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Heritage Savings Trust Fund

Alberta’s Heritage Fund grows and reinvests a portion of the province’s resource revenues, building a lasting legacy for all Albertans.

Latest updates

2025-26 Second quarter report update

As of September 30, 2025, the fair value of Heritage Fund net financial assets was $31.5 billion. The Heritage Fund grew by $3.9 billion during the quarter and achieved a fiscal year-to-date return of 6.2%.

View the 2025-26 Heritage Savings Trust Fund Second Quarter Report.

New funding announced

The Alberta government will deposit $2.8 billion into the Heritage Fund for 2025-26, using a portion of 2024-25 surplus cash. This transaction was approved by Treasury Board on July 7, 2025 and will increase the fund's value in the current fiscal year.

Growing the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund

To secure long-term growth and financial stability for Alberta, the government has developed an ambitious plan to grow the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund to $250 billion by 2050.

This initiative will build prosperity for current and future generations of Albertans by strategically reinvesting earnings, strengthening governance, promoting global partnerships and maximizing long-term investment returns.

Overview

The Heritage Savings Trust Fund, or Heritage Fund, was established in 1976 to collect a portion of Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue. The Heritage Fund had 3 objectives at the time:

  1. Invest in projects that would improve life in Alberta but would not provide a financial return.
  2. Strengthen and diversify the Alberta economy.
  3. Save money for the future when non-renewable resources had been depleted. 

From an initial investment of $1.5 billion, the Heritage Fund’s value has grown to $27.2 billion as of March 31, 2025.

The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act creates and establishes the mandate and governance structure for the Heritage Fund. The act states that the mission of the Heritage Fund is to provide prudent stewardship of the savings from Alberta’s non-renewable resources by providing the greatest financial returns on those savings for current and future generations of Albertans.

In 2022-23, the Act was amended to require that income generated by the fund stays in it unless a withdrawal is authorized by Treasury Board. This change was, and remains, instrumental to the continued growth of the Heritage Fund.

Heritage Fund management

Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund

To view the current members of the Heritage Fund Standing Committee, meeting information and contact information, visit the Standing Committee website.

Treasury Board and Finance contact

Stephen J. Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury and Risk Management, Alberta Treasury Board and Finance

Investment manager

Ray Gilmour, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

Auditor

Doug Wylie, FCPA, FCMA, ICD.D, Auditor General of Alberta

Heritage Fund Opportunities Corporation

Working with professional advisors and asset managers, the corporation will update the fund’s investment policy and strategy and help Alberta access global investment opportunities to create meaningful wealth and future prosperity. Led by board chair Joe Lougheed, the corporation will strengthen the governance of the Heritage Fund’s assets and support investment decisions independent from government.

Corporation directors

  • Joe Lougheed, KC – Board Chair

    Mr. Lougheed is a Partner at the international law firm Dentons in its Calgary office. His practice is focused on corporate law, private equity, private mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He has practiced law for 33 years.

    Mr. Lougheed serves as a director and/or advisory board member for numerous private companies. He is also the Hon. Consul for Sweden in Alberta.

    Mr. Lougheed is an active community volunteer. He is the immediate past-Chair of Calgary Economic Development and a former director of the $100MM Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund. Mr. Lougheed is also former Board Chair of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and a former Chair of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

    Mr. Lougheed is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in recognition of his community service.

    Mr. Lougheed was educated at Queen’s University, the London School of Economics and Political Science and Dalhousie Law School.

  • Jacqueline Curzon – Director

    Ms. Curzon is a seasoned executive and board director with extensive experience in mining, energy, transportation, pension funds, investments and mergers and acquisitions.

    Ms. Curzon is currently a non-executive director of Arkas International SA, a large Turkish shipping company. She is also the board chair and a non-executive director of CPEG, the Geneva State Pension Fund, with $28 Billion in assets under management. Ms. Curzon is also a director of Clairfield International, a leading M&A advisory firm for global mid-market transactions operating in over 26 countries.

    Ms. Curzon has worked as a consultant in the former Soviet Union for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, as a gold mining executive in Africa for Normandy Mining (an Australian mining company) and has served on the Board of Patrimonia Foundation, a Swiss pension fund where she was the Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the investment committee from 2009 to 2022. Ms. Curzon also served as Internal Auditor and Member of the Advisory Council of RAEX from 2011 to 2020, a German ESG and credit rating agency.

    Ms. Curzon graduated from the Wharton Business School in 1993 with an MBA in finance. Her previous university diplomas were a dual French and English law degree from King’s College London and the Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She became a CFA charter holder in 2000 (no longer active) and completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma in 2022.

  • Jouko Karvinen – Director

    Mr. Karvinen is an accomplished executive and corporate director. He is currently a director of Solidium OY, a holding and investment company owned by the State of Finland and was its Vice Chair in 2021-2022.

    Mr. Karvinen’s prior board governance roles include the following: former Chair of the Supervisory Board for Finnair PLC, the national airline of Finland and Vice Chair 2016-2017; former Member of the Supervisory Board at Valmet PLC and Vice Chair 2017-2018; former Member of the Supervisory Board at Nokia Corporation, Vice Chair 2013-2016, Chair of Audit Committee 2012-2016, Chair of Nomination and Governance Committee 2013-2015; former Member of the Supervisory Board at SKF AB; former Member of the International Advisory Board of Komatsu Corporation; and former Member of the Supervisory Board of IMD Business School and IMD Foundation Board.

    Mr. Karvinen also has extensive executive experience. From 2007-2014 he was CEO at Stora Enso Oyj, a global packaging and renewable materials company; from 2002-2007. He was CEO of Philips Medical Systems, the global Healthcare technology business of Royal Philips and a Member of the Board of Management; and from 2000-2002 he was Executive Vice President ABB Group Ltd. and a member of the Group Executive Committee.

    Mr. Karvinen has a master of science from Tampere University in Finland.

  • Chana Martineau – Director

    Ms. Martineau is the CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC).

    Prior to her current role, Ms. Martineau served as a Vice President in Commercial Banking with Canadian Western Bank, a Canadian-based bank that is now a part of National Bank Financial Group. Her experience also includes more than a decade with EY LLP and with TD Bank Financial Group in various roles, respectfully.

    Ms. Martineau currently serves as a director for both Cenovus Corporation and Alamos Gold.

    Ms. Martineau is a member of the Frog Lake First Nation. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in economics. She is member of the Young Presidents Organization and hold the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

  • Mary Ritchie, FCA, FCPA – Director

    Ms. Ritchie has served as Audit Committee Chair for many public companies and is currently the Chair of the Audit Committee for Morien Resources.

    Ms. Ritchie has deep expertise in corporate management, acquisitions, divestitures and finance in sectors that include banking, energy, pharmaceuticals, information technology, insurance, distribution, wealth management, real estate and private equity Investments.

    Ms. Ritchie has served as a director of numerous corporate boards, with operations in Canada, the US and Europe, including: Alaris Royalty Corporation; Industrial Alliance Ltd.; Enwave Corporation; RBC Funds Inc. and RBC Advisor Global Fund Inc.; Axcan Pharmaceutical; Canada Hibernia Holding Company (Chair); Softchoice Ltd.; EPCOR (Vice Chair); and IPL in Dublin, Ireland.

    In the public sector, Ms. Ritchie has served as Chair of the Audit Committee or Senior Advisor for: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.; Department of National Resources Canada; and the Privy Council of Canada.

    Ms. Ritchie has a bachelor of arts from the University of Western Ontario and a bachelor of commerce from the University of Alberta.

Publications

Legislation

See the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act.

Glossary

See commonly used terms related to the Heritage Fund.

Contact

Connect with us if you have questions about the Heritage Fund:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-3035
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)

Address:
Heritage Fund
9th Floor, Queen Elizabeth II Building
9820 107 Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 1E7

Online

Government of Alberta feedback form

Contact your MLA

See contact information for your MLA at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta website.