In 2018 Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador received no equalization payments.

Does Alberta still pay equalization?

Alberta has not gotten an equalization payment since the 1964 to 1965 fiscal year, said the provincial government's news release. ... “We shouldn't be receiving equalization payments any more than Bill Gates should be receiving social assistance payments,” Tombe said in the CBC News article.

How much does Alberta pay in equalization?

Funding for Equalization comes from federal taxes and goes directly to provincial governments calculated to be below average in “fiscal capacity.” Albertans' higher per capita tax payments mean they have been making a net contribution of $15-27 billion annually – over $3 billion of that goes towards the $20 billion ...