Canada publishes no single administrative statement of federal tax collected by taxpayer province. The C$68-77 billion range is therefore triangulated from two fuller estimates built on the economic accounts and related sources, with a lower population-average method shown as a floor.
Method 1: population at the national average
The Library of Parliament gives national average federal revenue of C$11,796 per person for 2024. Applied to Alberta's 5,057,077 people, that is C$59.7 billion [LoP-26][SC-009]. It is best treated as a floor because Alberta has above-average employment income and a disproportionately profitable corporate sector.
Method 2: component build
| Component | C$B |
|---|---|
| Personal income tax | 34.0 |
| Corporate income tax | 14.1 |
| Goods and Services Tax | 6.2 |
| Other federal revenue | 7.0 |
| Employment Insurance premiums | 3.7 |
| Excise and customs | 1.9 |
| Total | 66.9 |
The component build totals C$66.9 billion of federal general revenue. Adding federal fees and charges brings the comparable figure used in the main ledger to about C$68.3 billion.
Basis note. The component build of C$66.9 billion is federal general revenue before federal fees and charges. Adding those brings the figure to about C$68.3 billion, which is the comparable basis used in the main ledger. The population-average row is a revenue floor only; no spending figure is shown for it, so no net is stated.
Method 3: top-down share
The Fraser Institute's June 2026 study assigns Alberta 15.1 per cent of federal revenue and estimates C$77.0 billion collected from Alberta against C$52.5 billion spent in Alberta [FI-26].
| Method | Revenue from Alberta | Spending in Alberta | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population at national average - a floor | C$59.7B | - | - |
| Component build | C$66.9B before fees | C$50–53B | C$14–17B |
| Share of federal revenue, top-down | C$77.0B | C$52.5B | C$24.5B |
The main body uses C$68-77 billion. The range changes the amount left over, not the basic result. The lower and upper methods both leave a substantial positive balance after the sovereign-function costing allowances.
