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Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural Development
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development supplies a wide range of technical, financial, planning and market development support for farms, agribusiness and food processors.
Alberta Economic Development
Alberta Economic Development provides services and programs that are designed to enhance regional business activity. Core services include export readiness and trade, value-added industry development, supplier development and access to capital and market intelligence. Other information available includes statistics, demographics and financial performance indicators for specific business opportunities as well as a wide range of business resources.
Alberta Employment and Immigration
Alberta Employment and Immigration's mission is to ensure that all Albertans have the skills they need to actively participate in the labour market. Services offered include:
- Counselling and information on labour market and job trends
- Information for employers on human resource issues
- Publications specifically designed for employers
- Labour Standards information
- Workplace Health and Safety information
- Advice, counselling and training programs for Albertans who need to change their career or employment due to changes in their employer's or their personal circumstances
- Referral to other service or training providers in the community
Agriculture Financial Services
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is an Alberta provincial crown corporation with a private sector Board of Directors that provides farmers, agri-business and other small business loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance.
Alberta Learning Information Service
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) is the provincial gateway for career, learning and employment information and services in Alberta, Canada. The ALIS website provides information to help Albertans with career planning, post-secondary education and training, educational funding, job search, labour market trends, and workplace issues.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
BDC offers a full range of services, including specialized financing and business consulting, management training and mentoring to support small and medium-sized businesses. BDC is able to provide entrepreneurs with complete solutions to their business needs.
Canada Business is a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs in Canada.
Canada Business reduces the complexity and burden of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a single point of access for federal and provincial/territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business.
The City of Lloydminster exists for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the quality of the physical, social and economic environments valued by our community for the benefit of the citizens, through effective service by all our employees.
Human Resources and Social Development of Canada
The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD) is responsible for providing all Canadians with the tools they need to thrive and prosper in the workplace and community. We support human capital development, labour market development and are dedicated to establishing a culture of lifelong learning for Canadians.
Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce
The Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce mission is to nurture a vibrant, dynamic and diverse business environment and community through promotion of and advocacy for the membership. This will be accomplished through a partnership of members, community and board.
Lloydminster Economic Development Corporation
LEDC is a non profit corporation, which promotes and fosters economic development activity in both the private and public sectors. LEDC’s goal for Lloydminster is to foster prosperity and economic growth for all its businesses and residents.
Maintained by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce, this job board posts jobs that are submitted by the local employers and makes them available to the general public. There is a cost for members and non-members.
The Lloydminster Tourism is the conference and tourism development branch of the Lloydmisnter economic Development Corporation. IT strives to grow the economic impact of conferences, events, and visitation in Lloydminster.
Lloydminster Region Community Futures
Community Futures is a federal government program that provides resources to develop and diversify the local economy. The Lloydminster region was approved for assistance under the Community Futures program in 1987 with the Business Development Centre starting operations in April of 1988. The two offices amalgamated in April of 1995 to form the Lloydminster Region Community Futures Development Corp.
North East Alberta Information HUB
The Northeast Alberta Information HUB Ltd., also known as "AlbertaHUB", is a partnership of 34 communities in northeastern Alberta. The collection of information on this web site represents the on-going effort of these communities to enhance the quality of life and economic interests of this region by promoting the area through various initiatives. AlbertaHUB provides access to community contacts, statistics, amenities, services, business and job opportunities, and other information about northeastern Alberta.
The North West Enterprise Region (NWER) is a non-profit organization specializing in economic development in the north west region of Saskatchewan.
NWER engages in various regional economic development programs, projects, and initiatives. NWER consists of 60,000 residents in RMs, Villages, Towns, Cities, First Nations and Metis.
Saskatchewan Agriculture & Food
The Ministry fosters a commercially viable self-sufficient and sustainable agriculture and food sector. The Ministry encourages farmers, ranchers and communities to develop higher value-added production and processing and promotes sustainable economic development in rural Saskatchewan through better risk management.
This site provides the most comprehensive listing of information on communities and regions in Saskatchewan, one of Canada’s prairie provinces located in western Canada. Information on communities throughout Saskatchewan is available at the click of a mouse. Each community profile provides detailed information on:
- Local Geography
- Community History
- Economic Information
- Local Attractions, and
- Other Community Information
The SaskNetWork web site is about helping the people of Saskatchewan connect to the resources they need in the areas of jobs, work, education and training, career planning, self-employment, labour market information, financial help and the workplace.
Enterprise Regions (ERs) are not-for-profit entities with representation from diverse regional economic stakeholders in keys sectors of the region's economy, communities and other organizations to provide the focus and leadership necessary to build high-performing regions.
Each Enterprise Region has its own strategy within the four strategic directions of the Enterprise Region Program:
1. Building Regional Economies
2. Fostering a Culture of Enterprise and Innovation
3. Building on Competitive Advantages
4. Engaging Leadership in and Effective Governance of Regional Economic Development
Saskatchewan Small Business Loans Association (SBLA) Program
The Small Business Loans Association Program encourages diversification of the Saskatchewan economy and supports community economic development by making funding available, through community-run organizations, to non-traditional entrepreneurs. Thousands of small businesses have been assisted, and hundreds of Small Business Loans Associations (SBLA) have been formed, since the program was introduced in 1989.
Service Canada
Service Canada is the federal government department responsible for providing all Canadians with the tools they need to thrive and prosper in the workplace and community. Service Canada administers numerous programs related to employment insurance, youth employment and homelessness issues.
Streetscapes Co., the Lloydminster Downtown Business Improvement District (BID), is an organization formed by the downtown business community in cooperation with the City of Lloydminster. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and engages in community programs and activities that work to secure a solid future for the downtown area, which in effect, enhances the overall appeal of the city.
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