Alberta Budget 2020 in a COVID-19 Reality: Impacts on Civil Society

The Alberta Budget 2020, entitled A Blueprint for Jobs, tabled on February 27, was largely similar to the government’s budget introduced in October 2019. Days after Budget 2020 was tabled, we found ourselves facing two major global events — a health pandemic and a dramatic decline in the price of oil — which have both had excruciating impacts on a global scale, and Alberta’s economy. Given the current circumstances regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerated drop in the price of oil, Budget 2020 quickly became obsolete.

CCVO has provided the sector with a detailed budget analysis with selected funding areas affecting the nonprofit sector.

Read the full budget analysis here.