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Western Provinces GDP
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2008 ($000s)
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| Alberta |
$291,662,000
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| British Columbia |
$199,214,000
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| Manitoba |
$50,886,000
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| Saskatchewan |
$64,323,000
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Source: Stats Canada
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Population
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| |
2008
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| Alberta |
3,585,100
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| British Columbia |
4,381,600
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| Manitoba |
1,208,000
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| Saskatchewan |
1,016,000
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Source: Stats Canada
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Surpluses and Deficits
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| |
Budgetary Balance
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% of GDP
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% of GDP |
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Alberta
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-$4,714,000
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1.6%
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13.0%
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| British Columbia |
-$495,000
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0.2%
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1.3%
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| Manitoba |
-$153,916
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0.3%
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1.5%
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| Saskatchewan |
$415,414
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0.6%
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4.1%
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Source: Provincial Budgets
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Provincial Budgetary Expenditures
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2009
(000s)
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Per Capita
(000s)
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% of GDP |
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Alberta
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$36,375,000
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$10.15
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12.5%
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British Columbia
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$39,307,000
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$8.97
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19.7%
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| Manitoba |
$10,286,916
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$8.52
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20.2%
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| Saskatchewan |
$10,245,386
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$10.08
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15.9%
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Source: Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
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Provincial Budgetary Revenues
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|
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2009
(000s)
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Per Capita
(000s)
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% of GDP
|
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Alberta
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$31,661,000
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$8.83
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10.9%
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British Columbia
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$38,812,000
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$8.86
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19.5%
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Manitoba
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$10,133,916
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$8.39
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19.9%
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Saskatchewan
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$10,660,800
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$10.49
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16.6%
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Source: Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
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Selected Provincial Budgetary Revenue Sources
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| |
Tax Revenue*
(000s)
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Resource Revenue
(000s)
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Alberta
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$14,752,000
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$5,903,000
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British Columbia
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$18,364,000
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$3,630,000
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Manitoba
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$5,326,876
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**
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Saskatchewan
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$4,458,900
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$3,368,900
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Source: Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
* Includes personal income, corporate, sales (except in the case of Alberta), fuel, property, tobacco and other taxes.
** Manitoba does not include resources as a category in its summary of revenue.
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Tax Revenue by Selected Source
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| |
Personal Income Tax
(000s)
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Corporate Income Tax
(000s)
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Provincial Sales Tax
(000s)
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Alberta
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$8,559,000
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$2,447,000
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n/a
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British Columbia
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$6,219,000
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$2,037,000
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$5,087,000*
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Manitoba
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$2,342,700
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$346,600
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$1,594,700
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Saskatchewan
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$1,802,600
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$624,900
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$1,155,600
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Source: Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
* British Columbia's sales tax revenue is categorized under social service taxes.
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Selected Provincial Tax Revenues per Capita
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| |
Personal Income Tax (per Capita)
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Corporate Income Tax
(per Capita)
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Provincial Sales Tax
(per Capita)
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Alberta
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$2,387.38
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$682.55
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n/a
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British Columbia
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$1,497.63
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$348.96
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$1,160.99
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Manitoba
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$1,939.32
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$286.92
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$1,320.12
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Saskatchewan
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$1,774.21
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$615.06
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$1,137.40
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Source: Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
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Civil Service Employees*
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| |
Civil Servants
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Per Capita
(People per Civil Servant)
|
GDP ($000s Per Civil Servant)
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| Alberta |
26,661
|
134
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$9,712.2
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British Columbia
|
30,000 |
146 |
$6,417.6 |
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Manitoba
|
14,065
|
86
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$3,451.8
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Saskatchewan
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12,445 |
82
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$4,148.5 |
Source: Stats Can, Provincial budgets of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
*Represents the number of employees working directly for the provincial government.
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Public Administration Employees*
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| |
Civil Servants
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Per Capita
(People per Employee)
|
GDP ($000s Per Civil Servant)
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| Alberta |
83,200
|
43
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$3,112.2
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| British Columbia |
103,400
|
42
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$1,862.0
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| Manitoba |
35,300
|
34
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$1,375.3
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| Saskatchewan |
29,900
|
34
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$1,726.7
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Source: Stats Canada
*Public Administration includes employees at all levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal), as well as Aboriginal Public Administration, law courts, correctional, police and firefighting services.