Fall session: Alberta’s Recovery Plan moves ahead

Alberta’s Recovery Plan came into sharp focus during Alberta’s legislature sitting, with major advancements on creating jobs and diversifying the economy.

The fall session started on Oct. 25 with the government introducing the Labour Mobility Act to knock down employment barriers and attract more skilled professionals to Alberta.

This was followed by several large investments totalling $10 billion that will create more than 16,000 new jobs, including the largest ever investment in Alberta’s technology sector from Amazon Web Services.

Alberta’s government also secured a deal on child care that will cut daycare fees for Alberta families in half, on average, starting in January 2022.

The second quarter fiscal update showed one of the most dramatic improvements to provincial finances in Alberta history, with a stunning $12.4-billion decrease in the deficit.

The fall also saw Albertans come together to beat back the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with case counts declining and pressure easing on hospitals. The session ended with government MLAs passing a motion expressing solidarity with the 20 First Nations band councils and the communities situated along the Coastal GasLink Pipeline route that wish to benefit from the jobs and prosperity that project would create.

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