Calgary is the city of choice for the world’s best entrepreneurs. We embrace technology to solve the world’s greatest challenges: cleaner energy, safe and secure food, efficient movement of goods and people, and better health solutions.
Calgary in the New Economy, our community’s economic strategy, was guided by the community’s top CEOs and community leaders representing a variety of industries, post-secondary institutions and municipal agencies. Insights were also gathered from community stakeholders and citizens. The Strategy is our city’s plan to support economic competitiveness, embrace shared prosperity and build a strong Calgary.
The implementation of Calgary in the New Economy puts the foundations in place to create sustained prosperity.
Calgary saw significant advances in each of the strategy’s four areas of focus: Talent, Innovation, Business Environment, and Place. Examples of progress in 2019 include:
SAIT announced a $30M gift to establish a school of advanced digital technology
The Clean Resource Innovation Network allocated $100M to pursue zero-carbon energy
Startup Genome named Calgary as a Top 5 ecosystem for connectedness among 50 cities globally
Over 30 co-working spaces opened in Calgary, the 2nd fastest growth in Canada
Source: Canadian Flexible Real Estate Report: CBRE Research 2019
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