The province had the largest growth in government net debt in Canada from 2007/08 to 2021/22.
alberta's debt
December 28, 2022
11:16AM
Alberta went from spending $61 per person on provincial debt interest costs to roughly $563.
December 7, 2022
1:30PM
The province's debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $2.7 billion this year.
August 11, 2022
10:50AM
The government should save some natural resource revenue to protect against future increases in debt.
December 7, 2021
1:04PM
Provincial government net debt is projected to reach $73.9 billion—or roughly $16,071 per Albertan.
August 18, 2021
10:21AM
By making fiscal rules constitutional in nature, governments can protect them from being ignored.
July 14, 2021
8:56AM
According to the PBO, Alberta must reduce spending by 3.1 per cent of GDP to restore fiscal sustainability.
February 25, 2021
4:35PM
Alberta's new budget projects a $18.2 billion deficit in 2021/22.
February 24, 2021
11:14AM
Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta.
February 18, 2021
9:44AM
Alberta is projected to experience the largest increase in per-person net debt of any province from 2007/08 to 2020/21.