A analysis by Statistics Canada of 2016 Canadian Provincial budgets shows that Alberta spends an average of 10% more on services than the Canadian average.
Albertans spend a shocking 26% more than the Canadian average on Education.
| Government expense by function per capita, 2016 | Alberta | Canada | Alberta Premium |
| Health | $4,944.00 | $4,475.00 | $ 469.00 |
| Education | $3,047.00 | $2,455.00 | $ 592.00 |
| Economic affairs | $2,112.00 | $1,275.00 | $ 837.00 |
| Social protection | $1,393.00 | $1,770.00 | $ (377.00) |
| General public services | $ 947.00 | $1,658.00 | $ (711.00) |
| Public order and safety | $ 762.00 | $ 723.00 | $ 39.00 |
| Environmental protection | $ 584.00 | $ 301.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Housing and community amenities | $ 352.00 | $ 239.00 | $ 113.00 |
| Recreation, culture, and religion | $ 431.00 | $ 349.00 | $ 82.00 |
| Total | $14,572.00 | $13,245.00 | $1,327.00 |
| Source: Statistics Canada CANSIM table 385-0041. | |||
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Alberta‘s newly elected Jason Kenny lead UCP government certainly has its work cut out for it.
For more details and graphs on provincial budgets look at our related article: Does Health Care and Education Spending Really Account for 50% of Provincial Government Spending In Canada?
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