Agriculture

Alberta is a very unique province in Canada, which is not only the base of conservatism but also the base of traditional agriculture. The so-called oil sand energy industry is developing as an emerging industry. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are usually collectively called “Three Provinces of Grassland” which is reputed as granary of Canada. Alberta has highly-developed agriculture and therefore has strong competitive edge in agriculture and is widely recognized as “Home of Agriculture”. It is famous around the world for its fine grains, oil seeds, vegetables, lean meat and milk products etc. Actually, the agriculture of Alberta is in the transformation to modern pattern. This transformation will be not reflected only in mechanization and deep processing but also in management and organizational structure. All of these provide a strong momentum to subsequent development of agriculture in Alberta, representing the major direction of Canadian agriculture.

In the search for new business ventures and new exports, we often overlook the traditional. Fishing, one of the oldest industries in the history of civilization is of course alive and well, with 2014 sales of seafood in North America reaching close to $16 billion (seafoodsource.com).