Statistics Canada's first-quarter travel surveys show U.S. and overseas visitors spending more per trip in Canada while domestic overnight travel has started to soften, a shift Alberta operators can plan their fall and winter…
Ottawa announced a second round of funding for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network in Calgary — fresh non-dilutive project money for agtech and food-processing automation.
Mutual recognition of provincial standards and nine-province direct-to-consumer alcohol sales are opening the rest of Canada to Alberta products faster than at any point in decades.
Alberta has launched a tariff-concern portal, concierge service and business advisory committee — and advocacy groups are pushing for small-business tax relief on top of it.
Grocers are re-flagging tariff-hit and Canadian-made products as shoppers rally — a shelf-level opening for Alberta food and beverage brands to win listings and loyalty.
July's national hotel numbers were strong across the board, and the markets that grew fastest were the ones with packed event calendars — a playbook Alberta operators can run deliberately.
Capital is actively flowing into Western Canadian hospitality assets — a signal that lenders and investors see durable demand in Alberta's visitor economy, and that newly acquired properties will be competing harder for guests.
Public money keeps flowing to low-carbon building materials — a signal worth reading for any Alberta manufacturer or builder deciding how hard to lean into the sustainability story.
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Alberta's visitor economy hit $15.2 billion in 2025, and Travel Alberta's just-published results show co-investment returns running well ahead of target — a strong tailwind for operators with funded growth plans.