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For three straight years, Calgary’s construction sector ran hot. Starts set records in 2022, 2023, and 2024, culminating in 27,684 units in 2025, a 13.6%

In November, the Alberta government will announce a revised oil royalty framework. Finance teams across Calgary should already be preparing for it.  Premier Danielle Smith

There’s a misconception that runs through most finance departments this time of year. It goes something like this: the audit doesn’t start until January, so

Here’s a question worth sitting with: if your year-end close started tomorrow, how ready would you be?  Most Controllers would say “not very”, and that’s normal.

There’s a moment in every aspiring CFO’s career when the technical skills that got you here stop being enough.  You’ve mastered the reporting. You understand

Alberta’s fiscal story has taken a turn that few would have predicted six months ago.  In February, Budget 2026 projected a $9.4 billion deficit for

For decades, the annual budget has been the anchor of financial planning. You build it once, defend it in board meetings, and manage against it

Here’s a question every Calgary finance leader should be able to answer right now: what does your cash position look like 13 weeks from today? 

For years, Calgary’s finance talent conversation has been dominated by energy. Oil and gas built this city, and the finance professionals who grew up in

There’s a version of this story where AI replaces finance professionals. It’s the one that gets the headlines, automation, efficiency, fewer roles.  The version playing out