The City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary is the largest city in Alberta. It is expected that the city will require approximately 90,000 new jobs over the next five years and 158,000 in the next 10 years - highest of any economic region in Canada.
This thriving metropolis has a booming and robust economy, and is expected to grow by more than 150,000 new jobs in the next 10 years.
According to the 2001 census the city has a population of 943000 people, 197400 of those are immigrants. The majority are skilled worker class immigrants, and 47% over the age of 18 hold at least a bachelor degree.
Doing Business
With 37,000 jobs in the energy industry this city is home to the majority of Canadas oil and gas production companies, major pipeline operators, oilfield service and drilling companies, and energy-related engineering and consulting firms.
The local economy is rapidly expanding and has diversified far beyond the traditional oil industry. Other industries are technology, manufacturing, financial and business services, transportation and logistics.
As shown by the movie Brokeback Mountain, the film industry is alive and well in Alberta. The area's diverse geography makes it a very popular setting for a vast range of productions.
For immigrants having a skilled labor trade, lots of information about hiring in the city can be found at the Economic Development Website
Living in the City
Calgary is best known for the majestic, awe-inspiring scenery central to the imagery and imagination evoked by the frontier of the untamed west. It is also known for the best western show in the world.
The Calgary Stampedeis held in the first two weeks of July. It is 10 days of hair-down, heel-stompin', wild West partying. There is Western music playing everywhere, you can have a free pancake breakfasts all over town, and you may even find a horse in your parking stall. Rodeo, chuckwagon races, and glitzy, family-friendly stage shows are on every day and at night during this annual wild west show.
Epcor Centre for the Performing Artsshowcases national, international, and local artists. With it's 400,000 square feet it hosts concerts, programs, and entertainment events from artists around the globe.
The Centre's events draw over 300,000 visitors per year and is home to:
Alberta Theatre Projects
International Children's Festival
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Honens International Piano Competition
One Yellow Rabbit
Theatre Calgary
TriumphEnt
While visiting the city, stay at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino Calgary's newest and finest hotel convention centre and entertainment complex.
Or enjoy the rich Edwardian commercial-style architecture reflecting a time of truly grand hotels. Marble floors, crystal chandeliers, and gold-gilded ceilings earmark the lobby of the Fairmont Palliser.
The Rimrock, a Tudor-style restaurant, opens out to the lobby, and showcases a heraldic heritage fireplace, barreled ceilings, and a 38-foot mural by Banff artist, Charles Beil. Located on the Boulevard Level, the glass rotunda of the Canadian Pacific Railway Pavilion is reminiscent of a turn-of-the-century European railway station with vintage 1920 rail cars.
