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Yolanda Bilger
Business Development Manager, Labour
Toll-free: 1.888.222.5855
Local: 403.221.7898
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CalgaryWorks
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CalgaryWorks
Calgary Economic Development (CED), in partnership with industry, business, government and the education sector has launched the Workforce Development Initiative: CalgaryWorks.
Results from this consultation process reaffirmed a clear need to take action in developing a coordinated labour strategy. Not only to examine current and future labour force requirements, but also develop tangible actions in order to advance our competitive position in the global economy.
fast facts
- Lowest 5-year average annual unemployment rate at 5.0% of all major Canadian cities
- Forecasted to be the location for well over one third of all new jobs in Alberta
- Forecasted to require approximately 90,000 new jobs over the next five years and 158,000 in the next 10 years - highest of any economic region in Canada
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