Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta.
alberta debt
February 18, 2021
2:31PM
Alberta's deficit this year will be the largest in history, relative to the size of the provincial economy, at 6.9 per cent of GDP.
February 9, 2021
8:16AM
Alberta government program spending will reach a projected $13,644 per person in 2020/21.
February 4, 2021
9:26AM
The province's net debt will reach a projected $63.5 billion in 2020/21.
January 6, 2021
10:38AM
In the 1990s, Premier Ralph Klein’s government reduced program spending by 21.6 per cent.
December 17, 2020
11:52AM
Alberta’s elevated spending levels produced large budget deficits and mounting debt.
December 9, 2020
12:08PM
Government debt interest will cost Albertans a projected $3.0 billion by 2022/23.
December 3, 2020
9:45AM
Alberta’s fiscal capacity dropped by an estimated 45.1 per cent between 2007 and this year.
November 25, 2020
9:53AM
The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.