National RevPAR jumped 9% in July on 7.2% rate growth — but the biggest gains went to markets with packed event calendars. The benchmark question for Alberta operators: did your property capture its share?
A weaker Canadian dollar is quietly repricing Alberta goods cheaper for every U.S. and international buyer — a tailwind worth building into your export pricing conversations, with a watch-out on U.S.-dollar input costs.
About $1.5 billion of Alberta's U.S. exports are caught by the new tariffs, but beef, cattle, oil and gas and most food categories remain tariff-free — a real competitive window for Alberta producers while…
Ground-oriented rentals are commanding 7–10% rent growth while purpose-built apartments sit near 5% vacancy — lease-up has become a genuine marketing contest.
Headline CPI ticked up to 3%, but the Bank of Canada's preferred core measures sit right at target — keeping a September rate cut in play for rate-sensitive housing demand.
American visitors made 2.7 million trips to Canada in July, the sixth consecutive month of growth — a favourable exchange rate keeps the U.S. drive and fly markets wide open for Alberta.
Alberta's visitor economy grew 6% to $15.2 billion in 2025 — nearly double the national pace — and the province is putting money behind rural, Indigenous, and international growth through 2035.
The strongest July on record for Canadian hotel rates confirms operators have real pricing power right now — the window to convert peak-season demand into direct, repeat business is open.
Only about 10% of this year's CanExport funding is reserved for U.S.-targeted projects — Ottawa is paying established exporters to diversify, and the new eligibility floors favour companies with real revenue.
The Canadian dollar just had its worst day in two months, and forecasters see C$1.41 by fall — for exporters billing in U.S. dollars, that's a pricing cushion worth building into your fall quotes.