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Your Weekly Tune Up February is Black History Month The theme for Black History Month 2024 is Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build. Take time to explore the Government of Canada’s comprehensive webpage for more resources, events and videos and learn about the legacy of Black people in Canada. State of…

Your Weekly Tune Up A Portrait of Small Business in Canada: Adaption, Agility, All at Once Despite representing 98% of Canadian businesses and employing two-thirds of the Canadian economy, there’s a lot we’re still discovering about small businesses. This report, produced by the Canadian Chamber Business Data Lab, delves deep into the new reality of…

Your Weekly Tune Up Helping 6600 Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals work in Canada  $86 million in funding supports 15 nationwide projects to enhance the recognition of credentials for 6,600 internationally educated health professionals. Initiatives aim to streamline recognition processes, simplify steps, offer Canadian work experience, and enhance labor mobility within Canadian jurisdictions. Learn more Did…

Your Weekly Tune Up Introducing Medicine Hat Economic Development Medicine Hat Economic Development is ‘energizing our future’ by focusing on the four pillars of a strong economic development strategy: workforce development, business development, investment attraction, and investment growth and readiness. Follow them on their socials to see more about these fundamental pillars and the important…

Your Weekly Tune Up Nominations open for Alberta’s highest honour Albertans are encouraged to nominate remarkable community members, leaders and innovators for membership in the Alberta Order of Excellence. The Order is the province’s highest honour and recognizes citizens who have made a significant and lasting contribution to their communities. Nominations are accepted year-round, but…

Your Weekly Tune Up Happy New Year!! You ready for 2024? We’re All Ears: First Update of the New Year As we develop our plans and budgets for the upcoming year, we want to hear from you. Where would you like us to spend our time? What do you value? Where could you use support?…

Your Weekly Tune Up Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from your Chamber Team! We wish you all well and will see you in 2024! The Chamber of Commerce will be closed December 23rd to January 2nd, and we will be back in the office January 3rd. As you head into the New Year…

Your Weekly Tune Up Land Titles backlog eliminated Between April 2021 and December 2022, requests at Alberta’s Land Titles office increased by 86 per cent. This increase was a response to Alberta’s growing population and economy, and wait times were exacerbated through the COVID-19 pandemic. To tackle the delays, the provincial government increased funding and…

Your Weekly Tune Up Alberta Mid-Year Financial Update Alberta continues to lead the nation in economic growth and is forecasting a surplus of $5.5 billion in 2023-24, an increase of $3.2 billion from Budget 2023. The province’s fiscal outlook continued to improve in the second quarter of 2023-24, boosted by strong bitumen royalties and higher…