Industry Committee on May 1st, 2018

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

How much was related directly?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

There's not one direct correlation. As you know, when a job is created there are many factors that come into play.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

I think for $5.5 billion we should be able to say—

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Companies make investment opportunities where they want to invest. Different levels of government, if they are looking at——

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

How about this? Let's try this.

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Sure.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

For $372 million to Bombardier, how many jobs were created out of that?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

My understanding was 3,000.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Those were full-time.

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Correct. Good-paying jobs that on average pay 60% more than the average industry-related—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Were they directly related to the $372 million?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Absolutely. That's exactly right. Yes. That's the aerospace sector.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

For the rest of the $5.5 billion, let's go back again. How many were created in Alberta?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Again, as I mentioned to you it was 50,000.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

This is out of the $5.5 billion.

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Yes. We're getting those numbers for you. You know that. You wanted overall job numbers. Over 50,000 jobs have been created in Alberta since we formed the government.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

We're looking at main estimates and the $5.5 billion to private companies. You won't tell me how much—

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

No, I'm not saying I won't tell you. You're asking this based on geography and number, and we will get you that number. I'm not saying we don't want to share that number, but you're asking it to be sliced a different way. Based on the investments we make, how does it impact a certain region? We will definitely get you that number just as we got you the grants and contributions number.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Okay. So for the superclusters—

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

We're very open and very transparent.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

How many jobs have been created in Alberta for the supercluster?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

We're just finalizing the contribution agreement so it's tough to say today exactly how many jobs have been created. Based on the business plan, I can tell you right now over 50,000 jobs will be created.

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Where?

[Navdeep Bains, Liberal, Mississauga—Malton, ON]

Across the country.... These are platforms. For example, artificial intelligence impacts retail, oil and gas, farming, agriculture. It impacts aerospace, auto—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

But looking at my province, you sign off for a lot of different——