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Canadian manufacturers recorded robust rises in output, new orders and employment during July, thereby signalling another marked improvement in overall business conditions across the sector.

Canada’s economy grew at the fastest pace in a year, further evidence of a solid expansion.

In another sign that the 2015-16 recession is behind us, shipments of manufactured goods from Alberta reached the highest total in about three and a half years.

The Canadian Press – July 17, 2018 – Canadian manufacturing sales bounced back more than expected in May as the gains were led by the chemical, machinery and wood product industries.

The Canadian Press – EDMONTON — The Alberta government says the provincial economy has recovered about two-thirds of its losses from the last recession.

As the Canadian oil and gas industry adapts and changes its business to remain globally competitive, new skills and job opportunities are emerging and replacing more traditional occupations, according to the latest report released today by PetroLMI, a division of Energy Safety Canada.

June 18, 2018 – The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Alberta’s agri-food industry rose by 2.5 per cent in 2017 to $6.5 billion. The province accounts for 12.5 per cent of the country’s agri-food GDP, and is in third spot nationally (after Ontario and Quebec).

Alberta’s economy continues to grow, albeit at a moderate pace, according to analysts. The report added that employment is growing.

Across the country, sales were up in 13 of 21 industries in March, representing 72% of the Canadian manufacturing sector: StatsCan.

The province plans to spend up to $1 billion over the next eight years for new partial upgrading facilities in Alberta to diversify the energy sector. The money will likely come in the form of $800 million in loan guarantees and $200 million in grants.