Edmonton... A partnership of government and business leaders has identified 18 priority actions to make Alberta’s economy more competitive, including steps to address Alberta’s looming labour shortage.

In its report, Moving Alberta Forward, the Alberta Competitiveness Council recommends 13 sector-specific actions, as well as five general actions to improve Alberta’s overall competitiveness:  

1. Increase participation and employment of groups under-represented in Alberta’s economy.
2. Remove barriers to employing workers from other parts of Canada and abroad.
3. Leverage and promote productivity networks like Productivity Alberta, so employers know where to go to find out what tools, services and programs are available to them.
4. Assess the ability to increase weight limits to allow transportation of higher density components and heavier loads of equipment to Alberta’s oil sands projects.
5. Establish measures to regularly assess Alberta’s regulatory performance.