/ A7 t* g8 k: G* c! hno changes were brought forward and Alberta will continue to be a contributing member of the nearly $18-billion equalization program. ! n6 n! w# Y; C ?0 Y2 U: y0 B; F! Z0 B3 W8 ?
Under the formula, "have" provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan will make payments to the same six "have-not" provinces that received cash in 2015-16 -- Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.