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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

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Economic Analysis

The Spring 2026 Salary & Wage Guide: Benchmarks for a Shifting Economy

Welcome to the new era of the Albertan economic engine. For decades, the narrative surrounding Alberta’s labor market was remarkably straightforward: as the price of a barrel of crude oil…

Bored-Economist April 3, 2026

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Economic Analysis

The Ghost Kitchen Shakeout: What’s Left of Alberta’s Delivery-Only Restaurant Boom?

The year was 2021, and the commercial industrial parks of Calgary and Edmonton were buzzing with a new kind of energy. Unmarked warehouses, previously home to light manufacturing or logistics…

Bored-Economist March 30, 2026

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Cost of Living & Personal Finance

The Business of Care: Navigating the Boom in Alberta’s Private Health and Wellness Clinics

Alberta is undergoing a profound demographic and economic transformation. As hundreds of thousands of new residents flock to the province, drawn by affordable housing and robust employment opportunities, the foundational…

Bored-Economist March 28, 2026

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Job Market & Employment

The Inland Empire: How the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor is Becoming Canada’s Logistics Fortress

Imagine a massive container ship idling in the Pacific Ocean, its multi-million-dollar cargo held hostage by a blend of labor strikes, port congestion, and geopolitical friction. Now, contrast that image…

Bored-Economist March 26, 2026

Aerospace Business & Entrepreneurship Innovation & Tech

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

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Economic Analysis

Pricing the Peaks: The Economic Ripple Effect of Alberta’s Mountain Tourism Caps

The Canadian Rockies have long served as the crown jewel of Alberta’s economic portfolio. For decades, the strategy was simple: attract as many international and domestic visitors as possible to…

Bored-Economist March 17, 2026

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Economic Analysis

Alberta’s Film Boom: The “Last of Us” Legacy

For decades, the silhouette of Alberta’s economy was defined by the pumpjack and the drilling rig. The province’s prosperity rose and fell with the global price of Western Canadian Select.…

Bored-Economist February 27, 2026

Articles Automotive & Trades Business & Entrepreneurship

Collision Repair Consolidation: Why Your Insurance Claim Takes Longer

In the bustling corridors of Calgary’s industrial parks and Edmonton’s sprawling auto-rows, a silent transformation has occurred. What was once a fragmented landscape of "mom-and-pop" body shops has evolved into…

Bored-Economist February 23, 2026

Articles Business & Entrepreneurship Job Market & Employment

The Youth Employment Paradox

The Alberta of 2026 presents a striking contradiction that has left economists, policymakers, and families searching for answers. On one hand, the provincial skyline is a forest of cranes; the…

Bored-Economist February 21, 2026