October advocacy updates
October 29, 2019
Current Advocacy
Alberta Perspectives survey two
What's holding your business back? The ACC wants to hear from Alberta job creators about the barriers, services, and supports directly affecting them – especially at the local level.

Take our short online survey here.
  • Use the red arrows at the bottom of each question to advance
  • Hit the submit button at the end to have your answers recorded

It only takes a few minutes to share your answers. Your insights will help build a better business environment in YOUR community.
2019 Alberta budget
The Alberta government released Budget 2019 on October 24, which largely aligns with the priorities of Alberta businesses and members of the public expressed in Alberta Perspectives survey one.

Budget 2019 takes steps to put Alberta back on stable financial footing by acting on three ACC priorities:

  • Keep operational spending to zero per cent growth until the budget is balanced
  • Prioritize capital investments by economic impact
  • Prioritize spending in education and skills on models that will ensure Albertans thrive in a digital and innovation-driven economy

Read ACC President and CEO Ken Kobly's comments on the budget here.
2019 federal election
Following this month's federal election, the ACC's priorities for Alberta's economy remain largely unchanged:

  • Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers
  • Ensuring market access for Alberta resources to grow the national economy
  • Pushing for a national infrastructure corridor
  • Improving tax competitiveness
  • Promoting skills initiatives

The ACC will continue to work with chambers throughout the country to strengthen the confederation and ensure business issues remain top of mind for Canada.

Read Premier Kenney's letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and hear his post-election remarks below.
Headlines & News
Premier's State of the Province address
Premier Jason Kenney delivered his first State of the Province address October 29, 2019.
Attracting investment in petrochemicals
The Government of Alberta confirmed its $1.1-billion commitment to the Petrochemicals Diversification Program.

Restoring stability to our electricity market
The Alberta government introduced a bill to cancel the transition to a capacity market and return to an energy-only market.

Building Alberta's skilled workforce
The Alberta government will triple the annual funding to CAREERS: The Next Generation – helping more students gain hands-on skilled trades experience.

Highlights & Events
Registration is open for the ACC's Fall Board Meeting and Deputy Ministers' Dinner through the ACC website. We hope to see you there!
CARES program update
The Alberta government's Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program funds initiatives that enhance local economic development. There will be an application intake from November 1 through December 2, 2019. For application information, please visit the CARES program website.

The Government of Alberta is also holding program information webinars on November 6, 14, and 20.

FREE remediation regulation webinar
The Alberta Chamber of Resources is offering a free webinar on Alberta's remediation regulations on Wednesday, October 30.

The webinar will be presented by Sean Parker, partner at McLennan Ross LLP, and Cathy Kingdon, P.Eng, environmental engineer at Stantec.

You can sign up here.
Incoterms 2020 training
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Forum for International Trade Training to bring chamber members up to speed on Incoterms 2020. Incoterms, developed by the International Chamber of Commerce, are the global standard for companies to communicate the tasks, costs, and risks associated with international trade.

For more information, please contact Mark Agnew at 1.800.661.2930 (2230).
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The Alberta Chambers of Commerce is a federation of 124 community-based chambers of commerce representing more than 25,000 job creators.

For more information, please contact:

Heather Clifford
Public Relations and Policy Coordinator
780.425.4180 Ext. 8