Alberta Energy Code vs EU Rules: The Cheapest House in 2026 May Cost the Most in 2035
Alberta allows new houses at the Tier 1 minimum and ranks last on energy efficiency; the EU requires zero-emission new buildings from 2030. With retrofits at $20,000 to $120,000+, compliance cost belongs in the feasibility study.
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Calgary vs Edmonton Building Permits: The $128,000 Gap
The number nobody publishes The average Calgary building permit was worth $476,000 last year. In Edmonton, $348,000. Three hours up Highway 2. That figure is not published anywhere. It comes from dividing two numbers that are: total permit value, and permit count. Calgary recorded $7.4 billion across 15,559 permits in 2025. Edmonton recorded $4.9 billion..
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Removed the One-Year Barrier for Foreign-Trained Engineers Alberta
If you are one of the foreign-trained engineers Alberta has been trying to attract for the past decade, something changed on July 18, 2026 — and almost nobody noticed. Until that date, an internationally trained engineer applying for a professional engineer licence in Alberta had to complete one full year of Canadian engineering experience before..
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Alberta P3 Infrastructure Financing: What European Developers Need to Know
Alberta is planning record levels of public infrastructure spending while looking for new ways to pay for it. Budget 2026 includes a $28.3 billion capital plan for 2026 to 2029. In January 2026, the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) urged the province to expand the use of P3s, and on June 23, 2026, Municipal..
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