Aerospace – Economy of Alberta

Why Small Aerospace Machine Shops in Lethbridge Are Dodging the Global Supply Chain Crunch

The global aerospace industry is currently navigating an era defined by profound logistical gridlock. Across the world, massive Tier-1 defense contractors and commercial aviation giants are finding their assembly lines…

Bored-Economist May 25, 2026

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Case Study: Lessons Learned from Alberta’s New Aerospace Startups

In February, we published an extensive macro-economic analysis titled "The Sky is the Limit: Alberta's $4.7 Billion Pivot into Aerospace and Defense." That report detailed the massive influx of provincial…

Bored-Economist April 9, 2026

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Silicon Prairie 2.0: The Machine Learning Startups Defying Alberta’s Tech Funding Crunch

For decades, the global perception of Alberta’s economy was tethered strictly to the price of a barrel of Western Canadian Select. When oil was up, the province thrived; when it…

Bored-Economist March 19, 2026

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The Sky is the Limit: Alberta’s $4.7 Billion Pivot into Aerospace and Defense

For decades, the silhouette of the Alberta economy was defined by the pumpjack and the drilling rig. But as the global economy shifts toward high-precision technology and autonomous systems, a…

Bored-Economist February 9, 2026