The province has run an operating deficit in all but one year since 2008/09—even when oil prices exceeded $90 per barrel.
Government Spending & Taxes
April 15, 2016
1:50PM
Canada's new top federal tax rate of 33 per cent is being layered on top of several tax increases by the provinces.
April 14, 2016
3:30PM
There are 175 collective bargaining agreements with public-sector employees coming up for negotiation in the near future.
April 13, 2016
3:31PM
Alberta will become a net debtor province this year for the first time since 1999/00.
April 11, 2016
11:36AM
The Fraser Institute has been at the fore of publishing work related to pension issues and correcting misconceptions to provide Canadians with better information.
April 11, 2016
3:00AM
If governments eliminated corporate taxes, they'd eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits.
April 7, 2016
3:00AM
From 2010 to 2014, Canada’s resource-intensive provinces' per person GDP growth more than doubled growth in non-resource intensive provinces.
April 6, 2016
3:00AM
The deficits to fiscal year 2020-21 will total $118.6 billion.
April 5, 2016
10:56AM
The province's new top personal income tax rate is now higher than B.C.'s rate.
April 4, 2016
8:00AM
A recent op-ed cited the “myth of underfunding” of First Nations communities in Canada. Whatever your opinion on the issue, the facts are clear. Consider the four streams of revenue that flow to First Nations across the country.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
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