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ARTICLE · 11 MAY 2015

What Does The Alberta Election Mean For Employers?

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Yesterday Albertans made a decision that surprised many in our province by electing an NDP majority government.

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Thomas Ross
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Steven Dollansky
Steven Dollansky
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Yesterday Albertans made a decision that surprised many in our province by electing an NDP majority government. The election results were:

NDP 53
Wildrose 21
PC 10
Liberal 1
Alberta Party 1

We will leave it to the pundits to analyse how these results came to be, but one thing is for sure - changes are coming to the Government of Alberta.

Many clients are concerned about what an NDP government will mean for them and their organizations. We thought it would be worthwhile to highlight some of the policies that will affect employers and businesses.

The NDP platform includes the following:

  • Increasing the personal income tax rate as follows:
    • 12% tax rate on income between $125,000 to $150,000

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