Living in Alberta|Edmonton vs Calgary 

Calgary is great to visit, but Edmonton is where we live and work, raise our families, and establish life long friendships. It's where we come home to.

In the three years pre-Covid, North American Construction moved from Calgary to Edmonton; Aurora Cannabis moved from Vancouver to Edmonton; Flair Airlines also moved from B.C. to Edmonton; Google Deep Mind (AI) opened it's first office outside London in Edmonton; Improbable Worlds (gaming) (another Google affiliated company) also opened its (now) largest office outside London in Edmonton; three Chinese companies (E.H. Logistics, WeFaces, Lightbox) have opened their sole North American bases in Edmonton, and Edmonton based Stantec Engineering took over MWH, thus becoming the 7th largest engineering/design company in the World. All of those companies chose Edmonton ahead of Calgary and Vancouver. Edmonton leads Canada in engineering, nanotechnology, AI, and cannabis, the latter three among the most important growth industries, and is ahead of both Calgary and Vancouver in all tech not related to O&G or visuals production. Edmonton is also ahead of Calgary in tourism and has the all the top 4 Alberta based financial institutions' headquarters. Since 2012, Edmonton has been the fastest growing CMA in Canada, and since 2015 the Edmonton CMA has had both the highest GDP per capita and the highest disposable income in Canada. Calgary has the fossil fuels industry and is the last top-ten city in Canada that votes right wing.

Home is what you make it. Your life choices, and decisions will contribute to how well you like your surroundings. Both cities have their pros and cos.

Thank you SO much. I really appreciate how thorough this was! Fabulous job and once again, thank you.

Good to see a video that says positive things about Alberta. I live in Calgary so I can attest to most of things you said in this video. I plan to do videos to share my experiences as a new immigrant to Canada, I believe people need to be well informed before moving to Canada. Thanks for sharing.

Moved here from Calgary and couldn't agree more. Subscribed too, keep it up - Thank you!!!❤

Excellent video and very informative. Full of practical advice and tips. Hope to see more videos like this! Thank you for doing the research for me.

This was really well done and informative!

Thank you for sharing! I love this

Enjoyed this thoroughly. New Sub!

You made me fall in love with Edmonton already. Thanks for this video

Very sweet comparison between Calgary and Edmonton. Your presentation is really good.

Well done Aby, thanks for doing this. Wishing you Merry Christmas.

Any outdoor enthusiasts Calgary is a must. Winters are much less harsh l. That’s what’s kept me here for 9 years. Great video!

Aby I love, love, love your hair....Thanks so much for the Canadian Citizenship information, I'm making use of it. You are the best!

Good job, I'm packing to Edmonton now! haha! Thanks for sharing

I was glued to your smile. Listening to you for ages would be an adorable affair. Gr8 content, Edmonton it is! Jhaq from Montreal.

It’s really helpful, I really enjoyed the video!

My love for Abby though. Such a stunner. Intelligent and well spoken. You inspire me girl!

Very informative! you look great too, well done!

Loved this video. Thanks

look look stunning!! , great content as usual

Great video 👍👍 also looking good .

Very informative video, wonderful 🙂

Amazing video! thanks for the info

Many of the comments I see here bash Edmonton, but I don't see much in the way of bashing Calgary. Most people see Edmonton as the under dog city to Calgary and this is true in some respects, but it is not that simple. When it comes to weather, there are advantages and drawbacks to both cities. Calgary does get more frequent and pronounced Chinooks than Edmonton, but we regularly see the tail end of them. Calgary sees some nasty hailstorms in summer that completely miss Edmonton. Calgary may be close to the mountains, but Banff is a write off if you want peace and quiet and not too many crowds in the mountains. Banff is gorgeous, but who wants to ski there, when it's parked down to the Trans-Canada or Lake Louise is only accessible by shuttle in summer? Jasper is not 5 hours from Edmonton, under good weather and traffic, it's 3 1/2 - 4 hours. I would rather do that drive and have breathing room on the trails and ski slopes. Edmonton might be boring compared to some bigger cities, but when it's not pandemic times, we have one festival after another, many concerts and sports events. Calgary may have better public transit and a better road/freeway system overall, but they paved over large sections of their river valleys. Edmonton had the foresight to not destroy its river valley and we ended up with the largest urban park system in North America. Edmonton is not the most glamorous city, but people do not know or overlook the positive aspects. Calgary may be internationally ranked higher in measurements such as corporate head offices and design of the road system, but it is not that simple. One city is not better than the other, they are different with different pros and cons in each one. Saying either city is superior to the other is a point of view and not a fact.

Great job aby👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank you New subscriber here

I'd be more suited in Edmonton as i am qualified artisan in the engineering sector..Thank you sis this was very helpful

Great Job!

Rad was also filmed in Calgary. Need I say more? Bowness Park. What a beauty... 🙌

New subscriber💃💃 Looking forward to staying in Edmonton soon by the grace of God.

I do appreciate the way you say "we have this and that" in reference to what exists in Alberta. Indeed you've been welcomed to the point, you don't see yourself as an outsider/immigrant. Thanks for another informative video.

Hi You almost reverse my previous view regarding moving to Calgary. I like your video because it has details. Could you share more info about school for young child and teenagers between Edmonton and Calgary. Thank you.

Beautiful content. Subscribed and shared

Really enjoyed this video

For me I have always love 💕 E-Town over cow-town even though I now live in Calgary but my heart 💜 is Edmonton

Thank you Aby! ☺☺☺

I studied urban and regional planning, i wnt to go into Masters in environmental management, I think I prefer Edmonton

Ok interesting thank you for video 👍✌️😃

Love Edmonton.... nowhere else I'd rather be.

THX alot fr im def moving here

Hello,Aby. Hope you're okay? I haven't seen your videos for four months now. Are you still in the US? I really enjoyed your videos.

trouble with the parks west of Calgary is they are so crowded. U can't get a camping spot

Thanks for the video

Banff is about 45 minutes from Calgary, if you're drving 160 kms an hour! Give yourself 90 minutes from downtown Calgary to Banff Avenue, in Banff!

This video is so helpful and so amazing! I thank you so much for putting together such good, substantive information for us considering migrating to Canada. Thank you!

As an Edmontonian, I appreciate the City. On a personal opinion, I prefer Calgary. The driver's, the scenic beauty, the history. Alberta is beautiful in general. I am neither an Oilers or a Flames fan so I avoid some hatred there. 🤣

thank you for this. i have been here (Edmonton) for almost 3 years and i can say this is very insightful. learned something new..thank you

Alberta has the best infrastructure in canada , maybe not the best weather but it a great place to have a life

Love this lady! She's a promoter of Alberta but she's also a fan and citizen of Edmonton! The Calgary/Edmonton rivalry continues! Not just in sports but in many other ways! It's A great diversified province with two great cities! I'm an Edmontonian and I pick Edmonton!

Love Edmonton! I wish I could move there :)

NICE CONTENT.✌🏽

Is these two cities (Edmonton & Calgary) are really affordable to live and settle down in for sure. I would love to live in one of those cities plus I love the beautiful mountains landscape. I also heard Montreal is very affordable as well. BTW you kind of look like actresses and singer Zoe Saldana and D Woods(from the music group Danity Kane) 😀!

I am sold on Edmonton but being from the Caribbean Calvary sounds convincing with the snook.

Thank you! =)

The majority of food bought in groceries stores is not taxable, in all provinces! Groceries in Vancouver are close to the same price as they would be in Alberta!

At the end she said “Make sure to do your research and decide where you would like to move to” Me: But sweetie, You are my research:( Lol!! Super nice content, Appreciate it, Keep up the good work 🤝

Good Info

Love Alberta seriously the best province in Canada. I live in Toronto now I feel like the life is being sucked out of me with the cost of living here. Don't get anything different than in Alberta anyway strongly considering moving back.

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Hello Aby how's the jobs in Edmonton now that we have pandemic? Are there lots of layoffs. I am looking to go back to Alberta but this time in Edmonton, used to live in Calgary. Hope you can answer, thanks for your time.

Both cities are better than Toronto and Vancouver when it comes to quality of life so I guess the secret is out because both cities are having booms just like in the U.S. with everyone leaving LA and NYC for cooler and more affordable cities like Austin and Nashville.

I only live in Calgary because my whole family is here. I don't see the point of moving to a different City at the moment. I think Edmonton & Calgary is very similar. We went to the Edmonton Chinatown years before the pandemic. The Chinatown in Edmonton is way more spread out & way more dead than Calgarys.

Most of the festivals are in both cities. They preform in one and then pack up and move to the other. For example I think the same bands play both Folk Fests. Calgary has Sled Island exclusively, I think. Nice comparison! Thank you.

I love this place

I love Alberta

Think people miss out on the extra 5% income tax up to 120k compared to Ontario . Don't get you on sales tax but they get you more on the income tax

Am a new subscriber please for civil engineer which city will u advice a new immigrant, Calgary or Edmonton

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Can you please 🙏🙏 help me which city is the best to live Calgary and Edmonton

I am an Albertan and edmontonian. I love in the capitol city for 65rears. Those that tell you anything? I love my hometown hands down.

Rogers Place 18,000 not the largest in the Country, only in Alberta. Scotia Bank Arena Toronto 1900+ and Rogers Centre (Skydome) in Toronto 56,000+.

Calgary is better than Edmonton.. to me it does have a very blue collar vibe … go Calgary 👑😎❤️🙏🏽

The oil industry in Alberta has fallen and a lot of Albertians have moved to BC or went back to school to learn new skills.

Edmonton Realtor here! You were pretty objective but perhaps only one thing that I noticed. The concept of Edmonton being more 'blue collar' is like getting a nickname in highschool, and still getting called that as an adult even though it no longer relevant to you at all! Edmonton has a growing tech centre, and I would say much more hipster than blue-collar.

Hola, gracias por tu información. Y espero en agosto de este año ir Calgary con mi familia (esposa, niño y niña)... Mi esposa empieza a estudiar y yo a trabajar... Espero que Calgary sea la mejor decisión y poder aportar a esa interesante provincia de Alberta. Hello, thanks by your information. So I hope in agoust can to travel Calgary with my family (wife, boy and girl) My wife start to study and me going to work. I hope Calgary is the Best option and we can aport to that interesting Alberta province.

I am considering moving to Edmonton.

Calgary or Edmonton. Alberta is the place to be in this country.

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For people who love gardening, Edmonton has a longer growing season than Calgary as it is at a lower elevation.

Good job mam if possible please upload with subtitles

Edmonton looks like a giant Forest Lawn.

Nicely presented. For Accounting and Finance professionals, which city is better in terms of finding a job? Calgary or Edmonton?

Aby,hope you're good? I miss your videos 😭😘

Thanks for all ...

I'm totally confused. I am 34 have 2 children and I consider to move there in February. Worked as a professional kitchen supply manufacturer(our firm) ( graduated as Aircraft construction engineer). We'll go to Alberta 100% but I'm not sure where to go

You really did not compare both Cities. You should've just talked about Edmonton and that's it. Calgary has a lot more job opportunities than Edmonton, which is the basis for someone to consider one City over another one. Similarly, new graduates have lower barriers to entry into the labour force than Edmonton based of Alberta Labour Department. Calgary has lots of activities during summer time but most Calgarians will trip outside the City for winter adventures just like Edmontonians do. So when you weight all in, Calgary is by far a better and more resilient City than Edmonton. .. and yes, I am a proud Calgarian who had lived in Edmonton for few years.

Thank you very much. I’m currently in communist Kelowna and contemplating moving to alberta. I’be been thinking Edmonton.

Deadmonton 😂 lol. I been missing Edmonton since I'm in calgary now 😩 but we shall see what it has to offer me this time around lol

Is Calgary and Edmonton close? How many hours drive?

Interior designer have more scope in which province of Alberta Edmonton or Calgary

As a prospective international law student, what are my opportunities in Calgary? Do you think it will be in my favour? Because I'm moving in soon.

I use to leave in Edmonton for 23 years now I leave in Calgary for the lost 13 year I agree with everything she said. My experience is that people in Edmonton are more friendly and services are better. People in Calgary are more to them selfs not very helpful. They feel they are upper class with more money. And their for thy think there better then people from Edmonton.

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Aby, you rock. With this pandemic, is employment low in Edmonton.

Edmonton to Jasper is 3.5 and to banff is 4. Calgary to banff is 1.5 and jasper is 4.5 so calgary is nice for quick rips to the mountains, but jasper is nicer for locals. Banff is becoming just a tourist experience.

Could you put me through immigrating to Alberta Canada via a masters program...need help

I grew up in Edmonton and left as soon as I finished University to Vancouver and now Calgary. I go to Edmonton to visit friends and can't wait to leave. I find it dead and sad .

Any construction opportunities in Alberta? Thanks

Live in Toronto , lots of jobs and high income