Posts by kylehodgman

Heading out to find the perfect Christmas tree is a cherished tradition for many Alberta families. You can cut your own Christmas tree on provincial Crown land within Alberta’s Green Area with a permit from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. It’s important to note that there are no locations for cutting with a TM66 permit within the White Area of…

The Government of Alberta is introducing new legislation that will impact Alberta producers. Bill 26 also known as the Farm Freedom and Safety Act (FFSA) changes current employment, workers compensation coverage, and occupational health and safety requirements for producers.  The following guide will serve as an overview of how these changes will impact you. What…

DYK: General Holiday Pay and Banked Overtime Rules Changed? Since 2018, your Chamber has been asking the provincial Government to make changes to how averaging agreements and the treatment of statutory holidays were handled. We were pleased that this past summer Bill 2 received Royal Assent, implementing the changes we were looking for. What does…

Every March, Albertans ‘spring forward’ an hour to observe daylight saving time and then ‘fall back’ an hour in November to revert to Standard Time. This online survey will be available until Tuesday, December 10. Quick facts In October 2019, legislation was tabled in British Columbia to move to summer hours all year. Legislation has…

Explore Local begins its 2020 webinar series on Tuesday December 3, 2019 with the webinar Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. Topics covered in this series range from food safety, to local food trends and opportunities as well as alternative market channels. Explore Local is the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry program that helps producers and others…

Register your workplace for the Radon Workplace Challenge! Please visit RadonWorkplaceChallenge.ca and each year, the first 200 to register will receive two free test kits. Did you know that exposure to high levels of radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that comes from…

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement ahead the December 2nd meeting of the Council of the Federation in Toronto. “As Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders come together for Monday’s Council of the Federation, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce hopes to see tangible evidence of what many Premiers have said publicly: we must…

Are you ready to take your product outside our borders? Have you covered all your bases and asked all the right questions? Take this export quiz to find out if you are ready to take that next step in your business plan.

Large companies with multiple employees don’t calculate an hourly wage and try to guess the number of hours it will take to complete a project, nor do they believe they still need to gain more experience and then “one day” will charge more. Let’s turn the pricing conversation on its head and learn how companies, just…

Canadian innovators who aim to commercialize technology can access up to $75,000 in funding to establish new R&D collaborations with foreign partners to co-develop, validate or adapt their technologies for commercialization. There is no deadline to apply, but funding is limited. Apply as soon as possible to make sure you get access to the funding you…