Albertans may not realize it, but we make significant investments in higher education for the future success of this province. For every full-time domestic student enrolled in a program at a college or university in Alberta, the province gives institutions ~$16,000. While this may sound significant, Alberta ranks second-to-last in GDP-ratio spending amongst Canadian provinces....Read More
Edmonton is home to one of the largest not-for-profit life science and health technology organizations in Canada. As a city that isn’t too boisterous about our initiatives, you wouldn’t necessarily know. With Life Sciences Week on the horizon, we want to boast about some of the great scientific happenings that our city is home to!...Read More
Want to join a growing team? Does working in emerging industries excite you? Diplomat Consulting Inc. is looking to add a Public Affairs Associate to our Edmonton office. The Associate will be in a client facing role and responsible for strategic planning and execution of projects. Note this is a work-from-home position based in Edmonton,...Read More
Art is everywhere. Whether you’re consciously aware of it or not: creativity, innovation, design and more permeate all aspects of our lives. The ergonomics of your keyboard and mouse under your fingertips. The effortless movements of a seasoned ballerina. The rise and fall of dramatic melodic lines in latest top 40 hits. Arts brings joy....Read More
The path to regulatory change is a long and arduous one. Cannabis consumption, by far, is no exception. We are reaching the pinnacle of our advocacy over the last 12 months, and want to take you on a historical journey of what we’ve been doing. Summer 2022 We began engaging City Council in an unofficial...Read More
2023 has started off with a bang, especially when it comes to our initiative to implement a cannabis tourism and hospitality strategy in Canada. The Diplomat team traveled to Lift Expo Vancouver in the first week of January to talk about cannabis tourism and regulations. We had a riveting panel and significant discussion on the...Read More
Diplomat Consulting has been hard at work, pushing the initiative for cannabis consumption sites in the Edmonton region. Working with interested stakeholders parties (from cannabis, tourism/hospitality, business associations, and more), we have begun to gather small but significant momentum in this endeavour. Starting in August, we released our 2-page insights (you can view that here)....Read More
We first began circulating our two-page economic assessment of Edmonton as a cannabis tourism destination at the beginning of August with industry folk, and subsequently posted it online for public consumption. In the roughly three months time, there seems to be an increase in discussion about tourism and hospitality from a cannabis consumption perspective. To...Read More
Beginning on August 12, Diplomat has been discussing Edmonton’s potential to be a flagship destination for cannabis tourism and hospitality. We’ve done so, by sending our briefing (see below) to our provincial government, tourism organizations, local municipal leaders, Edmonton and area business associations, and regional & provincial chamber associations. Situated at the intersection between agriculture,...Read More
When I think back to my favourite Albertan summers, most memories can be traced to a live entertainment event. My summers in Edmonton are walking with friends down the line of stalls, sampling every delectable bite at the Taste of Edmonton, or basking in the sun enjoying the musical tunes of the Edmonton Folk Music...Read More
