Website Updates 2012
Documents added or updated
Go to website updates for 2012:
Superintendent of Insurance Bulletin 03-2012
December 27, 2012
Economic information update
December 21, 2012
The Economy & Statistics section of this website includes the weekly Economic Review and Alberta Economy - Indicators at a Glance, as well as monthly, quarterly and annual publications. Please note: the next update will be on January 4, 2013.
Minister Horner scrum with media
December 19, 2012
Listen to an audio recording of Treasury Board President and Minister of Finance Doug Horner speaking to the media about recent meetings with provincial and federal finance ministers.
Alberta
Population Report for 3rd Quarter of 2012
December 18, 2012
The Alberta Population Report for the 3rd Quarter of 2012 has been released and is available on the Demographic Quarterlies page. The Alberta Components of Growth by Quarter Data Tables (from 1971-72 on) file has also been updated.
IFTA Fuel Tax Rate
Chart for 4th Quarter of 2012
December 18, 2012
The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Tax Rate Chart for the 4th Quarter of 2012 is now available on the IFTA Forms page.
Insurance Document Updates
December 17, 2012
- Filing Requirements for the 2012 annual returns have been added
- Automobile Insurance Companies' Complaint Liaison Officers
- Certified Examiners Register (Minor Injury Regulation)
- Physicians Register (Minor Injury Regulation)
Labour Market Notes - December 2012
December 7, 2012
Labour Market Notes contains timely analysis of the latest labour market data for Alberta and is released the same day as Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Click here for Labour Market Notes (December 2012), including the “Labour Insight” section: Alberta’s youth labour market in context. These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Economic information update
November 30, 2012
The Economy & Statistics section of this website includes the weekly Economic Review and Alberta Economy - Indicators at a Glance, as well as monthly, quarterly and annual publications.
Economic Trends - November 2012
November 30, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. Click here for Economic Trends (November 2012), including the “In Focus” section: Alberta’s oil and gas extraction industry: its role and linkages in the economy. These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Bill 10, Employment Pension Plans Act, passes with Third Reading
November 27, 2012
On November 20, 2012, Bill 10: Employment Pension Plans Act passed Third Reading in the legislature. Although the new Act has passed, it will not come into force until proclamation of the legislation, which will follow the drafting, approval and release of a new Employment Pension Plans Regulation (the new Regulation) which is presently under development.
We have prepared EPPA Update 12-02: Key Differences – Employment Pension Plans Act Pension Plans Act, 2012, which is designed to provide stakeholders with a summary of key differences that exist between the new Act, and the previous Employment Pension Plans Act (Chapter E-8, RSA 2000). In addition to new provisions and policy changes, which are detailed in this Update, many sections of the legislation have been rewritten to make the new Act more readable and to clarify legislative requirements.
Alberta Components of Growth by Quarter Data Tables (from 1971-72 on)
November 27, 2012
An Excel data file is now available on the Demographic Quarterlies page, which contains components of population change, including births, deaths, international and interprovincial migrants. The two worksheets, one sorted by Census Year, and the other sorted by Calendar Year, will be updated every quarter.
Financial data for Alberta incorporated insurance companies
November 20, 2012
- Click here for 2012 Third Quarter information.
Labour Market Notes - November 2012
November 2, 2012
Labour Market Notes contains timely analysis of the latest labour market data for Alberta and is released the same day as Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Click here for Labour Market Notes (November 2012), including the “Labour Insight” section: Goods sector fuels Alberta’s labour market. These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Alberta Scientific Research
and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Credit - Forms
November 2, 2012
Click on the links below for:
- Revised AT1 Schedule 9
- New AT1 Schedule 9 Supplemental - this form has been developed for calculating the Grind. Claimants are to use it with AT1 Schedule 9 for taxation years ending on or before March 31, 2012.
Economic Trends - October 2012
October 31, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. Click here for Economic Trends (October 2012), including the “In Focus” section: What’s behind the recent slowdown in China? These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
2011 Census of Canada Highlights
October 30, 2012
Information from the 2011 Census of Canada was released in 4 stages, commencing in February and concluding in October 2012. Release 4, Language, is now available on the 2011 Census Highlights page.
Banking and Payment Security information added to website
October 19, 2012
Each month, the Alberta government issues 520,000 payments and collects over 65,000 payments from Albertans. Whether it is issuing or collecting payments, the Alberta government works to ensure payments are secure – to protect Albertans, financial institutions and the government.
Payments made to the Government of Alberta include cheques, cash, money orders, bank drafts, credit cards, debit cards, wire transfers and electronic funds transfers (EFT). Payments issued by the Government of Alberta include cheque, direct deposit, wire payments, and bank drafts in foreign currencies, etc.
See Our Business
Banking and Payment Security to learn more about things like:
- Making payments to the Alberta government by cheque or credit card;
- Payment card security;
- How to write a cheque to the government i.e., who do I make the cheque out to?
- Verifying the authenticity of a government-issued cheque;
- Replacing government-issued cheques that have been lost, stolen or are stale-dated;
- Financial Indemnity for financial institutions accepting government-issued cheques from certain accounts;
- What to do if you have matured Capital Bonds and Savings Certificates;
- Links to other important pages, such as the government’s Unclaimed Property program.
Tax & Revenue Administration's Tax Notes - October 2012
October 12, 2012
The October 2012 issue of Tax and Revenue Administration's e-newsletter, Tax Notes, has been released. Click here for more information, and to subscribe.
IFTA Fuel Tax Rate
Chart for 3rd Quarter of 2012
October 12, 2012
The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Tax Rate Chart for the 3rd Quarter of 2012 is now available on the IFTA Forms page.
Labour Market Notes - October 2012
October 5, 2012
Labour Market Notes contains timely analysis of the latest labour market data for Alberta and is released the same day as Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. Click here for Labour Market Notes (October 2012), including the “Labour Insight” section: Employment rate: another point of view. These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Economic Trends - September 2012
September 28, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. Click here for Economic Trends (September 2012), including the “In Focus” section: Alberta’s export performance: a closer look at the surge in machinery shipments. These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Alberta
Population Report for 2nd Quarter of 2012
September 28, 2012
The Alberta Population Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2012 has been released and is available on the Demographic Quarterlies page.
Heritage Fund Committee Annual Public Meeting October 3 in Edmonton
September 27, 2012
The Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund is inviting Albertans to attend its annual public meeting on October 3 in Edmonton. Learn more.
2011 Census Highlights added
September 24, 2012
2011 Census Highlights have been added regarding the following:
Pensions EPPA Update 12-01: Defined Benefit Funding Relief Provisions 2012
September 24, 2012
The Employment Pension Plans Regulation has been amended to provide temporary funding relief to certain defined benefit plans, in response to declining and historically low solvency discount rates. EPPA Update 12-01 has been developed to assist plan sponsors and service providers in understanding the requirements of the Superintendent’s office to obtain funding relief.
Labour Market Notes - September 2012
September 7, 2012
Labour Market Notes contains timely analysis of the latest labour market data for Alberta and is released the same day as Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. It also covers a labour market topic in more detail. In the Labour Market Notes - September 2012 issue, we describe Statistics Canada’s new data on job vacancies. This monthly publication is available in our Economy & Statistics section.
Economic Trends - August 2012
August 31, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for Economic Trends (August 2012). These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Financial data for Alberta incorporated insurance companies
August 16, 2012
- Click here for 2012 Second Quarter information.
Labour Market Notes - August 2012
August 10, 2012
A new monthly publication called Labour Market Notes has been added to our Economy & Statistics section. This document contains timely analysis of the latest labour market data for Alberta and is released the same day as Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. It also covers a labour market topic in more detail. In the Labour Market Notes - August 2012 issue, we define the commonly used labour market indicators.
Economic Trends - July 2012
July 27, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for Economic Trends (July 2012). These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Economic Spotlight - Alberta's Housing Market: On the Upswing
July 6, 2012
Click here for an Economic Spotlight - Alberta's Housing Market: On the Upswing, which has been added to the Economic Spotlights page.
2012 Alberta Official Statistics help provide an Alberta perspective on many areas
July 6, 2012
Air quality, crop production, family structure and marketable natural gas production are just a few of the many topics covered in the 2012 Alberta Official Statistics, now available online. Click here for the information bulletin, and visit www.officialstats.alberta.ca for the 2012 Alberta Official Statistics.
Banking & Payment Security information
July 3, 2012
A section regarding Banking & Payment Security has been added to Our Business. Effective June 15, 2012, citizens and corporations who are making payments to the provincial government should address them to Government of Alberta. Click here for more information on making payments to the Government of Alberta.
Changes to the Insurance Act come into effect July 1
June 29, 2012
Updates clarify and strengthen consumer rights
Edmonton... Albertans who purchase insurance will see their rights clarified and strengthened with changes to Alberta’s Insurance Act, which come into effect July 1.
Read the information bulletin, and click here for more information, including a fact sheet listing major changes to the act and regulations.
Click here for the updated Insurance Act.
Alberta
Population Projections, by Census Division, 2012-2041
June 29, 2012
These population projections (2011-2050) by single year of age and sex have been developed based on the standard component method. Highlights of the projections and assumptions can be found in this report: "Alberta Population Projections by Census Division, 2012-2041". The three sets of population projections (Low, Medium and High scenarios) are accessible on-line in a Microsoft Excel format. [On-line Access Information - Free of Charge - will open in a new window].
For further information, please contact the Manager, Demography, Alberta Treasury Board and Finance at 780-427-8716.
Annual reports for 2011-12 released
June 28, 2012
- Alberta Treasury Board and Enterprise 2011-12 Annual Report
- Alberta Finance 2011-12 Annual Report
- All other Ministry Annual Reports
- Government of Alberta 2011-12 Annual Report
- 2011-12 Heritage Fund Annual Report
- See related news release and backgrounders:
Economic Trends - June 2012
June 27, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for Economic Trends (June 2012). These documents are available in the Economy section of this website.
Alberta
Population Report for 1st Quarter of 2012
June 22, 2012
The Alberta Population Report for the 1st Quarter of 2012 has been released and is available on the Demographic Quarterlies page.
Insurance Document Updates
June 21, 2012
- Insurance Companies Operating in Alberta
- Automobile Insurance Companies' Complaint Liaison Officers
- Certified Examiners Register (Minor Injury Regulation)
IFTA Fuel Tax Rate
Chart for 2nd Quarter of 2012
June 20, 2012
The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Tax Rate Chart for the 2nd Quarter of 2012 is now available on the IFTA Forms page.
2011 Census of Canada Highlights
May 31, 2012
Information from the 2011 Census of Canada will be released in 4 stages commencing February 8, 2012 and concluding on October 24, 2012. Release 2, Age and Sex, is now available on the 2011 Census Highlights page.
Alberta Superintendent of Insurance Annual Report for 2010
May 31, 2012
The Alberta Superintendent of Insurance Annual Report for 2010 has been released and is available on the annual reports page.
Economic Trends - May 2012
May 25, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for Economic Trends (May 2012). These documents are available in the Economy section of this website.
Financial data for Alberta incorporated insurance companies
May 22, 2012
- Click here for 2012 First Quarter information.
Superintendent of Insurance Bulletin
May 17, 2012
The Alberta Standard Automobile Insurance Policy (SPF # 1) used in Alberta has been revised to reflect the changes which will become effective July 1, 2012 with the implementation of the Insurance Amendment Act, 2008. See also: Section 556 (statutory conditions). See Superintendent of Insurance Bulletin 02-2012.
Insurance Document Updates
May 17, 2012
Economic Trends - April 2012
April 27, 2012
The monthly Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for Economic Trends (April 2012). These documents are available in the Economy section of this website.
Insurance Document Updates
April 20, 2012
Insurance Document Updates
April 12, 2012
IFTA Fuel Tax Rate
Chart for 1st Quarter of 2012
March 26, 2012
The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Tax Rate Chart for the 1st Quarter of 2012 is now available on the IFTA Forms page.
Alberta
Population Report for 4th Quarter of 2011
March 21, 2012
The Alberta Population Report for the 4th quarter of 2011 has been released and is available on the Demographic Quarterlies page.
Budget 2012 approved
March 20, 2012
The Alberta government’s proposed budget was approved by the Alberta Legislature on Tuesday, March 20, meaning government can now move ahead with delivering on the commitments made in Budget 2012.
Budget 2012 includes no new taxes and no tax increases, now or over the three-year budget forecast period, and positions the province to have a surplus by 2013-14.
75% of the budget is being invested in people through core programs that provide Albertans with better access to health care services, help our growing seniors population, ensure a better quality of life for the vulnerable and continue to build the best education system in Canada.
Key budget highlights:
- A $400 per month increase in the maximum monthly living allowance for 46,000 Albertans who use the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) program.
- Improved access to primary health care and mental health services, including the introduction of Family Care Clinics to provide Albertans a variety of health services under one roof.
- The continuation of 76 school projects in various stages of completion and the opening of 14 new k-12 schools this year, meaning 10,000 more children will be able to go to school in their own neighbourhood.
- Three-year predictable funding for school boards, post‑secondary institutions and municipalities to allow greater stability and improved planning.
- Funding to help deliver a comprehensive environmental monitoring program in the oil sands region, to assure Albertans we are developing our resources responsibly.
- Continued building of important infrastructure like schools, hospitals and highways.
Visit the Budget 2012 website for more highlights and to learn more about what the budget means for you.
Tax and
Revenue Administration's Tax Notes - March 2012 issue
March 15, 2012
The March 2012 issue of Tax and Revenue Administration's e-newsletter, Tax Notes, has been released. Click here for more information, including how to subscribe
New Economic Trends publication now available
March 8, 2012
The new Economic Trends publication contains timely analysis of current trends in Alberta’s economy and will be published monthly. The “In Focus” section of each issue covers a relevant economic topic in more depth. Click here for the first issue of Economic Trends (March 2012). These documents are available in the Economy & Statistics section of this website.
Unclaimed Property documents updated
March 8, 2012
- Information circulars UP-1, General Information and UP-2, Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested Property Act Property Holders and Frequently Asked Questions have been updated to facilitate online reporting and search for lost property.
Financial data for Alberta incorporated insurance companies
March 8, 2012
- Click here for 2011 Annual information.
New Fiscal
Spotlight
February 23, 2012
A new Fiscal Spotlight, entitled Albertans' Contribution to Confederation, has been added to the Fiscal Spotlights page.
International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) information circulars updated
February 16, 2012
The IFTA series of information circulars has been updated.
Highlights of 2011 Census - Population and Dwelling Counts
February 13, 2012
Demographic information: Release 1, Population and Dwelling Counts, has been added to the Highlights of the 2011 Census of Canada page on this website.
2011-12 Third Quarter reports released
February 9, 2012
- 2011-12 Third Quarter Fiscal Update
- Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund 2011-12 Third Quarter Update
Alberta Personal
Income Tax Calculator updated for 2011 tax year
February 2, 2012
The Alberta Personal Income Tax Calculator has been updated for the 2011 tax year.
No charge for searching for unclaimed property or to file a claim through official websites
January 27, 2012
There is no charge for searching for unclaimed property or to file a claim through the official websites www.missingmoney.com or www.unclaimedproperty.alberta.ca. You are encouraged to click on one of these links rather than doing an Internet search for “missing money” as you may then arrive at a site that charges a service fee.
Office of Statistics and Information (OSI)
January 27, 2012
Information about the OSI, Alberta's official statistical agency, has been added to this website.
Hospitals Act Assessment Factor
January 24, 2012
The 2012 Hospitals Act health cost recovery assessment factor has been released. For information, see Special Notice Vol. 6, No. 16, 2012 Assessment Factor - Hospitals Act.
Superintendent of Insurance Bulletin
January 19, 2012
- Bulletin 01-2012: Automobile Insurance Motor Vehicle Inspection Report (effective May 1, 2012)
Alberta to adopt federal tobacco stamping regime
January 10, 2012
Alberta will be adopting the federal tobacco stamping regime. The Tobacco Tax Amendment Regulation was approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on December 15, 2011 and comes into effect on April 1, 2012. For information about the changes and the transition period, see Tobacco Tax Act Special Notice Vol. 3 No. 14, Changes to Tobacco Marking Requirements.
Alberta Population Pyramid updated
January 5, 2012
The Alberta Population Pyramid animates changes in the age distribution of Alberta's population since 1921. The pyramid has been updated to include information to 2011, and is available in the Economy section.
