Your Voice. Amplified.
When business speaks together, decision-makers listen.
The Airdrie Regional Chamber of Commerce represents the voice of businesses across Airdrie and the surrounding region. We bring your priorities, challenges and ideas to all levels of government, advocating for policies and decisions that create a stronger environment for businesses to grow and succeed.
Alberta Perspectives.
The Alberta Perspectives platform is a forum for Alberta’s business leaders to share insights and shape the business environment around them.
Your interests guide our work and advocacy. We regularly run surveys and solicit feedback from our members to help keep our community thriving.
Your Voice Goes Further.
One voice starts the conversation.
Together we amplify it.
AIRDRIE REGIONAL CHAMBER
Nearly 650 members
ALBERTA CHAMBER NETWORK
25,000+ members
CANADIAN CHAMBER NETWORK
200,000+ members
DECISION MAKERS
Stronger business environment
All Levels of Government.
In Canada, there are three levels of government: Federal, Provincial, and Municipal each with specific responsibilities. Each level of government plays a crucial role in ensuring the well-being and functioning of Canadian society.
Sometimes, responsibilities overlap between the different levels of government, known as areas of concurrent jurisdiction.
Municipal
City of Airdrie + Rocky View County
Provincial
Government of Alberta
Federal
Government of Canada
Municipalities handle services within their local boundaries. Their powers are determined by the provincial government, in this case Alberta's Municipal Government Act.
- Public Transit
- Garbage Collection and Recycling
- Fire Services
- Building Permits
- Parks and Recreation
- Police Services
- Property Taxes/Assessments
- Roads/Sidewalks
- Water and Sewage Management
Provincial governments are responsible for issues explicitly outlined in Canada’s written constitution (the Constitution Act, 1867). They manage schools, colleges and universities; oversee hospitals and long-term care; maintain highways and provincial parks; regulate natural resources and environment; and administer the legal system in Alberta.
- Administration of Justice
- Education (including colleges and universities)
- Healthcare (primarily)
- Long-Term Care
- Highways
- Hospitals
- Labour standards
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Prisons
- Property and Civil Rights in Alberta
- Provincial parks
- Sales tax
- Social Services
- Transportation
The federal government has the power to “make laws for the peace, order, and good government of Canada.” It handles subjects such as foreign policy, national defense, income taxes, and national parks.
Other areas under federal jurisdiction include citizenship and immigration, employment insurance, and telecommunications.
Canada Post, the Bank of Canada, and the census also fall within federal responsibilities.
- Aboriginal Lands and Rights
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Criminal Law
- Competition
- Copyright
- Employment Insurance
- Foreign Policy
- Income Taxes
- Money and Banking (Bank of Canada)
- National Defence/Military
- National parks
- Telecommunications and broadcasting (internet, phones and TV)
- Trade and Commerce
- Canada Post Office
- Census