PMTC asks Alberta fleets to fill out tariff-impact workforce survey

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is asking Alberta trucking and logistics employers to complete a short survey on how the trade dispute with the United States is affecting their workforce.

The project is part of the Canada-Alberta Workforce Resilience Initiative, which Alberta lists among its 2025-26 Workforce Planning grant recipients. PMTC is leading it with Trucking HR Canada, the Alberta Motor Transport Association and Women Building Futures.

Why Alberta

PMTC notes that 89% of Alberta exports go to the United States. The council says a drawn-out trade fight could hit provincial carriers hard, and that employers need practical workforce-planning tools.

Alberta's program page says funding for the initiative comes in part from the Canada-Alberta Workforce Tariff Response. Eligible trade-exposed sectors for the related Employer-led Training Grant include transportation and warehousing.

What PMTC plans to produce

On the Alberta grant-recipient list, PMTC's project is titled "Understanding and addressing the Impact of Tariffs on Alberta's Trucking Workforce." The province says the research will feed a suite of HR products: online guides, downloadable tools and e-modules on succession planning, retention during mergers and acquisitions, and managing economic disruption.

How to take part

PMTC says the survey is confidential and takes about eight minutes. The council's CAWRI page links the survey and a short promotional video. Feedback is meant to shape those employer resources.

Intake for Alberta's 2026-27 Workforce Planning Grant round is closed; new applications are for projects starting April 1, 2027 or later. The PMTC survey is a separate employer-response step inside the already-funded research project.