Units and conventions
All amounts are Canadian dollars unless marked US$. Sums appear in billions to one decimal place, written C$0.0B in tables and in words in the text.
Energy prices in Section 16 are United States dollars, per barrel for oil and per million British thermal units for gas, as published by the Canada Energy Regulator.
Alberta’s fiscal year ends 31 March and is written 2026-27; calendar years are written as a single year.
Unless stated otherwise, figures are Government of Alberta Budget 2026 estimates for 2026-27.
An independent Alberta would stop sending federal general revenue to Ottawa, lose the federal transfers that now return to the provincial treasury, and take over the federal functions that must continue. The result can be stated in one table.
