Hinman, Paul (WA, Calgary-Glenmore)
Adult learning
Academic upgrading, funding for ... EC182
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Alberta Federation of Labour
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC336
Alberta Health Services
Administration of ... EC252
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Investment performance ... EC232
Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC340
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Alberta municipal water/wastewater partnership
Alberta sustainability fund
Asset-backed commercial paper
General remarks ... EC366
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Employment earnings allowance ... EC293
Auditor General
General remarks ... EC183
Average weekly earnings index
Impact of regional variations on ... EC366 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC366 Minimum wage calculation using, AWE index as sole indicator (proposed) ... EC383 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), disparities resulting from ... EC366
Banks and financial institutions
Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy
Cabinet Policy Committee on Health
Calgary (City)
Bow River weir project, funding for ... EC203
Calgary Courthouse
Parking revenue ... EC224
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC332
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC342-43
Capital projects
10-year plan ... EC202 20-year plan ... EC231, 232 Cost of, factors influencing ... EC231 Funding for ... EC244-45 Funding for, borrowing to finance ... EC231 Prioritization of ... EC222-23, 231 Public/private partnerships (P3) model ... EC230 Transportation infrastructure, funding for ... EC202
Child care workers
Temporary foreign workers as ... EC183
Climate change
General remarks ... EC203
Coffee shops
Employee wages and salaries, regional variation in ... EC332
Committee on the Economy , Standing
Absent members, point of order re ... EC396
Committees , Cabinet policy
Commodities
Price forecasts ... EC245
Constitution of Canada
Jurisprudence over immigration ... EC181
Consumer price index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC365, 368
Corporations
Operating costs, regional differences in ... EC390
Corporations - Taxation
General remarks ... EC355 Impact on competitiveness ... EC356 Provincial strategy re ... EC251 Regional variation in ... EC299
Debt , Provincial
Borrowing of money re ... EC244 Impact on government spending ... EC356 Provincial strategy re ... EC243-45
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Infrastructure, decision-making re ... EC223
Dept. of Education
Infrastructure, decision-making re ... EC223, 231
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Minister's presentation ... EC301 Staff presentation ... EC293-94
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Budgetary increases ... EC244 Business plan ... EC245 Debt servicing, funding for ... EC244 Fiscal planning, long-term ... EC245 Investment income ... EC245 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC243-45, 250-52 Support services ... EC243-44
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Infrastructure, role in decision-making re ... EC223, 231
Dept. of Infrastructure
Cross-ministry initiatives ... EC223 Investment income ... EC225 Leases, cost of ... EC224 Lottery revenue use ... EC231 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC222-25, 230-32 Restructuring of ... EC231 Revenue sources ... EC224
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Dept. of Transportation
Business plan ... EC202-03 Capital expenses, long-term planning re ... EC202-03 Debt servicing costs ... EC204 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC202-04 Noncash items ... EC204
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Disabled - Employment
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC332
East Calgary health centre
Economic development - United States
General remarks ... EC391
Education , Postsecondary
Access to, affordability issues ... EC356
Employment and training programs
Employment insurance
Tracking of past recipients ... EC181
Employment opportunities
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC336 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC332, 336, 365, 385 Legislation re ... EC366
Employment opportunities - Rural areas
Shortage of workers in minimum wage occupations ... EC375
Employment Standards Code
Monitoring of ... EC183 Restaurant industry application ... EC190
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
Equalization payments (Federal transfer)
Impact on government expenditure ... EC356
Fatalities , Work-related
Construction industry, prevention of ... EC183
Food and beverage service industry
Food preparation facilities, monitoring of workplace standards ... EC190
Foreign workers , Temporary
Caregiving sector employment ... EC183 Federal visa system ... EC182 Shortages of ... EC183
Fuel
Cost of, relation to minimum wage ... EC368
Government centralization
Government savings
Surplus situation, provincial strategy re ... EC245
Health care facilities - Construction
Health sciences professionals
Temporary foreign workers ... EC183
High-speed rail (Edmonton-Calgary corridor)
Highway 3
General remarks ... EC202
Highway 63
General remarks ... EC202
Hospitality industries
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC332
Hotel and accommodation industry
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC365
Household employees
Temporary foreign workers as ... EC183
Housing
Cost of, regional differences in ... EC332, 374 Cost of, relation to minimum wage ... EC366, 368 Cost of, use in minimum wage calculation ... EC332
Immigrants
Federal policy re ... EC181-82 Provincial strategy re, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC181-82
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption ... EC332, 356, 396 Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC301, 362 Basic personal exemption, raising of (proposed) ... EC293 Impact of changes in vs. changes to minimum wage ... EC385 Provincial strategy re ... EC251
Inflation
Forecasts for Canadian dollar ... EC245 Indexing of minimum wage to (proposed) ... EC368
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Infrastructure
Longevity of ... EC231 Sustainability of ... EC225
Irrigation
Rehabilitation of systems, funding for ... EC203
Labour force planning
Caregiver shortage ... EC183 Labour market opinion use ... EC182-83
Lethbridge Northern irrigation district
Headworks, funding for ... EC203
Living wage
Corporations' payment of ... EC356
Low-income cut-off
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC385
Low-income earners
After-tax income ... EC301
Minimum wage
Freeze on ... EC385 Geographical distribution of, statistics re ... EC294 History of ... EC365 Increases in, impact of ... EC332, 336, 343, 355-56, 365 Increases in, retroactive ... EC368 Other jurisdictions ... EC336, 362, 385 Predictability of ... EC377 Provincial strategy re ... EC366 Reasons for ... EC302, 365, 385, 390-91 Wildrose Alliance policy re ... EC374
Minimum wage earners
After-tax income ... EC385, 396 After-tax income, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC384-85 Statistics re ... EC355-56
Minimum wage policy review
Committee role ... EC378-79 Research to be conducted as requested by committee members, motion re (passed) ... EC299
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed) ... EC374, 377 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed), weighting of components ... EC382 Cost of living used in ... EC368 Fixed formula ... EC383-84 General remarks ... EC393-94 Market-based approach ... EC373, 392
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Focus questions ... EC302
Minimum wage policy review - Public input, oral presentations
Scheduling of public meetings ... EC308
Minimum wage policy review - Report
Draft report, amendments/corrections to ... EC371 Final report, motion to permit chair and vice-chair to approve revised draft following distribution to committee for comments (passed) ... EC399 Timeline re ... EC378
Minimum wage policy review - Report recommendations
1. First motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), motion to rescind (defeated) ... EC378-79 1. First motion to recommend composite measure (passed), motion to reconsider defeated motion to rescind (passed) ... EC381 1. Second motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed) ... EC382, 384-85 1. Second motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), amendment re legislated formula (defeated) ... EC383-84 1. Motion to remove phrase "The 'market' is not a reasonable determinant of the minimum wage" (defeated) ... EC386 2. Statement of minimum wage formula in legislation ... EC388 2. Statement of minimum wage formula in legislation, motion to strike (defeated) ... EC389 3. Uniform rate by location, motion to strike (defeated) ... EC390-92 3. Uniform rate by region, motion to accept (passed) ... EC392 4. Uniform rate for all minimum wage earners, motion to accept (passed) ... EC392 5. Motion to include immediate raise to $9 (amended to $9.05 by friendly amendment) and annual increases thereafter with 3 months' notice (passed) ... EC393-95 6. Minimum wage earners' payment of income tax ... EC395, 396 6. Minimum wage earners' payment of income tax, motion to continue raising basic tax exemption and encourage federal government to do the same (passed) ... EC396-97 6. Motion to recommend continued raising of basic tax exemption and encouragement of federal government to do the same (passed) ... EC397
Municipal sustainability initiative
Numeracy training
Reduction in funding for ... EC182
Official Opposition
Wages, policy re ... EC375
Parking
Parkade construction, funding for ... EC204 Revenue from ... EC224
Parking - Calgary
General remarks ... EC204
Police
Fort Macleod training facility (proposed) ... EC202, 245
Poverty
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC355-56 Provincial strategy to reduce ... EC356 Relation to minimum wage ... EC343, 373
Preserving Prosperity: Challenging Alberta to Save (Mintz report)
Recommendations of ... EC244
Public transit
Incentive program re (GreenTRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... EC204 Long-term planning ... EC204
Public transit - Calgary
Light-rail transit ... EC204 Usage rates ... EC204
Revenue , Provincial
General remarks ... EC224 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC243
Ring roads - Calgary
Public/private partnership (P3) model, negotiation of contracts re ... EC230 Southwest portion ... EC202, 204
Roads - Construction
Prioritization re ... EC202
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Schools - Construction
High-performance classrooms ... EC229 Prioritization of ... EC223 Public/private partnership (P3) model ... EC230
Senior citizens
Caregivers, temporary foreign workers as ... EC183
South Calgary health campus
Speech from the Throne
General remarks ... EC245
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Teachers' pension plan
Funding for ... EC244 Unfunded liability, debt servicing costs ... EC244, 250
Tourism industry
Impact of increase in minimum wage on ... EC340 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC332, 365
Urbanization
Impact of differential minimum wage on ... EC366
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC355-56
Wages
Factors influencing ... EC390, 391 Government role in determination of ... EC375
Water - Supply - Bow River watershed
General remarks ... EC203
Water management - Little Bow River
Storage, funding for ... EC203
Water/wastewater systems - Fort McMurray
Water/wastewater systems - St. Paul
Pumphouse control system, funding for ... EC203
Wildrose Alliance opposition
Workers' Compensation Board
Dept. of Employment and Immigration use of data from ... EC190
Workplace health and safety
Funding for ... EC183 Initiatives re ... EC183, 190-91 Regulations re ... EC190-91 Requests for information under FOIP ... EC190 Violations, prosecution of ... EC183 Violations, publication of ... EC190
Horner, Hon. Doug (Minister, Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology)
Aboriginal peoples - Driftpile First Nation
Chief's advocacy re education ... EC265, 273
Aboriginal peoples - Treaties 6, 7, and 8
Access to education, initiative re ... EC265
Access to the future fund
General remarks ... EC256
Alberta Association for Community Living
General remarks ... EC277
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Alberta heritage scholarship fund
Provincial strategy re ... EC269
Alberta Innovates
Alignment with other programs and organizations ... EC256 Funding for ... EC257, 259 Innovation voucher system ... EC259 Performance measures for ... EC263 Priority research areas ... EC273
Alberta Innovates Technology Futures
Funding for ... EC257, 259 General remarks ... EC273 Revenue from ... EC257 Staff transfer from Alberta Research Council ... EC263, 267
Alberta motion picture industry award scholarship
Alberta opportunities bursary
Discontinuation of ... EC256 Statistics re ... EC266
Alexander Rutherford scholarship for high school achievement
Eligibility for ... EC269
Apprenticeship training
Aboriginal persons' access to ... EC265 Funding for ... EC259, 273 Private education providers ... EC265
Arts career development scholarship
Asset-backed commercial paper
General remarks ... EC262
Auditor General
Private postsecondary education providers, recommendations re ... EC264
Bell e-Learning Centre, Olds
General remarks ... EC262
Bringing Technology to Market action plan
General remarks ... EC256
Calgary Scientific
Partnership with postsecondary institutions ... EC259
Campus Alberta
Community stewardship programs ... EC262 Credit transferability through ... EC269, 272 Data collection for performance measures ... EC268 Fresh start grant ... EC258-59 General remarks ... EC269 Grant system ... EC256 Postsecondary institutions included in ... EC264 Role of ... EC261, 263, 271-72, 277 Sectoral model for ... EC272 Technical requirements, funding for ... EC261 Tracking of tuition increase impacts through ... EC277-78
Campus Alberta planning framework
Campus Alberta Quality Council
Postsecondary degree programs review ... EC272
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
General remarks ... EC266
Canadian Equine Centre for Innovation
Canadian Forces
Partnership with Medicine Hat College ... EC262
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
General remarks ... EC270
Carbon capture and storage
Provincial strategy re ... EC270
Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Alberta
China
International students from ... EC271
Dalai Lama
General remarks ... EC271
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Amortization of assets ... EC273 Capital expenditures ... EC257 Expense and equipment purchases, funding for ... EC259 Information technology system, funding for ... EC273 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC255-59, 261-78 Ministry role in research and innovation ... EC261-62 Operating expenses, funding for ... EC258, 259 Staff, funding for ... EC259 Staff, transfer to Alberta Innovates ... EC259, 263 Strategic priorities ... EC256, 263-64 Support services, funding for ... EC259 Transfers from lottery fund ... EC277
Economic development
Knowledge-based industry, future needs of ... EC256
Education , Postsecondary
Aboriginal programs ... EC273 Access to, affordability issues ... EC259, 265, 267, 269, 277 Access to, performance measures re ... EC268 Access to, space issues ... EC261, 263, 272 Access to, students with disabilities ... EC277 Cross-ministry initiatives re ... EC258 Funding for ... EC261-62, 264, 272-73, 278 Funding for, changes in provisions ... EC256, 259, 263-64, 268 Global competitiveness ... EC256 Graduate programs ... EC263, 272, 273 Impact on economy of ... EC261-62 Learning Clicks program ... EC268 New degree creation ... EC272 Online learning ... EC269 Other jurisdictions ... EC271-72, 275 Performance measures re ... EC263, 268, 273-74, 277 Presidents' working committee ... EC259 Private providers, Auditor General recommendations re monitoring of ... EC264 Private providers, review of ... EC264-65 Roles and mandates policy framework ... EC263-64 Software licences, funding for ... EC261 Subsidization of ... EC267, 271, 274 SuperNet access, funding for ... EC261 Sustainability of ... EC256 Tax credits for ... EC269 Temporary funding for ... EC259, 268 Undergraduate program expansion ... EC263
Employment and training programs
Cross-ministry initiatives re ... EC176
Grande Prairie College
Expansion of enrolment capacity ... EC261
Grant MacEwan University
Expansion of enrolment capacity ... EC261, 263 Laboratory upgrades ... EC261 Programs (degree, diploma, certificate) ... EC272
Health sciences professionals
Helmholtz Institute
Partnership with University of Alberta ... EC270
Immigrants
Postsecondary education access ... EC265
Infrastructure maintenance program
Funding for postsecondary institutions ... EC261-62
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy
Infrastructure, funding for ... EC261
Labour force planning
Dept. of Employment and Immigration role in ... EC258 Impact of postsecondary enrolment on ... EC258, 265, 268, 269-70 Impact of student loan assistance strategy on ... EC267
Lois Hole Campus Alberta digital library
Medical profession , Internationally trained
Evaluation and upgrading of credentials ... EC270 Residency positions for ... EC270
Medical profession - Education
Métis Nation of Alberta
Access to education, initiative re ... EC265
Michael Luchkovich scholarship for career development
National Institute for Nanotechnology
General remarks ... EC261
National Research Council
General remarks ... EC270
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
General remarks ... EC261
Nurses - Education
Enrolment planning ... EC258, 269-70 Upgrading of qualifications for internationally trained nurses ... EC270
Olds College
Expansion of ... EC261 Partnership with high school ... EC262
Postsecondary educational institutions
Brokering of degrees ... EC272 Capital plan ... EC261-62 Certificate and diploma issuance, Auditor General recommendation re criteria ... EC264-65 Class sizes ... EC263 Co-operation with Alberta Innovates ... EC256 Comprehensive compared to undergraduate institutions ... EC272 Corporate partnerships ... EC259, 270 Governance ... EC274-75 Grant-funded students, continued funding for ... EC259 International students ... EC259, 271 Operating costs ... EC256, 261, 263-64, 268, 269-70
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (Enrolment)
Postsecondary educational institutions - Construction
Postsecondary educational institutions - Maintenance and repair
Premier's centennial scholarships
Ralph Steinhauer award of distinction
Registered apprenticeship program
Aboriginal persons' involvement in ... EC265
Registered education savings plans
General remarks ... EC269
Roles and Mandates Policy Framework for Alberta's Publicly Funded Advanced Education System
Alignment of private education providers with ... EC264
Schools
Technology use in ... EC262
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Stanford University
General remarks ... EC272
Student financial aid
Aboriginal programs ... EC265-66 Bursaries ... EC256, 259, 261-62, 269 Bursaries, international student eligibility for ... EC271 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC269, 270-71 Criteria for ... EC270-71 Direct financial assistance ... EC256 Federal component of ... EC269 Funding for ... EC261-62, 270-71, 273 Grants vs. loans ... EC266-67 Living allowances ... EC269 Northern student supplement ... EC256, 266 Provincial strategy re ... EC256-57, 267, 274 Restructuring of ... EC259 Review of (proposed) ... EC266, 270-71 Scholarships and grants ... EC256, 258-59, 261-62, 266, 269
Student housing
Affordability of ... EC269 Student residences ... EC269
Technology commercialization
Tuition and fees , Postsecondary
Capping of ... EC256, 259, 264, 268, 275 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC271, 275 General remarks ... EC267 Impact on enrolment ... EC271-72, 276-77 Increases in ... EC259, 269 Increases in, impact on current students ... EC264, 270 International students' rates ... EC271 Mandatory student fees (proposed) ... EC256, 259, 263-64, 269, 275-78 Professional faculties ... EC276 Provincial strategy re ... EC269 Provincial strategy re, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC271-72
United States
State operational deficits ... EC272
University of Alberta
Capital projects ... EC261, 273 Enrolment expansion ... EC261 Funding for ... EC258, 259 Graduate program expansion ... EC263 Health research innovation facility, funding for ... EC261 Partnerships with business ... EC270 President's comments on postsecondary funding, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC272 Professional faculty tuition increases ... EC259 Temporary funding ... EC259
University of Calgary
Class sizes ... EC263 Endowment funding ... EC262 Expansion of enrolment capacity ... EC261 Faculty mergers ... EC263 Foothills campus ... EC261 Graduate program, expansion of enrolment capacity in ... EC263 Health research innovation facility, funding for ... EC261 Infrastructure ... EC261
University of California Berkeley
General remarks ... EC272
University of Lethbridge
Expansion in enrolment capacity ... EC261 Expansion of enrolment capacity, in graduate programs ... EC263 Funding for ... EC259 Neuroscience laboratories ... EC261 Physical condition of buildings ... EC261 Temporary funding for ... EC259
University of Michigan
Funding structure ... EC272
Women
Postsecondary education access ... EC265
Youth apprenticeship program
Aboriginal involvement in ... EC265
Howe, Shirley (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Employment and Immigration)
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Staff presentation ... EC289
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