Overview
Budget 2026 focuses on what matters most: stronger health care, better education, improved skills training, and safe, thriving communities.
Alberta's government is focusing on continuous improvement, program reviews, and smarter service delivery. The government’s fiscal framework allows flexibility during periods of economic pressure, and a broad review will be undertaken to identify measures that will support sustainable budgeting in the years ahead.
Resources
Expense summary
Total expense in 2026-27 is forecast at $84.2 billion - an increase of $300 million over from 2026-27 Budget. This includes a $635 million increase to operating expense and a $717 million increase to the capital plan.
Table 1. Budget 2026 expense summary (millions of dollars)
| Expense items | 2026-27 | Change from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | Q1 Forecast | Budget | |
| Operating expense: | |||
| - Health | 26,829 | 26,812 | (17) |
| - Education (K to 12) | 12,865 | 12,865 | – |
| - Advanced education (post-secondary) | 7,710 | 7,110 | – |
| - Social services ministries | 14,296 | 14,445 | 149 |
| - Other ministries/Legislative Assembly | 9,297 | 9,801 | 504 |
| Total operating expense | 70,398 | 71,034 | 635 |
| Capital plan | 9,969 | 10,687 | 717 |
| Amortization/inventory consumption/loss on disposals | 4,853 | 4,857 | 3 |
| Debt servicing costs | 3,407 | 3,182 | (225) |
| Pension provisions | (408) | (408) | – |
| Disaster and emergency assistance | – | 106 | – |
| Contingency | 2,000 | 1,520 | 480 |
| Total expense | 83,922 | 84,237 | 315 |
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Revenue
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Capital Plan
Budget 2026 invests in the infrastructure families and communities need.