If you have a pulse, you should be able to find work in Alberta. Maybe not flying, but virtually everywhere else has help wanted or job postings up. Most bars and restaurants are always looking. As mentioned we don't have any PST here, only the 5% GST. And thanks to the oil and gas royalties the province is also debt free and will likely have an extra $4 billion next year. The government is also looking at dropping the provincial health care fees too.
The flip side is that it has gotten somewhat expensive to live here and somethings aren't what they used to be. One example is good service at restaurants. As it's quite easy to find a better paying job in the oil industry, places like restaurants have somewhat less selection. Renting can be tricky as well as many property companies are converting apartment buildings into condos, cutting down the number of reasonably priced rental units out there (many of the new condos get put up for rent, but at much higher prices). Almost everywhere has road and other construction, making it a little hard to get around sometimes.
Overall it's a great place to live, but I may be a little biased.
