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Saskatchewan Budget 2024-25 Overview

KEY NUMBERS CONTEXT The Government of Saskatchewan’s 2024 budget, the seventh under Finance Minister Donna Harpauer, is called “Classrooms, Communities and Care.” As the title indicates, the biggest areas of investment are health care (approximately 40% of budget expenses) and education (approximately 22% of budget expenses). The new budget contains Saskatchewan’s largest-ever increase in school […]

Alberta Update: March 15, 2024

This Week New legislation: Outside of budget-related bills, new legislation introduced this week includes: Premier meets with Prime Minister: On Wednesday, Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Smith met in Calgary. The meeting included a discussion on the impact of the federal carbon tax on inflation, affordability, and sustained higher interest rates. The Premier also reiterated Alberta’s commitment to carbon neutrality […]

Alberta Update: March 8, 2024

This Week Improving Alberta’s grid: As part of a larger effort to modernize the electricity system, a new act was proclaimed aiming to help the electricity system adapt to new technologies. The act allows businesses to build more energy storage and more on-site power generation with the option to sell excess power to the grid. It is part […]

Alberta Update: March 1, 2024

This Week Budget 2024: Yesterday, the Government of Alberta released its 2024 Budget. Under the title “A Responsible Plan for a Growing Province,” the budget from Alberta’s United Conservative is a balanced budget with a $367 million surplus and a focus on long-term stability. It includes key commitments in health and skills training. Our team at Wellington Advocacy has pulled together an […]

Alberta Update: February 16, 2024

This Week Alberta Pension Plan: Finance Minister Nate Horner released a statement updating Albertans on a potential provincial pension plan. Recently, the federal Liberal government informed the Government of Alberta that they would strike a panel to interpret the asset transfer formula in the Canada Pension Plan Act. The panel’s work would begin this spring and inform the chief actuary’s calculation […]