Calgary is North America's fastest growing economic region - providing many opportunities for business and financial services to the Calgary Region.

Calgary's finance and business industry is experiencing huge growth with 13,300 new jobs created over the past ten years (2001-2010), an increase of 39.1%.

Financial and Business Sector

Fast Facts

*Please note that these indicators are based on the City of Calgary's interpretation, which classifies Finance and Business within the broader Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing NAICS.

Source: Statistics Canada, City of Calgary Corporate Economics

Financial Services Sector Profile

Financial Services Sector Profile.pdf - 1,967KB

Calgary's Financial Services Companies

Calgary's Financial Services Companies.pdf - 407KB

Financial Sector Advisory Committee

One of the goals of the 10-year Calgary Economic Development Strategy (approved by Calgary City Council January in 2008) is to position Calgary as a global financial centre. To help reach this goal, Calgary Economic Development created the Financial Sector Advisory Committee  (FSAC). The FSAC was created because more work can be done to focus efforts to diversify Calgary's capital market base and attract global  firms to Calgary for more than just energy transactions. This, in turn, will assist in leveraging the critical mass and sophistication of the capital markets in Calgary to help grow the sector.

The Committee is made up of key financial executives and economic development experts in Calgary who together will work to: target gaps and challenges facing the industry; address opportunities and constraints of the industry in the long run; raise awareness to the public, industry and government about this growing sector and the role Calgary can play; and promote Calgary's financial sector domestically and globally.

Currently, the membership sits at 25 individuals. Read more about the committee members>>