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Alberta's NDP has a plan to create good jobs and a better economy.

Alberta's NDP believes in an Alberta where you can find a good job, build a career, support your family, and get ahead. Where businesses can grow, workers can succeed, and our province is making the most of its incredible potential.

We are ready to build that better economy and make sure prosperity is shared by the people who help create it.

Alberta NDP Plan - Good Jobs and a Better Economy

Albertans deserve better.

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Alberta has all the ingredients for success - talented workers, world-class industries, abundant natural resources, and entrepreneurial businesses that know how to compete and win. But under this UCP government, Alberta has fallen behind. When we should have been creating good jobs, growing new industries, increasing productivity, and attracting investment, we've spent seven years without a real economic plan.

We don't need to tell you Alberta can do better. You see it when people struggle to find work yet businesses can't find the workers they need, when rising costs make it harder for families to get ahead, and when schools and hospitals struggle to keep up with demand.

Instead of tackling these challenges, Danielle Smith and the UCP have spent years focused on political fights, culture war distractions, and keeping their political base happy to remain in power. Their economic vision amounts to a pipeline route they opposed for years before adopting the Alberta NDP’s proposal and special treatment for foreign billionaires' AI data centres, rather than a serious plan to create jobs, raise wages, boost productivity, attract investment, and build on Alberta's strengths.

You deserve better.

Alberta's NDP believes in an Alberta where you can find a good job, build a career, support your family, and get ahead. Where businesses can grow, workers can succeed, and our province is making the most of its incredible potential.

We are ready to build that better economy and make sure prosperity is shared by the people who help create it.


Creating Good Jobs Now and in the Future

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Alberta is already home to hundreds of regional, national, and global head offices. By attracting new investment and encouraging more companies to locate their head offices in Alberta, we can create good jobs, open up new opportunities, and strengthen our economy.

Alberta's NDP will attract investment and head offices by:

  • Partnering with Alberta's major and mid-sized cities to attract and grow businesses of scale.
  • Refocusing Invest Alberta on attracting major private-sector investments, head offices, and high-growth firms.
  • Supporting downtown revitalization plans through strategic investments in transit, transportation, and enabling infrastructure.
  • Implementing an Alberta Head Office Attraction and Retention Strategy.
  • Enhancing Alberta's labour market competitiveness by attracting and retaining skilled talent, supporting workforce participation, and ensuring businesses have access to the workers needed to grow, invest, and establish long-term operations.

Ensuring Prosperity for All Albertans

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Albertans deserve jobs that provide the wages, stability, and security needed to build a good life, while businesses need access to the skilled workers they need to grow and invest. By supporting workers and strengthening Alberta's workforce, we can help more people share in our province's success.

Alberta's NDP will protect workers and wages by:

  • Committing to a provincial poverty reduction strategy.
  • Developing and implementing a comprehensive Labour Force Strategy that aligns workforce development, skills training, immigration, and labour market needs to ensure Alberta businesses have access to the workers required to support economic growth and long-term competitiveness
  • Developing a provincial housing strategy.
  • Increasing the minimum wage predictably to $18, then tying it to inflation.
  • Returning to indexing AISH and delivering the Canada Disability Benefit to disabled Albertans.

Responsible Management of Alberta's Money

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Businesses need the confidence to invest and grow, and Albertans need the stability that comes from a strong economy. By providing responsible government and a predictable business environment, we can create more opportunities and build a stronger future across the province.

The Alberta NDP will provide stability and certainty by:

  • Keep corporate income tax rates unchanged.
  • Make strategic public investments that unlock private-sector growth.
  • Ensure Alberta has a reliable and affordable electricity system.
  • Focus new spending on initiatives that increase productivity, attract investment, or reduce long-term costs.