Alberta in Canada | Major Cities, Population, Flag, and Minimum Wage

Everything you are searching for about Alberta is what I am going to share with you in this article. Alberta in Canada has so many enticing features that have made it unique from all other provinces of Canada. Read this article to the end if you want to know more.

Alberta is a province in Western Canada. Its landscape encompasses mountains, prairies, desert badlands and vast coniferous forests. It has more than 600 lakes, and rich mineral deposits.

In the west, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks have glaciers in the Columbia Icefields. The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park is a biosphere reserve that straddles the southern border with the USA.

Alberta has a high standard of living, diverse and welcoming communities, and stunning landscapes. Alberta is made up of a diverse set of cultures and communities that are home to many world-class services. See Job Opportunities in Edmonton Alberta.

Alberta is home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites i.e. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, and Wood Buffalo National Park.

Cities In Alberta

There are 19 municipalities in Alberta that have been granted city status. To qualify as a city, there must be sufficient population size present with over 10,000 people. Cities may establish ward systems with the same number of councillors in each ward.

Meanwhile the following is list of popular centres in Alberta:

Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population (2021	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km2)	Population density
1	Calgary	Large urban	1,305,550	1,240,413	+5.3%	621.72	2,099.9/km2
2	Edmonton	Large urban	1,151,635	1,070,998	+7.5%	627.2	1,836.2/km2
3	Red Deer	Medium	99,846	99,773	+0.1%	65.93	1,514.4/km2
4	Lethbridge	Medium	92,563	89,309	+3.6%	64	1,446.3/km2
5	Airdrie	Medium	73,578	61,082	+20.5%	33.03	2,227.6/km2
6	Fort McMurray	Medium	68,002	67,123	+1.3%	52.17	1,303.5/km2
7	Medicine Hat	Medium	63,382	63,111	+0.4%	53.2	1,191.4/km2
8	Grande Prairie	Medium	63,172	62,382	+1.3%	49.74	1,270.0/km2
9	Spruce Grove	Medium	39,348	36,279	+8.5%	29.76	1,322.2/km2
10	Leduc	Medium	33,505	29,561	+13.3%	67.43	496.9/km2
11	Cochrane	Medium	31,638	25,501	+24.1%	23.71	1,334.4/km2
12	Lloydminster	Medium	31,582	31,400	+0.6%	24.43	1,292.8/km2
13	Okotoks	Medium	30,214	28,833	+4.8%	17.23	1,753.6/km2
14	Fort Saskatchewan	Small	26,831	23,944	+12.1%	21.85	1,228.0/km2
15	Chestermere	Small	21,425	19,477	+10.0%	8.99	2,383.2/km2
16	Beaumont	Small	20,779	17,396	+19.4%	10.4	1,998.0/km2
17	Camrose	Small	18,454	18,520	−0.4%	17.1	1,079.2/km2
18	Stony Plain	Small	17,253	16,416	+5.1%	17.73	973.1/km2
19	Sylvan Lake	Small	16,142	14,977	+7.8%	10.49	1,538.8/km2
20	Brooks	Small	14,904	14,436	+3.2%	12.78	1,166.2/km2
21	High River	Small	14,119	13,420	+5.2%	10.13	1,393.8/km2
22	Strathmore	Small	13,851	13,592	+1.9%	9.46	1,464.2/km2
23	Canmore	Small	13,268	12,021	+10.4%	12.96	1,023.8/km2
24	Lacombe	Small	12,835	12,740	+0.7%	11.87	1,081.3/km2
25	Wetaskiwin	Small	12,438	12,491	−0.4%	12.11	1,027.1/km2
26	Morinville	Small	10,385	9,848	+5.5%	11.15	931.4/km2
27	Blackfalds	Small	10,315	9,161	+12.6%	8.93	1,155.1/km2
28	Whitecourt	Small	9,195	9,515	−3.4%	10.22	899.7/km2
29	Hinton	Small	9,191	9,205	−0.2%	12.97	708.6/km2
30	Olds	Small	8,983	8,944	+0.4%	9.51	944.6/km2
31	Taber	Small	8,978	8,558	+4.9%	15.69	572.2/km2
32	Coaldale	Small	8,592	8,153	+5.4%	5.84	1,471.2/km2
33	Banff	Small	8,305	7,851	+5.8%	4.08	2,035.5/km2
34	Edson	Small	8,166	8,148	+0.2%	10.7	763.2/km2
35	Grand Centre	Small	7,514	7,256	+3.6%	18.07	415.8/km2
36	Cold Lake	Small	7,201	6,795	+6.0%	5.71	1,261.1/km2
37	Ponoka	Small	7,032	6,899	+1.9%	5.61	1,253.5/km2
38	Innisfail	Small	7,016	6,937	+1.1%	5.23	1,341.5/km2
39	Drayton Valley	Small	6,970	6,867	+1.5%	7.22	965.4/km2
40	Devon	Small	6,545	6,578	−0.5%	14.26	459.0/km2
41	Slave Lake	Small	6,542	6,155	+6.3%	6.63	986.7/km2
42	Rocky Mountain House	Small	6,518	6,429	+1.4%	7.47	872.6/km2
43	Drumheller	Small	6,497	6,439	+0.9%	9.48	685.3/km2
44	Wainwright	Small	6,461	6,153	+5.0%	5.08	1,271.9/km2
45	Bonnyville	Small	6,359	5,858	+8.6%	6.4	993.6/km2
46	St. Paul	Small	5,685	5,728	−0.8%	5.03	1,130.2/km2
47	Stettler	Small	5,595	5,872	−4.7%	7.46	750.0/km2
48	Redcliff	Small	5,385	5,474	−1.6%	7.39	728.7/km2
49	Vegreville	Small	5,383	5,436	−1.0%	5.05	1,065.9/km2
50	Langdon	Small	5,193	5,060	+2.6%	4.32	1,202.1/km2
51	Didsbury	Small	5,024	5,206	−3.5%	5.43	925.2/km2
52	Westlock	Small	4,820	4,957	−2.8%	5.26	916.3/km2
53	Peace River	Small	4,264	4,348	−1.9%	5.06	842.7/km2
54	Barrhead	Small	4,055	4,387	−7.6%	4.73	857.3/km2
55	Jasper	Small	4,029	3,948	+2.1%	1.84	2,189.7/km2
56	Raymond	Small	3,942	3,553	+10.9%	3.92	1,005.6/km2
57	Carstairs	Small	3,660	3,080	+18.8%	4.76	768.9/km2
58	Crossfield	Small	3,579	2,973	+20.4%	3.99	897.0/km2
59	Vermilion	Small	3,552	3,697	−3.9%	3.66	970.5/km2
60	Cardston	Small	3,519	3,389	+3.8%	3.88	907.0/km2
61	Pincher Creek	Small	3,463	3,523	−1.7%	4.06	853.0/km2
62	High Level	Small	3,461	2,746	+26.0%	2.68	1,291.4/km2
63	Claresholm	Small	3,434	3,424	+0.3%	2.68	1,281.3/km2
64	Penhold	Small	3,359	3,210	+4.6%	1.65	2,035.8/km2
65	Fort Macleod	Small	3,038	2,718	+11.8%	2.28	1,332.5/km2
66	Grande Cache	Small	3,037	3,286	−7.6%	3.72	816.4/km2
67	Gibbons	Small	2,989	2,973	+0.5%	4.78	625.3/km2
68	La Crète	Small	2,911	2,739	+6.3%	3.02	963.9/km2
69	Three Hills	Small	2,902	3,078	−5.7%	3.14	924.2/km2
70	Coalhurst	Small	2,818	2,623	+7.4%	1.76	1,601.1/km2
71	Clairmont	Small	2,808	2,411	+16.5%	4.16	675.0/km2
72	Black Diamond	Small	2,574	2,552	+0.9%	2.15	1,197.2/km2
73	Grimshaw	Small	2,519	2,599	−3.1%	4.13	609.9/km2
74	Fairview	Small	2,427	2,598	−6.6%	2.26	1,073.9/km2
75	Turner Valley	Small	2,409	2,373	+1.5%	3.3	730.0/km2
76	Magrath	Small	2,308	2,235	+3.3%	2.7	854.8/km2
77	Sexsmith	Small	2,275	2,461	−7.6%	1.83	1,243.2/km2
78	Rimbey	Small	2,258	2,349	−3.9%	3.63	622.0/km2
79	Beaverlodge	Small	2,251	2,440	−7.7%	3.33	676.0/km2
80	Hanna	Small	2,234	2,332	−4.2%	2.29	975.5/km2
81	Lac la Biche	Small	2,138	2,294	−6.8%	2.94	727.2/km2
82	High Prairie	Small	2,065	2,264	−8.8%	2.37	871.3/km2
83	Westlake	Small	2,040	1,363	+49.7%	3.27	623.9/km2
84	Nanton	Small	1,984	1,970	+0.7%	1.56	1,271.8/km2
85	Heritage Pointe	Small	1,974	2,075	−4.9%	4.78	413.0/km2
86	Calmar	Small	1,883	1,986	−5.2%	1.33	1,415.8/km2
87	Millet	Small	1,847	1,905	−3.0%	2.18	847.2/km2
88	Provost	Small	1,834	1,945	−5.7%	2.09	877.5/km2
89	Bow Island	Small	1,829	1,773	+3.2%	1.3	1,406.9/km2
90	Tofield	Small	1,811	1,854	−2.3%	1.22	1,484.4/km2
91	Picture Butte	Small	1,808	1,700	+6.4%	1.95	927.2/km2
92	Redwater	Small	1,802	1,591	+13.3%	2.01	896.5/km2
93	Sundre	Small	1,781	1,866	−4.6%	2.37	751.5/km2
94	Vulcan	Small	1,558	1,680	−7.3%	1.7	916.5/km2
95	Springbrook	Small	1,534	1,502	+2.1%	2.19	700.5/km2
96	Blairmore	Small	1,522	1,545	−1.5%	2.04	746.1/km2
97	Bon Accord	Small	1,451	1,529	−5.1%	2.13	681.2/km2
98	Coleman	Small	1,441	1,475	−2.3%	1.99	724.1/km2
99	Nobleford	Small	1,438	1,278	+12.5%	0.98	1,467.3/km2
100	Wembley	Small	1,432	1,516	−5.5%	2.2	650.9/km2
101	Fox Creek	Small	1,426	1,730	−17.6%	1.36	1,048.5/km2
102	Elk Point	Small	1,394	1,437	−3.0%	2.26	616.8/km2
103	Two Hills	Small	1,379	1,291	+6.8%	1.25	1,103.2/km2
104	Lamont	Small	1,328	1,347	−1.4%	1.93	688.1/km2
105	Vauxhall	Small	1,286	1,222	+5.2%	2.71	474.5/km2
106	Valleyview	Small	1,280	1,421	−9.9%	1.55	825.8/km2
107	Bowden	Small	1,275	1,240	+2.8%	2.82	452.1/km2
108	Lancaster Park	Small	1,253	1,501	−16.5%	0.92	1,362.0/km2
109	Swan Hills	Small	1,191	1,275	−6.6%	2.39	498.3/km2
110	Bassano	Small	1,186	1,201	−1.2%	1.33	891.7/km2
111	Athabasca	Small	1,181	1,250	−5.5%	2.03	581.8/km2
112	Mayerthorpe	Small	1,171	1,205	−2.8%	1.29	907.8/km2
113	Legal	Small	1,164	1,251	−7.0%	1.79	650.3/km2
114	Irricana	Small	1,135	1,160	−2.2%	1.14	995.6/km2
115	Stirling	Small	1,134	938	+20.9%	2.03	558.6/km2
116	Alberta Beach – Val Quentin	Small	1,103	1,327	−16.9%	1.69	652.7/km2
117	Carriage Lane Estates	Small	1,094	1,008	+8.5%	1.34	816.4/km2
118	Cardiff	Small	1,033	1,167	−11.5%	0.98	1,054.1/km2
119	Manning	Small	1,027	1,072	−4.2%	1.37	749.6/km2

Economy of Alberta

Alberta is one of the industrialized provinces in Canada with the following as the major industries in the area:

• Oil & Gas & Mining. 23.2%
• Manufacturing 6.9% Transportation &
• Utilities 9.2% Business & Commercial.
• Services 6.6% Finance, Insurance &
• Real Estate** 13.5% Tourism & Consumer.
• Services 4.6% Retail & Wholesale.
• 9.7% Public Administration.
• 5.8% Education 4.5%

Alberta Flag

The flag of Alberta is an official symbol of the province of Alberta, Canada. In 1968, the provincial legislature authorized the design of a flag, adopting it on 1 June 1968.

The flag has the proportions 1:2, with the provincial shield of arms in the centre of an ultramarine blue background. See Highest Paying Jobs in Canada.

The colours of the Alberta tartan represent the green of our forests, the gold of our wheat fields, the blue of our clear skies and sparkling lakes, the pink of our wild rose, and the black of our coal and petroleum.

Alberta Minimum Wage

Alberta also maintains the alternative minimum wage of $13.00 per hour for students under the age of 18. Certain job roles are exempt from minimum wage standards in the province, such as real estate brokers, certain salespersons, non-profit counsellors and certain additional roles.

However, the minimum wage of Alberta is dependent on the kind of job an individual is doing, the breakdown is as shown below:

Type of employee	Minimum wage
Most employees (general minimum wage)	$15/hour
Students under 18	$13/hour (restrictions apply)
Salespersons (including land agents and certain professionals)	$598/week
Domestic employees (living in their employer’s home)	$2,848/month

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