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The Calgary Chamber is looking for four extraordinary individuals to joing our hard-working Events and Marketing/Communications teams. Click here for more information.

Setting the record straight on Alberta’s oil sands

In a letter to the editor that was published by The Economist magazine, the Calgary Chamber of Commerce countered a previously published article with facts. With the majority of the world’s oil reserves located in countries with poor environmental standards and questionable human rights records, one could argue that Canada’s oil sands represent the most significant strategic asset available to North America, Asia and beyond.

Visit The Economist's website to view the letter

Changing the Climate series culminates in call for Canadian energy strategy

A yearlong series that featured North American thought leaders on energy and environmental policy concluded that Canada needs a national energy framework.

Learn more about the Changing the Climate series

View the series summary report 

Pre-Budget recommendations to place Alberta on the right fiscal track

In a pre-budget submission made to Alberta’s Minister of Finance, the Chamber recommended a maximum program spending increase of 3.4 to 4.3 per cent, a cap on non-renewable resource revenue spending, strengthening the Sustainability Fund, and setting firm budgets for emergency and disaster spending.

The provincial budget will be released Feb. 9. Stay tuned for our commentary.

View our submission

Don't forget to join Minister of Finance Ron Liepert in a Feb. 10 annual post-budget address at the Chamber. Register

To make life easier for businesses, the Chamber advocates all levels of government to adopt the policy positions identified by our members. Throughout 2011, we were incredibly successful in making your ideas a reality, and solving some of the city's greatest business challenges. Click here to take a look at some of the highlights.

Help Mayor Nenshi and The City of Calgary cut red tape

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce, along with The City of Calgary and a number of local business advocacy organizations have joined forces for Phase Two of Mayor Nenshi's Cut Red Tape initiative. We are aiming to collect and implement solutions that will make it easier for citizens and businesses to interact with the City of Calgary.

Starting December 8, 2011 and running until February 15, 2012, we are asking all members of the Chamber, local entrepreneurs, and business representatives to submit their suggestions on how we can control red tape at a municipal level.

Your contributions and suggestions will ensure that Phase Two of the Cut Red Tape initiative can successfully find and deliver lasting solutions to Cut Red Tape in The City of Calgary.

To learn more about the Cut Red Tape initiative, visit www.cutredtape.ca

Click here to submit your suggestions on how we can Cut Red Tape in our city or call 3-1-1.

2012 Calgary Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

We welcome in and welcome back this group of dedicated volunteers to the Board of Directors, who will preside over what will be a very exciting chapter in the Chamber’s history in 2012.

Click here to view the 2012 Board of Directors

Premier Redford speech can now be viewed online

November 25, 2011

Preimer Alison Redford's speech to a sold out room at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce is now available on the Calgary Chamber of Commerce YouTube Channel.

Economic Outlook forecasts growth for Calgary in the face of global uncertainty

October 25, 2011

Ben Brunnen, Chief Economist with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, released an Economic Outlook that projects strong growth for Calgary but with many global risks. Brunnen's Economic Outlook was featured at a Risk Management Association economic panel event this morning.

Read the release

View the 2012 Economic Outlook