This is the policy of the Alberta Enterprise Group, now and for generations to come.
The Alberta Enterprise Group applies the collective experience of members and key experts to many business-related challenges. Through extensive member consultation and the help of policy and external relations experts, AEG advocates on behalf of our members on issues that promote and enhance quality of life for all Albertans. We address challenging policies as a collective voice and provide systematic value to our members by supporting the larger business environment.
AEG members have experience and expertise ranging from running complex global enterprises to leading local grass-roots community organizations. This provides our organization a 360-degree perspective on issues that impact the people and organizations in our province.
AEG focuses on the “big picture” issues that have the largest impact on the province’s social and economic bottom line. Through the use of proactive media relations, strategic events, campaigns and original research, AEG has effectively engaged in the following areas:
For the province to achieve its potential, Alberta needs access to growing markets around the world for all its goods and services. AEG strives to overcome physical and political barriers to free trade at home and around the world.
Canada benefits from increased understanding and cooperation between regions. Through events, research, and collaboration with like-minded groups across Canada and beyond, AEG builds networks and support for free trade, stronger economic ties, and entrepreneurship.
Alberta businesses operate in a global marketplace and our competitive position is tied to public sector performance. Maintaining both a strong public balance sheet and stable and competitive tax regime is integral to long term economic growth. Through media commentaries and original research, AEG shines a light on public finances and encourages all governments to live within their means and maintain balanced and competitive tax regimes.
AEG’s unwavering commitment to our members and to Alberta’s business prosperity ensures that we will always be ready, willing and able to take on policies, legislation, acts and changes that are not conducive to the province’s growth and potential.
Two recent articles provide crucial insights into the complexities of tariffs and global trade, offering guidance for Canada’s response. John Mauldin discusses the economic dangers of tariffs, highlighting how they can trigger inflation and recession. Jack Mintz advises Canada to engage strategically with the U.S., diversify trade relationships, and address internal trade barriers.
As the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) introduces the Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must take proactive steps to ensure compliance. Take action now to assess your current practices, develop a governance framework, and create a reporting plan. Stay ahead of the competition and position your business for success in a sustainability-driven economy. Learn more about CSDS compliance and how to leverage it as a competitive advantage.
We will be closely reviewing the Competition Bureau’s Draft Guidelines in the coming weeks, and will be following the public consultation process more generally. However, our preliminary view is that the Draft Guidelines, if and when adopted, will do nothing to meaningfully clarify or limit the scope of the new provisions, and therefore will not in any way mitigate the significant restrictions on free expression imposed by the new provisions.
Canadian Sustainability Standards Board Fails Canadians
Calgary – Catherine Brownlee, President of the Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG), made the following statement in response to the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) newly released sustainability and climate disclosure standards:
“We are disappointed that the CSSB seems to have conducted consultations with no regard for those that took the time to submit as part of the consultation process. This is a sham. The only changes made were to extend the relief of compliance by an additional year from what was proposed in the standards. It would seem there was never an intent to consider substantially modifing the standards for the Canadian context aside from extending the dates of compliance. It is shocking that none of the recommendations from the majority of stakeholder responses were included in the published standards.”
CALGARY – Earlier this week, the Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) and the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) jointly filed a constitutional challenge against the federal government, over its new ‘Greenwashing’ law which unreasonably restricts free speech.
The challenge, filed in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, targets sections 236 and 239 of Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which amended the Competition Act in ways that severely limit the business community’s ability to discuss environmental impacts. These provisions impose unreasonable restrictions on the dissemination of truthful and fair-minded information, striking at the heart of free expression and open debate in Canada.
In the autumn of 2022, on your behalf, AEG opposed federal bill C-235 “An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies”. AEG stood up for Alberta’s businesses by arguing that not only was the bill undermining areas of provincial jurisdiction but also that it was likely the bill would add to rather than alleviate the regulatory burden or costs of compliance of the numerous federal green regulations and programmes already being implemented in the Prairies.
