Alberta Central scholarship applications now open
Each year, Alberta Central offers post-secondary scholarships to assist the children of Alberta credit union employees or Board Directors in their pursuit of higher education. In 2021 there are five…
Read more >Service industry hardest hit by job losses, Alberta Central’s chief economist tells Global News
Charles St-Arnaud, Chief Economist at Alberta Central As we first noted in Alberta Central’s 2021 Economic Outlook, the economic downturn triggered by COVID-19 has disproportionately affected certain industries, including art,…
Read more >Alberta Central releases Q1 Economic Summary
The latest edition of Alberta Central’s Quarterly Economic Summary is now available! The summary, prepared by Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud, covers the following: Oil market recoveryLabour marketHousing marketHousehold debtRising interest…
Read more >Alberta Central releases 2020 annual report
Forward-thinking actions shape unprecedented times 2020 meant forging ahead against a Covid backdrop. Despite the challenges, Alberta Central did not waver. We made a choice to thrive and stay focused…
Read more >Big Future Innovation Grant featured in Business in Edmonton
Alberta Central recently awarded two grants of $20,000 each to help small businesses in Alberta. Curiocity and Clinical Trial Hero received the top distinction among five shortlisted candidates (from 100…
Read more >Alberta Central says goodbye to CEO, welcomes Interim CEO
Alberta Central says goodbye to outgoing CEO Ian Burns and welcomes Sean Lesy, Chief Investment Officer at Alberta Central as Interim CEO. As President + CEO for more than three…
Read more >‘Let’s repair our balance sheet’: Alberta Central economist quoted in oil prices article
Why skyrocketing oil prices won’t usher in boom times in Alberta’s oilpatch — just yet: Alberta Central’s Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud spoke with Geoffrey Morgan for the Financial Post. Higher…
Read more >Alberta Central talks balancing the provincial budget with Calgary Herald
“We are still far away from any balanced budget,” says Alberta Central Chief Economist Charles St-Arnaud in a Calgary Herald column: No balanced budget for 2023, but one is coming…
Read more >Alberta Central awards $20,000 to two Alberta-based businesses for first-ever Big Future Innovation Grant
Digital Publication Curiocity Group Inc. and mobile app service Clinical Trial Hero receive grants to put towards their financial future. Calgary, AB (Feb. 23, 2021) – Alberta Central, the central…
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