Government of Alberta

This Statistic describes the proportion of Grade 9 students in Alberta who achieved the acceptable standards in language arts and mathematics. Grade 9 Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) in language arts and mathematics are used as proxy measures of literacy and numeracy because adult literacy...

Full Load Equivalent (FLE) is a measure used so that we can make comparable calculations across different institutions, across different programs. The FLE is measured by taking the load of the student enrolled (instructional hours + practicum hours) and dividing by the full load of that program....

Data provided by insurers, on the premiums, annuities, claims and certificates for the 2012 year. Based on reporting on the consolidated pages of the P&C-1 or Life-1 Annual returns. This data is also reported in the Superintendent of Insurance’s Annual Report.

These searchable files provide information on grant payments made by the Government of Alberta departments and select agencies to support programs and initiatives throughout the province. The payment data is available in files for each fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). The data identifies: the...

Number of motorized vehicles, by municipality, year and type of vehicle, registered through an Alberta registry agent.

Lists the number and value of all municipal building permits granted in the calendar year, by building type (commercial, industrial, institutional and residential) and municipality. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the percentage of the population that reported having an Aboriginal identity in 2011. The population is divided into larger urban centres and rural and small town areas. Within the larger urban centres, the population is divided between Census...

The number of new apprentices registered by trade in each of the last six calendar years. Includes averages and per cent changes.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes Sex Ratio, Total Dependency Ratio, and Aging Index for Alberta and Canada for two census periods, 2006 and 2011. The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a given population, usually expressed as the number of males for every 100 females. The sex...

The number of businesses with employees on record, by year, size (number of employees) and industry. Excludes businesses that cannot be classified into an industry. Statistics Canada does not recommend expressing this in a time series, as major methodological changes occur over time - please keep...

The value of construction intentions for buildings in the non-residential and residential sectors. The data are obtained from a monthly survey of Canadian municipalities. For this indicator seasonally adjusted estimates are shown.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the physical condition of Alberta’s highways. The International Roughness Index (IRI) is used to measure the roughness of roads and is used as a sole measurement to categorize overall physical condition. The average IRI value is calculated over every 50...

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the unemployment rates of Canada and the ten provinces from 1976 to 2014. The unemployment rate is a measure of the proportion of people in the labour force who are unemployed. The labour force includes individuals 15 years and over who are employed or...

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the family size of Canadian Census families in all provinces and territories for the 2011 Census year. A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), a common-law couple (with or without children of...

This Alberta Official Statistic describes Language Used Most Often at Work for Alberta and the Calgary and Edmonton CMAs based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Percentages are calculated for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2010.

This Children and Family Services dataset provides an overview of the number of children and youth receiving child intervention services by type of care and by age group. Child intervention services are focused on the well-being of children, supporting families to be healthy and ensuring children...

The number of people who are unemployed as a percentage of the active labour force (i.e. employed and unemployed).

The difference between total migration into a region and migration out of the same region. Migration includes both international and inter-provincial migration.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportion of immigrants that reside in each of the eight Alberta economic regions based on the 2011 National Household Survey. Canada is a multicultural society whose ethnocultural make-up has been shaped over time by immigrants and their...

Lists the volume of natural gas reserves by municipal district and year. Natural gas reserves include reserves of raw gas or marketable gas or any constituent of raw gas, condensate, crude bitumen or crude oil that is recovered in processing and that is gaseous at the conditions under which its...