International partnerships

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Overview

Alberta participates in several strategic relationships with regions in other countries, including states, provinces, oblasts and prefectures.

Sister province relationships help promote economic development-related activities and cross-cultural awareness and cooperation in:

Table 1. Active sister province relationships

Region	First signed	Renewed	Key areas of focus
Gangwon, South Korea	First signed in 1974	In perpetuity	education, agriculture, sports, biomedical and petrochemicals
Hokkaido, Japan	First signed in 1980	In perpetuity	education, sport, agriculture, food, culture and municipal twinning relationships
Heilongjiang, China	First signed in 1981	In perpetuity	trade, agriculture, environmental protection, education and culture
Jalisco, Mexico	First signed in 1999	Renewed 2022	commercial and economic development in key sectors, including agriculture, forestry, energy, advanced industry research and development, education and tourism enhance trade and investment and undertake collaborative activities in the areas of technology research and development share best practices for public sector management related to economic development and diversification
Guangdong, China	First signed in 2017	Legally expired	business and trade, energy, environment, infrastructure, transportation, education, health, culture, tourism and sports
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine	First signed in 2004	Renewed 2022	agriculture, history, arts, economic cooperation, education, health, energy cooperation, humanitarian assistance, legal, science and technology, tourism, environment and security
Lviv, Ukraine	First signed in 2005	In process of being renewed	agriculture, history, arts and culture, economy, education, energy, governance, health, humanitarian assistance, judicial and legal matters, and science and technology

These partnerships are policy-oriented arrangements, which promote collaboration on issues of common interest.

Table 2. Active partnerships

Region	First signed	Renewed	Key areas of focus
Alaska	First signed in 2002	Reaffirmed in 2022	reaffirm the establishment of the Alaska-Alberta Bilateral Council deepen cooperation regarding transportation, market access, energy and environmental issues

For more information on Alberta’s international partnerships, contact:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)

Chris Ryan, Executive Director
Phone: 780-427-6060
Email: chris.ryan@gov.ab.ca

Tim Olsen, Director
Phone: 780-863-5687
Email: tim.olsen@gov.ab.ca

David Kettles, Director
Phone: 780-422-2295
Email: david.kettles@gov.ab.ca

Amir Ahmadi Rashti, Director
Phone: 780-238-4418
Email: amir.ahmadirashti@gov.ab.ca