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no changes were brought forward and Alberta will continue to be a contributing member of the nearly $18-billion equalization program. * t# A% i; H" J ^7 w2 Q5 j% ^( c V/ n; B- s/ h
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.