EDA Resources

Invest in Alberta Magazine:  EDA's Official Publication

If you want to get your community's brand in front of an international audience of 13-thousand then get involved in Invest in Alberta Magazine. This is an essential guide to investment and business opportunities across all regions of Alberta.

Read more here.

Contact Anita McGillis: amcgillis@redpointmedia.ca to get involved.

The magazine is in website format:  www.investalbertamag.ca

Share this link with your colleagues around the world. 

Elected Officials Course

Elected officials have a critical role to play in the economic, political and social well being of the their communities. We give elected officials a unique opportunity by offering the

 Elected Officials Course.  

Help these leaders in your community to understand their role and how best to support economic development work in your community. 

Organize this one-day course by contacting:

 admin@edaalberta.ca

Investment Readiness Toolkit

You have a demanding and complex job in this global economy. 

The Investment Readiness Toolkit is an important instrument to help you meet the high expectations required to attract, retain and grow businesses. 

Read more about the toolkit and download the document here. 

Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program

There were nearly 50 natural disasters in Canada from 2015-2018. Communities are vulnerable. The current wildfires raging in BC are proof. EDA can help you to prepare for economic disruption after a disaster and provide you with strategies to ensure your community is prepared.

We provide our members with the most up to date resources and best practice information on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover their businesses and economies.

Discover the information available to you to prepare your community in the event of a disaster. 

You can help our Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program win a National Award. Cast your vote for us for the SDG Leadership Award 2018! The deadline to vote is today at 3:00 pm MST 

Economic Development Matters

How important is economic development to a community? 

EDA has the answer. 

We have joined economic development organizations from across the country to create a website and to produce a short video that demonstrates the impact of economic development. 

Feel free to download the video for your own use when you're explaining your role and its significance.  

It can be found at: www.economicdevelopmentmatters.com

Economic Development Online

Looking for a library of best practices, tools, and professional development opportunities? 

Economic Development Online is designed to support economic development professionals, community leaders and volunteers. The majority of the website is restricted to subscribers and user credentials have been established for all current EDA members for free.

Read more about this important resource and subscribe here.

AlbertaBusinessCounts Program

This customer relations management software provides a consistent province-wide method for gathering data needed to identify and analyze business needs at the local, regional and provincial level. 

Read about AlbertaBusinessCounts and join the many EDA member communities who have signed up.