• With city's next four-year plan less than a month away, Edmonton's budget deliberation process unveiled

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-06 20:29:58.0
  Tags: [Municipal, Alberta, Finance, Taxation, Governance, Affordability]

  The City of Edmonton unveiled its upcoming four-year budget deliberation process, which will encompass five distinct budgets: the capital, operating, utility services operating and capital, office of the city auditor, and climate budgets. Draft budgets are scheduled for publication on November 2, followed by a public hearing beginning on November 23 that will remain open for up to 10 days until December 18 or budget approval. In an 8-5 vote, City Council approved raising the city's franchise fee to 19.4 per cent to match Calgary's rate, aiming to offset property tax pressures on residents and businesses while the city works to rebuild its financial stabilization reserve back to the $150-million baseline.

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• Alberta extends $100 rebate period as uptake lags below 50 per cent

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-30 17:56:13.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Affordability, Energy, Taxation]

  The Government of Alberta has extended the application deadline for its $100 energy rebate program by one month from September 30 to October 31, 2026. Administered under Finance Minister Jason Nixon, the program has seen uptake from 1.45 million out of nearly 3.4 million eligible Albertans, representing roughly 43 percent of the eligible population. The rebate was initially introduced on July 1, 2026, to replace the province's former fuel-tax relief program, which the government subsequently moved to reinstate by removing the entire 13-cent-per-litre provincial fuel tax starting October 1, 2026.

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