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PROFILE RELATIONSHIP OVERVIEW DID YOU KNOW? Capital: Oslo  and Norway share a number  In 2010, Norway was ranked of similar interests because of their number one on the United Nations Population: 4.9 million (2010 est.) northern climates and oil and gas Human Development Index. productions. Language: Norwegian  Norway separated from Sweden in Government: Constitutional  and Norway enjoy good 1905 after a referendum. Monarchy political relations, cooperating in a number of areas including the Arctic  Alberta and Norway both celebrated Head of State: King Harald (acceded Council, an intergovernmental forum their Centennials in 2005. in 1991) for Arctic governments.  Norway is one of very few western Head of Government: Prime  Alberta hosts an annual Birkebeiner European countries not to be a Minister Jens Stoltenberg (since ski race, named after one of the member of the European Union. 2005) largest sporting events in Norway. Norway has held a referendum on the issue of EU membership twice, Currency: $1 CDN = 5.57 Norwegian  In January 2008, Canada signed a first in 1972 and then again in Krone (NKR), (July 2011) free trade agreement with the four 1994. On both occasions, the countries of the European Free Trade GDP: US$413.0 billion (2010) Norwegian population rejected Association: Switzerland, Norway, membership GDP (PPP): US$271.8 billion (2010 Iceland and Liechtenstein.  New Norway is a small rural village est.) located in the central prairies of GDP Per Capita (PPP): US$55,260 Alberta. It was named in 1895 due (2010 est.) to the large number of Norwegian families who settled in the area. GDP growth rate: 0.3% (2010)

Inflation: 2.3% (2006-2010 avg)

Unemployment: 3.6% (2010)

Key Industry Sectors: petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing

Input was provided from the departments of: Advanced Education & Technology, Agriculture & Rural Development, Education and Energy February 2012

Alberta's Exports to Norway 2002 ‐2011 Alberta's Merchandise Exports to Norway 2007‐2011 70 (Total Average CDN $47.7 Million) $60.2 Iron/Steel Other 60 Products 8% 50 1% Electrical 40

Millions Machinery

30 7% Machinery 71% $CDN 20 Optical & Medical 10 Instruments 0 13% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

TRADE AND INVESTMENT  In April 2010 following a 40-year  Statoil Canada operates a steam dispute, Norway and Russia signed assisted gravity drainage project to  Norway is Canada's most important an agreement dividing the Barents develop oil sands in the Athabasca Nordic trading partner and its 11th Sea into two equal parts. Norway's region. It currently produces 3,500 largest worldwide (2010). Statoil and Russia's Gazprom are bbl/d.

 From 2007-2011, Alberta exports to working on the development of the  In Norway, 99% of total electric Norway averaged $47.7 million CDN Shtokman gas field located in the power production comes from per year, consisting mostly of Russian sector. hydropower and it produces the machinery, optical and medical  The Norwegian oil sector, highest amount in Europe. instruments, electrical machinery and characterized by extensive public iron and steel products. ownership, has recently undergone  Norway is a leader in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) initiatives and  Alberta direct imports from Norway restructuring. The government still CCS forms a key part the Norwegian have averaged $23.8 million per year retains 67% of Statoil, one of the government’s policy on energy and from 2007-2011. This figure does largest Norwegian crude oil and gas the environment. The largest of this not include goods sold in Alberta that suppliers. is at Statoil’s Mongstad refinery, a US have arrived via distribution hubs in  North Sea oil and gas were first $1 billion project. other provinces. discovered in the late 1960s. Its  Statoil has operated the Sleipner CCS ENERGY political stability and proximity to major European markets have Project since August 1996 and is currently storing almost 1 million  Norway has the largest reserves of oil allowed the North Sea to play a and natural gas in Europe, and is a major role in world oil and gas tonnes of CO2 per year. key supplier for the region. markets.  In June 2009, the Norwegian  In 2010, Norway was the 2nd largest  Norway has 82 trillion cubic feet (tcf) government passed legislation natural gas exporter behind Russia of proven natural gas reserves allowing for offshore wind-power development. The region typically and the 6th largest oil exporter in the (January 2010), compared to world. Alberta’s 39.8 tcf (2010). has wind speeds of 8 to 10 meters per second (m/s).  Norway has 6.7 billion barrels (bbl) of  -based Talisman Energy proven oil reserves (January 2010), operates 10 oilfields in the Southern  Enova, a public agency owned by compared to Alberta’s oil reserves of North Sea Area, off the Norwegian Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and 170.5 billion bbl (2010). coast. In 2010, production averaged Oil, announced in February 2010 54,000 bbl/d, accounting for their intention to build the world’s  In April 2011, Norwegian companies approximately 30% of the company’s most powerful wind turbine. Statoil and Eni made Norway’s global production. largest oil and gas discovery in over a EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES decade. The discovery was made in  Statoil Canada’s Heavy Oil  Though Norway has a tradition of the Barents Sea, located north of Technology Centre, located in state control over major industries, Norway. Calgary, is the first technology centre dominating the oil, banking and outside Norway focused on research  In 2010, Norway’s oil production was telecoms sectors, the government and technology development to 2.13 million barrels per day (bbl/d), has plans for limited privatization in support the company’s heavy oil with a refining capacity of 310,000 the oil and telecommunications business and the development of new bbl/d. sectors. technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

COMMUNITY  The Arctic Institute of North America RECENT VISITS (AINA) is a non-profit membership  According to the 2006 census, there  November 2011: Norwegian Minister organization and a multi-disciplinary are over 144,580 Albertans of of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten research institute of the UofC. The Norwegian descent, making them the Moe, visited Alberta and toured the oil th institute’s mandate is to advance the 8 largest ethnic group in Alberta. sands facilities of Statoil. study of the North American and  Norwegian settlers first arrived in circumpolar Arctic through the natural  January 2009: Minister of Finance and Alberta in 1880. Between 1894 and and social sciences, the arts and Enterprise, Iris Evans visited Norway. 1914, a large influx of Norwegian humanities and to acquire, preserve and The meetings with major energy settled in following disseminate information on physical, companies in Norway allowed her to the completion of the Calgary- environmental and social conditions in the engage in substantive discussions on railroad in 1891. Camrose North. AINA provides opportunities for the challenges and opportunities became a major centre for Norwegian Alberta/Canada and Norway collaborative related to the sustainable settlement. research. development of our oil sand resources EDUCATION AND CULTURE and to outline the province’s  The University of Alberta (U of A) also has commitment to the development of an  Sexsmith Secondary School in various agreements with universities in integrated hydrocarbon industry. Sexsmith, Alberta has a school Norway including the University of Oslo,  November 2006: Norway’s partnership with a school in Olso, the Norwegian School of Sport Science, Ambassador to Canada made his Norway. and Telemark University College. official visit to Alberta.  The University of Calgary (UofC) has  The U of A is a leader in Nordic Studies a university wide linkage agreement with its Canadian Institute for Nordic DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION Studies. with the University of Oslo. The UofC  Norwegian Ambassador to Canada is Faculty of Nursing has a Practicum  In May 2008, U of A Professor Christopher Her Excellency Else Berit Eikeland. Exchange with the University of Hale was bestowed the Royal Norwegian  Canadian Ambassador in Norway is Stavanger. The UofC has agreements Order of Merit for excellence in promoting John Hannaford. with the University of Stavanger, Norwegian literature and culture in including Faculty of Nursing Canada. He is the Head of Scandinavian  Canadian Honorary Consul in Bergen Practicum Exchange and research Studies Program, the only degree- is Dr. Karin A. Pittman. and student exchange for the School granting program in this field in Canada. of Engineering. He is also one of the founding members of  Mr. Roar Tungland, Honorary Consul the Association for the Advancement of in Edmonton, with jurisdiction for  The University of Calgary (UofC) has Scandinavian Studies in Canada. Alberta, excluding Calgary. a linkage agreement for business students with the Norwegian School  The U of A’s Augustana Campus is the  Mr. Egil Bjornsen, is the Honorary of Economics (NHH) only institution in Canada teaching the Consul in Calgary.  The UofC is part of a consortium Norwegian language. (CaNoRock) involving Universities of  Mount Royal University has a student Calgary, Alberta and Saskatchewan in exchange agreement with Akershus Canada and University of Oslo and University College and is also working University of Tromsø in Norway to with Hedmark University to develop a provide student access to Andøya partnership agreement. Rocket Range for teaching in space

instrumentation and rocket mission training.

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