New federal-provincial program expected to create 22,000 jobs in Alberta Poll Yes By The Canadian Press on May 19, 2021. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney listens as the 2021 budget is delivered in Edmonton on Thursday Feb. 25, 2021. The province has announced a new jobs program it says will encourage private and non-profit businesses to hire new staff over the next year and help the economy recover. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson EDMONTON – The Alberta government says a new jobs program will encourage private and non-profit businesses to hire staff over the next year and help the economy recover. Premier Jason Kenney says the Alberta Jobs Now program will help 22,000 people get back to work.