Alberta’s elevated spending levels produced large budget deficits and mounting debt.
alberta's finances
December 15, 2020
1:22PM
The province expects a $15.5 billion budget deficit next year.
November 25, 2020
10:58AM
Between fiscal years 2014/15 and 2018/19, Alberta’s net contribution to Confederation was $94.9 billion.
June 25, 2020
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In 2019, equalization represented 15.5 per cent of provincial revenue in Nova Scotia.
June 23, 2020
8:37PM
Canada's equalization program cost Alberta taxpayers approximately $3.1 billion in 2017.
June 23, 2020
12:52PM
Albertans contributed $2.9 billion more to the CPP than they consumed in 2017.
April 30, 2020
2:11PM
Without Alberta’s net contributions, Canada would have racked up upwards of $100 billion more debt since 2014.
April 28, 2020
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March 6, 2020
2:24PM
By 2022/23, the province will have accumulated an estimated $46.6 billion in net debt.
March 3, 2020
9:15AM
From 2014 to 2015, Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue collapsed from $8.9 billion to $2.8 billion.