Tag: federal transfers

Ottawa Cut 12,683 Positions and the Payroll Went Up

Treasury Board counted 345,282 federal employees at the end of March against…

Alberta Draws Zero While Quebec Collects Half the Equalization Pot

The 2026-27 equalization pot holds $27.16 billion and Quebec's share is $13.907…

Alberta’s Ottawa Gap Is Now Projected at 312 Billion

Albertans are projected to send $312 billion more to Ottawa than the…

The Country Shrank Last Quarter and Alberta Kept Growing

Statistics Canada says Canada lost 55,025 people in Q1 2026 while Alberta…

Alberta Equalization Payments 2026-27 and the Case for Reform

Finance Canada puts equalization at roughly $27.2 billion in 2026-27, with Quebec…