Economic dashboard
Alberta's economic dashboard provides important indicators of Alberta's economy, including information on:
- Business incorporations
- Information is also available in the annual Incorporations by municipality data report.
- Active businesses
- Business bankruptcies
- Manufacturing sales
- Wholesale trade
- International merchandise exports
- International service exports
- Interprovincial trade
- Building permits
- Investment
- Investment in building construction
- Housing starts
- Tourism
- Read Alberta visitor profiles or the Travel Alberta Industry Hub for more tourism information.
Agriculture
- Agriculture statistics fact sheet – Summarizes statistics related to the agri-food industry in Alberta. It includes statistics on agri-food exports, crop and livestock production, farm financial, food manufacturing, retail sales and more.
- Agriculture statistics yearbook – Provides current and historical statistics on the Alberta agri-food industry.
- Farm Income and Farm Cash Receipts – Estimates Alberta’s farm income and farm cash receipts.
- Alberta's economic dashboard provides an interactive tool to access farm cash receipts data.
- Farm Input Prices – Reports average prices through a monthly price survey. Alberta farm inputs are also offered in an interactive table.
- Livestock statistics – Includes a Weekly Livestock Market Review for cattle, hogs and sheep and Livestock Inventory Estimates.
- Census of Agriculture – Provides an overview of different types of farms in Alberta.
- Alberta Crop Report – Lists annual crop conditions (includes an archive).
- AgriProfit$ cost of production and business analysis program – Delivers economic benchmarks for agri-business.
- Read Agriculture statistics, Agriculture statistics publications or farm financial statistics for more information.
Energy and natural resources
- Industry activity report – Provides data on licensing, rig activity, land sales and wells spudded.
- Alberta crude oil reserves – Compares Alberta's crude oil reserves to other countries.
- Alberta conventional oil and oil sands key statistics – Provides statistical information on oil production and oil reserves, and a comparison to other provinces and countries.
- Alberta vs. other Canadian jurisdictions indicators summary – Provides a summary of oil and gas industry indicators in Alberta and other Canadian jurisdictions.
- Alberta natural gas key statistics – Shows natural gas resources and production and compares with other provinces and countries.
- Energy industry documents – Addresses Alberta’s resource development activity and potential.
- ST 98 Alberta's Energy Reserves Supply/Demand Outlook Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) – Publishes key energy industry statistics, with reserve estimates of crude bitumen, crude oil and natural gas. The outlook also includes historical statistics and 10-year forecasts.
- Data Hub (AER) – Provides data on Alberta’s oil and gas energy industry activities, performance and compliance.
- Industry Performance (AER) – Reports on the industry performance program that measures company compliance with rules and requirements in energy and mineral development, focusing on accountability and improvement. It includes liability management, methane emissions, pipeline safety and water use.
- Compliance Dashboard (AER) – Provides information on energy incidents, investigations and enforcement action.
- Statistical Reports (AER) – Showcases and reports on industry activity in Alberta.
- Alberta’s Forest Economy: A Handbook of Public Economic and Socioeconomic Accounts – Provides information on the forest industry and its contribution to Alberta's economy.
- Oil prices and value – Explains how the Western Canada Select (WCS) and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) determine prices and links to current prices. Alternatively, see the economic dashboard oil price.
- Alberta natural gas reference price – Provides the monthly reference price for natural gas.
- The 'reference price' is a representative market price for natural gas bought and sold within the province.
- Alberta's economic dashboard offers monthly production numbers for:
- Royalty data is provided through:
- Historical royalty revenue data – Presented by fiscal year going back to 1970.
- Oil sands project data – Includes an overview of the costs, revenues and royalties paid for each oil sands project.
Government of Canada
The following information is produced by the Government of Canada:
Overall statistics
- Key Small Business Statistics – Provides statistical data focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Business Performance and Ownership Statistics – Shows data and reports on business performance and ownership in Canada.
- Statistics Canada provides industry and trade information for:
- Corporate Income Tax Statistics – Provides key tax and accounting information for all corporation income tax returns assessed or reassessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
- Corporate Scientific Research and Experimental Development Statistics – Shares key scientific research and experimental development tax and accounting information for all corporation income tax returns assessed or reassessed by the CRA.
- Insolvencies and Bankruptcies – Provides monthly statistics on corporate and consumer insolvencies and bankruptcies from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy.
- Intellectual property data – Includes data on trademark, industrial design and patent applications from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
Agriculture
- Census of Agriculture – Features a comprehensive profile of the physical, economic, social and environmental characteristics of Canada's agriculture industry, conducted every 5 years. This includes:
- Community Profiles
- Canadian Agriculture at a Glance
- Read a 2022 article sharing data on Alberta's strong farm operating revenues: 'Alberta has the highest farm operating revenues in Canada.'
- Farm and Farm Operator Data Visualization Tool
- Socioeconomic Overview of the Farm Population
- Agriculture and Food Statistics – Provides various agriculture and food statistics from Statistics Canada.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Shares agriculture and agri-food sector information, including:
Energy and minerals
- Energy Hub – Features the latest information on energy in Canada from Statistics Canada.
- Energy key indicators – Includes energy data tables presented at national and provincial levels.
- Natural Resources Canada provides a variety of energy and mineral statistics, including:
- Forestry industry and trade current lumber prices and economic data about Canada’s forest industry
- Mining data, statistics and analysis
- the National Energy Use Database of energy usage and efficiency, by energy source, sector and more
Contact
General OSI enquiries
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2071
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-426-3951
Email: [email protected]
Media enquiries
Contact the Treasury Board and Finance Spokesperson.