Report card · Fall 2026
Alberta
Fiscal year 2025-26. The short version first, then every figure behind it, from the government's audited public accounts.
The short version
In 2025-26, Alberta spent $77.5 billion, about $15,348 for every resident. That was 2.3% less than it planned.
It ended the year with a surplus of $2.2 billion, better than the deficit of $5.2 billion it had planned.
Its independent auditor (Auditor General of Alberta) signed off on the accounts without reservation.
The audited results came out 199 days after the year ended.
What it means per person
Alberta's totals divided by its population of 5,052,333 on October 1, 2025 (Statistics Canada). This is not a tax bill: every Canadian pays for federal and provincial or territorial government at the same time, and some of this money comes from other governments.
- Spent $15,348 per resident, on services, programs and transfers
- Collected $15,785 per resident, in taxes, transfers and other revenue
- Paid in interest $582 per resident, about 4¢ of every revenue dollar
- Net debt $6,648 per resident, what it owes, less its financial assets
Where every dollar went
Of every dollar Alberta spent in 2025-26, as the government groups its spending.
- 41¢ Health
- 23¢ Education
- 12¢ Social services
- 5¢ General government
- 4¢ Agriculture, resource management and economic development
- 15¢ Everything else
What went off plan
The areas furthest from their budget, in dollars. Going over isn't automatically bad (an emergency or a program added during the year can be the reason), and coming in under can mean delayed work.
Over budget
- Health +$1.3 billion (4.4%)
- Agriculture, resource management and economic development +$451 million (15.7%)
- Recreation and culture +$17 million (4.0%)
Under budget
- Protection of persons and property −$3.1 billion (−48.3%)
- Transportation, communications and utilities −$190 million (−7.2%)
Context from the documents
- Alberta's Auditor General reports that the annual report was not released by the June 30 deadline set in law.
- The release date is approximate: it is based on when the documents were posted on Alberta's open government portal.
Questions worth asking
Based only on the figures above. Put them to your MLA, MP or candidates, or to the finance department.
- Health cost $1.3 billion more than budgeted (4.4% over). What was the reason?
- The audited results took 199 days to come out. What would it take to publish them sooner?
- Interest on debt took about 3.5 cents of every dollar of revenue. What is the plan for the debt over the next few years?
Every figure behind this page, exactly as published, with the page it came from.
We extracted these figures from a PDF: Government of Alberta 2025-26 Annual Report (incl. audited consolidated financial statements). They are shown exactly as published, in millions of dollars, with the page each one came from. Check them against the official document .
The year in figures
Actual results against the budget printed in the same audited statements. Amounts in millions of dollars. Debt and accumulated balances are shown as positive amounts; the label says which they are.
| Item | Actual | Budget | Difference | Where we found it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 79,750 | 74,138 | +5,612 +7.6% | Actual: PDF page 28 (printed 26) Budget: PDF page 28 (printed 26) |
| Total expenses | 77,541 | 79,349 | −1,808 −2.3% | Actual: PDF page 28 (printed 26) Budget: PDF page 28 (printed 26) |
| Annual surplus (deficit) | +2,209 | −5,211 | +7,420 | Actual: PDF page 28 (printed 26) Budget: PDF page 28 (printed 26) |
| Net debt | 33,590 | 40,654 | −7,064 −17.4% | Actual: PDF page 29 (printed 27) Budget: PDF page 31 (printed 29) |
| Net assets | 26,841 | — | — | Actual: PDF page 29 (printed 27) |
| Interest on debt | 2,938 | 2,968 | −30 −1.0% | Actual: PDF page 28 (printed 26) Budget: PDF page 28 (printed 26) |
Spending by area
Expenses by sector or function, as the government groups them, in millions of dollars. The thin line marks the budget.
Audit and release
- Auditor
- Auditor General of Alberta
- Opinion
- Unmodified (clean)
- Audited results released
- October 16, 2026
- Days after year end
- 199
Source documents
We link to the official documents rather than republishing them. We kept a copy of each, as downloaded, so these figures can be re-checked even if a link changes.
Right of reply
No response from Alberta has been published yet.
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Figures collected and checked November 6, 2026.
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