Authors: Jason Brisbois, Nicholas Emter, Jean Frost, Dan Gibbins, Jacques Marcil
The online Western Economic Expectations survey solicits views on the future economic performance of the western provinces and the country from over 2,000 economists and financial analysts who are closest to the working details of the Western Canadian economy. The survey covers people who use economics in their work, in universities and colleges, industry associations, economic development agencies, the private sector and the public service across Western Canada.
The survey is conducted through a partnership between Alberta’s two premier economic and policy research centres, the Canada West Foundation in Calgary and the Western Centre for Economic Research at the University of Alberta’s School of Business in Edmonton, It is the only survey that solicits economic views from people in all four western provinces.
The survey is conducted electronically three times a year. The details of the responses from the three economic growth questions asked in the spring 2010 survey are provided in the attached background report.