Additional Information

This information is provided to assist employers and employees in understanding some of the latest changes in labour market information and opportunities in the workplace.

Labour Market Information

Labour Market News is published monthly to provide a timely snapshot of local labour market information.

Resource Library

The following publications have been produced by Alberta Employment and Immigration for employers.

General Labour:

A Guide to Rights and Responsibilities in Alberta Workplaces

Alberta’s Skill Shortages

An Employer’s Guide to Employment Rules

Annual Alberta Regional Labour Market Review  

Better Balance, Better Business: Options for work-life issues

Beyond Pay and Benefits: Alberta Employers’ Effective Practices

Building and Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce – A Workforce Strategy – Strategies targeting specific sectors, as well as the Aboriginal population to inform, attract, develop and retain Alberta's workforce.

Building our Global Future – Alberta Management Issues Survey 2008-2009

Dialogues – What is TILMA? Examining the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement between BC and Alberta

Employing a Diverse Workforce: Making it work

Employee or Contractor? Know the difference 

English Express: Be safe at work

English Express: Employment law protects workers

Facts on Alberta: Living and doing business in Alberta

Finders & Keepers: Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Inventory of Government of Alberta Initiatives (Addressing Labour and Skills Shortages)

Inventory of Major Alberta Projects (lists major projects in Alberta valued at $5 million or greater (an increase from the previous minimum of $2 million) that are planned, underway, or have recently been completed.)

Information Resources Catalogue (information on publications about career planning, the workplace and human resource strategies for employers and the labour market)

Industry and Employer Toolkit – a comprehensive listing of the information and services available to employers who want to continue building their company and industry.

Job Smart – Tips for staying employed

Labour Market Dashboards - a series of economic indicators identifying labour and skill shortages or surpluses in industry sectors:

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry
• Construction Industry
• Finance Insurance and Real Estate Industry
• Forestry and Forestry Products Industry
• Information and Communication Technology Industry
• Health Care Industry
• Manufacturing Industry
• Mining, Oil and Gas Industry
• Public Administration Industry
• Retail Industry
• Tourism Industry
• Transportation Industry

Labour Market News - region-specific labour market newsletters, profiles and documents

Leaving Your Small Business: Your plan for a successful transition

Safe and Healthy: Human Resource strategies for employers

Skills by Design: Strategies for employee development

Understanding Alberta’s Labour Force: Looking to the Future

Workplace Health and Safety – A large selection of health and safety booklets, bulletins and manuals produced by the Government of Alberta

X-Treme Safety: A survival guide for new and young workers

Other publications:

Canadian Immigrant Magazine

Cool Companies – magazine for Entrepreneurs, by Entrepreneurs

Edmonton Commerce News (produced by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce)

Network – The official publication of the Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA

Perspectives on Labour and Income – a Statistics Canada publication that brings together and analyzes a wide range of labour and income data.

Plant West – Alberta’s Industry Newspaper