The Government of Alberta has resources available to support municipalities in their economic development efforts.
Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration (JETI) has two regionally based teams available to support municipalities in their economic development efforts. Please see the linked factsheets for each team:
- Regional Economic Development Specialists (REDS)
- Strengthen local economic development capacity, build stakeholder networks, and stay attuned to regional economic development opportunities and challenges across Alberta
- Workforce Consultants (WFCs)
- Support a resilient labour force by equipping employers with outreach, resources, and strategies for workforce attraction, recruitment, and retention.
JETI maintains a comprehensive list of economic development resources available across the Government of Alberta and its agencies, which is accessible here. This list is consistently updated to reflect the most recent information.
To support members’ work in economic development, RMA recently released a Rural Economic Development Toolkit to support municipalities with creating an economic development committee in their community. This toolkit aims to provide rural economic development professionals, council members, and municipal staff with guidance and tools for marshaling collective economic development efforts forward.
Kallie Wischoff
Policy Advisor
825.319.2245
kallie@rmalberta.com
Wyatt Skovron
General Manager of Policy & Advocacy
780.955.4096
wyatt@rmalberta.com