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Put another way, it was estimated that in 2009 Albertans — including individuals and corporations — paid $36 billion gross in taxes to the federal government (including income tax from individuals and corporations, GST and EI), and received $20 billion back in transfers from the federal government (in EI benefits, Old Age Security, transfers to the province and other expenditures.) That means, the rest of Canada got to keep $16 billion net from Alberta that difficult year. On a per-capita basis that amounted to $4,356 for every man, woman and child in Alberta.
All other provinces were net recipients of federal transfers, with Quebec receiving $13.6 billion, Nova Scotia $7.2 billion, Manitoba $6.46 billion, New Brunswick $4.97 billion, Newfoundland $2.6 billion, Saskatchewan $1.3 billion, PEI $1.2 billion (or $8,500 per capita, which was the highest in Canada), Ontario $1.06 billion and B.C. a measly $11 million, according to Statistics Canada figures.
