MacDonald, Hugh (AL, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Academy of Learning
Employment training programs ... EC178
Adult health benefits program (Low-income earners)
Adult learning
Academic upgrading, funding for ... EC176, 178-79 Basic skills training, funding for ... EC179
Agricultural workers
Exclusion from workers' compensation coverage ... EC181 Workplace health and safety legislation coverage ... EC181
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Administration and monitoring of ... EC239
Alberta Health Services
CEO's statements re supply of health sciences professionals ... EC176
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Investment performance ... EC240
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Alberta Securities Commission
Statutory capital expenses ... EC242
Alberta sustainability fund
Provincial strategy re ... EC237-38 Relation to general revenue fund ... EC242 Utilization of ... EC238, 240 Utilization of, limitations on (proposed) ... EC240
Alberta Treasury Branches
Alberta policy re ... EC249 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC241
Auditor General
Alberta farm fuel benefit, recommendations re ... EC239
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
General remarks ... EC242
Banks and financial institutions
Activity during Great Depression ... EC249 Interest rates ... EC238, 241 Response to Budget 2010 ... EC238
Bow Valley College
Employment training programs ... EC178
Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Response to Budget 2010 ... EC238
Capital fund
Inclusion in sustainability fund ... EC240
Capital projects
Funding for ... EC241 Funding for, borrowing to finance ... EC238 Job creation through ... EC175
Carbon capture and storage
Provincial strategy re ... EC240
Carbon capture and storage fund
Inclusion in sustainability fund ... EC240
Cartoons , Political
Edmonton Journal cartoons ... EC238
Centre high school , Edmonton
Increased enrolment in ... EC178
Charitable/nonprofit organizations
Impact of reduction in STEP program on ... EC179
Child health benefit program
Children and poverty
General remarks ... EC178
Committees , Cabinet policy
Corporations - Taxation
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC249
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Role in verifying temporary foreign workers' credentials (proposed) ... EC180
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Auditor General's recommendations re ... EC239
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Fiscal plan ... EC175, 179 Funding for, through supplementary estimates ... EC175 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC175-81 Priorities, impact of economic downturn on ... EC179 Role of ... EC176, 179
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Assistant deputy minister's office, funding for ... EC242 Business plan ... EC239-40 Changes in revenue and expenditures ... EC238-39 Fiscal planning, long-term ... EC239-41 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC237-43, 248-49 Main estimates 2010-11, written responses to questions ... EC253 Role of ... EC241 Treasury and risk management division, funding for ... EC242
Economic development
Funding for ... EC241 Government role in ... EC175 Provincial strategy re, review of ... EC239-40
Education , Postsecondary
Funding for ... EC241 Workforce training, initiatives re ... EC176
Emergency preparedness
Sustainability fund role in ... EC240
Employment and training programs
Career services programs, funding for ... EC176 Clients expected to work, funding for ... EC178 Cross-ministry initiatives re ... EC176 Federal-provincial initiatives re ... EC176 Funding for ... EC175-76, 178 Service providers ... EC178 Statistics re ... EC178 Work skills training, benchmarks for ... EC177
Employment Standards Code
Education re ... EC177 General remarks ... EC180 Statistics re ... EC180 Temporary foreign workers' coverage under ... EC180
Energy industry
Price forecasts ... EC238
Fiscal framework , Provincial
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Allocation of debt under ... EC237 Amendments to ... EC240 Permission of deficit budgets under ... EC240
Food banks
Usage statistics ... EC178
Foreign workers , Temporary
Application of employment standards to ... EC180 Employment restrictions ... EC180-81 Federal visa system ... EC180 Recruitment of ... EC176, 179-80 Rights violations, investigation of ... EC180 Services for ... EC176
Foreign workers , Temporary - Edmonton
Churchill Square demonstration ... EC180
Geneva Health International
Recruitment of foreign workers through ... EC177
Germany
Temporary foreign workers from ... EC180
Government borrowing
General remarks ... EC238
Government spending
Deficit budgets, limitations under Fiscal Responsibility Act ... EC240 Deficit budgets, target for 2011-12 ... EC238 General remarks ... EC238-40
Government vehicles
Purchase vs. leasing of ... EC239
Grant MacEwan University
Employment training programs ... EC178
Health sciences professionals
Internationally trained, recruitment of ... EC176, 177 Workforce planning re ... EC176
IBM
Government contracts with ... EC239
Immigrants
Federal policy re ... EC180 Funding for services ... EC179, 241 Immigrant nominee program ... EC180
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC249
Inflation
Forecasts for Canadian dollar ... EC238
Information and communications technology
Labour market agreement (federal)
Funding for ... EC176-77 Impact on temporary foreign workers' employment ... EC181
Low-income earners
Impact of global economic situation on ... EC178
Medical care system - Finance
Minimum wage policy review
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
General remarks ... EC240
Municipalities
Impact of STEP program reduction on ... EC179
NorQuest College
Employment training programs ... EC178
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Employment training programs ... EC178
Nurses
Forecast demand, variability in ... EC176
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Agricultural worker coverage ... EC181 Temporary foreign worker coverage ... EC180
Office of the Premier
Political cartoons depicting Premier ... EC238
Olympic Winter Games , Vancouver/Whistler (2010)
Pension plans
Federal public service ... EC241 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC241 Unfunded liability on, impact on contributions ... EC241
Philippines
Temporary foreign workers from ... EC180
Poverty
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC178
Premier's Council for Economic Strategy
Preserving Prosperity: Challenging Alberta to Save (Mintz report)
Recommendations of ... EC241
Public service
Age analysis ... EC176 Human resources, funding for ... EC241 Impact of reduction in STEP program on ... EC179 Labour force planning ... EC176
Public transit
Funding for ... EC240 Incentive program re (GreenTRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... EC240
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Teachers' pension plan
Unfunded liability, debt servicing costs ... EC238
Treasury Board
Administration of personnel administration office ... EC176 Approval of reallocation of funding under labour market agreement ... EC176
Treasury Board (Federal)
General remarks ... EC241
Women Building Futures
Employment training programs ... EC178
Youth connections program
General remarks ... EC177
Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills)
Adult health benefits program (Low-income earners)
Agricultural workers
Wage and benefit structure ... EC298
Alberta College of Social Workers
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC319
Alberta Federation of Labour
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC336
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Investment performance ... EC252
Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC325, 339
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Investment portfolios ... EC252
Alberta sustainability fund
Alberta Teachers' Association
Contracts, arbitration re ... EC366
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Average weekly earnings index
Calculation method ... EC368 General remarks ... EC371 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC366 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), committee recommendation re ... EC372, 377-78 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), impact on minimum wage ranking re other provinces ... EC364 Publication of ... EC368
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC332
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC344-45
Child care
Access to, by multiple job holders ... EC349-50
Child health benefit program
Coffee shops
Tips and gratuities earned by staff ... EC332
Committee on the Economy , Standing
Absent members, point of order re ... EC396
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC188-89
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Minister's presentation ... EC300 Staff participation in meetings (proposed) ... EC297 Staff participation in meetings, motion re (passed) ... EC297 Staff presentation ... EC293, 295-96 Staff presentation, motion re follow-up meetings (passed) ... EC297
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC252-53
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Hotel and accommodation industry ... EC325 Location as a basis for ... EC310, 366, 374-75 Other jurisdictions ... EC332 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC325, 332, 339, 344 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for, other jurisdictions ... EC332 Training (new employee) differential ... EC325, 339
Disabled
Minimum wage policy review, participation in ... EC304 Supports for ... EC293
Economic development
TD Bank report re ... EC311
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC310
Employment opportunities
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC336 Impact of minimum wage on, other jurisdictions ... EC280 Multiple job holders ... EC349-50 Relation to postsecondary attendance ... EC319
Employment opportunities - Rural areas
Shortage of workers in minimum wage occupations ... EC375
Energy industry
Layoffs, public perception of ... EC357
Food and beverage service industry
Minimum wage earners in ... EC310
Hospitality industries
Competitiveness of ... EC339 Labour costs ... EC339
Income tax , Federal
Basic personal exemption ... EC366, 395 Gift income, Canada Revenue Agency definition ... EC344
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC362 Minimum and low wage earners' payment of ... EC396
Inflation
Impact of minimum wage increases on consumer prices ... EC339 Indexing of minimum wage to (proposed) ... EC372-73, 376
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC357
Members' indemnities/expense allowances
General remarks ... EC310
Minimum wage
Employment and Immigration dept. role in determination of ... EC377-78 History of ... EC339 Increases in, cost to consumer ... EC339 Increases in, impact of ... EC293, 310, 332, 336, 357 Increases in, schedule for ... EC336 Increases in, timing of announcements ... EC369 Other jurisdictions ... EC280, 310, 362 Provincial strategy re ... EC336, 344 Reasons for ... EC285 Socio-economic impacts of ... EC300
Minimum wage policy review
Research to be conducted as requested by committee members, motion re (passed) ... EC299 Scope of ... EC394-95, 397
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Canadian average minimum wage used in (proposed) ... EC366 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed) ... EC372-74, 376-78 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed), ministerial discretion re ... EC380 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed), transparency re ... EC386 Fixed formula ... EC382 Legislated formula for (proposed) ... EC380 Minister of Employment and Immigration directive re ... EC285, 394
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Advertising and communications re ... EC286, 305 Advertising and communications re, committee chair and deputy chair authorized to approve, motion re (passed) ... EC307 Committee contact of approved stakeholder list re oral presentations and written submissions, motion re (passed) ... EC304 Focus questions ... EC283, 285, 303 Stakeholders ... EC280, 300, 303, 304 Submission deadline ... EC305-07 Submission process ... EC283 Teleconferencing in meetings (proposed) ... EC287 Timeline re ... EC286-87
Minimum wage policy review - Public input, oral presentations
Criteria for ... EC306 Location of public meetings ... EC304, 308 Scheduling of public meetings ... EC305-08
Minimum wage policy review - Report
Draft report, motion to accept introduction to recommendations as amended (removal of "made-in-Alberta solution") (passed) ... EC372 Final report, motion to permit chair and vice-chair to approve revised draft following distribution to committee for comments (passed) ... EC399 Ministerial response to ... EC382, 384
Minimum wage policy review - Report recommendations
1. First motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed) ... EC375 1. First motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), motion to rescind (defeated) ... EC380 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) ... EC381-82, 384 2. Motion to retain recommendation with removal of sentence, "Alberta's average weekly earnings are calculated by Statistics Canada" (passed) ... EC389-90 2. Statement of minimum wage formula in legislation ... EC387, 388 5. Motion to include immediate raise to $9 (amended to $9.05 by friendly amendment) and annual increases thereafter with 3 months' notice (passed) ... EC394 6. Minimum wage earners' payment of income tax ... EC395, 396 6. Motion to recommend continued raising of basic tax exemption and encouragement of federal government to do the same (passed) ... EC397
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (Enrolment)
Enrolment and completion rates ... EC319
Poverty
Relation to minimum wage ... EC336
Recreation and leisure
Impact of low income on ... EC319
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
General remarks ... EC357
Senior citizens
Employment, impact of minimum wage on ... EC310
Social supports
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC357
Student employment
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC310
Urbanization
Impact of differential minimum wage on ... EC366
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC357
Wages
Factors influencing ... EC357
Women's Centre of Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC349-50
Workers' compensation
Performance measures for ... EC189
Workers' Compensation Board
Appeals of decisions ... EC189
Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Agricultural workers
Workplace health and safety legislation coverage ... EC363
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Alberta municipal infrastructure program
Alberta Students' Executive Council
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC314
Calgary Regional Partnership
Transportation planning ... EC205
Capital projects
Federal permits re ... EC206 Public/private partnerships (P3) model ... EC206-07, 225, 228 Transportation infrastructure, timing of projects ... EC205-06
Capital Region Board
Role in infrastructure planning ... EC205
Carbon capture and storage
Provincial strategy re ... EC205
Carbon dioxide emissions
Reduction in, evaluation of provincial strategies re ... EC205
Conference Board of Canada
Public/private partnership (P3) model, reports on ... EC228
Corporations - Taxation
Provincial strategy re ... EC247 Regional variation in ... EC363
Debt , Provincial
Provincial strategy re ... EC246
Debt , Provincial - Manitoba
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Staff presentation ... EC294
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC245-47
Dept. of Infrastructure
Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC225-28
Dept. of Transport , Infrastructure and Communities (Federal)
Provincial discussions with minister re infrastructure approval process ... EC206
Dept. of Transportation
Contract values, disclosure of ... EC206-07 Federal funding ... EC205 Financial reporting ... EC206 Funding for, from supplementary supply ... EC205 Funding for, reprofiling of ... EC205-06 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC204-07
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Training (new employee) differential ... EC362
Economic development
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC246, 247
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
General remarks ... EC246
Gas , Natural
Industry international competitiveness ... EC246
Gas , Natural - Royalties
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduction in, funding for ... EC204
Immigrants
Alberta as a preferred destination for ... EC246
Income tax , Federal
Basic personal exemption ... EC369
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC246-47 Progressive vs. flat rates ... EC246-47
Income tax , Territorial - Yukon
Personal tax rates ... EC246
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Ruling re disclosure of government contract values ... EC206-07
Labour force survey (Statistics Canada)
General remarks ... EC364
Medical care system - Finance
Minimum wage
Increases in, impact of ... EC361 Other jurisdictions ... EC361
Minimum wage policy review - Report recommendations
Official Opposition
Personal income tax policies ... EC246
Ontario teachers' pension plan
Investment performance ... EC247
Parti Québécois
Personal income tax policies ... EC246
Public transit
Funding for ... EC204-05 Incentive program re (GreenTRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... EC204-05
Public transit - Calgary
Light-rail transit ... EC205
Public transit - Edmonton
Light rail transit, funding for ... EC205
Roads , Municipal
Streets improvement program ... EC205
Roads - Construction
Infrastructure dept. role in ... EC226 Land purchase for ... EC226
Schools
Enrolment changes ... EC227
Schools - Construction
Core designs ... EC227 High-performance classrooms ... EC227 Public/private partnership (P3) model ... EC225-28 Standard designs for ... EC227
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Tuition and fees , Postsecondary
Wages
Minimum wage, influence of ... EC361
Water for Life strategy
Federal funding for ... EC206
Water management
Provincial strategy re ... EC206
Workplace health and safety
Compensation for injuries ... EC363
Massolin, Dr. Philip (Committee Research Co-ordinator, Legislative Assembly Office)
Agricultural workers
Wage and benefit structure ... EC298, 363
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC360
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), committee recommendation re ... EC368
Calgary Workers' Resource Centre
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC347
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Minimum wage policy review, written submission to ... EC360
Consumer price index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC379
Corporations - Taxation
Regional variation in ... EC299
Cost of living
Relation to minimum wage, written submissions re ... EC360
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Community size as a basis for ... EC294 Liquor service as a basis for ... EC360 Research re, request for ... EC299 Training (new employee) differential ... EC360
Disabled
Minimum wage policy review, participation in ... EC304
Disabled - Employment
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC360
Economic development
Minimum wage, impact of ... EC360
Employment opportunities
Factors influencing ... EC298 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC361
Food banks
Usage statistics ... EC364
Fraser Institute
Minimum wage, reports re ... EC298
Health and wellness
Impact of employment on ... EC361
Inflation
Indexing of minimum wage to (proposed) ... EC379
Living wage
Determination of ... EC361 Minimum wage policy review, comments in written submissions re ... EC360
Low-income cut-off
Definition of ... EC294, 312 Minimum wage, impact of ... EC297 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), written submissions re ... EC360
Low-income earners
Health impacts, written submissions re ... EC360
Low-income earners - British Columbia
Employment programs for ... EC363
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of income on ... EC361
Minimum wage
Exemptions from ... EC298 Increases in, impact of ... EC360-61 Increases in, timing of announcements ... EC368-69 Other jurisdictions ... EC282, 347 Other jurisdictions, cross-jurisdictional comparison ... EC297 Research re ... EC282, 362
Minimum wage earners
After-tax income, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC347, 361 Hours of work ... EC364 Impact on local economy ... EC360 Industries employing ... EC364 Statistics re ... EC360
Minimum wage policy review
Research to be conducted as requested by committee members, motion re (passed) ... EC299
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Basic rate, Standing Committee on the Economy recommendations re ... EC368 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed) ... EC379 General remarks ... EC360
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Minimum wage policy review - Public input, oral presentations
Criteria for ... EC306 Location of public meetings ... EC308 Research re ... EC363-64 Scheduling of public meetings ... EC306, 308
Minimum wage policy review - Public input, written submissions
Minimum wage policy review - Report
Draft report, instructions to researchers re ... EC369 LAO research staff support re ... EC282 Minority opinions ... EC400 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, 379 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 Effective date of increase, recommendations re ... EC368 General remarks ... EC366-67
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (Enrolment)
Enrolment and completion rates ... EC364
Student loans
Debt load, statistics re ... EC364
Wages
Real wages (inflation adjusted), cross-jurisdictional comparisons re ... EC298 Statistics re ... EC294
Workers' compensation
Excluded industries ... EC363
McGowan, Gil (Alberta Federation of Labour)
Alberta Federation of Labour
General remarks ... EC333-34 Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC333-37
Alberta Teachers' Association
Contract negotiations ... EC335
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC334, 335
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC334-36
Competitiveness
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC334
Consumer price index
Relation to average weekly earnings index ... EC334
Corporations
Operating costs, regional differences in ... EC337
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Other jurisdictions ... EC336 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC336 Training (new employee) differential ... EC336
Economic development
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC336-37 Statistics re ... EC336
Employment and training programs
Employer role in ... EC336
Employment opportunities
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC334-37 Job classification (CANSIM database) ... EC335
Food and beverage service industry
Employment, research re ... EC334 Minimum wage earners in ... EC334
Foreign workers , Temporary
Provincial strategy re ... EC334
Hospitality industries
Employment, statistics re ... EC334 Labour costs ... EC334
Hotel and accommodation industry
Employment, statistics re ... EC334 Minimum wage earners in ... EC334
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, raising of (proposed) ... EC336
Labour unions
Membership statistics ... EC335
Low-income cut-off
Family size, impact of ... EC335 Location, impact of ... EC335 Minimum wage, impact of ... EC335
Low-income earners
Federal supplement for ... EC336
Minimum wage earners
Impact on local economy ... EC335 Statistics re ... EC335
National occupation classification (Statistics Canada)
CANSIM database ... EC335
Poverty
Relation to minimum wage ... EC336
Sales and service occupations
Minimum wage earners, research re ... EC334
Statistics
Interpretation of ... EC335
Tourism industry
Employment, research re ... EC334 Minimum wage earners ... EC334
Wages
Union membership, influence of ... EC335
Workplace health and safety
Provincial strategy re ... EC334
McKeon, Bob (Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, Office for Social Justice)
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC321, 323
Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, Office for Social Justice
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC321-23
Churches
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC322
Competitiveness
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC321
Consumer price index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC323
Economic development
TD Bank report re ... EC322
Edmonton Gleaners Association
History of food bank ... EC322
Living wage
Canadian studies re ... EC321
Living wage - United States
Low-income cut-off
Family size, impact of ... EC321 Minimum wage, impact of ... EC321
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Stakeholders, charitable organizations included in ... EC323
Poverty
Factors affecting ... EC322 Relation to minimum wage ... EC322
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Social supports
Pope Benedict XVI's views on ... EC321
Wages
Income disparities ... EC322 Pope John Paul II's views on ... EC321
McPherson, Barbara (Alberta College of Social Workers)
Alberta College of Social Workers
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC318-20 Report on economy ... EC318 Social policy framework ... EC318
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC318
Children
Sports participation, barriers to ... EC320
Health and wellness
Impact of income on ... EC319
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of poverty on ... EC319
Minimum wage
History of ... EC320 Increases in, impact of ... EC320
Minimum wage policy
General remarks ... EC318
Poverty
Social costs of ... EC318
Recreation and leisure
Impact of low income on ... EC320
Social cohesion
Factors influencing ... EC320
Social supports
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC318
Meades, Dan (Vibrant Communities Calgary)
Adult health benefits program (Low-income earners)
Affordable housing - Calgary
Alberta sustainability fund
Calgary Workers' Resource Centre
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC354
Coffee shops
Employee wages and salaries ... EC354
Corporations
Profits, history of ... EC354
Corporations - Taxation
General remarks ... EC355-56 Impact on competitiveness ... EC356 Reduction in, as offset to minimum wage increase ... EC355
Debt , Provincial
Impact on government spending ... EC356
Demographics - Alberta
Life expectancy ... EC353
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Age as a basis for ... EC354 Liquor service as a basis for ... EC354 Location as a basis for ... EC354 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC354 Training (new employee) differential ... EC354
Economic development
Minimum wage, impact of ... EC355
Education
Interrelation with poverty and hunger ... EC356
Education , Postsecondary
Access to, affordability issues ... EC356
Employment opportunities
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC355
Equalization payments (Federal transfer)
Impact on government expenditure ... EC356
Food and beverage service industry
Employee training ... EC354
Food banks
Impact of minimum wage on use of ... EC355
Health and wellness
Impact of income on ... EC355
Homelessness
10-year plan to end ... EC357
Housing
Assistance as poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption ... EC356
Inflation
Impact of minimum wage increases on consumer prices ... EC355
Low-income cut-off
Minimum wage, impact of ... EC353, 355 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC353-55
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC353, 355, 357 Funding for ... EC354 Role in poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Poverty
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC353, 354, 356 Ethical considerations ... EC354 Impact of ... EC353 Provincial strategy to reduce ... EC354-57 Provincial strategy to reduce, components of ... EC356 Relation to minimum wage ... EC353 Statistics re ... EC354-57
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
General remarks ... EC357
Transportation
Role in poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC353-57
Wages
Corporate responsibility re ... EC357 Factors influencing ... EC357 Impacts of ... EC354 Income disparities ... EC355 Minimum wage, influence of ... EC355
Miguel, Cecilia (Women Together Ending Poverty)
Aboriginal peoples
Poverty issues, impact on women ... EC352
Adult learning
Academic upgrading, funding for ... EC353
Children and poverty
Impacts of ... EC352 Relation to low-income employment ... EC351-52
Competitiveness
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC352
Corporations
Female entrepreneurs, initiatives re ... EC353
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Workforce initiatives ... EC352
Domestic violence
Factors affecting ... EC352
Economic development
Globalization, impact of ... EC351 Local economy ... EC351 Minimum wage, impact of ... EC351-52 Regulation of ... EC351
Economic development - Norway
Education
Funding for, impact on women ... EC351, 353
Employment and training programs
Mitigation of impacts of increased minimum wage through ... EC351
Employment opportunities
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC351 Gender differential ... EC352 Immigrant women ... EC352 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC351-52 Multiple job holders ... EC351-52 Women's co-operatives ... EC353
Food and beverage service industry
Female employees ... EC351
Food banks
Immigrants' use of ... EC352
Gross domestic product
Use income tax structure calculation ... EC351
Health and wellness
Women's access to counselling ... EC353
Homelessness
Impact on women ... EC352
Immigrants
Poverty issues ... EC352 Services for women ... EC352
Income tax , Federal
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC351 Impact on income disparities ... EC351
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC351 Impact on income disparities ... EC351
Living wage
Women Together Ending Poverty position on ... EC350-51
Low-income cut-off
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC350-53
Medical care system - Finance
Funding for, impact on women ... EC351
Minimum wage earners
Gender differential ... EC351
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Economic models for ... EC351
Philippines
Immigrants from ... EC351
Poverty
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC352 Impact on Aboriginal women ... EC352 Impact on immigrants ... EC352 Impact on women, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC351-52
Sales and service occupations
Female employees ... EC351
Social supports
Funding for, impact on women ... EC351
Women
Resources for, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC351-52 Single mothers, social assistance rate ... EC351
Women Together Ending Poverty
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC350-53
Moore-Kilgannon, Bill (Public Interest Alberta)
Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
Minimum wage policy review, written submission to ... EC318
Canada child tax benefit
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC316 Other jurisdictions ... EC317
Child care
Subsidy cost, impact of minimum wage on ... EC316
Children and poverty
Campaign 2000 initiative ... EC315 Employment of parents, statistics re ... EC315 Impacts of ... EC317 Provincial strategy re ... EC317 School breakfast and lunch programs ... EC317 Statistics re ... EC315-17
Coffee shops
Employee wages and salaries ... EC318
Competitiveness
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC318
Corporations
Employee attraction and retention ... EC316 Labour costs ... EC316, 318
Cost of living
Relation to minimum wage ... EC315
Economic development
Local economy ... EC316 Minimum wage, impact of ... EC316
Edmonton Social Planning Council
General remarks ... EC316
Education
Interrelation with poverty and hunger ... EC317
Employment opportunities
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC315-16, 318 Relation to standard of living ... EC315
Food and beverage service industry
Minimum wage policy review, written submission re ... EC318 Wages and salaries ... EC318
Government spending
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC316
Hunger
Interrelation with poverty and academic achievement ... EC317
Income support program
General remarks ... EC315 Grants, elimination of ... EC316
Income tax , Provincial
Income statistics from completed returns ... EC317
Inflation
Impact on low-income earners ... EC315 Relation to minimum wage ... EC315
Labour force survey (Statistics Canada)
General remarks ... EC316
Living wage
Alberta policy re ... EC316 Relation to minimum wage ... EC315
Low-income cut-off
Family size, impact of ... EC315
Low-income earners
Statistics re ... EC315 Statistics re, reliability of ... EC317
Minimum wage
History of ... EC315 Increases in, impact of ... EC316 Other jurisdictions ... EC316-17 Provincial strategy re ... EC315-17 Socio-economic impacts of ... EC318
Minimum wage - United States
National child benefit supplement
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC316
Poverty
Advocacy associations ... EC315 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC316-17 Impact of ... EC317 Impact on families ... EC317 Relation to minimum wage ... EC317 Social costs of ... EC316
Poverty - Newfoundland and Labrador
Public Interest Alberta
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC315-18
Registered retirement savings plans
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC316
Schools
Attendance, relation with child poverty ... EC317
Senior citizens
Benefits, impact of minimum wage on ... EC316
Social supports
Advocacy re ... EC315 Transition to employment, impact of minimum wage on ... EC315-16
Tuition and fees , Postsecondary
General remarks ... EC316
Wages
After-tax income, relation to market-basket measure ... EC315 Minimum wage, influence of ... EC315 Subsidy programs ... EC316
Women
Single mothers, as low-income earners ... EC315
Morris, Myles (Director, Employment Standards Policy and Legislation, Dept. of Employment and Immigration)
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Employment earnings allowance ... EC293 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC295
Average weekly earnings index
General remarks ... EC291 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), date calculated from ... EC290
Consumer price index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC290
Cost of living
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC294 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), vs. average weekly earnings index ... EC291 Regional variation in ... EC293
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Community size as a basis for ... EC294 Implementation of (duration of lower wage, protection for workers) ... EC291 Location as a basis for ... EC293 Other jurisdictions ... EC291 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC291 Training (new employee) differential ... EC291
Disabled
Minimum wage policy review, participation in ... EC294 Supports for ... EC293
Disabled - Employment
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC293, 295 Minimum wage exemption under Employment Standards Code ... EC294
Employment benefits
Impact of gratuity wages on ... EC291
Employment Standards Code
Definition of wages and earnings under ... EC291 Exemptions to minimum wage under ... EC294 General remarks ... EC371
Food and beverage service industry
Minimum wage earners in ... EC293
Guaranteed annual income
General remarks ... EC292
Hotel and accommodation industry
Minimum wage earners in ... EC293
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, raising of (proposed) ... EC293 Minimum and low wage earners' payment of ... EC396
Labour force survey (Statistics Canada)
Low-income earners
Income disparities, relation of minimum wage to ... EC292
Minimum wage
Establishment through employment standards regulations ... EC290 Exemptions from ... EC294 Geographical distribution of, statistics re ... EC294 Increases in, impact of ... EC290-91, 293 Other jurisdictions ... EC290, 291-92 Provincial strategy re ... EC290 Utility of, research re ... EC291-92
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Cross-jurisdictional comparison ... EC290 Employment Standards Code, interaction with ... EC291 Market-based approach ... EC290
Sales and service occupations
Employment of minimum wage earners ... EC293
Senior citizens
Minimum wage earners, statistics re ... EC297
Tips and gratuities
Employment Standards Code coverage ... EC291 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC293
Wages
Average, basis for minimum wage ... EC290 Factors influencing ... EC293 Guaranteed annual income (proposed) ... EC292 Income disparities, relation to minimum wage ... EC292
Wages - Calgary
Income distributions, TD Bank report re ... EC292
Morton, Hon. F.L. (PC, Foothills-Rockyview)
Aerospace industry
General remarks ... EC237
Agriculture
Productivity, provincial strategy re ... EC249
Alaska Permanent fund
Investment performance ... EC250
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Alberta Economic Development Authority
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Administration and monitoring of ... EC239
Alberta Health Services
Administration of ... EC252
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Impact on industry competitiveness ... EC248
Alberta Pension Services Corporation
General remarks ... EC236
Alberta Securities Commission
Statutory capital expenses ... EC242
Alberta sustainability fund
Contribution to, legislation re ... EC245 Provincial strategy re ... EC237-38, 243 Relation to general revenue fund ... EC242 Savings management through ... EC250 Utilization of ... EC238, 240, 245 Utilization of, limitations on (proposed) ... EC240 Value of ... EC252
Alberta Treasury Branches
Alberta policy re ... EC249 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC241
Auditor General
Alberta farm fuel benefit, recommendations re ... EC239
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
General remarks ... EC242
Banks and financial institutions
Bitumen - Royalties
Bitumen royalty-in-kind policy ... EC236 Revenue from ... EC246
Cabinet Policy Committee on the Economy
Cabinet Policy Committee on Health
Caisse de dépôt (Quebec)
Investment performance ... EC250
Canada pension plan
Alberta contribution to ... EC248
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Response to Budget 2010 ... EC238
Capital fund
Inclusion in sustainability fund ... EC240, 250
Carbon capture and storage
Provincial strategy re ... EC240
Carbon capture and storage fund
Inclusion in sustainability fund ... EC240
Cartoons , Political
Edmonton Journal cartoons ... EC238
Committees , Cabinet policy
Commodities
Price forecasts ... EC245
Competitiveness Act (Bill 1, 2010)
Corporations - Taxation
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC249 Impact on competitiveness ... EC249 Provincial strategy re ... EC236, 237, 247, 251
Debt , Provincial - Manitoba
Defence industry
General remarks ... EC237
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Auditor General's recommendations re ... EC239
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Assistant deputy minister's office, funding for ... EC242 Budgetary increases ... EC244 Business plan ... EC236, 239-40, 245, 247-48 Changes in revenue and expenditures ... EC239 Communications ... EC250 Debt servicing, funding for ... EC244 Enterprise division, funding for ... EC248 Enterprise division, provincial strategy re regulations ... EC237 Fiscal planning, cross-ministry initiatives re ... EC247-48 Fiscal planning, long-term ... EC236, 239-41, 245 Investment income ... EC245 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC236-53 Main estimates 2010-11, written responses to questions ... EC253 Priorities of ... EC236 Regulatory system ... EC236 Reporting practices ... EC236 Role of ... EC236, 237, 241 Support services ... EC244, 248, 250 Treasury and risk management division, funding for ... EC242, 249
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Budget 2010 ... EC244 Competitiveness studies ... EC248
Economic development - Norway
Pension fund investment performance ... EC250
Education , Postsecondary
Emergency preparedness
Sustainability fund role in ... EC240
Employment opportunities
Energy industry ... EC236 Impact of borrowing for capital projects on ... EC237
Energy industry
Competitiveness, provincial strategy re ... EC249 Price forecasts ... EC238 Value-added strategy ... EC236
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
Environmental protection
Products and services ... EC237
Finance , Personal
Provincial strategy re personal savings ... EC236
Fiscal framework , Provincial
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Allocation of debt under ... EC237-38 Amendments to ... EC240 Permission of deficit budgets under ... EC240
Forest industries
Competitiveness of ... EC248 Productivity, provincial strategy re ... EC249
Forest Industry Sustainability Committee
Competitiveness review ... EC248
Fuel tax
General remarks ... EC236
Gas , Natural
Industry international competitiveness ... EC246
Gas , Natural - Royalties
Government borrowing
General remarks ... EC238
Government investment
Impact of tax structure on ... EC236 Provincial strategy re ... EC237, 240 Revenue from ... EC245
Government spending
Deficit budgets ... EC251 Deficit budgets, limitations under Fiscal Responsibility Act ... EC240 Deficit budgets, target for 2011-12 ... EC238 General remarks ... EC238-40, 243-45 Public response to ... EC251 TD Bank Financial Group report re capital plan ... EC251 Zero-based budgeting ... EC252
Green building products industry
General remarks ... EC237
High-speed rail (Edmonton-Calgary corridor)
IBM
Government contracts with ... EC239
Immigrants
Alberta as a preferred destination for ... EC246 Funding for services ... EC242
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC246-47, 249 Progressive vs. flat rates ... EC246-47 Provincial strategy re ... EC236, 249-51
Income tax , Territorial - Yukon
Personal tax rates ... EC246
Inflation
Forecasts for Canadian dollar ... EC238, 245
Information and communications technology
Insurance system
Provincial strategy re ... EC236
Labour force planning
Funding for ... EC242 Skilled workers, attraction and retention of ... EC236
Medical care system - Finance
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
General remarks ... EC240
Northern Alberta Development Council
Office of the Premier
Political cartoons depicting Premier ... EC238
Official Opposition
Personal income tax policies ... EC246
Oil sands development
Value-added initiatives re ... EC236
Olympic Winter Games , Vancouver/Whistler (2010)
Ontario municipal employees retirement system
Investment performance ... EC250
Ontario teachers' pension plan
Parti Québécois
Personal income tax policies ... EC246
Pension plans
Administration of ... EC236 Capital costs re ... EC251 Federal-provincial task force re reforms ... EC248 Federal public service ... EC241 Forecast costs of ... EC252 Impact of global economic situation on ... EC241 Unfunded liability on, impact on contributions ... EC241
Pension plans , Supplemental
Police
Fort Macleod training facility (proposed) ... EC245
Premier's Council for Economic Strategy
Preserving Prosperity: Challenging Alberta to Save (Mintz report)
Property tax
General remarks ... EC249
Public service
Human resources, funding for ... EC242
Public transit
Funding for ... EC240 Incentive program re (GreenTRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... EC240
Regional economic development authorities
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise partnerships with ... EC236
Regulatory Review Secretariat
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Sales tax , Provincial
General remarks ... EC249
Senior citizens - British Columbia
Income security, negotiations re ... EC248
Speech from the Throne
General remarks ... EC245
Treasury Board (Federal)
General remarks ... EC241
Wildrose Alliance opposition
Fiscal policies ... EC252
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