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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.
- Download and read Renewing the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
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:
- Invest in projects that would improve life in Alberta but would not provide a financial return.
- Strengthen and diversify the Alberta economy.
- 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
Publications
- Renewing the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
- Annual Reports (from 1976-77 to current)
- Quarterly Reports (from 2005-06 to current)
- Statement of Investment Policies and Goals (effective date August 1, 2024)
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.