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Premier’s Investment Council

Helping attract and facilitate the investments that drive Alberta’s economy forward.

Overview

The Premier’s Investment Council will help get major projects moving, grow our industries and create jobs and prosperity for people living in Alberta, further solidifying Alberta’s position as an economic powerhouse and leader in Canada’s economy.

The global geopolitical and economic landscape continues to change at a rapid pace. We are responding by taking a system-wide approach to investment attraction in Alberta so that we can move strategically and act decisively when opportunity calls.

The launch of the Premier’s Investment Council supports the Alberta government’s commitment to review our approach to investment and growth and to create a roadmap that helps the province grow and diversify trade and investment opportunities.

Council mandate

The Premier’s Investment Council is responsible for providing recommendations and advice to help: 

  • deliver collaboration across the investment attraction ecosystem
  • inform Alberta’s overarching investment strategy
  • support attraction of large-scale global investment opportunities through intelligence sharing regarding trends in the global investment environment
  • assess Alberta’s competitive position in key sectors relative to investment
  • ensure intelligence sharing with key investment attraction agencies to maximize performance and effectiveness 
  • provide strategic insight for large, cross-government investment files
  • track major investment files (while respecting confidentiality) to ensure Alberta is maximizing its ability to attract industry and capital to Alberta

Deliverables

Council members will contribute to:

  • sharing market intelligence, networks and key contacts established by agencies and ministries working with domestic and global investors
  • presenting a consolidated overview of high-impact investments being pursued by Alberta’s government and member agencies
  • providing advice on other investment attraction priorities as required

The council will meet biannually or as needed. The council does not operate its own budget, and members are not remunerated or compensated. However, reasonable travel expenses will be covered.

Membership

The Premier’s Investment Council is chaired by the Premier of Alberta and includes 20 members, including:

  • cabinet ministers responsible for investment attraction and economic development from the ministries of: 
    • Treasury Board and Finance
    • Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
    • Energy and Minerals
    • Agriculture and Irrigation
    • Tourism and Sport
    • Technology and Innovation
  • presidents, CEOs and board chairs of Alberta public agencies, crown corporations and trust funds with investment management functions and oversight, including:
    • Alberta Enterprise Corporation
    • Alberta Innovates
    • Alberta Investment Management Corporation
    • ATB Financial
    • Heritage Fund Opportunities Corporation
    • Invest Alberta Corporation
    • Travel Alberta

Council members

  • Premier Danielle Smith (Chair)
  • Nate Horner, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
  • Joseph Schow, Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration
  • Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals
  • RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
  • Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation
  • Andrew Boitchenko, Minister of Tourism and Sport
  • Kristina Williams, President and CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation
  • Ted Redmond, Board Chair, Alberta Enterprise Corporation
  • Dr. Michael Mahon, CEO, Alberta Innovates
  • Tony Williams, Board Chair, Alberta Innovates
  • Ray Gilmour, CEO, Alberta Investment Management Corporation
  • Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Board Chair, Alberta Investment Management Corporation
  • Chris Turchansky, President and CEO, ATB Financial
  • Joan Hertz, Board Chair, ATB Financial
  • Joseph Lougheed, Chair, Heritage Fund Opportunities Corporation
  • Keith Bradley, Acting CEO, Invest Alberta Corporation
  • Robert Fernandez, Board Chair, Invest Alberta Corporation
  • David Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Travel Alberta
  • Linda A. Southern-Heathcott, Board Chair, Travel Alberta

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