Alberta Treasury Board News

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement announcing the publication of the 2018-19 Government of Alberta Annual Report:

A new website will crowdsource input from business, organizations and the public on which government regulations should be improved, kept or scrapped.

A new website will crowdsource input from business, organizations and the public on which government regulations should be improved, kept or scrapped.

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement about the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act:

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement about the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act:

Business leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act.

With actions to cut red tape already in progress, the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act would make Alberta one of the freest and fastest-moving economies in the world.

Finance Minister Travis Toews has tabled legislation keeping a promise to reduce Alberta’s corporate tax rate by a third over the next four years.

Government has introduced Bill 1, An Act to Repeal the Carbon Tax, fulfilling a promise to Albertans that creates jobs and puts money back into the pockets of families, businesses and non-profits.

The Job Creation Tax Cut is the centrepiece of the United Conservative Job Creation Strategy to reignite our economy, create jobs and get Alberta back to work.

The Alberta government has appointed an independent panel of experts as a key first step in getting the province’s budget back to balance.

Alberta’s deficit will drop below budget forecasts for the second year in a row as the province stays on track to balance in 2023-24 with the country’s strongest balance sheet.

Please join Finance Minister Joe Ceci as he hosts telephone town halls to listen to the feedback and fiscal priorities of Albertans. 

New legislation would give employees and employers control of their pensions.

Joe Ceci, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision regarding the federal government’s constitutional authority to create a national securities regulator:

With two decades of financial and governance experience, Joan Hertz has been appointed as the new board chair of ATB Financial, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Joe Ceci released the following statement after members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) who work in the Alberta public service ratified a new contract:

Albertans now have new options at restaurants, bars and hotels as common-sense changes are made to the province’s liquor regulations.

With cannabis set to be legalized across the country in two days, the health and safety of Albertans remains a top priority for the provincial government.

Hundreds of municipal officials are gathering in Red Deer for the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Convention, giving them a front row seat for central Alberta’s ongoing economic recovery.