Did you know that Alberta based oil and gas companies represent almost 20 per cent of Canada’s capital market?
This is just one of the many interesting facts you can find in the ASC’s latest edition of “The Alberta Capital Market: A Comparative Overview”. The overview highlights the significance of Alberta’s unique and distinct capital market in Canada.
A few other interesting facts to note:
- Alberta-based companies represent 26% of Canada’s aggregate market capitalization, the second largest representation of any jurisdiction in Canada;
- Oil and gas is by far the most significant industry in Alberta as 41 per cent of Alberta based public companies are engaged in oil & gas and represent 73 percent of the total market capital in Alberta.
- Of the companies based in the four largest provincial markets, Alberta based companies have the highest average market capital by a wide margin at $785 million.
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The Alberta Capital Market: A Comparative Overview 2008 Report.
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