Calgary & Alberta Economy

[Chowda7]

Lots of movement in the carbon capture space recently probably some news soon on emissions agreements. Still a nascent industry but will be interesting to see what happens

Svante buys Alberta’s Carbon Alpha Corp. | BetaKit

The deal includes Carbon Alpha’s North Star carbon capture project in Meadow Lake.

betakit.com

 

[Chowda7]

Financial services now part of Canadian Free Trade Agreement – Investment Executive

www.investmentexecutive.com

 

[Chowda7]

Canada Eyes Break from F-35 with Surprise Entry into 6th-Gen Fighter Club

Canada considers observer status in the sixth‑generation GCAP fighter program amid F‑35 review, aiming to access future aerospace...

aviationa2z.com

 

[darwink]

Canada Eyes Break from F-35 with Surprise Entry into 6th-Gen Fighter Club

Canada considers observer status in the sixth‑generation GCAP fighter program amid F‑35 review, aiming to access future aerospace...

aviationa2z.com

Good to not lock ourselves into one ecosystem for next gen.

We will still buy F-35s, a large number of them.

I suspect we will buy many Grippens too. Everything we can use them for, we will. Like replacing the Snowbirds very expensively, and maybe setting up reserve squadrons to keep ex-fighter pilots somewhat current after they 'retire' to fly airliners. A rotation of reservists to the Baltics.

 

[trtcttc]

Good to not lock ourselves into one ecosystem for next gen.

We will still buy F-35s, a large number of them.

I suspect we will buy many Grippens too. Everything we can use them for, we will. Like replacing the Snowbirds very expensively, and maybe setting up reserve squadrons to keep ex-fighter pilots somewhat current after they 'retire' to fly airliners. A rotation of reservists to the Baltics.

Glad to see we are only an observer and not throwing money at this. The 6th Gen programs are still early and many of these cross country programs fall apart, especially if there isn't a "lead" country. The German-French FCAS is hanging on by a thread, and every single 5th gen program that has actually produced a jet are from a major military power and not one of these joint programs. The F35 is technically a joint program, but it's basically driven and led by the US. Let's see how far the UK/Japan/Italy can get, but I'm very doubtful.

 

[Chowda7]

Government of Canada announces additional investment to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative

Regional Innovation Ecosystems investment will support a world-class pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

www.canada.ca

 

[Chowda7]

Toyota will be building a new parts distribution centre in Calgary to open in 2028

Toyota Canada to invest over $300 million building three new facilities to better support its customers and dealers across the country

TORONTO, April 13, 2026 – Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) has announced the planned construction of three new Canadian facilities: a new head office building and two new parts distribution centres.

media.toyota.ca

 

[Surrealplaces]

Calgary grows as a major convention destination, on par with Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver

Tourism Calgary says they were involved with 159 meetings last year, and that Calgary continues to grow as a leader in the convention space.

calgaryherald.com

 

[Chowda7]

Trump signs several pipeline permits to facilitate Canada-U.S. oil transport | Globalnews.ca

The permits issued to Enbridge include one for construction of new pipeline infrastructure and others for existing pipelines at border locations in North Dakota and Michigan.

globalnews.ca

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Calgary grows as a major convention destination, on par with Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver

Tourism Calgary says they were involved with 159 meetings last year, and that Calgary continues to grow as a leader in the convention space.

calgaryherald.com

Goes to the list of hotel construction. I'm sure that's some feedback they've been getting. I still think there is at least one more to come, at Scotia Place. I've personally given up on the one near the Casino. Maybe the area in the NW of the BMO gets one too but I don't think there will be three more.