Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education

Funds public post-secondary institutions in Alberta.
Supports accessible, affordable and quality advanced learning opportunities for all Albertans.
Develops ways for students to easily transition within the advanced education system.
Works closely with Campus Alberta partners and stakeholders to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed.

Provides resources to fund Albertans' post-secondary education, including:

Supports provincial and regional economic development in Alberta
Works with the Alberta Economic Development Authority, Northern Alberta Development Council, industry sectors, businesses, communities and the Regional Economic Development Alliances to grow the province’s economy and make Alberta globally attractive and competitive.
Works with the Competitiveness Initiative to help make Alberta one of the most attractive places to invest and do business
Promotes a vibrant and diverse set of non-energy industry sectors that are continually growing and innovating
Provides economic development policy and analysis to increase people’s awareness and understanding of investing in Alberta.

Provides funding and strategic leadership for Alberta’s research and innovation system, including:

Provides secretarial support to the Alberta Research and Innovation Authority.
Facilitates technology commercialization and development to build knowledge-intensive industries in Alberta.
Connects innovators with the right partner to collaborate on new initiatives and realize new opportunities

Immigration

Provides information about the immigration process for Canada and Alberta, as well as about programs and services designed to help immigrants before and after they arrive.
Provides useful resources to guide new immigrants through Alberta’s immigration process.
Provides a range of programs and services to new immigrants.
Helps ensure that valued foreign workers sponsored by their employers can become permanent residents through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.
Recognizes foreign-earned qualifications.
Provides an advisory educational assessment service that compares educational qualifications from other countries to provincial educational standards
Creates new opportunities for international workers and Alberta employers alike via the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

Address emerging labour force issues, working with a range of partners to identify solutions.
Help employers develop their workforce through strategies that inform, attract, develop and retain, creating skilled employees and innovative workplaces.
Lead the ongoing monitoring and updating of the Alberta government’s long-term labour force strategy.
Facilitate industry and community partnerships to implement workforce strategies developed by industry for specific sectors of Alberta’s economy.
Work to increase participation of under-represented groups in Alberta’s labour force and economy, including Aboriginal people, immigrants, people with disabilities, youth, and mature workers.
Promote full labour mobility to ensure workers in other parts of the country consider Alberta as a top destination to live and work.
Support the development of high quality research and policy analysis on oil sands labour force issues.

Read details in the news release.