Budget 2026 breakdowns tailored for different Albertans.
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $125M in UofC hub, $30M for SAIT, $26M Arts Commons, $25M cancer centre, and funds LRT and SCAP schools for Calgary residents.
University of Calgary Sciences Hub
$125M
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $834M in Technology and Innovation, supports energy infrastructure, and maintains the lowest corporate tax rate for data centre operators.
Technology and Innovation budget
$834M operating
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $110M in MacEwan, $100M UofA BioSci, $41M NAIT, $106M downtown revitalization, and $54M coliseum site for Edmonton residents.
MacEwan University School of Business
$110M
Alberta Budget 2025 delivers up to $1,500 in household tax savings, boosts child benefits, holds child care at $15/day, and invests in schools and housing.
Household tax savings (two earners)
Up to $1,500
Alberta Budget 2025 delivers $860M for agriculture operations, $152M for irrigation projects, and crop diversification funding, but U.S. tariffs threaten crop exports.
Agriculture and Irrigation operating expense
$860M
Alberta Budget 2025 maintains the lowest corporate tax rate among major provinces, grows the IEG, and invests $834M in Technology and Innovation amid tariff uncertainty.
Corporate income tax rate
8%
Alberta Budget 2025 forecasts 43,000 housing starts, invests $767M in affordable housing, allocates $2.6B for school construction, and targets 13,000 new units.
Housing starts forecast
43,000 units in 2025
Alberta Budget 2025 warns manufacturers face disproportionate tariff impacts on $32B in U.S. exports, while maintaining low corporate taxes and petrochemical incentives.
Alberta manufacturing exports to U.S. (2024)
$32B
Alberta Budget 2025 brings tax relief, child benefit increases, child care support, and women's shelter funding that directly affect moms across the province.
Personal income tax savings
Up to $750/person
Alberta Budget 2025 allocates $7.5B over three years for municipal infrastructure, increases LGFF by $138M, and invests $520M in water and wastewater systems.
Municipal infrastructure support
$7.5B over 3 years
Alberta Budget 2025 allocates $42M for Immigration and Multiculturalism, boosts employment support by 26%, and navigates slowing population growth from 4.4% to 2.5%.
Immigration and Multiculturalism expense
$42M
Alberta Budget 2025 increases women's shelter funding by $19M, allocates $220M for homelessness services, and boosts social services by $833M amid tariff uncertainty.
Seniors, Community and Social Services total expense
$10,603M
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $189M in Beaverlodge Health Centre, funds Keyano College, Highway 63 twinning, and expands the Rural Remote Northern Program.
Beaverlodge Health Centre Replacement
$189M
Alberta Budget 2025 allocates $20M for nurse practitioners, establishes Primary Care Alberta at $322M, and increases health spending to $24B across four new agencies.
Nurse practitioner funding
$20M in 2025-26
Alberta Budget 2025 forecasts oil production at 3,558K bbl/day, WTI at US$68, a wider differential at US$17.10, and maintains the APIP and IEG programs.
Raw bitumen production
3,558K bbl/day
Alberta Budget 2025 sets physician compensation at $6.99B, introduces a new primary care compensation model, and invests $44M in rural physician training expansion.
Physician compensation and development
$6,990M
Alberta Budget 2025 keeps operating growth below population plus inflation while $4B contingency partly covers collective bargaining costs for public servants.
Total operating expense
$64,311M
Alberta Budget 2025 impacts ranchers through $860M agriculture spending, animal health investments, and U.S. tariffs that threaten cattle exports and livestock prices.
Alberta Budget 2025 forecasts housing starts at 43,000 units, invests $767M in affordable housing, and assumes moderating mortgage rates as shelter costs ease.
Housing starts forecast (2025)
43,000 units
Alberta Budget 2025 invests in the Rural Health Action Plan, $44M physician training, $19M rural utilities grants, $2.5B roads, and $7.5B municipal infrastructure.
Rural Health Action Plan physician training
$44M
Alberta Budget 2025 increases seniors benefits to $540M, funds the Seniors Drug Program at $863M, launches Assisted Living Alberta, and modernizes lodges.
Alberta Seniors Benefit
$540M
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $834M in Technology and Innovation, continues the Innovation Employment Grant, and spends $698M on tech capital over three years.
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $135M in skilled trades, increases the Alberta Student Grant by $5M, expands scholarships to $113M, and holds post-secondary operating steady.
Skilled trades funding
$135M
Alberta Budget 2025 delivers a $750 tax cut via new 8% bracket, runs a $5.2B deficit, and sees debt rising to $98.4B while maintaining no sales tax and low flat tax.
Up to $750
Alberta Budget 2025 increases K-12 education funding 4.5% to $9.9B, adds $55M for classroom complexity, $814M for enrolment growth, and overhauls funding formulas.
Education operating expense
$9,883M
Alberta Budget 2025 invests $2.5B in roads and bridges and $8.5B in transportation capital, but U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty create headwinds for freight.
Transportation capital (3-year)
$8,475M