Rural Development

Vision for Rural Alberta
Rural Alberta has vibrant and sustainable communities where rural and urban families, individuals, organizations, businesses and governments are vital contributors to the growth, prosperity and quality of life of Albertans..

Covering both formal, learning for credit and informal, lifelong learning, this clip highlights how the Vulcan Business Development Society and the Hanna Learning Centre have accessed resources both in their regions, through partnerships with the School Division bringing training to communities in Vulcan County with the Divisions mobile trades trailer and beyond their regions, through partnerships with post-secondary institutions offering courses via video conference.

Questions or requests for rural information may be directed to rural@gov.ab.ca.

Programs and Funding

Rural Connections: Community Broadband Infrastructure Pilot Program - $9 million in new funding to help rural and remote communities increase access to high speed broadband.
Rural Connections: Community Broadband Infrastructure Pilot Program Approved Projects - list of grant recipients and their projects.
Rural Community Adaptation Grant Program (RCAP) - $15 million in new funding to increase the capacity of rural and remote communities to transition and adapt to new opportunities.
Rural Community Adaptation Grant Program Approved projects - list of grant recipients and their projects.
More funding sources

Policy and Projects

Research and Statistics

Success Stories

Links

For more information about the content of this document, contact Patricia Macklin.
This information published to the web on April 10, 2008.
Last Reviewed/Revised on November 17, 2009.