Economic Development Links
Peace Country Canada is an investment tool, a corner stone for the Peace Region Economic Development Alliance's (PREDA) strategic approach to attracting and retaining investment in the region.
PREDA is a consortium of municipalities, businesses and business groups across northwest Alberta having an interest in designing and managing a regional economic development strategy for the area.
In addition to investment attraction, PREDA has identified complimentary initiatives involving connectivity, opportunity identification, value-added agricultural development and regional tourism.
This site provides the following resources:
- Detailed demographic reports for each community in the northwest Alberta region
- Business Search with over 2600 NW Alberta business listings
- Database of all major regional projects and private venture or investment opportunities in the NW Alberta region
- An opportunity to talk to others in the region about investment in a Public Investment and Opportunities Forum
- Information for companies or projects needing investment funding
Maps of the Grande Prairie region, and Alberta are also available for viewing on this site.
Whether your company is relocating to the Grande Prairie region, or you need the services of a regionally located company, Alberta First.com houses the BAIS business database with over 120,000 Alberta business listings. To find Grande Prairie region businesses you can search by Company Name, by Industry/Product description, or by Area. Results are presented on a record-by-record basis, including, business name, address, phone, fax, North American Industry Classification (NAIC) and product and service description.
BAIS (Business Attraction Information System) is an excellent resource tool containing data on over 300 Alberta communities including business information, geographic profiles and statistics. Should you require queried data from the business database contact SMEDA at (780) 354-8747.
Alberta First.com further offers the Alberta Commercial Listing Service, a real-time information service of commercial/investment properties, industrial, vacant and agri-business properties. Data presented in this Commercial Listing Service is updated twice weekly and is provided by the Alberta Real Estate Association from its CLS database.
OpportunityNorth.ca is your connection to Alberta's north - a recruitment resource for northern Alberta employers. This site can help employers with your recruitment by providing information and lots of visual images of northern Alberta.
Created by the Northern Alberta Development Council with the advice of northern employers, this site is also useful for those considering moving to Northern Alberta as it gives a fantastic photo image of the area and supporting industry and employer information.
The Northern Alberta Development Council's (NADC) mission is to identify and implement measures that will advance northern development, as well as advise government on opportunities and issues. The NADC is a regional development council of and for northerners.
They act as a catalyst to identify, priorize and analyze northern economic issues and opportunities. They do this in partnership with the private sector, communities, economic development agencies, aboriginal groups and government departments. Visit their site to learn more.
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration's (PFRA) mission is working with Prairie people to build a viable agricultural industry, and to support a sound rural economy, healthy environment and a high quality of life. PFRA has been working with rural Prairie people for more than 60 years, helping them meet the challenges presented by a demanding climate and an ever-evolving agricultural industry.
PFRA serves over 30,000 clients annually, through ongoing programs and short-term initiatives offered from a network of district and regional offices and special centres in the three Prairie provinces, and the Peace River region of British Columbia.
Competitive Alternatives has a report entitled "Comparing Business Costs in North America, Europe and Japan". Competitive Alternatives is an intiative of KPMG LLP's Strategic Relocation and Expansion Services practice, and represents the most in-depth analysis of business costs in the G-7 countries, plus Austria and the Netherlands, known to be undertaken to date.
After 10 months of research and analysis, collecting over 30,000 data points, the results are in and now available on line... have a look at Canada's competitive alternative!
Global-Serve is an online guide to the Canadian & Alberta oil, gas & mining industry. This site has a directory where you can search by city, province, or industry category. Companies contained in this directory can also be viewed alphabetically. Information about purchasing a hard copy directory is available.
Alberta Economic Development's site contains information such as trade and investment opportunities, tourism information and market profiles intended to help Alberta businesses identify foreign market opportunities and learn more about specific markets.
The Premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein commented in a February 2000 publication entitled Get Ready Alberta, "Alberta must focus on creating opportunities for its children in the 21st century. To do so, Albertans must be leaders in knowledge, innovation and technology the new drivers of the global economy." Get Ready Alberta: Strengthening the Alberta Advantage.
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is an award winning site providing extensive agricultural information, including commodity prices and markets, farm management practices, land and climate details, and so much more.
The Government of Alberta website is your link to the Provincial Government. It contains information on programs and services, a list of ministries and contacts, news, publications, and employee listings.
Alberta's Finance's vision is "working together to provide renowned and innovative financial leadership. The Alberta Treasury website provides informative economic information about the province of Alberta, including: the province's fiscal framework, planning and decision-making.
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