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More than 32,000 Albertans have been looking for a job for at least a year.

More than 32,000 Albertans have been looking for a job for at least a year.

As COVID-19 case rates decrease and more Albertans get vaccinated, our province is starting to see signs of getting back to normal.

Alberta launches massive job support and training effort May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021 Topics Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Jobs Now program. More than 22,000 Albertans are projected to get back to work through the largest jobs training program in the province’s history. The Alberta Jobs Now program will provide up to $370 million to help private and non-profit businesses support jobs for unemployed and underemployed Albertans across the province. “We’re investi...

Alberta is launching a $370-million job training program that will pay up to 25 per cent of an employee’s wages for a year in an effort to kickstart the…

Article content Alberta is launching a $370-million job training program that will pay up to 25 per cent of an employee’s wages for a year in an effort to kickstart the economic recovery. Premier Jason Kenney announced the long-awaited Jobs Now initiative Wednesday, saying the government expects it to help put more than 22,000 Albertans back to work. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta unveils $370-million Jobs Now training program that wi...

Article content The provincial deficit is now forecast to be more than $2 billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year, a drop of almost $900 million since the first-quarter update, which was predicting a $2.9 billion shortfall. Finance Minister Scott Fielding and Premier Brian Pallister delivered the update on Thursday and say the improvement for the second quarter is due primarily to the inclusion of $648 million of federal transfers to the province for COVID-19 spending. The province also saved $347 ...