Category: Alberta

In 2021, farms in Alberta reported 25.6 million acres of hay and field crops, up 1.6% from 2016. The province accounted for 27.6% of Canada’s field crop and hay area. The three biggest crop contributors in Alberta were canola, spring wheat and barley. What is Alberta Canada most known for? Alberta is a Canadian province […]

Texas is 269,000 square miles (696,000 km2), while Alberta is 255,000 sq mi (661,000 km2), or 5% smaller than Texas. The main similarity is that both are the oil producing giants of their respective countries. What is Canada’s version of Texas? AlbertaBut as you hint at in your letter, Alberta is actually known as the […]

Many of the first settlers to Alberta were French-Canadian. Brought by fur traders, French was in fact the first European language spoken in Alberta. These French origins are still evident today and, according to the 2016 Census data, more than 418,000 (or 10.5%) of Albertans are of French or French-Canadian heritage. Why did the French […]

The Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, tabled as Bill 1, is a law introduced into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 2020 which seeks to legally define essential infrastructure and create offences and penalties for those who enter, destroy, or obstruct infrastructure. What is a Bill 1? Overview. Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act ,protects […]

the North-West Territories. At the dawn of the 20th century, Alberta was simply a district of the North-West Territories, with parts of the future province being in the districts of Athabasca, Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. Local leaders lobbied hard for provincial status. What was Alberta called before Alberta? the North West TerritoriesAlberta was originally established as […]

Alberta is Canada’s largest oil and natural gas producer and is home to vast deposits of both resources. Alberta oil production makes up about 80% of Canada’s total oil production. Alberta’s oil sands are located in the northern area of the province, while natural gas is found throughout the province. Is Alberta the biggest oil […]

Alberta—with an estimated 1.4 billion cubic metres of unconventional oil resource in the bituminous oil sands—leads Canada as an oil producer. Economy of Alberta. Statistics Population 4,421,876 (2020) GDP CAD$338.2 billion All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. Why is Alberta so important to Canada? Alberta produces the vast majority of Canada’s natural […]

NICKNAME: Princess Province, Energy Province, or Sunshine Province. What Alberta is known for? oil industryAlberta is a Canadian province known for its large oil industry. It has the third-largest reserves of crude oil in Canada, with most of it coming from the Athabasca Oil Sands. Why is Alberta called the Princess province? Alberta was named […]

Family medicine — Gross annual income by province Province Annual income Alberta $393,248 Quebec $369,185 Manitoba $364,825 New Brunswick $341,161 How much do doctors get paid per patient in Alberta? Currently, doctors can bill $41 as a base fee for each patient visit. An extra fee, known as a complex modifier, allows doctors to receive […]

18 years of age. Description. This act establishes the age of majority in Alberta as 18 years of age. Can I move out at 14 in Alberta? Once you are 18, you can leave home. You have reached the age of majority and are legally responsible for yourself. If you are 16 or 17 years […]