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Rob Roach, ATB Economics | July 20, 2021

Global Population To Reach 9.7 Billion By 2050

   

It’s a big world out there and it keeps growing. Because our economy is heavily reliant on global trade, this is good news for Alberta.

In light of this, today’s Owl is focused on global population trends.

A key trend of which almost everyone is aware is the massive growth that has taken place. In 1950, the global population was about 2.54 billion. Fast forward to 2020, and it was 7.79 billion, an increase of 207% in 70 years.

A trend that might not be as well known is that the growth rate has actually been…

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Land Titles


Land titles are an integral part of home ownership and a necessity when taking possession of a new home. A Land title protects the owner from anyone trying to claim right to the property.

Who handles the processing of land titles?
Service Alberta provides the registering of land ownership rights, while the Land Titles Act provides the legislative agenda for the registering of the land related documents.

What are Land Titles?
Land titles are a registering of ownership or possession of land. This is a recorded, and important, legal document that indicates who owns the property.

The most common documents related to Land Titles are:

Builder’s Lien: A builder (contractor, subcontractor, supplier, and labourer) may put a lien on…

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Lake View Lot For Sale | Lac Sante

Lac Sante Shores Subdivision is located on the west side of Lac Sante with under 40, one acre lots, services are at the property line, choose your own builder. This Is A Luxurious & Prestigious Community with an abundant amount of lots showcasing already built gorgeous homes!

 

Lac Sante is one of Alberta's Best Kept Secrets!! Only 1.5 hours east of Edmonton located between Two Hills and St. Paul - Gorgeous lake, pristine beaches and 2 boat launches. The lake is spring fed and 10.4 km in length, 3.9 km wide, mean depth is 9 meters and with a maximum depth of 27 meters.

The lot being offered for sale is just under 1 acre, one of the highest lots in the subdivision with a Spectacular View of the Lake and less…

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Brace For Even Higher Rates When The Bank of Canada Does Start Raising

Interest rates expected to climb above the previous peak for the first time in decades amid robust recovery

TORONTO — With fiscal spending booming and households flush with cash, investors are betting that the Bank of Canada’s next tightening cycle, expected to begin in 2022, will result in interest rates climbing above the previous peak for the first time in decades.

In four major tightening cycles since the early 1990s, the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate has peaked at a level that was lower than the preceding endpoint.

But that could change in the next cycle, as historic levels of government spending globally raise prospects of an economic recovery from the COVID-19…

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Alberta Lose Residents to Other Parts of Canada

Rob Roach, ATB Economics | June 17, 2021


For the fourth quarter in a row, more people left Alberta for other parts of Canada than arrived from elsewhere in the country.

According to the latest population data from Statistics Canada, Alberta lost 3,384 people to other provinces and territories over the first three months of 2021. The net loss since the second quarter of 2020 comes to 7,633.

People move around the country for a wide range of reasons, but Alberta tends to be a net recipient when our economy is thriving and vice versa. Alberta’s economy was the hardest hit among the provinces last year and the unemployment rate was…

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