In 2017, the province's per-person spending reached its highest level since 1965.
resource revenues
Alberta’s fiscal improvement is good news, but without significant policy changes, it will only last so long as commodity prices stay high.
The province's revenue will likely be even higher than forecast in Budget 2022.
The province's revenues could be up to $28 billion higher over the next two years.
Higher resource revenue accounts for nearly 80 percent of the $11.5 billion improvement in the province's budgetary balance in 2022/23.
The province's resource revenue is expected to increase from $3.3 billion in 2020/21 to $13.7 billion in 2021/22.
By 2043, Albertans aged 65 or older will account for a projected 19 per cent of the province's population.
Resource revenue will be $9.1 billion higher in 2022/23 than projected last year.
Other countries have built health-care systems that perform better than Canada’s at a comparable or lower cost.