r/alberta

The salary hasn’t actually moved the needle all that much, class sizes are basically identical to what they were before, the “1000 additional teachers” thing is turning out to be smoke and mirrors, the sub list in urban boards is a shambles because it’s been ransacked to frantically backfill contract positions, and now we have even more batshit crazy laws to contend with if the UCP ever manage to figure out how to actually enforce them rather than kicking the can down the road another six months.

This is fine.

I am or was on AISH because I can’t work at all I was switched like many others to ADAP and after almost four months. I finally get my benefits card (it was printed July 13th) me and my doctors had been waiting this entire time for something that should have been here when I was switched.

Let me explain:

1. Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Bill 26 has already been ascended but it hasn't been put into force.

2. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta­ approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?

The government is not extending or making exceptions for children whose parents are stuck in the federal backlog for paperwork for the Sept 30, 2026 funding deadline for public school.

5. Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Government policy changes that came effect on July 2 demand proof of citizenship in order to be (re)issued photo identification and a substantial amount of voters will likely have been issued ID with a CAN indicator by next election.

This blatantly ignores the fact that per the election act, citizenship was always a requirement to vote.

Imagine trying to sell to Albertans that we need to hold a $130-180 million dollar referendum because Alberta is so poor that we can't afford the $600 million it takes to educate the future generations of Albertans. What's next? Needing to feed the hungry, take care of the ill/disabled, love they neighbour???????

I have health insurance through work, which is with Canada Life. Unfortunately I've had lots of issues with them, ranging from claims that they said would be approved being denied (ended up being escalated and I got a very small settlement, about 15% of the costs to me), drug claims being denied with no explanation, and just today I learned that they will only be covering two weeks of my three week recovery from surgery. So they effectively told me this morning that if I don't return to work tomorrow, I won't get paid for the next week.

Anyway, I'm continuing to work on this with my work HR team and Canada Life, but I'm also considering if it might be better to get private insurance through another provider instead. So I'm really just looking for recommendations of providers that are decent. I have quite a few health issues and some expensive meds I take, so I'm less concerned about the price and more concerned about the coverage and the service (I recently had to turn down a job because their health plan only covered 75% of medication costs and the extra cost to me would have been something like $20k a year).

I may have to have a larger surgery next year, and I'm worried that if that happens, I'll have more problems with a longer recovery time and end up either having to come back to work early or try to survive without pay for a while. Not really keen on either option. Obviously there's also the usual issues such as their confusing website, terrible customer service, and the fact that every time I get a message on my case it's from a different person. That being said, my wife also has Canada Life and when she had surgery her time off got approved, so maybe I just have terrible luck with the people assigned to me...

Please feel free to redirect me to another sub if there's a better one, but I couldn't find one that seemed likely