Alberta ran a $3.1 billion deficit in 2012/13—when oil prices were over US$80 per barrel.
canadian equalization program
December 19, 2018
11:45AM
Quebec slammed the door on the resurrection of the Energy East pipeline.
December 15, 2018
10:05AM
For as long as equalization has existed (since 1957), Quebec has always received the largest payment.
October 23, 2018
3:37PM
Quebec has one of the highest top personal income tax rates of any province or U.S. state.
September 10, 2018
12:55PM
Between 2004 and 2014, Alberta created more than 350,000 jobs.
October 5, 2017
11:37AM
Jason Kenney, leadership candidate for Alberta’s United Conservative Party, called for reform to Canada’s equalization program.
August 22, 2017
9:33AM
The gap between richer and poorer provinces has been shrinking.
February 15, 2016
3:00AM
While the overall federal transfer “pie” has grown significantly over the past decade, Ontario’s “slice” has also grown larger.
January 12, 2016
9:01AM
Federal transfers to the provinces are higher today than ever before, with a projected cost of $1,897 per Canadian this fiscal year.