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Varcoe: U of C report on separation questions whether head offices will stay if Alberta goes

Calgary is home base to the second most corporate headquarters in Canada, trailing only Toronto

Would an independent Alberta see corporate head offices leave Wild Rose Country?

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It’s one of many provocative issues that a new report commissioned by the provincial government delves into — conducted by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy — as part of a broad examination of the economic and fiscal implications surrounding Alberta separation.

The report, released Wednesday, looks into an array of economic aspects of the debate in the run-up to the Oct. 19 referendum, but the discussion about head offices is particularly relevant for the city and the province.

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