With a new school year well underway, Alberta’s government says it is helping build the province’s future workforce through funding to support post-secondary students.

Alberta’s government says it is investing almost $1.2 billion in post-secondary students through loans, grants, scholarships, bursaries and awards. Government officials say post-secondary students are essential to building Alberta’s future workforce and ensuring the province remains competitive both nationally and internationally.

As of Sept. 2, provincial officials say Alberta Student Aid has received more than 90,000 loan and grant applications for the 2025-26 academic year, and about 17,000 scholarship and award applications. Officials note, the Alberta Student Aid system automatically processes student aid applications

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