Backgrounder: Every Alberta community to benefit from federal Gas Tax Fund transfer
Backgrounder
This month, the Government of Canada delivered the first of two annual $109.5 million federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) installments to Alberta. In total, the province will be provided with $219,083,063 million this year. The funding, which flows through the provincial government to all of its 353 communities on a per capita basis, is now available to support community local infrastructure projects.
The following table indicates this year’s federal Gas Tax Fund allocation for each of Alberta’s communities.
Cities |
|
AIRDRIE |
$3,164,154 |
BROOKS |
$764,756 |
CALGARY |
$66,362,330 |
CAMROSE |
$972,483 |
CHESTERMERE |
$997,175 |
COLD LAKE |
$848,375 |
EDMONTON |
$47,331,631 |
FORT SASKATCHEWAN |
$1,296,069 |
GRANDE PRAIRIE |
$3,696,060 |
LACOMBE |
$686,205 |
LEDUC |
$1,579,867 |
LETHBRIDGE |
$5,111,169 |
LLOYDMINSTER |
$1,064,243 |
MEDICINE HAT |
$3,397,490 |
RED DEER |
$5,434,809 |
SPRUCE GROVE |
$1,727,157 |
ST. ALBERT |
$3,410,267 |
WETASKIWIN |
$680,436 |
Towns |
|
ATHABASCA |
$161,200 |
BANFF |
$506,027 |
BARRHEAD |
$238,942 |
BASHAW |
$50,000 |
BASSANO |
$69,116 |
BEAUMONT |
$904,013 |
BEAVERLODGE |
$127,504 |
BENTLEY |
$60,490 |
BLACK DIAMOND |
$127,936 |
BLACKFALDS |
$474,057 |
BON ACCORD |
$80,223 |
BONNYVILLE |
$373,132 |
BOW ISLAND |
$109,174 |
BOWDEN |
$66,906 |
BRUDERHEIM |
$72,675 |
CALMAR |
$113,271 |
CANMORE |
$705,020 |
CARDSTON |
$193,009 |
CARSTAIRS |
$185,569 |
CASTOR |
$50,247 |
CLARESHOLM |
$202,605 |
COALDALE |
$405,749 |
COALHURST |
$135,969 |
COCHRANE |
$1,244,528 |
CORONATION |
$51,056 |
CROSSFIELD |
$157,318 |
DAYSLAND |
$50,000 |
DEVON |
$358,521 |
DIDSBURY |
$267,247 |
DRAYTON VALLEY |
$380,033 |
DRUMHELLER |
$432,868 |
ECKVILLE |
$60,652 |
EDSON |
$466,132 |
ELK POINT |
$88,741 |
FAIRVIEW |
$170,473 |
FALHER |
$57,956 |
FORT MACLEOD |
$168,047 |
FOX CREEK |
$113,864 |
GIBBONS |
$163,356 |
GRANDE CACHE |
$232,850 |
GRANUM |
$50,000 |
GRIMSHAW |
$135,591 |
HANNA |
$144,109 |
HARDISTY |
$50,000 |
HIGH LEVEL |
$206,109 |
HIGH PRAIRIE |
$140,174 |
HIGH RIVER |
$696,556 |
HINTON |
$519,721 |
INNISFAIL |
$428,770 |
IRRICANA |
$62,647 |
KILLAM |
$52,889 |
LAMONT |
$94,510 |
LEGAL |
$66,043 |
MAGRATH |
$129,283 |
MANNING |
$62,755 |
MAYERTHORPE |
$75,370 |
MCLENNAN |
$50,000 |
MILK RIVER |
$50,000 |
MILLET |
$112,786 |
MORINVILLE |
$506,890 |
MUNDARE |
$50,000 |
NANTON |
$114,943 |
OKOTOKS |
$1,510,427 |
OLDS |
$464,568 |
ONOWAY |
$56,016 |
OYEN |
$54,236 |
PEACE RIVER |
$362,781 |
PENHOLD |
$153,221 |
PICTURE BUTTE |
$88,956 |
PINCHER CREEK |
$195,111 |
PONOKA |
$365,153 |
PROVOST |
$110,036 |
RAINBOW LAKE |
$50,570 |
RAYMOND |
$223,146 |
REDCLIFF |
$301,266 |
REDWATER |
$114,080 |
RIMBEY |
$128,205 |
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE |
$389,252 |
SEDGEWICK |
$50,000 |
SEXSMITH |
$130,362 |
SLAVE LAKE |
$365,638 |
SMOKY LAKE |
$55,099 |
SPIRIT RIVER |
$55,261 |
ST. PAUL |
$323,694 |
STAVELY |
$50,000 |
STETTLER |
$309,892 |
STONY PLAIN |
$869,455 |
STRATHMORE |
$718,499 |
SUNDRE |
$145,296 |
SWAN HILLS |
$78,983 |
SYLVAN LAKE |
$771,495 |
TABER |
$451,791 |
THREE HILLS |
$174,139 |
TOFIELD |
$117,638 |
TROCHU |
$57,795 |
TURNER VALLEY |
$135,376 |
TWO HILLS |
$77,150 |
VALLEYVIEW |
$106,316 |
VAUXHALL |
$69,440 |
VEGREVILLE |
$310,431 |
VERMILION |
$245,035 |
VIKING |
$56,123 |
VULCAN |
$98,984 |
WAINWRIGHT |
$339,059 |
WEMBLEY |
$76,017 |
WESTLOCK |
$277,490 |
WHITECOURT |
$570,076 |
Villages |
|
ACME |
$50,000 |
ALBERTA BEACH |
$50,000 |
ALIX |
$50,000 |
ALLIANCE |
$50,000 |
AMISK |
$50,000 |
ANDREW |
$50,000 |
ARROWWOOD |
$50,000 |
BARNWELL |
$51,756 |
BARONS |
$50,000 |
BAWLF |
$50,000 |
BEISEKER |
$50,000 |
BERWYN |
$50,000 |
BIG VALLEY |
$50,000 |
BITTERN LAKE |
$50,000 |
BOTHA |
$50,000 |
BOYLE |
$51,110 |
BRETON |
$50,000 |
CARBON |
$50,000 |
CARMANGAY |
$50,000 |
CAROLINE |
$50,000 |
CEREAL |
$50,000 |
CHAMPION |
$50,000 |
CHAUVIN |
$50,000 |
CHIPMAN |
$50,000 |
CLIVE |
$50,000 |
CLYDE |
$50,000 |
CONSORT |
$50,000 |
COUTTS |
$50,000 |
COWLEY |
$50,000 |
CREMONA |
$50,000 |
CZAR |
$50,000 |
DELBURNE |
$50,000 |
DELIA |
$50,000 |
DEWBERRY |
$50,000 |
DONALDA |
$50,000 |
DONNELLY |
$50,000 |
DUCHESS |
$53,482 |
EDBERG |
$50,000 |
EDGERTON |
$50,000 |
ELNORA |
$50,000 |
EMPRESS |
$50,000 |
FERINTOSH |
$50,000 |
FOREMOST |
$50,000 |
FORESTBURG |
$50,000 |
GADSBY |
$50,000 |
GIROUXVILLE |
$50,000 |
GLENDON |
$50,000 |
GLENWOOD |
$50,000 |
HALKIRK |
$50,000 |
HAY LAKES |
$50,000 |
HEISLER |
$50,000 |
HILL SPRING |
$50,000 |
HINES CREEK |
$50,000 |
HOLDEN |
$50,000 |
HUGHENDEN |
$50,000 |
HUSSAR |
$50,000 |
HYTHE |
$50,000 |
INNISFREE |
$50,000 |
IRMA |
$50,000 |
KITSCOTY |
$52,134 |
LINDEN |
$50,000 |
LOMOND |
$50,000 |
LONGVIEW |
$50,000 |
LOUGHEED |
$50,000 |
MANNVILLE |
$50,000 |
MARWAYNE |
$50,000 |
MILO |
$50,000 |
MORRIN |
$50,000 |
MUNSON |
$50,000 |
MYRNAM |
$50,000 |
NAMPA |
$50,000 |
NOBLEFORD |
$53,913 |
PARADISE VALLEY |
$50,000 |
ROCKYFORD |
$50,000 |
ROSALIND |
$50,000 |
ROSEMARY |
$50,000 |
RYCROFT |
$50,000 |
RYLEY |
$50,000 |
SPRING LAKE |
$50,000 |
STANDARD |
$50,000 |
STIRLING |
$65,504 |
THORSBY |
$55,261 |
VETERAN |
$50,000 |
VILNA |
$50,000 |
WABAMUN |
$50,000 |
WARBURG |
$50,000 |
WARNER |
$50,000 |
WASKATENAU |
$50,000 |
WILLINGDON |
$50,000 |
YOUNGSTOWN |
$50,000 |
Summer Villages |
|
ARGENTIA BEACH |
$5,809 |
BETULA BEACH |
$5,539 |
BIRCH COVE |
$7,426 |
BIRCHCLIFF |
$11,038 |
BONDISS |
$10,715 |
BONNYVILLE BEACH |
$10,122 |
BURNSTICK LAKE |
$5,863 |
CASTLE ISLAND |
$6,024 |
CRYSTAL SPRINGS |
$9,852 |
GHOST LAKE |
$9,367 |
GOLDEN DAYS |
$12,602 |
GRANDVIEW |
$10,823 |
GULL LAKE |
$11,577 |
HALF MOON BAY |
$7,049 |
HORSESHOE BAY |
$6,995 |
ISLAND LAKE |
$18,101 |
ISLAND LAKE SOUTH |
$8,882 |
ITASKA BEACH |
$6,078 |
JARVIS BAY |
$15,944 |
KAPASIWIN |
$5,755 |
LAKEVIEW |
$6,402 |
LARKSPUR |
$7,049 |
MA-ME-O BEACH |
$11,092 |
MEWATHA BEACH |
$9,259 |
NAKAMUN PARK |
$6,941 |
NORGLENWOLD |
$17,508 |
NORRIS BEACH |
$7,480 |
PARKLAND BEACH |
$11,685 |
PELICAN NARROWS |
$13,734 |
POINT ALISON |
$5,539 |
POPLAR BAY |
$9,313 |
ROCHON SANDS |
$8,504 |
ROSS HAVEN |
$12,386 |
SANDY BEACH |
$17,023 |
SEBA BEACH |
$12,710 |
SILVER BEACH |
$7,803 |
SILVER SANDS |
$13,303 |
SOUTH BAPTISTE |
$7,803 |
SOUTH VIEW |
$9,097 |
SUNBREAKER COVE |
$8,720 |
SUNDANCE BEACH |
$9,421 |
SUNRISE BEACH |
$13,033 |
SUNSET BEACH |
$7,372 |
SUNSET POINT |
$16,915 |
VAL QUENTIN |
$13,464 |
WAIPAROUS |
$8,450 |
WEST BAPTISTE |
$7,803 |
WEST COVE |
$11,523 |
WHISPERING HILLS |
$10,823 |
WHITE SANDS |
$9,906 |
YELLOWSTONE |
$12,063 |
Municipal Districts and Counties |
|
ACADIA NO. 34, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
ATHABASCA COUNTY |
$413,081 |
BARRHEAD NO. 11, COUNTY OF |
$328,654 |
BEAVER COUNTY |
$306,711 |
BIG LAKES COUNTY |
$208,158 |
BIGHORN NO. 8, M.D. OF |
$72,297 |
BIRCH HILLS COUNTY |
$85,290 |
BONNYVILLE NO. 87, M.D. OF |
$713,431 |
BRAZEAU COUNTY |
$388,228 |
CAMROSE COUNTY |
$466,262 |
CARDSTON COUNTY |
$224,656 |
CLEAR HILLS COUNTY |
$152,520 |
CLEARWATER COUNTY |
$661,944 |
CYPRESS COUNTY |
$388,928 |
FAIRVIEW NO. 136, M.D. OF |
$90,196 |
FLAGSTAFF COUNTY |
$274,894 |
FOOTHILLS NO. 31, M.D. OF |
$1,146,083 |
FORTY MILE NO. 8, COUNTY OF |
$179,854 |
GRANDE PRAIRIE NO. 1, COUNTY OF |
$1,096,968 |
GREENVIEW NO. 16, M.D. OF |
$285,685 |
KNEEHILL COUNTY |
$265,306 |
LAC LA BICHE COUNTY |
$658,817 |
LACOMBE COUNTY |
$555,951 |
LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY |
$553,147 |
LAMONT COUNTY |
$208,751 |
LEDUC COUNTY |
$729,120 |
LESSER SLAVE RIVER NO. 124, M.D. OF |
$165,729 |
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY |
$542,419 |
MINBURN NO. 27, COUNTY OF |
$226,727 |
MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY |
$666,311 |
NEWELL, COUNTY OF |
$415,854 |
NORTHERN LIGHTS, COUNTY OF |
$191,661 |
NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY |
$136,130 |
OPPORTUNITY NO. 17, M.D. OF |
$173,276 |
PAINTEARTH NO. 18, COUNTY OF |
$109,389 |
PARKLAND COUNTY |
$1,648,013 |
PEACE NO. 135, M.D. OF |
$77,958 |
PINCHER CREEK NO. 9, M.D. OF |
$170,257 |
PONOKA COUNTY |
$477,454 |
PROVOST NO. 52, M.D. OF |
$123,353 |
RANCHLAND NO. 66, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
RED DEER COUNTY |
$989,358 |
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY |
$2,051,659 |
SADDLE HILLS COUNTY |
$123,353 |
SMOKY LAKE COUNTY |
$132,572 |
SMOKY RIVER NO. 130, M.D. OF |
$114,619 |
SPIRIT RIVER NO. 133, M.D. OF |
$50,000 |
ST. PAUL NO. 19, COUNTY OF |
$332,535 |
STARLAND COUNTY |
$111,654 |
STETTLER NO. 6, COUNTY OF |
$275,118 |
STURGEON COUNTY |
$1,055,509 |
TABER, M.D. OF |
$383,645 |
THORHILD COUNTY |
$184,221 |
TWO HILLS NO. 21, COUNTY OF |
$170,365 |
VERMILION RIVER, COUNTY OF |
$437,558 |
VULCAN COUNTY |
$209,883 |
WAINWRIGHT NO. 61, M.D. OF |
$223,092 |
WARNER NO. 5, COUNTY OF |
$207,080 |
WESTLOCK COUNTY |
$412,111 |
WETASKIWIN NO. 10, COUNTY OF |
$585,819 |
WHEATLAND COUNTY |
$446,669 |
WILLOW CREEK NO. 26, M.D. OF |
$275,334 |
WOODLANDS COUNTY |
$248,647 |
YELLOWHEAD COUNTY |
$564,415 |
I.D. NO. 04 (WATERTON) |
$50,000 |
I.D. NO. 09 (BANFF) |
$63,348 |
I.D. NO. 12 (JASPER NATIONAL PARK) |
$50,000 |
I.D. NO. 13 (ELK ISLAND) |
$50,000 |
I.D. NO. 24 (WOOD BUFFALO) |
$50,000 |
I.D. NO. 25 (WILLMORE WILDERNESS) |
$50,000 |
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 349 |
$50,000 |
KANANASKIS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
$50,000 |
SPECIAL AREAS (2, 3 AND 4) |
$242,555 |
Specialized Municipalities |
|
CROWSNEST PASS, MUNICIPALITY OF |
$380,147 |
JASPER, MUNICIPALITY OF |
$247,137 |
MACKENZIE COUNTY |
$633,478 |
STRATHCONA COUNTY |
$5,153,922 |
WOOD BUFFALO, REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF |
$6,740,851 |
Metis Settlements |
|
BUFFALO LAKE |
$50,000 |
EAST PRAIRIE |
$50,000 |
ELIZABETH |
$50,000 |
FISHING LAKE |
$50,000 |
GIFT LAKE |
$50,000 |
KIKINO |
$50,000 |
PADDLE PRAIRIE |
$50,000 |
PEAVINE |
$50,000 |
Redwood Meadows |
|
REDWOOD MEADOWS |
$52,996 |
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