Budget 2017

Budget highlights

Budget 2017 is focused on creating good jobs, making life more affordable and protecting the services families count on.
Economic outlook

Economic indicators that show signs of how Alberta's economy is performing.

Revenue

Provincial revenue comes from sources such as taxes, non-renewable resource revenue, federal transfers and investment income.
Budget process

The budget explains the government’s financial plans for the year, and is debated and passed in the legislature.

Budget documents

Fiscal plan complete volume (3.0 MB)

Fiscal plan overview (0.5 MB)

Economic outlook (0.8 MB)

Revenue (0.6 MB)

Expense (0.4 MB)

Capital plan (0.4 MB)

Climate leadership plan (0.4 MB)

Tax plan (0.7 MB)

Fiscal plan tables (0.6 MB)

Business plans

Quarterly updates

First quarter fiscal and economic update: Aug 2017 (1.2 MB)

First quarter fiscal update and economic statement

Finance Minister Joe Ceci provides first quarter results and an economic update.

Economic recovery underway, deficit steady

Aug 23, 2017

Alberta’s economy continued to pick up momentum in the first half of 2017, with gains in jobs, housing, exports and other areas.

Fort Saskatchewan hospital offers midwifery care

Jul 28, 2017

Expectant families from Fort Saskatchewan and surrounding communities can now deliver their newborns with the support of a midwife at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital.

Annual report: navigating a challenging year

Jun 29, 2017

In a year marked by a massive wildfire, low oil prices and continued economic downturn, government responded by supporting families and jobs.

Whirling disease lab opens in Vegreville

Jun 22, 2017

The Alberta government is taking action on whirling disease by opening Canada’s first laboratory exclusively dedicated to testing for and preventing the disease.

Province acting on wildfire report recommendations

Jun 08, 2017

The Government of Alberta is taking action on 31 recommendations made by two independent reviews of the provincial response to the Fort McMurray wildfire.