
budget
is
allotted
to
completing
this
analysis?
The
second
is
to
identify
and
assess
the
possible
economic
corridors
for
Alberta
by
bringing
together
industry
and
policy
experts
to
review
potential
Corridor
options.
If
you
can
comment
Minister
has
this
been
completed.
Yet,
if
not,
what
is
the
timeline?
How
are
industry
and
policy
experts
selected?
How
much
money
from
this
budget
is
being
spent
to
pay
those
experts
to
review
the
options?
The
next
is
to
report
back
to
government
with
recommendations
on
next
steps.
Has
the
report
been
submitted?
I
If
not,
do
you
have
a
date?
Can
you
comment
on
when
that
will
be
public?
Will
the
public
have
a
say
who
decides
on
the
next
steps
and
what
is
the
bottom
line
cost
to
Alberta
taxpayers?
I
The
final
is
to
complete
an
assessment
of
rail
capacity
in
the
province,
make
recommendations
on
that
whether
the
corridors
are
sufficient.
The
assessment
was
supposed
to
include
a
third
party
independent
review
of
the
current
rail
capacity.
Has
the
assessment
been
completed?
If
not,
when
is
it
projected
to
be
completed
who's
doing
the
third
party
independent
review
again?
I
How
much
is
being
allocated
from
your
budget
toward
this
Minister
and
if
you
can
point
to
which
a
line
item
that
that
this
would
be
a
part
of
if
it's
in
your
ministry
I
appreciate
there
is
the
Ministry
of
Transportation
economic
corridors,
which
it
may
be
part
of
again
in
this
report.
There's
a
comment
on
a
cross-jurisdictional
scan,
which
I
think
is
is
absolutely
critical.
I
Has
that
been
completed,
I
would
love
to
know
who's
doing
the
international
analysis
again,
that
could
be
your
ministry
that
could
be
trade
that
could
be
executive
Council.
That
could
be
the
Ministry
of
Transportation
or
a
combination.
I
Moving
on
in
referencing
Northern
Alberta,
the
Alberta
Government
I'm,
quoting
now
has
a
web
page
titled
labor
market
notes
that
showed
the
wood
buffalo
called
Lake
Region
had
a
2.9
change
month
over
month
in
labor
force
participation
in
2022,
but
to
dates
in
2023.
That
number
is
dipped
into
the
negative
at
.01
negative
0.01.
Additionally,
in
the
regional
occupational
forecast
for
what
Buffalo
Cold
Lake
for
the
occupational
demand,
Outlook
13
out
of
the
18
categories
were
below
the
annual
average
and
in
negative
numbers,
curious
Minister.
I
No
I'll
jump
over
that
when
it
comes
to
consumer
confidence.
Minister,
the
Alberta
Government
published
weekly
Economic
Review
dated
March
10th
of
this
year.
It
states
confidence
remains
subdued.
Consumer
sentiment
remains
muted.
In
Alberta,
the
conference
Board
of
Canada
index
of
consumer
confidence
fell
3.5
points
in
February.
Confidence
eased
as
fewer
albertans
were
optimistic
about
their
current
and
future
financial
situation
and
most
continue
to
believe
it's
not
a
good
time
to
make
a
major
purchase.
I
How
does
the
government
aim
to
increase
consumer
confidence
and
Inspire
optimism
for
albertans
in
today's
economic
climate,
Nano's
recent
poll
from
the
Coalition
for
a
better
future
as
Canadians
of
Canada,
is
moving
the
right
direction
rather
than
in
the
wrong
direction
in
terms
of
making
sure
economic
policies
provide
equal
opportunities
to
Canadians,
specifically
asking
if
the
right
direction
was
being
taken
to
ensure
Canadians
have
a
high
standard
of
living.
50
said
no,
and
only
29.
I
Nick
now
said
on
his
March
12th
interview
on
CTV
that
for
young
people,
the
challenges
of
unaffordability
student
debt,
home
prices,
inflation
cost
of
living,
particularly
in
major
cities,
was
called
causing
them
to
feel
like
they
were.
They
were
getting
crushed
not
just
by
rent
but
groceries
and
basic
needs.
Historically,
young
people
used
to
be
the
most
optimistic
and
now,
unfortunately,
are
the
most
pessimistic
negative
about
finances
and
most
worried
about
their
future
so
Minister.
How
does
the
government
plan
on
addressing
the
needs
of
all
albertans
who
are
worried
about
their
economic
future?
I
How
will
the
government
address
the
crippling
double
whammy
being
in
the
under
35
group
on
the
Prairies,
making
them
significantly
convinced
things
are
moving
in
the
wrong
direction,
what's
being
done
to
support
their
confidence
and
all
consumer
confidence?
Thank
you,
minister.
G
You,
madam
chair
and
as
I
said
to
the
previous
questioner,
I
can
tell
you
were
a
previous
Minister
I
think
anybody
that's
watching.
This
today
has
probably
got
their
head
spinning
and
wondering
how
I
can
keep
up
with
it,
and
that's
because
I
have
great
officials
here
at
the
table,
but
you
obviously
know
your
file
very
well
I'll
try
to
deal
with
it
as
as
much
as
I
can
and
some
of
your
questions.
G
I
know
you
might
not
get
an
answer
to
if
you
don't
I'd,
be
happy
to
answer
that
offline
and
the
same
goes
for
the
other
question,
Emily
Gray,
so
I
think
what
you
said
was
you
know
the
couple
of
questions
you
had.
First
of
all,
you
talked
about
the
working
relationship
because,
of
course,
things
have
changed
a
little
bit
in
the
Ministries.
We've
changed
some
things
around
to
get
be
more
effective
in
government
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
G
You
talked
to
your
second
question,
was
I,
think
page
81
4.1
the
the
how
do
I
work
with
partner
Ministries
and
the
increase
in
4.1
the
nadc,
the
total
budget,
how
it
relates
to
corridors
and
what
my
my
job
is
in
relation
to
that
and
you'll
be
disappointed
to
hear
that
that
I
won't
be
able
to
answer
a
lot
of
those
questions
you
asked
about
truck
drivers
and
and
how
it
deals
with
that.
But
again,
I
won't
be
able
to
answer
a
lot
of
those
questions.
G
That's
a
lot
to
do
with
Transportation,
but
how
you
know
your
questions
were
on
that
and
I
will
tell
you
that,
obviously
being
from
Fort
mcgorry,
it's
a
great
concern
to
myself
and
and
to
all
the
to
all
the
ministers
right
now.
We
we
recognize
how
important
it
is
and
with
the
Gap
in
truck
drivers
right
now
we're
encouraging
wherever
we
can
to
fill
that
Gap
you
asked
about.
Mercs
is
question
number
four.
You
talked
someone
about
Rel
capacity
and
that's
the
first
time.
G
I've
heard
that
come
up,
but
that's
something
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
as
well
and
I'm
very
interested
in
that
you
talked
about
some
of
the
labor
issues
regarding
the
North
and
how
we're
addressing
that
and
I
think
you'll
be
pleased
to
hear
what
our
ministry
is
doing
and
the
consumer
confidence
and
and
I
would
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
and
young
people
in
particular
and
I.
Think
those
were
all
of
your
questions.
G
I,
don't
think
I've
missed
any
that's
true,
and
so
what
I
will
do
is
say
this
to
you.
First
of
all,
Mr
Miller,
Mr
villasad.
G
The
the
relationship
with
the
other
ministers
is
excellent,
I'm,
even
on
the
same
floor
as
the
trade
Minister
and
the
jobs
and
training
Minister
and,
and
we
have
great
relationships
and
we
I
spent
I
spent
part
of
the
time
in
Korea,
with
the
trade
Minister
and
and
we've
talked
about
how
we
can
work
together
and
how
we
do
work
together
and
we
have
a
very
good
relationship
and
and
what
I
would
say
to
you
is
I,
don't
think
I
don't
see
any
gaps
in
that
relationship.
G
As
a
result
of
the
of
the
changes
and
I
think
you'll
find
that
in
fact,
we're
going
to
be
stronger
than
ever
before,
because
we
have
so
much
emphasis
in
that
particular
field,
which
is
very,
very
important
and
I
think
we
can
see
that
success
in
what
we've
done
in
increasing
some
of
our
numbers
overall
for
our
our
program
with
the
to
Canada,
so
the
northern,
so
I'll
start,
first
of
all,
with
some
key
messages
on
what
we
do
and
and
why
we're
doing
it.
G
Jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development
works
with
Partners
right
across
the
province,
such
as
Regional
economic
development
organizations,
I
sort
of
feel
sometimes
like
I'm,
the
quarterback
and
I'm.
Throwing
the
ball
down
the
field
to
somebody
that's
going
to
catch.
It
know
what
they're
doing
better
than
me,
but
we
also
work
with
the
federal
government
and
within
the
government
of
Alberta
to
encourage
economic
growth,
support
the
success
of
Alberta
entrepreneurs
and
job
creators
and,
of
course,
promote
the
development
of
Alberta's
Industries.
So
many
more
albertans
can
prosper.
G
G
The
ministry
supports
Alberta
communities
in
realizing
their
diverse
economic
potential
through
Northern
and
economic
and
sorry
Regional,
Economic,
Development
programs
and
policies
such
as
the
northern
and
Regional
economic
development
program.
The
ministry
Works
closely
with
small
businesses
and
entrepreneurs
to
help
them
navigate
programming
and
the
ecosystem.
As
just
from
your
line
of
question,
we
can
tell
how
complicated
it
is,
and
sometimes
it
feels
like
it's
overwhelming
to
small
businesses
who
don't
know
how
to
gear
their
way
through
government
departments.
But
that's
what
we
do.
We
help
do
that.
G
We
also
the
ministry
Works
closely,
as
I
mentioned,
with
small
businesses
and
entrepreneurs,
because
it
is
a
tough
system
to
to
navigate
through
and
the
while,
also
working
with
large
companies.
We
have
some
special
programs
requiring
concierge
services
to
help
secure
positive
investment
decisions
and
we
worked
hand
in
hand
with
those
larger
companies
to
make
sure
that
they
make
their
location,
Alberta
and
hire
albertans.
If,
indeed
strategically
it
makes
sense.
G
I
sat
down
with
them
over
coffee
at
his
house
and
he
talked
in
length
about
Highway
686,
for
instance,
linking
Fort
McMurray
to
Grand
Prairie,
which
would
be
a
major
investment
in
how
they've
been
working
on
it
for
20
25
years
and
and
it
was
good
to
hear
of
some
of
the
work
that
was
done
over
that
period
of
time
and
and
he
felt
he
felt
great
about
being
recognized
for
his
work
on
that.
G
The
council
itself
remains
a
key
partner
in
championing
actions
that
are
helping
build
strong
and
resilient
communities
in
Alberta's
North,
which
are
so
important
to
all
albertan's
future.
The
nadc
is
helping
grow,
Alberta's
Northern
markets
support
even
more
economic
diversification
and
helping
Northern
albertans,
including
students
and
business
owners,
reach
their
full
potential.
The
nadc
bursary
program
is
helping
attract
and
retain
skilled
professionals
to
grow
and
diversify
the
northern
economy
in
2023-24
Alberta's
government
will
provide
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
this
program.
G
G
The
nadc
bursary
program
has
provided
over
9
500,
bursaries
to
more
than
7
000
Alberta
students.
Students
have
completed
over
70
000
months
of
return
service
employment,
since
the
bursaries
were
created
for
the
2020-22-23
Academic
Year.
The
nadc
bursary
program
approved
240
bursaries
totaling,
nearly
1.54
million
dollars
to
post-secondary
learners
applications
for
the
bursaries
are
accepted
from
January
to
December
of
each
year.
The
return
service
commitments
from
bursary
recipients
are
expected
to
represent
a
total
of
over
2
750
months
of
Employments
in
2022-2023.
So
it's
a
big
number.
G
The
nadc
also
engages
community
and
Industry
Partners
to
Foster
workplace
development,
job
creation
and
economic
growth
in
Alberta's
Northern,
Communities
I
actually
looked
at
this
file
myself
when
I
first
got
on
board
and,
as
you
probably
are
aware,
a
great
return
on
investment
for
the
people
of
Alberta
and
especially
the
people
in
the
north.
This
engagement
has
included
informing
the
work
of
economic
corridors
task
force
to
explore
options
for
multi-model
modal
corridors,
including
Broadband
utilities,
roadways
and
rail
across
the
north.
G
But
as
I
mentioned,
tv4
corridors
is
the
transportation
Minister's
and
he
is
in
charge
of
that.
Although
I
I
work
very
closely
with
him
and
and
I
have
had
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
many
groups
on
how
we
can
get,
for
instance,
686
through
the
through
the
wind
Circle.
The
department
also
delivers
the
nadc
bursary
program
on
behalf
of
the
Alberta
Government,
which
is
funded
by
the
department
and
the
ministries
of
advanced
education
and
education.
So
we
work
very
closely
with
all
of
our
partners.
G
The
funding
for
gens
for
the
nadc
program
has
been
increased
to
500
000,
as
I
mentioned
in
budget
2023.
As
part
of
the
government's
commitment
to
implementing
affordability
measures
to
support
albertans
Alberta
Alberta
students
have
experienced
a
significant
increase
in
post-secondary
costs
since
2007.
When
the
last
affordability
review
is
completed,
the
nadc
bursaries
assist
with
addressing
these
additional
costs
and
lowering
student
debt
starting
in
the
2023-24
Academic
Year
successful
bursary.
Applicants
will
receive
one
thousand
dollars
to
two
thousand
dollars
in
additional
support
as
an
affordability
adjustment.
G
Now
the
link
to
the
business
plan
on
key
objectives-
1.1
was
one
of
your
questions
and,
of
course,
developing
and
enhancing
the
economic
corridors
are
critical
to
ensuring
Alberta's
products
can
move
freely
to
Market,
and
we
know
that,
as
mentioned,
we
are
an
export
Province
and
we
get
our
success
from
exporting
the
products
that
albertans
make
and
dig
and
create.
Alberta's
supply
chain
underpin
the
province's
broad
economic
activity
enabling
imports
and
exports.
G
The
warehousing
and
transportation
sector
is
substantial
industry
in
its
own
right
and
many
albertans
don't
recognize
that,
but
it
encompasses
a
range
of
sub-sectors
and
activities
that
play
a
critical
role
in
the
movement
of
goods
and
products
across
the
supply
chain.
Cal
green
Edmonton
have
seen
tremendous
growth
in
warehousing
an
important
part
of
addressing
supply
chain
issues
and
I
know
we
can
talk
about
some
of
those
examples:
their
International
companies
and
they've
chosen
Alberta
because
of
our
low
tax
situation
and
our
stability.
Supply
chains
are
complex
and
they
are
fragile.
Thank.
B
D
Stick
with
block
time,
because
I
have
a
lot
of
questions,
that's
all
right,
absolutely
go
ahead.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
through
you
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
your
attendance
here
today
and
to
supporting
stuff.
This
is
indeed
an
important
Ministry
and,
as
the
MLA
for
Grand
Prairie,
I'm
very
happy
to
see
such
incredible
work
being
done
on
behalf
of
Northern
Alberta
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
for
you
and
I
Echo.
Some
of
the
questions
from
from
the
members
opposite
around,
particularly
around
nadc.
D
As
the
former
chair
of
the
Northern
Alberta
Development
Council,
I'm,
quite
passionate
about
the
work
that
they
do,
but
I'll
start
off,
Minister
with
Alberta's
rural
communities
being
the
backbone
of
Alberta's
economy
and
I
and
I
truly
believe
that
I
think
of
Fort
McMurray
and
Grand
Prairie,
while
they're
so
diverse
in
terms
of
Northeast
and
Northwest,
are
so
different.
They
both
drive
the
economy
of
Alberta
from
natural
resources
to
the
local
Mom
and
Pop
shop
on
the
street.
I
certainly
benefited
from
operating
restaurants
in
Grand
Prairie
for
the
last
almost
30
years.
D
We
continue
to
see
more
and
more
diversity
outside
of
the
major
cities
and
I'm
excited
about
that.
In
part.
This
is
due
to
steps
that
our
government
has
taken
to
support
rural
Economic
Development,
specifically
in
my
area
in
Grand
Prairie
and
the
region,
I've
seen
a
number
of
businesses
and
business
expansions
continue.
D
Grassroots
Realty
is
one
of
the
fastest
growing
companies
in
Canada,
and
it's
based
in
Grand,
Prairie
I.
Think
in
2020
it
made
the
list
ranking
51
or
52.
Don't
quote
me
and
then
there's
a
debault-based
company
sonar
software
that
continues
to
rank
right
up
there
in
Canada's
top
100
and
so
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work,
that's
being
done
and
very
proud
to
see
that
in
Northern
Alberta
you
can
have
your
cake
and
eat
it
too.
You
can
live
in
the
most
beautiful
part
of
the
province
and
Thrive
economically.
D
It
was
interesting
to
me
a
small
portion
of
the
population,
but
if
a
memory
serves
that
62
percent
of
the
land
mass
of
the
province,
significant
challenge
in
terms
of
the
the
sparse
population,
but
the
the
landmass,
I
was
really
happy
to
hear
you
Minister
talking
about
Highway
686
and
that
that's
on
your
radar
I
think.
Certainly
in
my
time
as
chair
that
was
probably
mentioned
at
every
single
meeting
and
I
know
it's
it's
a
bit
of
a
frustration
for
those
that
have
been
in
the
area
for
for
Generations
who've.
D
Had
this
dream
to
connect
Grand,
Prairie
and
Fort
McMurray
with
the
highway
so
again,
another
plug
for
my
region,
I'm,
going
to
move
on
I'm
already
running
out
of
time.
Film
and
television
tax
credit
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
and
the
success
that
we've
had
with
that
and
perhaps
through
the
chair
to
the
minister.
D
What
are
the
things
we
could
be
doing
so
I'm
very
happy
to
see
the
success
we're
seeing
from
the
Alberta
film
and
tax
television
tax
credit
from
small
Productions
to
Blockbusters,
the
Alberta
film
and
television
tax
credit
is
bringing
these
opportunities
to
our
province.
Not
only
is
this
tax
credit
bringing
Alberta
to
the
world,
but
it's
creating
good
jobs
and
diversifying
our
economy
so
I'm
going
to
reference
page
80.,
you
indicate
there's
125
million
allocated
for
the
Alberta
film
and
television
tax.
Credit
and
I
have
a
number
of
questions
with
respect
to
that.
Minister.
D
First
off,
why
did
you
choose
a
tax
credit
as
the
best
way
to
support
this
industry
and
I
know
that
that
was
an
issue
of
some
debate
early
on
in
this
term,
so
I'd
be
curious
to
hear
your
thoughts
on
that.
Can
you
tell
me
how
that
tax
credit
works
and
for
the
benefit
of
those
that
are
watching
I?
Think
there's
some
interest
in
why
this
is
getting
so
much
traction?
D
What
kind
of
return
on
our
investment
are
we
getting
I
think
the
business
plan
talked
about
a
four
to
one
and
how
many
Productions
has
this
program
brought
to
Alberta
in
the
last
year
or
so?
Finally,
how
did
you
decide
upon
the
annual
investment
amounts?
And
what
do
you
expect
those
to
do
going
on
a
go
forward
and
then
back
to
Northern,
Alberta
Development
Council
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
bursary.
D
One
of
the
things
that
we
see
is
that
at
least
I'll
say
from
my
perspective,
I
see
is
that
we
continue
to
have
work
Workforce
incentives
that
are
the
same
as
when
I
was
born
and
I'm
52
and
the
workforce
is
not
the
same
as
it
was
52
years
ago,
and
so
I
would
love
to
see
some
Innovation
around
bursaries
and
what
we
do.
There
return
service
agreements.
I,
don't
think,
are
enough.
I'm
thinking
particularly
feels
like
professions
like
health
care
and
education.
D
People
are
pursuing
careers,
they
want
more
work-life
balance
and
so
I'd
love
to
see
some
thought
around.
What
we
can
do
with
respect
to
the
bursary,
to
make
that
incentive
more
appealing
to
somebody
who
may
not
be
from
the
area
or
or
may
not
want
to
return
to
the
area,
certainly
see
that
the
stats
confirm
that
students
who
are
educated
in
an
area
tend
to
stay
in
that
area
once
they
graduate
and
I'm
the
parent
of
three
young
adult
albertans.
D
All
three
of
them
are
born
and
raised
in
Grand
Prairie,
and
at
this
point
it
doesn't
look
like
any
of
them
are
going
to
return.
Sadly,
so
I'm
hoping
that
that
will
change
but
I
think
that's
a
very
common
statistic
that
they
go.
You
know
as
far
as
Edmonton,
which
is
only
four
and
a
half
hours
away,
but
they
don't
come
back
and
my
kids
have
gone
much
farther
than
that
which
I
hope
that
they
stay
in
Canada
at
least
anyway.
D
So
the
bursary
and
the
program
itself
seems
like
a
great
way
to
help
fill
labor
needs
in
the
north
and
I
would
argue.
Healthcare
is
one
of
the
top
priorities
in
Grand,
Prairie
and
I
would
assume
in
Fort
McMurray
as
well.
So
on
page
81
of
the
business
plan
under
outcome.
One
you
mentioned
that
Northern
Alberta
Development
Council
bursary.
We
can
see
that
the
amount
of
the
funding
from
this
program
is
now
up
to
500
000
and
that's
great.
We've
talked
about
that
a
little
bit
with
the
members
opposite
in
their
questions.
D
I
would
like
to
just
review
for
those
watching
member
Minister
who's
eligible
for
the
Northern
Alberta
Development
Council
bursary.
D
D
So
if
there's,
if
there's
a
sector
that
we
know
we're
going
to
be
shortened
and
so
nursing
comes
to
mind,
are
we
going
to
be
targeting
the
bursary
to
to
professions
that
we
know
are,
are
going
to
be
in
shorter,
Supply
and
I?
Think
of
the
trajectory
of
the
Aging
demographic
in
our
province
with
continuing
care,
and
you
know
the
bubble
of
people
that
will
be
going
into
Continuing
Care
in
theory.
Are
we
looking
at
ways
that
we
can
Target
the
bursary
now
so
that
we're
staffed
for
that
in
the
future?
D
And
the
other
thing
I
just
wanted
to
note
and
I
hope.
I
heard
you
correctly
through
the
chair
to
the
minister
I
heard
you
say
that
there
was
70
000
months
of
return
service
already
completed
under
the
bursary,
which
I
think
is
shocking.
If
I
did
my
math
right,
that's
over
5833
years
of
work,
so
that's
pretty
remarkable
for
the
people
of
the
north
and
I
hope
that
we
continue
that
Trend
and
and
have
strong
professions
coming
into
the
area.
D
The
other
thing
I
and
you
know
again,
I-
can
appreciate
your
ministry
is
complex
and
extremely
important,
particularly
to
the
people
of
the
north.
But
many
of
your
deliverables,
including
economic
corridors,
are
in
collaboration
with
other
ministers,
and
so
I
I
really
appreciate
that,
because
I
think
that
one
of
the
one
of
the
frustrations
as
a
decidedly
private
sector
person
coming
into
government
for
the
last
four
years
is
the
way
that
we
Silo
off
in
government.
D
It
just
is
a
thing
that
happens,
and
so
I
love
to
see
right
in
your
business
plan
that
you're
working
collaboratively
with
multiple
Ministries
to
accomplish
larger
goals
than
one
Ministry
could
on
their
own
I,
really
think
that
that's
challenging
bit
of
work
but
I
appreciate
the
work
that
you're
doing
on
that
and
I
lost
my
train
of
thought.
We're
talking
about
corridors,
oh
Advanced,
education,
I,
don't
I,
didn't
hear
a
lot
of
talk
about
that,
but
I
wonder
Minister.
D
So
that's
good
I
I
really
hope
that
we
can
get
to
that
point
where
we
are
training
the
professions
that
we
need
in
the
areas
that
we
need
them,
so
they
don't
have
to
leave
home
to
to
get
their
training
and
I
I,
see
some
success
with
Athabasca
University
and
some
of
the
other
either
remote
deliverables
or
scaling
up
opportunities.
I
think
that's
really
important.
D
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
couple
of
comments
and
I
have
35
seconds
left
I
see
under
performance
metrics
to
be
a
trending
up
on
the
employment
rate.
So
that's
to
me,
that's
a
really
encouraging
sign
and
just
wanted
to
comment
on
my
appreciation
to
the
minister
again
for
all
the
hard
work
to
make
sure
that
our
economy
is
firing
on
all
cylinders.
It's
it's
incredible
to
see
and
my
last
comment.
Slash
question
is
under
outcome
for
4.3.
It
says
improved
concierge
services,
and
you
touched
on
this
in
your
last
answer.
D
B
G
G
G
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
me
now
the
bursary
program
and
and
how
we
do
it,
how
the
eligibility
happens
and
different
information
in
relation
to
that,
and
not
to
to
summarize
all
your
questions,
but
I
think
the
last
one
number
four
was
about
Advanced
Ed
and
the
concierge
service
was
number
five,
so
I'll
try
to
deal
with
all
of
those
as
well
as
I
can.
G
G
Previous
governments
have
sometimes
thought
that
that
everything
is
the
same
and
should
be
the
same
across
the
province,
but
it's
just
not.
Our
communities
are
different
and
the
department
recently
launched
the
northern
and
Regional
economic
development
program
or
nred,
which
provides
support
to
communities
and
organizations
implementing
projects
that
support
Local,
Economic,
Development
diversification
and
job
creation
and
I.
Think
that's
something
very
important
for
the
north
to
and
to
keep
in
mind.
G
The
long-term
success
of
Alberta
is
contingent
on
that
nred
provides
grants
to
municipalities,
indigenous
communities
and
non-profit
organizations
for
projects
that
promote
Regional,
Economic,
Development
and
diversification
right
across
the
province.
Applications
are
accepted
through
two
funding
streams:
the
northern
development
and
Indigenous
stream,
which
is
open
to
projects
based
in
Northern,
Alberta
and
or
indigenous-led
applications,
and
the
regional
development
stream,
which
is
open
to
projects
based
outside
of
Northern
Alberta
and
led
by
eligible
non-indigenous
applications.
G
Applicants
applications
to
the
program
are
currently
under
evaluation
and
successful
projects
are
expected
to
be
announced
in
the
coming
weeks.
Rita's
Regional
Economic
Development
alliances
are
also
key
players
in
advancing
Regional
Economic,
Development
and
I
mentioned
that
to
the
previous
questioners
talked
about
that
a
little
bit
they
are
based
on
Regional
assets
and
member
identified
needs
their
actions
support
broader
economic
and
job
growth
across
the
province.
The
government
is
actually
Inc
these
valuable
organizations
for
the
next
fiscal
year
to
125
000
each
which
will
give
them
some
stability.
G
Some
ability
to
continue
their
important
work
in
addition
to
Department's
Regional,
Economic,
Development,
Specialists,
Reed
Reds,
provide
advice
and
expertise
to
Municipal
and
Regional
stakeholders
across
the
province
as
they
are
stationed
in
the
regions.
They
support
the
Reds
team,
have
insights
and
access
to
local
issues
and
opportunities
and
work
with
local
stakeholder
holders
having
direct
access
to
key
partners
and
local
decision
makers,
allowing
them
to
gather
experience
and
perspectives
to
help
inform
government
policy
and
strategy
so
that
one
size
does
not
fit
all
applications.
G
The
Reds
team
also
has
an
important
role
to
connect
stakeholders
with
like-minded
interests.
This
helps
facilitate
collaboration
for
initiatives
such
as
investment,
Readiness,
Main,
Street
Rejuvenation,
which
I
think
is
very
important.
Development
of
local
Supply
chains,
which
is
an
up-and-comer
in
our
future
future
and
business
retention
and
expansion.
G
Our
population
is
small,
but
the
amount
of
economic
benefit
that's
driven
out
of
there
and
the
the
opportunity
for
people,
and
one
of
the
questions
from
the
previous
questioner
was
in
relation
to
to
how
we
deal
with
with
the
negativity
of
some
of
the
Fallout
from
covet
and
just
how
people
are
not
as
positive
as
they
once
were
optimistic
as
they
once
were.
Well,
they
should
be
optimistic
because
the
truth
is
here
and
Alberta
is
doing
very
well.
We
are
number
one
on
weekly
earnings.
We
are.
We
are
number
one
on
in
migration.
G
We
are
doing
incredibly
with
Venture
Capital
we're
year
over
year.
Setting
records
Alberta
is
the
place
to
be
in
Alberta's.
North
is
the
center
of
that.
So
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
to
you,
but
in
getting
to
the
film
and
television
tax
credit
now
I'm,
not
a
big
believer
in
tax
credits
for
the
most
part,
but
in
this
particular
case,
if
they
don't
spend
it,
they
don't
get
any
money
and
we
get
somewhere
about
a
four
to
one
ratio
on
return
on
investment
for
every
dollar
spent.
G
We
get
about
four
dollars
back
in
investment
in
the
economy.
Some
estimates
even
put
it
for
higher
than
that
and
I.
Think
it's
a
great
opportunity
because
remember
these.
These
film
and
television
tax
credits
are
for
one-off
situations
there.
For
somebody,
that's
got
a
project
they're
going
to
come
in
and
do
that
project
and
get
that
project
done
and
they
decide
where
to
pick
that
Project
based
upon
economics,
which
pretty
much
all
companies
do,
including
the
film
industry.
G
So
it's
very
good
to
see
that,
because
they
get
the
advantage
of
what
is
great
in
Alberta,
which
is
not
just
the
people,
but
the
the
the
outside
experience
the
opportunity,
whether
you're
down
in
Canmore
like
I,
was
yesterday
in
one
of
the
most
beautiful
areas
or
up
in
Grand,
Prairie
or
Fort
McMurray.
They
get
the
opportunity
to
film
what
other
people
only
dream
to
see
and
it
brings
the
world
to
Alberta
and
brings
Alberta
to
the
world.
G
The
government
of
Alberta
is
committed
to
Growing
our
cultural
business
Industries
and,
as
part
of
this
commitment,
we
implemented
that
tax
credit
program.
This
was
in
response
to
Industry
stakeholders,
feedback
that
highlighted
the
important
role
incentive
programs
play
in
sustaining
existing
screen-based
sector
industry
jobs,
as
well
as
helping
to
diversify
the
local
economies.
G
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
a
lot
of
the
the
the
filming
is
done
in
rural
Alberta,
which
brings
wealth
to
Rural
albertans,
and
some
of
those
areas
are
through
the
situation
with
coal
and
the
closures
of
some
of
the
coal
mines
and
Rural
Alberta.
That
was
done
by
the
previous
government.
We've
had
we've
seen
some
communities
not
do
as
well
as
others,
so
this
gives
them
the
opportunity,
for
instance,
in
one
particular
case,
they
built
a
fire
hall
in
in
Drumheller
and
they
continue.
G
The
film
industry
continues
to
build
some
infrastructure
right
across
Alberta
tax
credits,
Remain
the
industry,
preference
incentive
for
medium
and
larger
Productions
as
they
provide
greater
funding
certainty,
And,
Timely
approvals,
as
well
as
reduced
Administration
burden
on
red
tape,
and
we
don't
want
to
spend
any
money
or
time
on
things
that
aren't
necessary
in
this
particular
case.
This
works
very
well
for
this
industry.
The
tax
credit
itself
works
like
this.
The
department
administers
the
program
targeting
the
medium
and
large
scale
Productions,
with
total
production
costs
over
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
G
It
offers
a
refundable,
Alberta,
Tax
Credit
of
22
or
30
percent,
depending
on
the
eligible
Alberta
labor
and
production
costs
to
be
eligible
for
30
tax
credit
applicants
must
meet
the
additional
requirements
related
to
copyright
ownership,
producer
residency
ownership
and
a
minimum
threshold
for
Alberta
based
costs.
So
the
more
Alberta
you
are,
the
better
you
get
back
from
the
government
and
I
think
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
Eligible
corporations
apply
to
the
program
prior
to
filming.
G
The
province's
Tax
and
Revenue
Administration
then
issues
the
associated
refund
as
part
of
the
corporations
corporate
tax
filing
not
of
any
corporate
tax
owing
so
it
works
that
way
and
I
think
it
works
very
efficiently
and,
as
you
can
see,
we're
very
competitive
on
the
international
scene,
we're
very
competitive
in
North
America
and
up
to
now,
Georgia
and
other
jurisdictions
have
been
receiving
an
unfair
amount
and
we're
we're
now
competitive
and
we're
getting
Hollywood's
attention
and
the
world's
attention
on
Alberta,
which
is
great.
G
Now
you
also
talked
a
little
bit
about
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
the
department
is
going
to
conduct
a
review
of
the
bursaries,
and
so
it
remains
effective
in
achieving
its
in
outcome
and
I.
Think
that
was
question
number
three.
The
return
service
agreements
not
being
enough
I,
would
agree
with
you
on
that.
G
I
think
that
if
people
receive
money
from
the
government
of
Alberta,
they
should
stay
in
Alberta
and
work
it
off
and
make
sure
that
they
contribute
more
to
the
people
of
Alberta,
because
that's
what
it's
all
about
we're
here
for
albertans
and
I
think
you
also
mentioned
a
couple
other
questions,
but
we
deliver
the
nadc
bursary
program
on
behalf
of
the
government
and
it
is
a
flagship
program.
It
helps
re,
attract
and
retain
those
skilled
professionals
to
grow
and
diversify
the
northern
economy
and
keeps
the
kids
here.
G
G
Alberta
are
eligible
for
the
nadc
bursary
program,
so
I
would
encourage
anybody
listening
right
now,
I'm
sure,
there's
thousands
of
students
listening
right
now
I
would
encourage
them
to
apply
and
move
up
to
the
north,
because
if
you
want
a
great
opportunity,
if
you
want
a
great
place
to
raise
your
children
to
live
the
greatest
place
in
the
world,
it's
Northern
Alberta.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
G
B
That
concludes
the
government,
Member's
First
block
of
questions.
Now
we
move
to
five
minutes
of
questions
from
the
official
opposition,
followed
by
five
minutes
of
response
from
the
minister.
As
mentioned,
members
are
asked
to
advise
the
chair
at
the
beginning
of
the
rotation
if
they
wish
to
combine
their
time
with
The
Minister's
time.
Remember
gray,
would
you
like
to
combine
your
time
sure,
minister.
H
Thank
you
very
much.
I
have
just
a
general
question
for
for
this
block
to
start
off
with
on
page
154
of
the
fiscal
plan,
which
shows
schedule
6
of
operating
expenses,
where
we
can
see
targets
for
future
years.
H
It
appears
the
ministry
is
anticipating
targeted
decrease
of
19
million
in
2024,
and
then
13
million
decrease
beyond
that
for
2025
and
I
hope.
The
minister
might
just
be
able
to
explain
what
they're
anticipating
is
that
a
change
in
in
flow
through
funding,
Government
funding
like
what's?
Why
are
we
anticipating
less
money
being
spent
in
the
ministry
in
the
future,
and
then
I'd
like
to
focus
the
remainder
of
my
time
in
this
block,
specifically
on
outcome?
H
Three
talking
about
Alberta
has
a
skilled
and
resilient
labor
force
because
there's
a
number
of
different
training
initiatives
that
you
are
responsible
for,
and
it's
such
a
critical
part
of
the
work
that
the
ministry
is
doing,
to
make
sure
that
albertans
are
able
to
get
good
jobs,
that
those
who
are
not
attached
to
the
labor
market
are
able
to
be
reattached
quickly
and
the
Street
works
is
kind
of
the
lead
partner
for
a
lot
of
the
labor
market.
Development
agreement
and
Workforce
Development
agreement.
H
Funding
that
comes
through
from
the
federal
government
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I'm,
I'm
understanding
where
things
are
and
ask
the
minister
for
an
update
on
on
what
kind
of
results
he's
seen
from
some
of
these
training
programs,
because
the
the
partnership
is
now
with
some
of
the
the
rejigged
Ministries.
That's
that
exist.
But
the
ministers
already
mentioned
the
operative
jobs
now
program
and
I
hoped
that
he
might
be
able
to
tell
us
the
latest
information
as
far
as
number
of
employers,
a
number
of
employees
who
have
benefited
from
that.
H
And
if
he
is
seeing
any
particular
trends
when
it
comes
to
the
Alberta
jobs,
now
the
types
of
applicants
that
they
are
getting,
that
would
be
helpful
context.
The
Canada
Alberta
job
Grant
is
another
piece
that
has
existed
for
many
many
years
and
the
interesting
thing
about
Alberta
job
Grant
is
that
it's
often
like
it's
primarily
upskilling,
currently
employed
albertans,
and
there
is
value
in
that.
H
But
we
have,
in
the
past,
tried
to
encourage
more
employers
to
hire
new
employees
by
providing
a
larger
percent
like
a
larger
grant
for
the
trading
dollars
when
someone's
hiring
unemployed
in
previous
estimates,
that
my
understanding
is
the
uptake
on
that
is
low
and
I'm
I'm.
Just
checking
in
to
see
if
you
have
how
many
employees,
using
the
Canada
Alberta
job
grant,
were
unemployed
and
are
starting
a
new
job.
H
There's
a
number
of
different
programs
and
I
I
believe
they
have
all
remained
within
your
ministry,
but
this
is
where
your
help
to
make
sure
I
understand
where
things
might
have
split
off
to,
because
training
for
work
was
made
up
of
a
number
of
different
things,
including
workplace
training,
immigrant
bridging,
which
may
have
moved
over
to
a
different
Ministry
self-employment
and
then
transition
to
employment
services
and
integrated
training
are
all
incredibly
important.
H
Now
and
the
opening
remarks
the
minister
talked
about
the
aviation
skills
and
grant
program
and
I
believe
I
heard
you
say
that
it
was
starting
soon,
but
the
five
minute
million
per
year
for
the
aviation
skills
grant
program
hasn't
quite
yet
begun,
but
it
is
starting
soon.
Would
you
be
able
to
narrow
down?
How
is
this
likely
to
happen
before
the
election
starts,
or
is
this
later
in
the
calendar
year?
H
Do
we
think,
because
that's
a
really
exciting
grant
program
and
I'm
curious
how
close
to
completion
that
particular
one
is
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
ask
about
the
indigenous
training
partnership.
This
used
to
be
First,
Nations,
training
to
employment
and
Aboriginal,
training
to
employment
and
I.
Would
note
that
a
May
2022
auditor
general
report
mentioned
on
fiscal
plan,
page
174
really
recommended
that
the
department
do
a
better
job
of
measuring
results
and
I
hoped
that
the
minister
might
be
able
to
report
back
to
us
on
what
work.
G
Thank
you
five
minutes
of
a
question.
It
felt
like
15.
I'm
a
little
hot
on
the
seat
right
now,
but
thank
you
very
much
and
I
appreciate
your
questions.
If
I
can
just
reiterate,
I
think
the
first
question
you
had
was
why
the
budget
decrease
and-
and
maybe
you
can
propose
something
in
in
the
legislature-
to
give
me
an
increase,
but
we'll
talk
about
that.
A
little
bit
I'll
pass
that
over
to
the
department
to
talk
about
that.
G
Maybe
maybe
the
the
NDP
want
to
come
forward
with
more
money
for
our
department,
because
we
do
such
great
work
and
you
know
I
I,
don't
know
if
I'd
be
able
to
support
that,
but
I'd
sure
try.
The
second
question
I
think
was
about
Federal
funding,
some
of
the
training
programs
and-
and
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
de
Havilland
and
WestJet,
and
the
Canada
Alberta
Grant
and
of
course
you
know,
Federal
funding
when
it
comes,
it
usually
comes
with
strings
attached
and
we
have
to.
G
We
have
to
negotiate
with
the
federal
government
on
what
those
strings
are
and
how
we
can
apply
those
in
Alberta
and
Alberta
jobs.
Now
I
think
was
the
third
question.
You
talked
a
little
bit
about
new
employees
and
how
that
program
worked
to
encourage
people
to
hire
new
employees
that
were
unemployed
and
how
to
get
them
into
the
job.
And,
of
course
that
was
a
very
successful
part
of
the
program
he
also
talked
about
underemployed
and
how
to
get
them
new
jobs
or
better
jobs
and
I.
Think.
G
The
fourth
question
was
about
the
aviations
Grant
and
and
what
we're
doing
in
that
with
the
pavlim
and
WestJet
and
the
training,
programs
and
you're
right.
It
isn't
a
very
exciting
time.
It's
a
great
program
and
a
great
opportunity
for
Alberta
I
some
years
ago,
as
a
federal
Member
of
Parliament
tried
to
get
Air
Canada
to
move
their
maintenance
center
from
Montreal
to
to
Fort
McMurray,
and
they
weren't
prepared
to
do
that.
G
I
was
kind
of
surprised
at
that,
but
maybe
we'll
have
more
luck
once
we
become
the
the
center
hub
for
aviation
in
North
America.
That's
what
I'd
like
to
see
Alberta
be
and
the
fifth
question
was:
it
revolved
around
indigenous
training
partnership,
how
we
measure
results
and,
of
course,
that's
Public
Accounts.
G
They
would
have
to
respond
to
that,
but
I
will
tell
you
that,
as
you
know,
as
a
previous
Minister,
that
the
department
continues
to
work
to
be
better
continues
to
monitor
itself
and
to
get
things
in
in
the
place
that
they
can
always
brag
about
things
over
last
year
and
I
can
assure
you
that
nothing
has
changed
in
that
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
officials
in
relation
to
the
budget
decrease
because
I
start
to
tear
up
when
I
hear
things
like
that.
So.
K
Thank
you,
member
for
the
question
and
so
Madam
chair
I'm,
just
going
to
refer
to
page
84
of
our
of
our
business
plan
and
the
statement
of
operations,
and
so
the
question
was
the
budget
decrease
that
we're
seeing
under
our
expense
line
item
over
the
over
the
next
couple
of
years,
and
so
in
the
in
the
statement
of
operations
again
are
Consolidated
total
expense
for
the
23-24
estimate
is
just
under
374
million
and
then,
as
mentioned,
it
drops
down
to
355
million
and
then
just
under
342
million,
and
so
the
the
big
changes
that
we're
seeing
there.
K
If
we
were
to
go
to
line
item
or
program
for
strategic
economic
Partnerships,
that's
where
the
decrease
first
starts
to
occur,
and
so
in
the
2324
estimate.
One
of
the
the
largest
pieces
of
that
line
item
is
the
film
and
television
tax
credit
with
a
budget
of
125
million.
Then
moving
into
the
2425
and
25
26
fiscal
year.
The
tax
credits
programs
budget
decreases
to
105,
so
the
20
million
dollar
decrease.
K
There
is
the
primary
change
that
we're
seeing
as
that
moves
as
that
moves
along,
and
it
is
tied
to
the
budget
change.
There
is
tied
to
the
the
anticipated
Productions
that
we
have
approved
at
this
at
this
point
in
time,
and
so
the
the
spending
there
is
linked
essentially
to
the
Productions
queued
up
within
that
program.
Then
the
other
program
that
has
sort
of
the
the
other
larger
change
I
would
say
is
our
program
to
Workforce
strategies.
K
It
actually
increases
in
the
2425
Target
year
and
then
it
drops
down
to
about
114
million
in
the
last
year
and
the
primary
reason
for
the
ups
and
downs.
There
is
we're
we're
winding
down
the
Alberta
jobs
now
program,
and
so,
as
that
program
progresses
between
over
the
over
the
next
three
years,
it
actually
ends
in
the
25-26
years.
K
So
the
funding
is,
is
reduced
to
zero
in
that
year,
but
it
will
go
from
about
four
and
a
half
million
down
to
about
2
million
in
the
second
year
and
then
the
other
reason
for
the
ups
and
downs
is
our
coal
work,
for
course,
transition
program.
K
And
so
each
year
we
align
the
budget
of
the
coal
Workforce
Transit
transition
program
to
again
Ally
with
align
with
the
anticipated
layoffs
of
coal
workers
and
so
that
program's
budget
moves
up
in
the
24-25
fiscal
and
then
goes
back
down
again
and
the
25-26
fiscal
year
that
essentially
encompasses
the
the
primary
changes
and
the
reasons
for.
G
B
B
A
A
B
C
Just
you
mentioned,
like
you,
know
how
many
jobs
have
been
created
in
Alberta,
like
12
of
the
population
and
25
of
the
new
jobs
and
about
114
000.
More
jobs
over
last
year
is
quite
a
quite
an
impressive,
impressive
number
and
you
know
Albert
is
leading
Canada
to
the
out
of
the
pandemic,
and
you
know
and
there's
you
know.
C
We
got
a
lot
of
job
growth
and
then
our
problem
is
trying
to
get
people
here
in
the
first
place
and
our
advantages
like
their
Alberta
advantage
of
low
taxes,
reduce
red
tape,
affordable
housing
and
world-class.
C
Education
system
and
I
I've
got
an
example
of
that.
My
family
I
had
a
child
graduate
in
BC
and
her
in
a
lower
mainland
and
they're.
When
she
was
talking
to
her
classmates,
she
said
they
are
all
talking
about
that
they
said.
Well,
maybe
we
should
go
to
Alberta,
you
can
higher
wages,
lower
taxes
and
you
can
buy
a
house
right.
So
it's
it's
I,
don't
know
how
many
made
that
move,
but
they're
at
least
talking
about
it.
C
We
know
that
small
businesses
are
critical
marker
of
the
health
of
the
Alberta's
economy
and
small
businesses,
specifically
so
in
key
objective
1.3.
You
talked
about
engaging
with
businesses
and
stakeholders
to
develop
and
Implement
policies
that
create
an
environment
that
attracts
investment,
job
creation
from
across
Canada
and
around
the
world.
C
So
when
you're
dealing
with
entrepreneurs
considering
starting
a
business
here,
I'm
just
wondering
how
you,
how
you
go
about
engaging
with
small
businesses
to
find
out
what
they
need
and
and
what
supports
are
in
place
for
small
business
to
help
them
be
successful.
C
You
know,
there's
that
that
big
step
to
start
a
small
business
is
a
scary
one
for
most
people.
I've
been
there
myself
and,
and
that
you
know,
once
you
get
over
the
hump
away,
you
go
and
you
just
do
your
work
and
hopefully
you're
successful
so
and
what
steps
has
Albert
taken
to
create
a
better
environment
for
for
small
businesses?
C
I
know,
there's
a
few
mentioned
there,
but
if
something
beyond
that
and
how
can
small
businesses
support
their
staff
with
training
and
skill
development
is
something
you've
talked
a
little
bit
about.
But
if
you
want
to
expand
on
that,
that'd
be
great.
The
next
question
is
relative.
To
you
know:
we've
we've
had
so
much
good
news
about
new
industry
coming
in
and
building
like
between
the
hydrogen
things
that
happen.
You've
mentioned
the
aircraft
industry
and
there's
been
so
much
good
stuff
happening
and
I'm
happy
for
all
that.
C
But
I
know
in
my
discussions
back
in
in
my
constituency.
We
always
look
at
well
what
about
Rural
and
and
how
are
they?
How
are
they
doing,
and
what
can
we
do
to
to
get
things
to
set
up
and
and
operate
out
in
out
in
rural.
A
C
So
there's
so
in
the
again
in
the
business
plan
on
page
81,
you
talked
about
engaging
with
businesses,
stakeholders
to
develop
and
Implement
policies
that
create
an
environment
that
attracts
investment
and
job
creation
across
Canada
and
around
the
world.
So
I'd
like
to
ask:
what
are
what
are
you
doing
to
encourage
businesses
to
come
to
rural
Alberta
and
create
a
good
news
story
for
Rural
Alberta?
C
And
you
know
actually
talking
about
my
family
quite
a
bit
today,
but
but
there
was
I
had
another
daughter
who
was
working
in
Edmonton
here
and
it
was
downtown
Edmonton
and
the
pandemic
forced
her
to
work
from
home,
and
then
she
moved
back
out
to
to
where
we
live
and
or
what
was
going
to
and
she
asked
if
she
could
keep
that
same
job
there
and
they
would
let
her.
So.
C
C
So
you
know
on
how
will
economic
corridors
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
that
help
bring
businesses
to
rural
Alberta
and
I'd?
Like
you
to
talk
about
Rita's,
and
you
know,
how
are
they
good?
Are
they
useful?
Do
you
have
some
success
stories
of
how
readers
have
helped
out
some
of
the
rural
areas,
attract
business
and
identify
businesses
that
could
come
and
then
go
out
and
get
it?
So
if
you
can
talk
about
readers,
a
little
bit,
I'd
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
G
Well,
I
heard
a
lot
of
questions
there
and
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
time
but
I'm
going
to
try
to
get
to
what
I
call
the
meat
and
potatoes
and
I
think
small
businesses
are
that
I've
owned
and
operated
over
20
small
businesses.
I
know
they're
very
difficult
to
start.
I
know
they're
very
difficult
to
run
and
operate
and
they're
even
more
difficult
to
be
profitable.
So
all
the
small
business
supports
I
think
MLA
Roswell.
What
you?
G
What
you
actually
asked
me
was
the
supports
that
the
government
provides
the
Partnerships
that
we
have
and
in
fact
Reed
is
our
partnership.
I
want
you
to
know
that
and
the
net
in
migration
for
businesses,
what
we're
doing
to
encourage
them
to
come
to
Alberta
and
not
just
in
Canada
but
the
world,
and
how
we
do
that,
what
we
can
do
for
Rural
Alberta
the
supports
for
that.
G
Let
you
know
that
the
department
has
a
team
of
advisors
that
interact
with
entrepreneurs
through
a
series
of
opportunities
inquiries
received
through
the
Department's
Biz
connect
webpage
is
one
of
them
written
and
telephone
action
request
received
and
attendance
at
small
business
events
and
I
wanted
to
post
up
a
1-800
number
on
on
the
page
right
now,
so
that
people
could
do
exactly
that
and
contact
the
department.
But
there
are
ways
to
do
so
and
I
would
suggest
through
the
web
page
would
be
the
best.
G
Now
program
and
different
programs
they're
geared
towards
what
we
hear
and
how
we
react
to
that
is
based
upon
the
Partnerships.
We
have
as
an
example,
the
department
recently
supported
the
Parliamentary
secretary
for
small
businesses
and
the
stakeholder
engagement.
He
went
and
did
Outreach
for
small
businesses,
even
in
Fort,
McMurray
I
attended
that
there
and
he
went
right
across
the
province
and
during
these
engagements
we
were
able
to
hear
about
the
issues,
challenges
and
opportunities
faced
by
small
businesses,
and
they
are,
they
are
large.
Business
link
is
also
an
opportunity
for
small
businesses.
G
It
is
a
not
for
profit
organization,
funded
by
both
the
federal
and
provincial
government.
It
is
available
to
small
business
owners
in
Alberta
and
provides
one-on-one
free
advice,
coaching
and
information
on
supports
and
includes
Financial
Resources.
A
few
future
preneur
Canada
offers
loans
up
to
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
offer
entrepreneurs
age
18
to
39
as
part
of
their
loan
programs.
G
Entrepreneurs
are
also
paired
with
business
mentors
to
help
support
their
entrepreneur
efforts
and
that's
futurepreneur
and
Community
Futures,
which
many
people
know
about,
has
27
offices
located
in
rural
Alberta,
and
it
goes
to
help
Rural,
albertans
and
the
communities
and
and
assists
rural
Alberta
entrepreneurs
with
guidance,
business
loans,
training
and
other
free
resources.
It
provides
flexible
loans
up
to
150,
000
business
tools
and
expert
guidance
on
how
to
improve
business
plans
or
marketing
strategies.
G
The
digital
economy
program
dep,
as
it's
known
as
a
free
service
funded
by
the
government
of
Alberta
via
business
link
and
it's
to
help
job
creators
take
their
businesses
online.
The
program
is
open
to
home
based
or
Commercial
Business
registered
in
Alberta
the
Canada
Alberta
job
Grant
is
an
employer
driven
training
program
where
government
and
employers
share
the
cost
of
training
new
and
existing
employees.
Government
is
providing
up
to
three
hundred
thousand
per
year
per
employer
to
help
train
new
and
existing
employees.
G
Alberta
export
expansion
program
provides
funding,
support
to
Alberta
small
and
medium-sized
entrepreneurs,
municipalities
as
well
and
Industry
associations,
indigenous
communities
and
economic
development
organizations
promoting
Alberta
exports
through
outbound
international
business
travel
and
bringing
international
buyers
to
Alberta
and
I
can
assure
you
that,
for
instance,
Korea,
where
I
recently
made
a
trip,
is
desperate
to
have
Alberta
exports
and
to
be
part
of
the
Alberta
economy,
because
they've
even
heard
as
far
away
as
the
other
side
of
the
world.
How
great
Alberta
is
doing
now.
B
I'd
just
like
to
note
for
the
record
that,
prior
or
after
the
break,
I
moved
to
government
members
as
there
was
no
independent
members
in
the
room
and
I'd
also
like
to
apologize
to
Mr
Nielsen
for
not
allowing
an
opportunity
earlier
to
introduce
yourself.
But
I
would
now
invite
you
to
do
so.
For
the
record.
Well,.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
morning.
Everyone.
B
I
No,
but
you
know,
having
said
that
through
you,
madam
chair
to
the
minister,
I
I,
do
appreciate
your
answers
here.
I
wish
that
was
uniform
across
the
board.
I've
had
less
luck
with
some
of
your
colleagues
but
but
in
in
all
seriousness,
do
appreciate
your
attempt
to
to
answer
questions,
and
so
thank
you
for
that.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
regional,
Economic,
Development
resources
and
and
Minister
earlier
to
a
government
question.
I
You
talked
about
nrat,
which
I
think
is
a
great
program.
If
you
can
just
reference
which
line
item,
it
is
in
your
budget
and
what
the
total
dollar
amount
for
2324
is
sounds
very
much
like
the
old
cares
program,
which,
of
course,
your
department
will
be
very
familiar
with
as
they
created
it,
the
community
and
Regional
economic
support
program.
I
So
if
you
can
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
the
program
works
for
members
around
the
table
and
those
listing
at
home,
the
the
former
program
was
to
support
Regional,
Economic
Development,
and
so
the
government
of
Alberta
played
the
role
of
funding
up
to
50
percent
of
of
project
proposals.
What
I
loved
about
that
program
and
and
I
will?
Thank
you
in
advance
Minister,
if
this
is
a
similar
program,
is
that
it's
really
the
local
communities
that
decide
what
the
initiatives
are?
I
It's
not
you
know
someone
sitting
in
Edmonton
deciding
how
the
rest
of
the
province
should
diversify
its
economy,
so
appreciate
that
I
know
that
you
reference
the
Alberta
export
expansion
program.
I
am
aware
that
that's
in
the
trade
Ministry,
but
I'm,
curious
Minister.
If,
if
there
is
any
funding
in
your
department
for
Eep
I
will
be
asking
the
trade
Miss
for
this
evening
about
that
program
again.
Happy
to
see
that
program
continue.
Another
example
of
supports
for
Alberta
companies
to
to
export
to
New
Markets.
I
So
that's
fantastic,
I
am
curious,
Mr
I
know
you
recently
returned
from
a
trade
mission
to
Korea
I'm
curious
to
know.
If
you
can
talk
a
little
bit
about,
did
your
department
engage
with
Alberta's
trade
office
in
in
Korea
to
help
you
design
that
program
and
I
I'd
honestly
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
express
my
disappointment
in
the
former
jei
Ministry,
getting
compartmentalized
into
five
different
departments
and
I
I
appreciate
and
I've
said
this
to
your
colleague,
Mr
glubish,
that
it's
it's
elevated
technology
and
Innovation.
I
It's
given
you
Minister
an
opportunity
to
elevate
Northern
development,
which
I
appreciate,
however,
having
Department
staff
scattered
between
five
Ministries.
We
now
have
trade
offices
reporting
to
Executive
Council,
not
the
minister
of
trade,
which
I
think
is
a
is,
is
a
shame
because
there
there
will
be
either
overlap
or
duplication
or
just
missed
opportunities,
and
so
we
have
incredible
civil
servants
that
are
now
plucked
out
of
what
used
to
be
a
single
touch.
I
Point
for
business
to
government,
which
I
appreciate
you
you
referenced
earlier,
but
I'm
curious
how
Minister
you're
working
with
and
I
I
appreciate
your
relationship
with
Mr
Sani.
How
are
the
Departments
working
together?
So
again
we
have
a
Ministry
of
trade.
We
have
the
trade
offices
that
report
to
Executive
Council,
and
then
we
have
your
ministry.
So
what
used
to
be
in
one
house
is
now
in
three,
and
so
how
do
we
ensure
that
there
isn't
a
duplication?
I
What
level
of
supports
did
Alberta's
trade
offices
give
you
and
Mr
Sani
when
he
went
to
Korea?
Formerly,
our
trade
office
has
played
an
integral
role
in
in
planning
trade
missions
and
I
hope
that
we're
not
losing
that
by
having
it
scattered.
I
How
are
they
working
with
the
existing
ritas,
the
regional
Economic
Development
agencies,
in
addition
to
how
are
they
working
with
Alberta
innovates,
so
innovates
has
boots
on
the
ground
throughout
the
province
to
support
entrepreneurs
and
then,
let's
layer
on
as
well
the
regional
Innovation
networks
and
so
I'm
just
curious.
I
I
A
G
Thank
you
so
much
and
and
yes,
I
think
what
you
asked
me
was
in
relation
to
enrid
and
and
the
cares
program
and
about
local
communities
and
I
know,
that's
a
big
concern
to
you
and
when
you
said
you
know,
you
don't
want
Edmonton
making
decisions
for
Rural,
Alberta
I
agree
with
you,
I
think
that's
one
size
does
not
fit
all
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
local
decision
making
has
as
much
emphasis
as
possible,
so
they
can
make
the
decisions
that
are
best
for
them
and
their
taxpayers.
G
The
second
question
was
in
relation
to
Alberta
export
production
program
and
and
the
trade
Minister
and
and
of
course,
that
is
with
the
trade
Minister
and
and
we
work
as
I
mentioned
very
closely
together
in
relation
to
that
and
other
programs.
You
mentioned
the
Korea
trade
Mission
and
I
could
spend
all
day
on
that
and
how
great
it
was.
How
amazing
the
opportunities
are
there
for
albertans
to
be
part
of
that
and
to
make
sure
that
we
take
some
of
the
technology.
G
That's
there
back
here,
I
think
we
can
always
learn
and
I
think
the
final
one
was
in
relation
to
Reds
Rita's
and
Alberta,
innovates
and
and
I
think
that
was
that
was
it
as
far
as
the
questions
goes,
I
will
try
to
deal
with
that
as
as
much
as
I
can
and
I
do
appreciate.
Your
comment
in
relation
to
the
questions
and
answers.
I
do
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity,
have
a
conversation
about
what
we
are
doing
as
a
government.
G
What
we
can
do
in
the
future
and
and
part
of
that
was
you
know
in
in
red
the
Keras
program.
We
did
listen
to
stakeholder
feedback
on
that
cares
program
and
that's
why
we
came
up
with
a
new
program-
that's
similar,
of
course,
but
based
on
stakeholder
feedback,
we
We
believe
We
the
program
and
we're
reacting
more
to
what
they're
asking
for.
G
As
you
know,
the
northern
and
Regional
Economic
Development.
The
n-red
program
gives
Alberta
municipalities,
the
indigenous
communities
and
non-profit
organizations
the
opportunity
to
receive
funding
for
projects
that
promote
Regional
economic
growth
and
diversification
to
build
Alberta's
economic
momentum.
Alberta's
government
has
committed
up
to
3
million
for
the
enrid
program
and
I
think
that
was
in
relation
to
question.
Question
number
one
you
had
and
that's
to
help
deliver.
Business
supports,
support,
support,
labor,
force
attraction
and
retention,
enhance
Alberta's
tourism
and
build
capacity
for
economic
growth
and
I
recognize.
G
You
know,
you
said
one
Ministry
has
become
five,
but
the
truth
is
we
have.
We
have
one
government,
one
set
of
taxpayers
and
it's
you
know,
depending
on
how
the
premier
and
the
government
decides
to
organize.
It
is
based
upon
what
our
mandate
is
and
we
went
through
a
huge
amount
of
challenges
with
covid,
which
was
unprecedented
and
we
continue
to
do
whatever
we
can
to
listen
and
to
react
accordingly
and,
of
course,
n
red
is
in
line
4.1
of
the
estimates.
G
Examples
of
some
of
the
eligible
projects,
including
revitalizing
Central
Business
districts,
which
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
as
the
former
downtown
Business
Association
president
Fort
McMurray,
and
the
business
revitalization
chair
for
some
years
in
Fort
memory,
as
well
as
on
the
chamber
board.
I
know
how
important
the
cores
are
to
downtowns,
and
we
also,
though,
need
to
make
sure
that
we
create
opportunities
for
the
interaction
between
between
government
and
businesses,
and
we
are
doing
that
through
a
number
of
different
ways.
G
We're
also
creating
wayfinding
signage,
to
direct
Shoppers
or
tourists,
developing
strategies
to
address
local
labor
force
gaps
and
then
improve
internet
connectivity
in
commercial
areas,
which
is
something
that
we
hear
all
the
time
Project
based
in
Alberta's,
North
and
led
by
indigenous
communities,
including
First,
Nations
and
metis
settlements.
They
had
a
dedicated
application
stream
to
support
their
unique
economic
priorities
and
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
in
northeastern
Alberta.
We
have
amazing
examples
of
indigenous
communities
and
Indigenous
entrepreneurs
that
are
tremendously
successful,
and
we
need
to
support
them
in
doing
so
as
partners.
G
And
we
are
doing
that.
We
look
forward
to
announcing
the
successful
projects
in
the
coming
weeks
and
these
grants
are
part
of
a
renewed
Alberta
advantage
to
make
sure
that
all
comers
of
the
province
can
attract
job,
creating
Investments
that
support
economic
opportunities
for
all
albertans
going
forward.
G
And
just
to
give
you
a
little
background
on
the
regional
Economic
Development
Specialists,
the
Reds,
they
provide
advice
and
expertise
to
Municipal
and
Regional
stakeholders
across
the
province
as
they
are
stationed
in
the
regions
that
support
that
that
they
support
the
Reds
team,
has
insights
and
access
to
local
issues
and
opportunities
and
we're
trying
to
encourage
that.
G
I've
actually
been
talking
to
my
to
my
staff
and
how
we
can
do
that,
but
having
direct
access
to
key
partners
and
local
decision
makers
allows
them
to
gather
the
experience
and
the
expertise
and
the
perspectives
to
help
inform
government
policy
and
strategy.
So
we
listen
and
we
act
based
upon
what
we
hear.
The
Reds
team
also
has
an
important
role
to
connect
stakeholders
with
like-minded
interests.
This
helps
facilitate
collaboration
for
initiatives
such
as
investment,
Readiness,
Main,
Street,
Rejuvenation.
B
As
there's
no
independent
members
present,
I
would
now
like
to
turn
to
government
members
for
their
questions.
Member
Rosen
are
you
wanting
to
go
back
and
forth
I.
E
Will
stick
to
block
time
as
well?
I
think
it's
working
well
for
the
committee.
Thank
you
go
ahead.
Thank
you,
chair
and
thank
you.
Minister
I
certainly
appreciate
all
of
the
work
that
your
department
and
your
ministry
is
doing
annually
is
to
give
such
detailed
answers
to
questions
this
morning,
recognizing
that
we
only
have
a
five
minute
block.
I
will
try
to
go
through
these
quite
quickly.
E
So
one
of
my
first
questions
is
regarding
labor
shortages
as
I
know,
you're
aware,
because
you
were
just
in
Canmore
yesterday
to
talk
about
the
Alberta's
calling
campaign
and
the
labor
shortages
facing
the
tourism
and
Hospitality
sectors.
Specifically,
it's
it's
deep
and
it's
systemic
I
think
right
now
we're
operating
around
a
20
labor
shortage
and
the
industry.
Still
we
have
coffee
shops.
You
know
closing
early
hotels,
shutting
down
wings.
It's
been
a
real
problem.
Let's
face
the
industry
for
years,
certainly
pre-pandemic,
it's
been
quite
a
systemic
problem.
E
We
faced
so
I
specifically
want
to
touch
on
the
upper
Network
program,
which
is
on
page
92
of
your
fiscal
plan
and
I
know.
This
program
is
created
to
hopefully
Target
some
of
the
areas
and
the
sectors
in
which
we
have
Labor
shortages
in
Alberta
and
find
and
scale
up
employees
and
their
skills
to
meet
those
demands.
So
what
I
am
wondering
with
the
Alberta
at
work
program
is,
if
there's
any
data
collection
that
comes
companies,
the
funding
for
the
program
and
if
so,
what
information
on
labor
tracking
will
be
tracked.
E
What
kind
of
data
you're
going
to
be
using
for
that
program,
I'm
wondering
if
albertans
and
employers
will
be
able
to
access
that
data
openly
and
additionally,
I'm
wondering
what
your
department
intends
to
do
with
any
data
you
might
collect
in
the
future?
If
that
will
be
used
to
amend
the
program
or
better
Target
the
program
or
just
generally,
how
that
data
will
be
used
to
fine-tune
the
program
into
the
future
if
it
continues.
E
Moving
on
I
I
would
like
to
also
highlight
a
key
objective.
1.2.
E
Your
ministry
expresses
a
priority
of
attracting
investment,
not
just
from
Canada
but
internationally
and
foreign
investment,
so
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
speak
to
how
much
domestic
and
foreign
business
capital
and
investment
have
been
made
in
Alberta
the
last
fiscal
year,
and
perhaps
because
we
are
coming
up
on
the
end
of
the
government
cycle,
cumulatively,
the
past
four
years
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
also
speak
to
how
that
compared
to
previous
years,
certainly
there's
been
a
lot
of
policy
shifts
with
regards
to
Taxation
and
deregulation,
targeted
sector
strategies,
so
I'm
just
curious.
E
If
you
can
speak
to
how
that
growth
or
has
changed
these
four
years
compared
to
the
past
and
what
kind
of
Trends
we're
seeing
I'm.
Also
on
that
note,
I
see
that
your
ministry,
your
business
plan,
discusses
your
Ministries
economic
impact
analysis
and
economic
modeling.
So
I'm
just
wondering
what
findings
your
analysis
and
modeling
has
found
in
recent
years
and
what
that
modeling
is
predicting
for
the
future
of
Alberta's
economy
with
two
minutes
left
I'll
keep
going
so
in
your
government's
fiscal
plan.
E
I
see
a
35
increase
to
GDP
since
2020.,
so
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
speak
to
that
growth,
how
that
was
realized,
and
specifically
in
what
sectors
it
was
realized,
if
that
was
that
growth
was
in
the
sectors
traditional
to
Alberta's
economy,
primarily
resource
development,
or,
if
we're
seeing
that
in
any
new
and
emerging
sectors
that
are
not
historic
to
our
Province
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
also
speak
to
when
the
last
time
Alberta
saw
growth
that
high,
certainly
35
percent,
is
quite
significant
and
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
also
speak
to
how
that
growth
compares
to
other
provinces
across
the
country.
E
My
last
question,
I
suppose
so
in
your
government's
fiscal
plan,
there's
also
a
200
million
dollar
increased
personal
income
tax
revenue,
which
is
interesting,
considering
that
we
actually
recently
I
think
perhaps
through
this
budget
are
lowering
the
income
tax
by
re-indexing
it
to
pre-inflationary
levels.
E
So
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
speak
to
that
income
tax
increase
that
the
government
realized
is
that
reflective
of
moral
burden's
working
or
where
did
that
increase
come
from
and
if
so,
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
just
highlight
how
many
jobs
have
been
created
in
Alberta
the
past
year
and
perhaps
more
broadly
the
past
four
years
as
well.
I
see
that
your
fiscal
plan
would
be
pages
40
to
41
tracks,
job
vacancies.
E
We
see
I'm
just
looking
here
at
our
numbers,
I
believe
last
year
they
reached
over
a
hundred
thousand,
which
is
nearly
double
what
they
were
just
a
few
years
ago
and
even
with
significant
increase
in
Alberta's
net
immigration,
we
are
still
seeing
increased
job
vacancies,
so
I'm
wondering
if
you
can
speak
to
that
and
wonder
if
that
is
a
sign
of
Alberta's
economic
growth
or
what
the
cause
of
that
number
of
vacancies
is
and,
more
specifically,
I
suppose
as
well.
E
G
Thank
you
so
much
I
I
think
Emily
Rosen.
What
you
asked
for
in
essence
was
you
know
what
we're
doing
about
the
labor
shortage
and
I
know
you
have
it
acutely
in
your
writing
and
you've
mentioned
it
to
me
several
times
about
what
we
can
do
and
how
do
we
get
more
people
to
fill
all
the
jobs
that
are
available
down
there
and
and
I
will
assure
you
that
this
government
is
doing
everything
at
possibly
can
we
have
great
news
stories?
G
Alberta
at
work
was
obviously
ahead
of
the
curve
of
other
provinces
and
other
jurisdictions
in
relation
to
covet
and
the
response
to
that,
and-
and
we
had
great
successes
on
that-
I
think
that
was
one
of
the
first
questions
you
had,
how
we're
addressing
it,
the
access
to
data
and
how
we
do
that,
and
you
did
mention
Alberta's
calling
and
Alberta
is
calling.
We
have
a
great
news
story.
G
You
also
asked
about
foreign
investment
and
I'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
Korea
and
what
we
did
there.
Just
the
tremendous
opportunities
there-
and
you
know
you
talked
a
little
bit
without
saying
it-
about
the
just
transition
from
the
federal
government
and
I
would
like
to
talk
about
that
too,
and
I'll
try
not
to
become
too
political,
but
I.
G
I
certainly
think,
as
I
mentioned
before,
to
the
NDP
the
questioner
that
one
size
does
not
fit
on
the
more
decisions
that
are
made
locally,
the
better
off
we
are
and
I
wish.
G
The
federal
government
thought
that
as
well,
because
you
know
we're
not
going
to
allow
just
transition
of
our
jobs,
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
we
do
everything
we
possibly
can
to
meet
the
requirements
without
seeing
our
labor
force
become
extinct
to
the
oil
and
gas
sector
is
the
strong
economic
generator
for
the
entire
country,
and
it
certainly
gives
us
the
best
quality
of
life
in
the
world
right
here
in
Alberta,
but
I
won't
waste
any
more
time
on
that.
G
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
deal
with
as
many
questions
as
I,
possibly
can
I
want
you
to
know.
First
of
all
that
beginning
in
2022,
as
you
know,
we
committed
600
million
dollars
over
three
years
from
2022
to
2025
to
support
workers
with
skills,
development,
training
and
wage
programs,
as
well
as
enhanced
labor
market
information.
Each
funded
Ministry
is
required
to
report
its
results
and
for
Jen.
G
The
early
successes
include
the
Alberta
work,
funding
for
Canada
Alberta
job
Grant,
providing
skill
training
for
an
additional
3
500
albertans
13
projects
were
approved
for
funding
across
three
streams.
That's
supporting
a
range
of
Industries,
including
food
service
and
Hospitality,
which
I
know
is
near
and
dear
to
your
heart.
The
supply
chain,
forestry,
Tech
and
Trucking,
and
we've
had
some
questions
on
trucking
and
I
would
say
that
we've
made
some
great
strides
relating
to
class
ones,
class
threes
and
making
sure
that
more
people
are
working
as
part
of
the
Alberta
work
initiative.
G
The
Indian
Resource
Council,
the
IRC
will
deliver
the
environmental
monitoring
and
drone
technical
technician
program,
training
to
80
indigenous
participants,
to
build
rewarding
careers
in
environmental
monitoring
and
Technical
technician
positions
and
help
growing.
The
workforce
demand
for
web
Well
site
Reclamation
in
Alberta
and
I
know.
That's
a
big
thing
in
my
area
as
it
is
in
many
areas
across
the
province.
You
also
asked
about
foreign
investment,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
our
labor
force,
which
was
undergoing
significant
transition
due
to
the
combined
impacts
of
the
shifts
in
oil
and
gas
in
the
coveted
pandemic.
G
In
fact,
2020's
Alberta's
unemployment
rate
reached
15
percent
and
right
now
it's
about
six
percent,
we're
doing
great
and
that's
why
the
net
migration
numbers
are
are
staggering
and
we
still
are
keeping
an
unemployment
that
is
relatively
low
compared
to
other
jurisdictions
and
Alberta
has
been
very
successful
in
coming
out
of
the
pandemic,
with
an
economic
recovery
plan
and
and
now
as
I
mentioned,
unemployment
is
right
under
six
percent.
G
Now
I
am
going
to
go
to
your
next
question,
which
was
how
much
domestic
and
foreign
business
capital
and
investment
have
been
made
into
Alberta
in
the
past
four
years.
I
think
that's
more
or
less
what
you
said.
The
government
has
rebuilt
an
investment
ecosystem
that
attracts
job,
creating
investment
into
Alberta
and
contributes
to
economic
growth
and
I.
Know
that,
because
my
phone
does
not
stop
ringing
from
people
that
want
to
come
to
Alberta,
invest
multi-millions
if
not
billions
of
dollars
in
are
a
great
Highly,
Educated
Workforce.
G
They
know
that
we
have
here
in
Alberta,
some
of
the
most
affordable
housing
in
the
entire
country,
whether
it's
in
cities
or
rurals.
You
can
sell
your
house
in
Toronto
or
Vancouver,
move
to
Alberta
by
five
buy
five
houses,
an
amazing
opportunity
for
people
right
now
and
additionally,
our
government
has
been
very
successful
in
a
job
attracting
job,
creating
private
investments
into
the
province
by
using
the
investment
and
growth
fund
and
I
know.
The
department
works
closely
with
these
individuals
and
corporations
come
here.
G
The
government
of
Alberta
launched
committed
15
million
annually
to
fund
the
igf
and
the
first
program
of
its
kind
launched
in
Canada
to
incentivize
companies
to
locate
impactful
investments
in
Alberta
and
we've
seen
some
of
those
examples
here.
While
timely
aggregate
foreign
investment
figures
are
not
available,
Alberta
is
seeing
the
highest
level
of
non-residential
investment,
which
includes
both
from
domestic
and
foreign
sources.
Since
2015.
and
Alberta
has
seen
record
levels
of
venture
capital,
Investments
I
think
was
over
750
million
dollars
this
year
and
I
think
this
is
the
fourth
or
fifth
year.
G
We've
set
a
record
here
in
Alberta,
so
we're
very
excited
over
that
and
over
the
past
year
four
years
Alberta
has
seen
over
227
billion
in.
I
I,
don't
think
we're
going
to
change
at
this
point
in
the
game.
So
a
number
of
questions
just
off
the
top
Minister
is
it
possible
to
share
who
received
the
workforce
strategies
grants
if
you
can
provide
a
little
bit
of
details.
I
That's
one
of
our
stakeholders
is
curious
to
to
hear
that
response
and
then
I'm
going
to
jump
over
to
the
Strategic
plan.
Priority
One,
objective:
seven,
it's
under
the
ensuring
the
health
and
integrity
of
Alberta's,
environment
and
ecosystem
on
page
14.
I
and
I'll
read
the
paragraph
from
that
page:
securing
Alberta's
position
as
a
leader
in
regulatory
Assurance
through
the
regulatory
transformation
project,
Alberta
supporting
community
and
economic
development
while
maintaining
high
quality
Environmental
Health
in
Alberta,
through
legislation,
policies
and
plans
once
fully
implemented.
The
RTP
will
provide
outcomes
based
approaches
to
decisions,
partial
transparent
in
agile,
with
clear
accountability,
a
common
risk
management
framework
and
enhanced
stakeholder
awareness.
So
I'm
curious
Minister,
where
the
regulatory
transformation
project
is
living.
Is
it
public?
If
it's
not,
will
you
make
it
public?
I
I
If
you
can
talk
about
how
much
of
your
budget
is
is
allocated
for
this,
and
if
you
could
point
to
the
line
item,
that
would
be
fantastic,
did
a
strategic
plan
priority
to
the
objective
of
making
life
more
affordable,
page
19,
implementing
regulatory
approaches,
program,
delivery
models
that
reduce
unnecessary
government
oversight
and
emphasize
outcomes
by
focusing
on
outcomes
government's
getting
out
of
the
way
of
job
creators,
allow
them
to
continue
to
grow
their
businesses
while
improving
services,
and
it
talks
about
a
modern
regulatory
environment.
I'm
curious
Minister.
I
What
your
ministry
is
doing
to
help
government
achieve
this
objective
again,
if
you
can
point
to
the
line
item
in
your
budget,
if
not
I
know
that
you're,
the
former
Ministry
before
jnd
had
a
role
to
play
when
it
was
Economic,
Development
and
trade
and
tourism
so
curious
what
outcomes
you're
focused
on
and
how
is
your
department
helping
government
to
achieve
them?
I
We've
talked,
and
my
colleague
has
asked
a
lot
about:
Labor
I
I'd
like
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
and
appreciate
that
this
is
going
to
be
across
Ministry
priority.
But
what
is
your
ministry
doing
to
help
address
the
talent
shortage,
we're
hearing
this
across
sectors,
especially
in
tourism
in
agriculture,
also
in
in
technology
that
there's
simply
a
labor
shortage?
I
Now
I
appreciate
the
the
Alberta's
calling
campaign,
but
if
you
can
highlight
some
of
the
other
initiatives
that
you
are
leading
or
or
co-sponsoring
with
your
with
your
counterparts,
that
would
be
great
jumping
over
to
tourism
and
again
appreciate
that
there's
a
separate
Ministry
of
Tourism,
but
I
would
imagine
that
you're
also
very
interested
in
in
that
file.
I
So
there
was
a
report
from
the
web
page
that
talked
about
the
economic
impact
of
tourism
in
Alberta
by
region
and
I'm,
just
wondering
if
you
have
any
updated
information
or
relevant
information
for
those
that
are
interested
in
working
in
the
tourism
website.
I
will
ask
your
your
counterpart,
Minister
lowen
tomorrow
evening
about
this.
But
again,
if
you
have
any,
if
you
have
any
any
comments
that
you
can
make
to
that,
specifically,
that
would
be
wonderful.
I
If
you
can
also
talk
a
little
bit
about
Calgary
Calgary
has
the
highest
unemployment
rate
in
Canada
sitting
at
6.6
percent.
This
is
obviously
a
significant
concern
for
all
of
us.
I'm
curious.
If
you
have
within
your
ministry
any
line
items
as
far
as
how
to
how
to
help
bring
jobs
to
calgarians.
What
is
the
government
strategy?
I
I
know
that
Ontario
British
Columbia
are
experiencing
the
highest
rates
of
employment
in
Canada
and
and
curious.
If
you
can
comment
on
that
and
and
reference
why
Alberta
is
not
leaving
that
pack,
the
economic
weekly
review
indicated
a
significant
decline
in
commercial
intentions
in
Calgary
in
regards
to
building
permits
again,
Calgary
is
notably
worse
off
than
other
parts
of
the
province.
So
what
is
your
commitment
to
supporting
commercial
growth
in
Calgary
and
the
rest
of
the
province.
G
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
think
what
I
heard
you
asked
about.
First
of
all,
is
Workforce
strategy
grants.
G
Secondly,
objective:
seven,
which
is
of
course,
the
ecosystem,
environmental,
health
and
the
regulatory
environment
related
to
that
and
and
the
third
was
and
I
would
I
put
these
together
as
the
Alberta
is
calling
along
with
Calgary,
along
with
Edmonton
our
cities
and
and-
and
you
talked
about
and
asked
about
tourism
and
I've
got
to
give
that,
of
course,
to
to
the
minister
loan
for
that
and
you'll
have
to
ask
him
on
that.
G
I
would
like
to
start
a
little
bit
just
with
Alberta's
Advantage,
the
renewed
Alberta
advantage
and
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
because
I
think
that's
so
important.
Right
now,
and
you
know
you
asked
about
what
we're
doing
for
Calgary,
what
we're
doing
for
Edmonds
and
what
we're
doing
for
Fort,
McMurray
and
Grand
Prairie
and
all
the
other
cities
here,
because
it's
not
just
the
major
cities
that
are
having
some
form
of
restructuring
after
covid
and
they're,
not
just
some
of
the
issues
relating
to.
G
What's
going
on
federally
the
renewed
Alberta
advantages
for
every
Alberta,
every
city,
every
town,
whether
you
live
in
rural
Alberta
or
in
the
major
cities?
I
I
want
to
talk
about
a
little
bit,
so
we
still
have
what
Ralph
Klein
described
as
the
Alberta
Advantage,
with
low
taxes,
no
sales
tax
and
a
business
friendly
in
government,
but
we,
we
still
have
all
of
that
stuff.
G
But
now
we
have
added
the
youngest
and
most
vibrant
and
most
highly
skilled
Workforce
in
Canada,
comparatively
very
affordable
housing,
as
I
mentioned
before,
and
ever
more
diversifying
economy,
diverse
Cosmopolitan
and
livable
cities.
I
think
Calgary
is
is,
has
been
voted
consistently
over.
The
years
is
one
of
the
best
most
livable
cities
in
the
world,
I
think
will
last
year
was
number
one
in
the
world
diverse
populations
that
want
to
come
to
Alberta.
That
want
to
be
part
of
this.
G
A
booming
Venture
Capital
sector
I've
mentioned
that
we've
seen
records
over
the
last
four
years,
world-class
research,
universities
that
are
getting
tremendous
Investments,
as
you
saw
in
this
budget
from
this
government
and
accessible,
affordable
and
high
quality
Child
Care,
is
also
part
of
our
mandate.
To
make
sure
that
everybody
can
participate
in
the
workforce
as
they
want
to
the
cleanest
land,
air
and
water
in
the
world,
and
the
wonderful
can-do
spirit
of
almost
two
more
two
million
more
albertans
who
live
here
than
than
did
in
the
1990s.
Now.
G
I
say
all
of
that,
because
that
belongs
to
every
girl,
Burton
and
every
albertan
can
take
advantage
of
that
and-
and
we
have
to,
we
have
to
recognize
that
as
we
move
forward
for
Calgary,
because
I
mean
Calgary
saw
a
tremendous
restructuring
on
offices
and-
and
we
will
see
a
change
I
think
over
time,
but
that
might
might
be
painful
for
some
people
we're
trying
to
reduce
that
Pain
by
making
sure
the
the
gov
government
in
the
department
allocate
their
time
by
listening
to
the
stakeholders
and
and
addressing
those
particular
stakeholders
where
they
need
to
be
addressed.
G
K
Thanks
Minister
and
thank
you
charity.
We
do
have
a
couple
examples
of
some
of
the
recent
recipients
of
our
Workforce
strategies.
Grants
I,
will
I'll
focus
on
a
couple
of
the
higher
level
ones
so,
for
example,
the
Edmonton
Mennonite
Center
for
newcomers,
the
recipient
of
a
grant
of
just
about
1.3
or
just
over
1.3
million,
and
the
purpose
of
that
will
be
to
build
essential
and
occupational
skills
to
enable
newcomers
and
others
with
barriers
to
employment,
to
build
careers
in
the
food
service
industry.
K
K
So
that's
one
of
the
targets
we
have
for
that
just
really
quickly
another
another
big
one
is
is
with
an
organization
called
Prospect,
and
so
the
project
there
is
going
to
be
about
1.2
million
dollar
Grant
and
the
project
will
be
addressing
long-term
unemployment
through
an
industry
partnership
designed
to
deliver
a
multi-pronged,
integrated
workplace
learning
and
employability
skill
development
program.
K
So
there's
there's
quite
a
bit
there
and
the
area
of
focuses
for
the
hospitality
industry
again
to
address
labor
shortages,
so
something
that
we've
we've
discussed
before
and
that's
that's
a
big
goal
and
major
objective
for
the
ministry.
So
in
a
in
a
similar
sense
here.
Some
of
our
key
outcomes
again
are
that
70
to
80
percent
of
the
participants
will
be
employed
after
training
and
that
aligns
with
our
broader
training
for
work
program,
which
has
a
performance
measure
in
our
business
plan
and
once
again,
the
target.
K
There
is
again
for
70
percent
of
participants
after
taking
those
programs
that
they're,
either
employed
or
again
in
in
further
training
as
well.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
I
would
just
like
to
remind
officials
when
speaking,
if
you
could
introduce
yourself
at
the
time,
you're
speaking,
thank
you.
I'd
now
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
government
members
as
there
are
no
independent
members
and
Mr
Stefan.
Are
you
wanting
to
go
back
and
forth
with
the
minister.
F
I
know
I
can
do
block
that's
great.
Thank
you.
Minister
and
I'm
really
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
actually
ask
questions
of
this
ministry
jobs
in
the
economy.
I
know
during
the
last
election.
F
This
was
probably
the
biggest
issue
for
albertans.
We
we
have
prosperity
and
freedom
that
we
have
enjoyed
so
much.
It's
our
Legacy,
it's
our
inheritance
and
as
I
was
knocking
doors
of
the
individuals
and
families
in
Red
Deer
South.
F
There
were
too
many
individuals
who
are
unemployed
or
underemployed
in
Red
Deer
self,
like
many
areas
in
Alberta,
many
of
the
families
and
individuals
depended
on
their
livelihoods
directly
from
the
oil
and
gas
sector
and,
frankly,
all
burdens
are
benefited,
if
not
directly,
indirectly,
from
the
benefits
of
a
strong
oil
and
gas
sector
and
unfortunately,
under
the
prior
government
we
saw
actually
a
net
decreases.
I
understand
it
in
private
sector,
jobs
and
I
would
be
sure
interested
to
hear
from
a
comparison
perspective.
F
In
terms
of
a
contrast,
what
are
what
is
the
current
over
the
term
of
this
current
government?
What
is
the
change
in
private
sector,
employment
when
you
compare
it
to
the
prior
government
and
how
we
saw
so
many
as
I
understand
it
either
a
flat
or
even
perhaps,
a
net
decrease
in
private
sector
jobs
in
Alberta
and,
to
me
I
mean
that's
a
number,
but
to
me
that
really
reflects
actually
under
it.
Those
are
individuals
and
families
that
frankly
suffered
quite
a
bit.
F
I
know
as
you're
trying
to
provide
for
a
family
all
families
have
different
challenges
and
circumstances
under
which
they
suffer
and
struggle,
but
if
you're
not
able
to
provide
for
your
family,
if
you
don't
have
that
self-reliance,
that
makes
things
so
hard
with
that
from
a
personal
perspective
and
I
would
sure,
be
interested
in
your
ministry
to
see
how,
over
the
past
four
years,
we
have
generated
so
much
hope
for
all
Burton's
compared
to
over
the
prior
four
years.
F
The
other
thing
that
you
know
so
that's
talking
about
past
albertans,
who
have
lived
here
for
a
while
something
that
I
and
I
mentioned
this
yesterday
in
as
a
member
statement
yesterday
in
the
legislature,
but
I
had
an
opportunity
to
go
to
a
French
immersion
school
a
couple
weeks
ago
in
red
to
yourself
and
the
gym
was
packed
and
I
felt
impressed
as
I
was
talking
to
the
young
men
and
women
in
that
gymnasium
I
asked
them
how
many
of
them
had
come
from
to
Alberta
from
a
place
outside
of
Canada
and
Minister
about
half
of
the
young
men
and
women
in
the
gym,
stood
up
and
Minister
I
felt
so
happy
about
that
and
the
entire
gym
actually
started
applauding
because
of
course
we
admire
the
courage
it's
hard
to
leave
your
home.
F
You
know
perhaps
under
trying
circumstances.
You
know
it
takes
care,
character
and
courage
to
come
to
a
new
place
and
to
start
a
new
life
and
I'd
love,
seeing
those
young
men
and
young
women
who
strive
to
do
that,
but
Minister
I'd
sure
be
interested
in
connection
with
the
Alberta
calling
initiative
that
we
are
having.
F
Not
only
are
we
seeing
record
migration
from
outs
from
within
Canada
to
Alberta
as
a
place
of
prosperity
and
freedom,
but
we
are
seeing
individuals
and
families
from
outside
of
Canada
coming
to
Alberta,
because
it
is
uniquely
a
great
place
of
freedmen
prosperity,
and
we
are
so
blessed
with
that
and
I
would
be
interested
to
know
in
terms
of
helping
meet.
Our
Workforce
needs,
of
course,
we're
going
to
meet
it
from
within
Canada,
but
you
know
so
many
people
are
just
attracted
here
to
Alberta
because
of
the
place
of
freedom
and
prosperity.
F
I'd
be
interested
to
also
understand
you
know
we
are
succeeding,
many
albertans
feel
we
are
succeeding
in
spite
of,
and
not
because
of
the
federal
government.
You
know
I'd,
be
interested
in
in
hearing
from
your
ministry
the
perspective
of
how
the
Federal
Government
Can,
instead
of
being,
perhaps
you
know,
holding
us
back
or
dragging
us
down
or
seeking
to
drag
us
down
with
them.
How
we
can,
how
can
they
can
actually
be
a
partner
in
a
positive
way
to
not
only
bless
Alberta
but
Canada
as.
G
Thank
you
and
Emily
Stefan
I
I
tend
to
agree
with
you
in
the
federal
government.
I
spent
10
years
there
and
you
know
they're
there
to
help,
but
they
don't
do
much
helping
for
Alberta
from
what
I've
seen.
But
I
will
just
tell
you
just
generally
it's
true.
During
four
years
of
NDP
rule
we
lost
about
183
000
jobs
here
in
Alberta.
It's
a
different
philosophy
and
I
understand
the
different
philosophy
and
it
was
a
new
government,
but
we're
not
going
to
see
that
for
a
while.
G
As
long
as
we
have
a
UCP
government
and
and
we've
seen
just
right
now,
there's
a
hundred
thousand
job
openings
in
Alberta.
That's
why
we're
doing
Alberta's
calling
we're
looking
for
people
to
fill
those
jobs
and
their
jobs
in
every
sector,
as
we
heard
from
MLA
Rosen,
she
needs
a
lot
of
people
down
in
her
area
and
I.
Can't
imagine
why
anybody
would
want
to
live
anywhere
else,
except
maybe
Fort,
McMurray
or
Grand
Prairie.
But
I
will
tell
you
it's
a
beautiful
area
and
we
need
a
lot
of
people
here
in
Alberta.
G
We
need
a
hundred
thousand
people
right
now
to
fill
the
jobs,
and
it's
also
true
that
over
the
last
14
months,
I
think
we've
seen
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
about
118
000
jobs
created
here
in
Alberta
and
that's
through
amazing
initiatives.
We
even
with
record
net
my
in
migration
numbers
and
we
saw
33
000
people
I
think
in
the
third
quarter,
moved
to
Alberta
choose
Albert
as
their
home,
even
with
record
numbers.
G
Our
our
unemployment
rate
is
still
staying
competitive
with
other
jurisdictions,
which
is
a
it
says,
volumes
about
what's
actually
happening
and
taking
place
here
now
you
talked
about
Alberta
is
calling
I
want
to
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
that
as
more
jobs
are
created,
businesses
need
more
sealed
workers.
There's
no
question
that
people
look
at
our
low
tax,
low
regulatory
environment
as
far
as
making
sure
that
we
eliminate
red
tape
and
duplication
of
of
legislation.
G
They
want
to
come
here
and
they
want
to
fill
the
jobs
and
they
want
to
create
companies
and
create
wealth.
The
Alberta
is
calling
campaign
helps
to
fill
those
gaps
and
what
we're
doing
and
not
all
politicians
and
other
jurisdictions
like
the
Alberta,
is
calling
because
they
recognize
that
when
you
put
up
a
billboard
that
says
Alberta
is
calling
and
has
a
great
picture
of
what
Alberta
has
to
offer.
G
All
of
those
roles
need
to
be
filled
and
in
2022
Alberta
saw
the
highest
employment
growth
in
the
country.
In
addition,
Alberta
had
the
highest
net
inter-provincial
migration
among
provinces,
and
you
know
it's
nothing
to
sneeze
at
we're
very
proud
of
that.
G
I
think
the
other
questions
you
had
were
in
relation
to
the
federal
government
and
the
just
transition,
and-
and
you
know,
I-
don't
look
at
it
very
just
when
you
take
away
people's
livelihood.
You
you
mention
it
and
I.
G
I
think
that
the
truth
is
that
we've
got
to
work
with
the
federal
government,
but
we've
got
to
work
in
making
sure
we
we
we
follow
through
with
the
objectives
that
they
have
under
their
constitutional
jurisdiction,
but
we
do
we
can
do
it
whatever
way
we
see
fit
and
we
are
doing
that
we're
getting.
You
know
my
trip
to
Korea.
We
looked
at
hydrogen
opportunities,
we
looked
at
still
making
opportunities.
We
looked
at
right
now.
G
We've
got
a
we're
looking
for
Expressions
on
interest
for
a
hydrogen
Corridor
here
in
Alberta,
making
sure
that
we
move
to
that
Net
Zero
that
the
federal
government
wants
us
to
move
to
as
quickly
as
we
possibly
can.
If
that
is
indeed
necessary,
what
it
seems
to-
and
you
know,
we've
seen
the
corporations
of
Alberta
rise
to
the
challenge-
we've
seen
tremendous
opportunities
with
hydrogen.
Here
we
have
a
feedstock
called
the
oil
sands
that
provides
a
great
opportunity
for
so
many
things
to
happen,
and
we
are
going
to
be
part
of
the
solution.
G
We're
going
to
lead
the
world
on
that.
I
also
want
to
tell
you
that
the
Alberta
Advantage
we
saw
the
highest
weekly
earnings
continue
to
be
the
highest
weekly
earnings
here
in
Alberta
right
across
the
country.
Even
though
some
areas
have
changed,
we
have
stayed
number
one
and
we
intend
to
stay
as
number
one
since
January
2019,
the
amount
of
albertans
earned
per
week
has
actually
gone
up
by
12
and
albertans
Pay
Less.
In
overall
taxes.
Like
you
know,
the
NDP
were
talking
about
20
billion
dollars
the
other
day
and
and
I
found
it.
G
You
know
where
the
20
billion
dollars
is.
The
20
billion
dollars
is
what
Alberta
corporations
and
and
citizens
save
every
single
year,
because
we're
the
lowest
tax
jurisdiction
in
the
that's
where
the
20
billion
dollars
comes
from,
and
that's
probably
what
the
NDP
were
looking
for
in
2022,
2023,
albertans
and
Alberta
businesses
would
pay
at
least
14.8
billion
more
in
taxes.
If
Alberta
had
the
same
tax
system
as
other
provinces
and
and
that's
not
something
that
people
can
take
lightly,
we
know
it's
very
important.
G
A
couple
earning,
for
instance,
75
000
with
two
children
would
pay
1500
more
in
British
Columbia
and
3
900
more
in
Ontario.
No
wonder
people
are
fleeing
in
Toronto
and
coming
to
Alberta
Alberta
has
some
of
the
lowest
housing
prices
in
Fort,
McMurray
I
know,
I
saw
a
house,
five
bedroom
house
go
the
other
day.
B
At
this
point,
I
would
now
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
opposition
official
opposition
for
their
rotation
member
billis
go
ahead
thanks.
I
I
My
frustration
is
that
the
government
is
picking
and
choosing
Which
tax
credits
to
implement,
and
so
on
the
one
hand,
the
government
talks
about
how
great
the
film
tax
credit
is,
which
it
is
and
I
I
applauded
your
predecessor
on
the
introduction
of
the
film
tax
credits
that
we
didn't
get
over
the
Finish
Line
when
we
were
government,
yet
the
government,
until
the
last
moment
was
going
to
introduce
a
digital
media
tax
credit
which
got
pulled
and
I
know
this
for
a
fact
that
it
got
pulled
likely
a
week
before
the
budget
dropped,
and
so
the
challenge
with
that
minister,
is
that
that
that
tax
credit
would
have
applied
to
post-production.
I
So
again,
you
know
we
recognize
what
the
film
tax
credit
is
doing.
That
would
have
assisted
on
that
end
as
well.
Of
course,
you
know
many
albertans
and
and
and
people
living
around
the
globe
are
watching
the
series
The
Last
of
Us,
which
of
course
was
filmed
in
Alberta,
but
again
based
on
a
video
game
that
should
have
been
developed
in
Alberta
and
those
are
permanent,
long-term
jobs.
I
So
that's
my
Preamble
curious.
If
we've
heard
from
from
stakeholders
that
they
would
like
to
see
year-round
application
periods
for
the
film
tax
credit
and
so
I'm
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
can
comment
on
that,
is
that
something
that
your
Department's
looking
at
as
opposed
to
the
the
application
Windows
and
then
curious
to
know
if
the
Alberta
film
tax
credit
is
combined
with
any
federal
film
incentives
and
are
there?
Is
there
a
way
to
to
leverage
programs
federally
to
to
help
make
Alberta
even
more
attractive?
I
I
know
that
tourism
lives
in
another
Ministry
Minister,
but
I'm
just
curious
if,
if
they're,
if
your
ministry,
in
conjunction
with
tourism,
are
tracking
the
tourism
and
Productions
as
far
as
the
impact,
so
when
a
film
like
the
last
of
us
or
a
series
is
filmed
here,
are
we
capturing
the
dollars
so
the
the
the
economic
impact
to
the
province
from
having
those
productions
here
again,
I
think
and
I
will
ask
this
of
your
colleague
tomorrow
evening,
but
to
try
to
capture
the
the
tourism
benefit
from
the
expansion
of
film
within
the
province.
I
How
do
we
gauge
that?
Are
they
being
tracked
at
all
as
you're
well
aware,
technical
workers
in
the
industry
are
needed.
Many
left
the
province
years
ago
when
there
were
cuts,
and
so
I'm
curious.
If
you're
working
with
the
post-secondary
minister
to
train
and
track
graduates
and
workers
in
the
film
industry,
is
there
funding
that's
available?
I
What
kind
of
commitment
can
you
make
again
acknowledging
that
that
you're
working
across
Ministry
have
there
been
ongoing
consultations,
reviews
with
Partners
to
ensure
that
that
we
also
have
the
right
regulations
and
legislation
in
place?
Are
there
any
current
barriers
that
are
being
faced,
that
you
could
spearhead
with
your
colleague,
the
minister
of
red
tape?
Reduction
I
will
also
now
jump
to.
I
I
This
is
jumping
back
to
the
Alberta
economic.
Sorry,
the
government
of
Alberta's
Economic,
Review
and
indicators
website.
So
there's
an
Excel
document,
titled
data
indicators
that
shows
employment
change
in
employment.
Last
December
we
were
up,
11.9
January
of
2023
was
up
to
20.7
and
then
in
February
we
dropped
to
1.6.
I
This
is
especially
troubling
when
again
we
we
see
that
that
the
City
of
Calgary
has
the
highest
unemployment
for
the
country.
So
if
you
can
comment
on
that,
I
will
save
my
export
question
for
the
trade
Minister
average
weekly
earnings
declined
in
Alberta
from
1
284
in
November
of
22
to
1264
in
December.
That's
not
the
direction
that
we
want
to
be
going.
If
you
can
comment
on
on
that,
that
would
be
wonderful.
G
You,
madam
chair
and
I,
think
what
I
heard
you
say.
Mla
Bella
says
you.
You
asked
the
question
on
the
film
tax
credit
I
want
to
let
you
know.
First
of
all,
it's
open
year
round.
We
do.
G
We
do
do
it
in
in
in
bundles
just
simply
because
of
administration,
but
it
is
open
year
round,
so
people
can
apply
for
that,
and
we've
seen
great
uptake
on
that
and
I
expect
to
see
that
grow,
as
as
people
hear
about
it,
I
actually
have
a
friend
in
the
film
industry
special
effects-
company
that's
been
going
on
for
a
long
time
and
and
he'd
actually
heard
that
Alberta
was
actually
a
place
he's
in
Georgia,
and
he
heard
I
talked
to
him
a
couple
weeks
ago
that
he
that
Alberta
is
the
place
to
go
now
so
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
the
word
is
getting
out
there.
G
You
also
asked
about
the
digital
media
tax
credit.
You
talked
a
little
bit
about
tourism
and
production
and
how
that's
affected
and
the
legend
the
you
know
what
we
see
as
far
as
money
is
back
for
that
whether
post-production
is
eligible,
and
it
is
some
some
things
are
eligible
for
post-production.
You
talked
about
legislation,
regulation
and
red
tape,
production
and
I
was
that
was
very
refreshing
to
hear
from
you
red
tape.
Production
is
very
important.
G
We
don't
want
to
see
any
less
Services
any
less
safety,
but
we
do
want
to
see
the
elimination
of
duplication
and
unnecessary
things
that
are
in
legislation
after
years
and
years
of
compounding
it,
and
you
also
asked
about
labor
and
some
of
the
things
that
are
going
on
there.
I'll
start
with
the
film
and
television
tax
credit,
and
you
know,
I
would
just
say
that,
since
the
launch
of
it
in
2020,
we've
seen
it
grow
very
rapidly.
G
Providing
significant
economic
impact
and
in
fact,
I
would
say
that
it's
helping
Revitalize
some
parts
of
rural
Alberta
with
these
Productions
using
local
resources,
businesses,
accommodations
and
contractors,
supporting
thousands
of
jobs
and
spending
more
than
as
I
mentioned,
before,
356
million
dollars
in
communities
right
across
the
province.
And
it's
exciting
because,
as
I
said,
we're
showcasing
Alberta
to
the
world
and
bringing
Alberta
to
the
world,
which
I
think
many
people
don't
recognize.
What
we
have
to
offer
here
and
that
is
bringing
and
helping
us
with
the
Alberta's
calling
campaign.
G
So
the
treasury
board
and
finance
approved
an
additional
50
million
dollar
budget
increase
in
23
24
for
that
program
and
remove
the
10
million
per
project
cap,
and
that
was
to
ensure
competitiveness
and
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
track
those
large
Hollywood
producers
and,
in
fact,
I
even
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
somebody
from
India
from
Bollywood.
G
That
wants
to
come
to
Alberta
now
right
across
from
the
other
side
of
the
world,
just
because
we're
so
competitive,
and
because
this
has
seen
such
an
amazing
opportunity,
it's
grown
the
creative
and
cultural
industries
by
1.5
billion
dollars
and,
as
I
mentioned,
111
films
and
television
projects
which
are
expected
to
spend
860
million
dollars
almost
in
Alberta.
G
Now
the
removal
of
the
10
million
dollar
per
project
cap
in
2021
has
also
incentivized
seven
large-scale
projects
to
apply
to
the
program,
including
three
in
2023
and
2022-23.
So
now
you
also
asked
about
the
digital
tax
credit
there's,
so
many
things
you
asked
that
I
want
to
get
to
and
I'm
just
going
to
say
that
you
know
this.
G
This
tax
credit,
immediate
tax,
credit
for
digital
needs
to
be
directed
to
minister
glubish
I,
know
he's
been
very
aggressive
on
this
file
and,
of
course,
he
wants
to
see
as
many
opportunities
come
to
Alberta
and
Edmonton
and
Calgary,
and
the
rest
of
Alberta,
as
we
possibly
can.
I
will
say
this,
though
I'm
incredibly
proud,
to
see
the
growth
in
Venture
Capital
under
our
government,
the
Canadian
venture
capital
and
private
Equity
Association.
G
Actually
released
their
2022
year-end
review,
Canada
Venture
Capital
Market
over
you
and
Alberta,
saw
well
over
729
million
dollars
in
venture
capital
investment
in
2022.
This
is
an
increase
of
20
or
122
million
dollars
from
2021
and,
of
course,
that
is
part
and
parcel
of
the
digital
media
tax
credit
opportunities
that
people
have
if
they
come
here
and
and
they
are
coming
here,
but
we
we
need
to
do
more
and
we're
consistently
doing
more
in,
and
you
mentioned
regulation
and
and
legislation.
G
I
know
the
department
has
their
ears
open
all
the
time
on
ways
and
how
to
improve
things
and
how
to
make
things
better.
How
to
remove
that
regulatory
burden
that
you
talked
about
with
the
red
red
tape,
reduction
and
I
will
say
that
most
notably
Alberta
was
one
of
the
few
provinces
that
had
an
increase
in
venture
capital.
G
Investment
in
2022.,
Ontario,
Quebec
and
BC
stagnant
well,
Alberta
grew
and
that
that's
because
our
government's
job,
in
my
mind,
is
to
bring
people
to
Alberta,
not
just
support
the
the
people
that
are
here
but
bring
people
to
Alberta
and
the
great
things
in
the
renewed
Alberta
Advantage
will
keep
them
here
once
they
get
here
because
they
won't
want
to
sell
their
house.
They
want
we'll
want
to
stay
here.
Enjoy
the
mountains
enjoy
all
the
things
that
Alberta
has
to
to
offer,
and
so
we
know
that
this
our
investments
are
working.
G
The
renewed
Alberta
Advantage
is
working
and
we're
hoping
to
continue
with
that
and
remember.
Mla
Bella
said
Alberta
has
the
youngest
population
in
Canada
and
the
most
educated
population
in
Canada.
We
have
the
lowest
taxes
in
Canada.
We
have
no
PSD.
We
have
Global
Cosmopolis
in
livable
cities,
with
comparative
oops
I'm
down
to
three
seconds.
I
wanted
to
talk
about
downtown
Calgary.
B
B
For
the
remainder
of
the
meeting,
please
go
ahead.
J
Thank
you,
chair
I,
appreciate
that,
let's
covered
a
lot
of
ground
this
morning,
Minister
I'll
touch
on
a
couple
other
things
in
the
time
we
got
and
I
may
leave
some
of
my
block
time
so
that
you
have
a
little
bit
of
time
to
answer
the
questions.
Let's
see
how
that
goes.
J
If
that's,
okay
with
you
mediation
services,
96
percent
in
2122,
collecting
collective
bargaining
cases
with
the
assistance
of
a
Ministry
appointed
mediator
were
settled
without
a
work
stoppage
that
seems
good,
but
I
think
the
target's
98,
so
I
guess
I
would
two
questions.
How
how
did
you
manage
to
keep
that
high
a
number?
J
But
how
are
you
actually
get
up
to
what
your
target
is
and
and
and
what
steps
do
we
take
to
ensure
the
best
available
mediator
is
signed
on
to
a
giving
labor
negotiation,
because
I'm
sure
that
that
makes
a
difference
than
someone
in
your
ministry
probably
has
some
expertise
there
or
you
do
I,
don't
know
be
interested
in
hearing
some
of
that
either
way:
workplace
Partnerships
program.
J
Line
2.2
on
page
141,
the
labor
force
policy
and
engagement
indicates
a
funding
framework
to
support
projects
that
are
important
to
those
areas
through
workplace
development
Partnerships
in
2324
we
see
an
estimated
investment
of
8.767
million
dollars.
Can
you
confirm
some
of
the
previous
year's
projects
that
the
funding
supported
and
and
why
they
are
important
and
I'll
also
ask
what
kind
of
projects
are
we
looking
to
fund
during
the
latest
round
once
this
budget's
approved
and
how
are
the
projects
funded
by
these
Partnerships
in
in
forming
government
policy
and
I'm?
J
Looking
at
a
lot
more
time
here,
page
145
government
estimates
there's
75
million
dollars
in
revenue
for
the
labor
market
development.
What
kinds
of
programs
are
being
funded,
who
controls
the
Federal
Government,
whatever?
What
controls
does
the
fed
the
government
have
over
this
funding,
and
can
you
ex
I'll
just
leave
it
open-ended?
What
else
can
you
tell
us
about
that
and
based
on
the
limited
number
of
time
left
about
three
and
a
half
minutes
out
of
the
seven
I'll,
call
that
the
end
of
my
block,
with
the
chair's
permission
absolutely.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Emily
MacGyver
and
I
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
publicly
for
all
the
assistance
you've
given
me
in
my
new
ministry
and
and
the
advice
you've
given
me
on
downtown
Calgary
just
just
recently
and
I
hope.
You
continue
with
that.
I
think
together
we're
going
to
build
a
better
Calgary
than
what
we
have
right
now
and
we
of
course
saw
unprecedented
times,
but
your
advice
on
that
and
your
advice
on
jobs
and
how
to
get
our
downtown
going
has
been
very
helpful
to
me.
G
I
want
to
let
everybody
know
that
the
first
thing
is
mediation,
services
and
I
know
that
this
is
something
that
we
can
brag
about
and,
and
certainly
it's
not
where
we
want
to
be.
We
want
to
be
perfect,
but
the
mediation
services
Branch
maintains
a
roaster
of
contract.
Mediators
that
are
skilled
in
labor
mediation.
I
can
promise
you.
That
is
not
my
expertise,
many
of
whom,
though,
have
been
practitioners
in
this
area
for
decades,
and
we
have
a
ton
of
experience
there.
G
Media
services
staff
have
also
all
worked
in
the
areas
of
Labor
Relations
for
decades
and
I've
been
very
impressed
with
the
resumes
I
have
seen
and
are
able
to
support
the
contract,
mediators
with
advice,
data
and
acting
as
a
sounding
board
on
complex
files
and
and,
as
you
know,
some
of
these
files
become
very
complex
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
deal
with
them
with
with
a
great
attention
to
detail
because,
as
as
MLA
stepped
and
said,
these
are
people's
lives
and
they're
very
important
to
get
it
right.
G
You
also
ask
what
steps
are
planned
to
improve
beyond
the
96
to
98
success
rate
and
then,
hopefully
up
to
100?
If
we
can
well
in
the
fiscal
year
2022-23,
there
have
been
no
work
stoppages
and
none
are
anticipated,
which
is
great
news
and
and
goes
to
really
the
Crux
of
the
the
issue
which
is
Success
at
making
sure
that
all
parties
are
happy,
or
at
least
they're
mutually
dissatisfied
to
the
same
degree.
G
To
continue
on
the
success
rate
is
partially
dependent
on
external
factors
such
as
economic
climate
and
rate
of
inflation
in
any
given
year.
But
ongoing
engagement
with
me
with
me.
Their
continuous
learning
development,
and,
as
mentioned
before,
the
department
is
always
there
to
learn
from
the
lessons
of
yesterday
and
make
sure
they
apply
it
to
tomorrow.
So
we
get
better
mediation
services,
encourages
discussion
and
mutual
support
between
the
mediators
and
holds
an
annual
mediator
meeting
to
facilitate
this
and
and
to
get
it
right
and
to
learn
best
practices
at
the
annual
meeting.
G
Trends
are
reviewed
as
well
as
upcoming
sectors
that
will
be
potential
candidates
for
mediation
in
the
following
year,
so
they
can
get
ahead
of
the
curve
and
make
sure
that
they
do
everything
they
possibly
can.
Mediators
are
encouraged
to
participate
in
ongoing
mediation,
training
and
development.
I
think
that
deals
with
mediation
as
far
as
as
that
goes
I
will
move
on
to
to.
The
next
question
was,
which
was
Workforce
partnership
program
and
what
I
would
say
to
you
in
in
response
to
some
of
the
previous
year's
projects
that
this
funding
supported.
G
The
government
continues
to
work
with
our
partners
and
our
job
creators
to
ensure
that
skills
and
training
opportunities
available
to
albertans
meet
the
needs
of
the
labor
market
and
help
albertans
find
secure
employment
permanent
full-time
as
much
as
they
possibly
want,
or
part-time,
as
they
do
need.
The
workforce.
Partnerships
program
grants
enhances
the
workplace,
human
resource
development,
the
labor
market
adjustment.
B
I
apologize
at
the
time
allotted
for
consideration
of
the
ministry's
estimates
has
concluded
I'd
like
to
remind
committee
members
that
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
this
afternoon,
March
14
2023
at
3
30
pm
to
consider
the
estimates
of
executive
Council.
Thank
you
to
everyone,
and
this
meeting
is
adjourned.