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According to the Census, Among those of European origin, the most frequently reported ethnic backgrounds were British , German , Irish , French , and Ukrainian. Among visible minorities, South Asians mainly from India or Pakistan make up the largest group 9. Of the largest Canadian cities, Calgary ranked fourth in proportion of visible minorities, behind Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. Calgary benefits from a relatively strong job market in Alberta, is part of the Calgary—Edmonton Corridor , one of the fastest growing regions in the country. It is the head office for many major oil and gas related companies, and many financial service business have grown up around them.
Small business and self-employment levels also rank amongst the highest in Canada. Calgary's economy is decreasingly dominated by the oil and gas industry, although it is still the single largest contributor to the city's GDP. As of November , the city had a labour force of , a In , Calgary's four largest industries by employee count were "Trade" with , employees , "Professional, Scientific and Technical Services" , employees , "Health Care and Social Assistance" 89, employees , and "Construction" 81, employees.
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In , the top three private sector employers in Calgary were Shaw Communications 7, employees , Nova Chemicals 4, and Telus 4, In Canada, Calgary has the second-highest concentration of head offices in Canada behind Toronto , the most head offices per capita, and the highest head office revenue per capita. Encana's new floor corporate headquarters, the Bow , became the tallest building in Canada outside of Toronto. WestJet is headquartered close to the Calgary International Airport, [] and Enerjet has its headquarters on the airport grounds.
According to a report by Alexi Olcheski of Avison Young published in August , vacancy rates rose to Oil and gas company office spaces in downtown Calgary are subleasing 40 per cent of their overall vacancies. Tenants such as Suncor "have been letting staff and contractors go in response to the downturn". Calgary was designated as one of the cultural capitals of Canada in While many Calgarians continue to live in the city's suburbs, more central districts such as 17 Avenue, Kensington, Inglewood, Forest Lawn, Marda Loop and the Mission District have become more popular and density in those areas has increased.
Based on borrowing, the library is the second largest in Canada, and sixth-largest municipal library system in North America. Calgary is the site of the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium performing arts, culture and community facility. The auditorium is one of two "twin" facilities in the province, the other located in Edmonton, each being locally known as the "Jube".
The 2,seat auditorium was opened in [] and has been host to hundreds of Broadway musical , theatrical, stage and local productions. Both auditoriums operate days a year, and are run by the provincial government. Both received major renovations as part of the province's centennial in The Alberta Ballet is the third largest dance company in Canada. The dance company has developed a distinctive repertoire and a high level of performance.
Calgary was also the birthplace of the improvisational theatre games known as Theatresports. The Honens is an integral component of the classical music scene in Calgary. Visual and conceptual artists like the art collective United Congress are active in the city. A number of marching bands are based in Calgary.
Calgary is also home to a choral music community, including a variety of amateur, community, and semi-professional groups.
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Calgary hosts a number of annual festivals and events. Calgary's best-known event is the Calgary Stampede , which has occurred each July since It is one of the largest festivals in Canada , with a attendance of 1,, at the day rodeo and exhibition.
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Several museums are located in the city. The Glenbow Museum is the largest in western Canada and includes an art gallery and First Nations gallery. Numerous films have been shot in Calgary and the surrounding area. Notable films shot in and around the city include: Downtown features an eclectic mix of restaurants and bars, cultural venues, public squares including Olympic Plaza and shopping. The downtown region is also home to Prince's Island Park , an urban park located just north of the Eau Claire district. Directly to the south of downtown is Midtown and the Beltline.
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This area is quickly becoming one of the city's densest and most active mixed use areas. During the Calgary Flames' Stanley Cup run in , 17 Avenue was frequented by over 50, fans and supporters per game night. The concentration of red jersey-wearing fans led to the street's playoff moniker, the " Red Mile ". Attractions on the west side of the city include the Heritage Park Historical Village , depicting life in pre Alberta and featuring working historic vehicles such as a steam train , paddle steamer and electric streetcar.
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The village itself comprises a mixture of replica buildings and historic structures relocated from southern Alberta. In addition to the many shopping areas in the city centre, there are a number of large suburban shopping complexes in the city. Downtown Calgary can be recognized by its numerous skyscrapers.
Some of these structures, such as the Calgary Tower and the Saddledome are unique to Calgary. Office buildings tend to concentrate within the commercial core, while residential towers occur most frequently within the Downtown West End and the Beltline, south of downtown. These buildings are iconographic of the city's booms and busts, and it is easy to recognize the various phases of development that have shaped the image of downtown.
The first skyscraper building boom occurred during the late s and continued through to the s.
The tallest of these is Brookfield Place , which is the tallest office tower in Canada outside Toronto. The Bow , completed in , is the second tallest building in Calgary. The park has been subject to a revitalization plan that began in Its trail system is currently undergoing rehabilitation in accordance with this plan. Similar to Nose Hill Park, revitalization also took place in Central Memorial Park in — and reopened to the public in while still maintaining its Victorian style.
In large part due to its proximity to the Rocky Mountains, Calgary has traditionally been a popular destination for winter sports. Since hosting the Winter Olympics , the city has also been home to a number of major winter sporting facilities such as Canada Olympic Park bobsleigh, luge , cross-country skiing , ski jumping , downhill skiing , snowboarding , and some summer sports and the Olympic Oval speed skating and hockey. These facilities serve as the primary training venues for a number of competitive athletes.
Also, Canada Olympic Park serves as a mountain biking trail in the summer months. In the summer, the Bow River is very popular among river rafters [] and fly-fishermen. Golfing is also an extremely popular activity for Calgarians and the region has a large number of courses.
As part of the wider Battle of Alberta , the city's sports teams enjoy a popular rivalry with their Edmonton counterparts, most notably the rivalries between the National Hockey League 's Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers , and the Canadian Football League 's Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos. The city is a corporate power-centre, a high percentage of the workforce is employed in white-collar jobs. The high concentration of oil and gas corporations led to the rise of Peter Lougheed 's Progressive Conservative Party in Calgary is governed in accordance with Alberta's Municipal Government Act Naheed Nenshi was first elected mayor in the municipal election.
Naheed Nenshi was re-elected in and Three school boards operate independently of each other in Calgary, the public, the separate catholic and francophone systems. Both the public and separate boards have 7 elected trustees each representing 2 of 14 wards. The School Boards are considered to be part of municipal politics in Calgary as they are elected at the same time as City Council. The Progressive Conservative Party lost the most seats, losing 13 it previously held. Harper is the second Prime Minister to represent a Calgary riding; the first was R.
Bennett from Calgary West , who held that position from to The Green Party of Canada has also made inroads in Calgary, exemplified by results of the federal election where they achieved 7. The Calgary census metropolitan area CMA had a crime severity index of The presence of the Canadian military has been part of the local economy and culture since the early years of the 20th century, beginning with the assignment of a squadron of Strathcona's Horse.
After many failed attempts to create the city's own unit, the rd Regiment Calgary Rifles was finally authorized on April 1, Despite this closure there is still a number of Canadian Forces Reserve units, and cadet units garrisoned throughout the city. Several units have been granted Freedom of the City. The Calgary Soldiers' Memorial commemorates those who died during wartime or while serving overseas.
Calgary International Airport YYC , in the city's northeast, is a major transportation and cargo hub for much of central and western Canada. It is Canada's fourth busiest airport , serving The Rocky Mountaineer and Royal Canadian Pacific operates railtour service to Calgary; Via Rail no longer provides intercity rail service to Calgary since the company discontinued the Super Continental via Edmonton in and then rerouted The Canadian from Calgary to serve Edmonton.
Much of Calgary's street network is on a grid where roads are numbered with avenues running east—west and streets running north—south. Until the streets were named; after that date, all streets were given numbers radiating outwards from the city centre. However, it is a developer and city convention in Calgary that non-numbered streets within a new community have the same name prefix as the community itself so that streets can more easily be located within the city.
Calgary Transit provides public transportation services throughout the city with buses and light rail. It consists of four lines two routes and 44 stations on The Calgary LRT is one of the continent's busiest carrying , passengers per weekday and approximately half of Calgary downtown workers take the transit to work. The bridge ranked among the top 10 architectural projects in and among the top 10 public spaces of In the s, Calgary started to develop a series of pedestrian bridges, connecting many downtown buildings. Calgary has four major adult acute care hospitals and one major pediatric acute care site: In addition, the Sheldon M.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary also operates in partnership with Alberta Health Services, by researching cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, joint injury, arthritis and genetics. The four largest Calgary hospitals have a combined total of more than 2, beds, and employ over 11, people.
In the — school year, , K students enrolled in schools in the English language public school system run by the Calgary Board of Education. There are also several public charter schools in the city. Calgary has a number of unique schools, including the country's first high school exclusively designed for Olympic-calibre athletes, the National Sport School.
Calgary is also home to what was Western Canada's largest public high school, Lord Beaverbrook High School , with 2, students enrolled in the — school year. The publicly funded University of Calgary U of C is Calgary's largest degree-granting facility with an enrolment of 28, students in SAIT Polytechnic , with over 14, students, provides polytechnic and apprentice education, granting certificates, diplomas and applied degrees.
Athabasca University provides distance education programs. Mary's University and the U of C. Several independent private institutions are located in the city.