EEnergy
Energy
Oil, gas, power and pipelines: provincial and federal rules, the regulator, emissions and fuel policy, grid and large-load decisions, and the federal-provincial relationship.
Members · Sector Brief · Weekly subscription
Western Canada policy risk, one sector, once a week
A short weekly brief for energy, agriculture and construction across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with the federal moves that land in the West, posted to a secure members’ area. Each issue covers what moved in government and regulation, what it means for your sector, and the next formal action to watch.
Overview
The weekly picture, without a full engagement
The Sector Brief is a shared edition for each sector. Every subscriber in a sector gets the same issue. If you need the analysis built around your own organization, positions and bills, that is the Market & Policy Scan and our other engagements.
AAgriculture
Agriculture
Crops, livestock and agri-food: trade and tariffs, fuel and carbon rules, farm tax and succession, water and land use, and support programs.
CConstruction
Construction
Infrastructure, housing and major projects: capital budgets, procurement, permitting, labour and immigration, trade corridors and codes.
Every issue
What each issue includes
1
What moved
The week’s government, regulatory and legislative changes that touch your sector, each linked to its source.
2
What it means
A plain-language read of the effect on costs, approvals, timelines and competitive position across Western Canada.
3
Watch next
The next formal action on the record: a consultation window, a bill, a sitting, a hearing or a budget date.
- Posted every week in your secure members’ area, with an archive for each sector
- Optional email reminder when a new brief is posted
- Short, sourced and dated
- Western Canada coverage (B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) from an Alberta base, plus the federal moves that land in the West
Sample issues
One full issue per sector · week of October 26, 2026
Read a complete sample edition for each sector: a bottom line, an executive summary, six risk-rated items with sources, a dated calendar, stakeholders and a 90-day outlook. Subscribers get a new issue every week.
EEnergy · 10 pages
A record discount meets deadline season: the deadlines that shape Western Canada energy’s next 90 days
The WCS discount is the widest since 2022, and the Pathways deal, the carbon-price floor, the Clean Fuel rewrite and new AER liability costs all come due before mid-January. What each costs, who it hits and the options worth weighing.
View the PDF
AAgriculture · 10 pages
A big crop, two cliffs: China’s Dec 31 deadline and Prairie harvest deadlines
Yields are running 21% above average, but China’s tariff pause on canola meal and peas expires December 31, the northern harvest is still out, Saskatchewan and Manitoba crop-insurance deadlines land in November, and tariffs, rates and the Clean Fuel rewrite all moved this month.
View the PDF
CConstruction · 9 pages
Steel at 50%, rates rising, $308B in the pipeline
Counter-tariffs doubled the duty on U.S. steel and aluminum, the Bank of Canada raised rates, and housing starts are down 13% on last year while the public and major-project pipeline keeps growing. What Western Canada’s builders face before year-end, and the options worth weighing.
View the PDFSamples and briefs are general information, not legal, tax, financial, investment or other professional advice. Consult qualified advisors before acting. See the Subscription Terms.
Also free to read: Western Affairs Monthly, November 2026, a monthly look at politics and government across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, plus federal decisions with a western effect.
Get the next issue for your sector
New editions post to the members’ area every week, with the archive for your sector.
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Plans
Choose one sector, or all three
1Sector
One sector
$77 CAD / month
or $770 / year (two months free)
Founding rate: $49 / month or $490 / year for early members
- One weekly edition: Energy, Agriculture or Construction
- Members’ area access and sector archive
- Optional new-brief email reminders
- One reader, one sign-in
3All sectors
All three sectors
$179 CAD / month
or $1,790 / year (two months free)
Founding rate: $120 / month or $1,200 / year for early members
- All three weekly editions: Energy, Agriculture and Construction
- Members’ area access and sector archive
- Optional new-brief email reminders
- One reader, one sign-in
Subscribe by email and you’ll get a reply with an invoice and your members’ area sign-in. Prices in Canadian dollars. Payment by Interac e-Transfer. Founding rates are for early members, and existing members keep their rate. Stack products: one account can hold any combination of One sector briefs, All three sectors and Permit Watch, each billed at its own price. The Policy Tracker & Calendar is also a plan on its own. Need analysis built around your organization? See Engagements.
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Policy Tracker & Calendar
A separate plan at C$59 a month
One members-only product with two views. The tracker view lists the bills, regulations, major project decisions and fiscal events that matter to Western Canada business. Alberta and B.C. first, plus Saskatchewan, Manitoba and federal. Each item shows its current stage, its next formal step and date, and a link to the official or news source. Filter by jurisdiction and sector, and see what changed this week and what’s coming in the next 14 days. The calendar view lists upcoming budgets, rate decisions, regulatory deadlines, consultations and votes, each linked to its public source.
TPolicy Tracker & Calendar
Policy Tracker & Calendar
$59 CAD / month
One product, two views; not included with Sector Brief plans
- Tracker view: stage, next formal step and source for each file
- Calendar view: upcoming dates and deadlines
- Filters by jurisdiction and sector, changed this week and next 14 days
- Members’ area access
- One reader, one sign-in
Subscribe by email and you’ll get a reply with an invoice and your members’ area sign-in. Prices in Canadian dollars. Payment by Interac e-Transfer. The Policy Tracker & Calendar is not included with any Sector Brief or Permit Watch plan. You can hold it on its own or add it to a Sector Brief plan or Permit Watch, each billed at its own price.
The tracker reports where public files stand and links to each source; it is general information, not advice.
Permit Watch
Building permits, mapped
A members-only map of building permits, development permits, rezonings and Alberta major projects in Edmonton, Calgary, Strathcona County and Red Deer, refreshed nightly from public open data. Filter by city, permit type, value, date and trade; save an area and trade as an alert; download any view as a spreadsheet; and see which builders are pulling the most permits in Calgary and Red Deer.
PMap
Permit Watch
$89 CAD / month
or $890 / year (two months free)
- Permit map for four Alberta municipalities
- Development permits, rezonings and major projects
- Saved alerts, spreadsheet export and builder ranking
- One reader, one sign-in
Subscribe by email and you’ll get a reply with an invoice and your members’ area sign-in. Payment by Interac e-Transfer. Already a member? Add Permit Watch to your account and your current products stay as they are. Permit Watch compiles public municipal and provincial open data and shows company names only. It is not an official city record and is general information, not advice. Already a member? Open Permit Watch.
By subscribing, you agree to the Subscription Terms.