June 2013
| Business World Magazine | 119
For the last two consecutive years, Alberta
has led all other Canadian provinces in terms
of economic growth. According to the fed-
eral agency Statistics Canada, Alberta’s Real
Gross Domestic Product growth was actual-
ly more than twice that of the entire country
for both 2011 and 2012. Economic growth
has also been complemented by population
growth with cities such as Edmonton and
Calgary emerging as the fastest growing met-
ropolitan areas in Canada. Expanding busi-
ness and expanding populations translate to
increased traffic in rural regions, particularly
by those longing for a brief, peaceful reprieve
