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About Edmonton

As the capital of Alberta and the sixth largest metropolitan area in North America, and as one of the lowest populated cities in North America despite occupying a larger surface than other major cities like Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and Philadelphia, Edmonton has become an important cultural and business centre with an increasing population that is growing, in part, due to the arrival of businessmen, especially young men, from all around the world that are sent to the city by different multinational companies or that establish there to develop new companies and business relationships.

The great geographical, cultural, environmental and financial conditions have made of Edmonton an attractive city for international firms, to the point that important publications such as the FDi Magazine, by the Financial Times, described it like this: “It has the best economic potential of any North American city”. Edmonton also occupied the 4th place in FDi’s list of the top-ten North American large cities due to its expanding infrastructure, economic potential, human resources, cost effectiveness and high standard of living, and it was within the top-five large North American cities for business development and investment promotion.

All that makes Edmonton a very interesting place for any person or company looking to open new markets and to discover new opportunities. Although English is the main language spoken by most people in Edmonton and Alberta, there are also significant minority languages such as Hindi, German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian. That is why Day Translations is here to provide you and your company with the best quality interpreting and translation services on the market in any language you might require.

Our professional team of certified interpreters and translators is divided into different specialties according to the business area they are going to work with. That means your business will have an interpreter or translator that will not only be an expert in that particular discipline, having excellent idiomatic command of both your language and the other one you want to work with, but will also have great knowledge of the business’ specific terminologies and will become your cultural liaison with the society that you’re going to address, helping you establish clear and effective communications that will be a key to your business’ growth and international success.

Edmonton is located in one of the most fertile farmland on the prairies; it has the largest mall in North America and one of the largest in the world; it has Canada’ largest living history museum, it was once called “Oil capital of Canada”; it is known as a cultural centre of Canada and as “The Festival City”; it is one of the major research and educational centre in Canada; it is the home of over seventy museums…

Day Translations offers you the most effective tools you need to begin interacting with this prosper and growing business society. We welcome you use of the most accurate and professional translation and interpreting services on the market, and to open new doors and possibilities for your business!

Other interesting facts about Edmonton

- Edmonton’s river valley, which is 22 times larger than Central Park in New York, is the largest urban parkland system in North America. Also, Edmonton has the highest per capita area of parkland of any Canadian city, offering its residents and visitors many miles of great green areas for entertainment, camping, sports and rest. Five of the parks of Edmonton’s River Valley Parks System are named after each of the women of “The Famous Five”.

- The great economic perspectives of Edmonton attract thousands of persons that arrive to the city every year to do business and live there. It is believed that 83.000 new residents will have arrived to Edmonton at the end of 2010 (and since 2006).

- Edmonton is one of the sunniest cities in Canada; it receives 2299 hours of sunshine per year.

- Even though Edmonton’s economy is known for its strong oil and gas industries, it is the second most diversified economy in the country.

- Two other important economic industries in Edmonton are high tech and biotechnology; the city has become an important centre of technology and is home to the offices of several important companies such as Telus, IBM, Canadian Western Bank, BioWare, Intuit Canada, General Electric, Matrikon, Stantec Inc. and CV Technologies.

- Edmonton is home to Canada’s only Indy race

- French language is not very common in Edmonton, but there is an important presence of this other tongue in all Federal Governmental Institutions and there is a French-language university, the Faculté Saint-Jean, now a part of the University of Alberta, which offers undergraduate degrees in several disciplines with instruction completely in French.

- First Nations languages such as Cree, Déné, Blackfoot and others are spoken to varying degrees among some communities as both mother tongue and as a second language.

- Edmonton is a major research and educational centre in Canada. There are currently more than 60.000 students participating of the higher education programs that are offered in Edmonton’s institutions.

- The University of Alberta is one of the top five universities in Canada with more than 35.000 students and an annual income of one billion dollars. The National Institute for Nanotechnology was recently built in the campus of this prestigious university.

- There are important financial companies that have their headquarters in Edmonton like the Canadian Western Bank, TD Canada Trust, ATB Financial, Servus Credit Union and Manulife Financial.

- Due to its strategic geographical location, Edmonton is an important centre of distribution and logistics, and has the presence of CN Rail's North American.

- Edmonton’s parks and streets are home to one of the biggest concentrations of healthy elms remaining in America.

- Edmonton has the second largest research library in Canada with the highest number of copies per student.

- Edmonton is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories. Edmonton is the centre of Alberta’s petrochemical industries, developing new technologies for the processing of Alberta's massive oil, gas, and oil sands reserves, which are reported to be the second-largest in the world after Saudi Arabia.

- Edmonton has North America’s largest open air retail construction: South Edmonton Common.

- Edmonton is the Canadian testing-ground for many American retailers such as Bath & Body Works and Calvin Klein.

- There’s a project of creating a major container shipping centre in Edmonton’s airport, due to its advantage of being one of the Western American cities with shorter direct distances to other main airports in cities in Asia and Europe such as New Delhi and London.

- The Edmonton Composting Facility is the largest of its type in the world and is also the largest stainless steel building in North America.

Things to do in Edmonton. Places to visit.

West Edmonton Mall: This was the largest mal in the world for 23 years, from 1981 to 2004. It is now the largest mall in North America and the fifth largest in the world. With more than 800 stores and services, over 110 restaurants, a luxury hotel, an amusement park, a water park and an ice skating rink, West Edmonton Mall is one of Alberta’s main tourist attractions.

The Devonian Botanic Garden: Just 30 minutes west from downtown is this 80-acre garden, the most northerly botanical garden in Canada, which has beautiful butterflies, Japanese gardens, native gardens and wonderful trails full of nature for visitors to observe and enjoy.

Fort Edmonton Park: This outdoor park is the largest living history museum in Canada. Several historical buildings have been transferred to the park to recreate various eras in Edmonton's history. Visitors can observe and use different attractions of the park such as a steam locomotive, a tram, horses, cars and drive vehicles.

Valley Zoo: Located in Edmonton’s River Valley, the Valley Zoo is home to more than 400 animals including 20 species in danger of extinction. It has several exhibits such as the Inner Zoo, the Makira Outpost, the Saito Center, the Carnivore Alley, the Elephant House and Exhibit, the African Veldt, the Birds of Prey and the Back Paddocks.

Klondike Jet Boats: This shallow water crafts are perfect to enjoy a historical view of Edmonton from the North Saskatchewan River by choosing one of the available city tours.

Muttart Conservatory: Located on the North Saskatchewan River Valley, this botanic garden consists of four glass pyramids that are shelter for hundreds of plant specimens of different regions and climates. The fourth pyramid has flowers that change according to the season.

Citadel Theatre: Located on Churchill Square, this is Edmonton’s major venue for theatre arts and one of the largest in Canada. It has five different rooms, each one specialized in a specific type of production.

Francis Winspear Centre for Music: With a capacity of over 1932 people, this performing arts centre is the home of Edmonton’s Symphonic Orchestra and hosts a great number of events annually. It has been described as one of the concert rooms with the best acoustics in Canada and it possesses the Davis Concert Organ.

Royal Alberta Museum: This is Edmonton’s major museum and one of Canada’s most popular museums. It has a collection of over ten million items that represent the culture and the costumes of the different indigenous tribes of the region, taking the visitor to explore the human and natural history of western Canada.

TELUS World of Science: This is Edmonton’s space and science center and museum. It has a planetarium, an IMAX theatre, an observatory, five permanent exhibit galleries and one for temporary exhibits that let the visitors explore the natural world and the space.

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA): This is a 75-year-old public art gallery, the largest in the city, that rotates its more than 5000 works in its permanent gallery.

South Edmonton Common: With a large base of tenants offering many services and products, this is North America's largest open air retail development.

Downtown Edmonton Churchill Square: Downtown Edmonton’s main square hosts many of the festivals and events that take place in the city such as Taste of Edmonton, Edmonton Fashion Week, Edmonton International Street Performers Festival, The Works Art & Design Festival and more.

Edmonton International Street Performer's Festival: With 25 years of tradition, this is the space for street performing artists from around the world to show what they love to do. It takes place in mid-July.

Edmonton International Fringe Festival: This is the largest fringe festival in North America and the second in the world after Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It takes place in mid-August.