The province's debt interest costs increased from $61 per person in 2007/08 to a projected $672 per person in 2023/24.
alberta deficits
August 30, 2023
2:30PM
The idea is simple—save during good times to help avoid deficits during bad times.
December 14, 2022
9:37AM
The province's net asset position deteriorated by nearly $23,000 per person between 2007 and 2021.
October 21, 2022
8:54AM
Alberta’s government-sector workers enjoy a 9.3 per cent wage premium over their private-sector counterparts.
August 3, 2022
10:10AM
In 2017, the province's per-person spending reached its highest level since 1965.
December 1, 2021
10:14AM
Alberta’s budget deficit will be $5.8 billion in 2021/22—$12.4 billion less than originally forecast.
September 1, 2021
8:58AM
The province's per-person spending is significantly higher than in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec.
August 18, 2021
10:21AM
By making fiscal rules constitutional in nature, governments can protect them from being ignored.
June 15, 2021
8:28AM
In 2020/21, Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue will comprise only 4.7 per cent of provincial revenue.