Reforms in the 1990s led to a marked decline in welfare dependency and reduced spending on social assistance.
equalization payments
June 30, 2021
8:50AM
Albertans will likely vote on equalization in October.
January 4, 2021
11:54AM
The three Maritime provinces rely more heavily on federal transfers than any other province.
December 8, 2020
4:03PM
As a share of the province’s total government revenue, New Brunswick’s equalization payments fell from 23.7 per cent to 19 per cent.
December 3, 2020
11:47AM
The fiscal capacity gap between the richest and poorest province has shrunk from $11,350 per person to an estimated $3,754.
December 3, 2020
9:45AM
Alberta’s fiscal capacity dropped by an estimated 45.1 per cent between 2007 and this year.
December 3, 2020
1:00AM
August 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
2:25PM
In 2019, equalization represented 15.5 per cent of provincial revenue in Nova Scotia.
June 23, 2020
12:52PM
Albertans contributed $2.9 billion more to the CPP than they consumed in 2017.