AKG Canada, Serco Canada Win $98 Million to Run Alberta Disability Employment System
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Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 26
AKG Canada, Serco Canada Win $98 Million to Run Alberta Disability Employment System
1 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 26
Summary
$98 million in five-year contracts will put AKG Canada and Serco Canada in charge of managing Alberta’s new ADAP employment system when it launches July 1.
AKG won $47 million for Edmonton and northern Alberta, while Serco secured $51 million for Calgary and southern Alberta; together they are expected to handle 26,800 referrals through June 2029, with 2,900 more possible under a two-year extension.
The contractors will assess clients, create employment plans and manage cases in Edmonton and Calgary, then refer people to existing service providers rather than deliver employment services themselves.
ADAP will move most of 46,000 current AISH recipients into the new program, a shift the province says will support work but that recipients and advocates say is causing fear over lower benefits and pressure to work.
Critics also warn Alberta’s prime-contractor model could repeat Ontario’s problems with added red tape and weaker support, though the province says its funding and referral system differs.