The cuts could make worse Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate, which climbed to 28.7 per cent as of the end of September from 27 per cent in June.

Calgary-based Essential Energy Services is reporting that demand in Western Canada for its well completion and production services has been rising this fall as customers react to modest improvements in commodity prices.

Just days ahead of one of Canada's biggest parties of the year, bars that count on the Calgary Stampede for revenue are noticing there's less of an appetite for companies to spend money as Alberta's economy continues to struggle.