{"id":1864,"date":"2022-11-09T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/2022\/11\/09\/proof-point-canadas-provinces-are-basking-in-revenue-but-how-long-will-it-last\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T05:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T05:00:36","slug":"proof-point-canadas-provinces-are-basking-in-revenue-but-how-long-will-it-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/proof-point-canadas-provinces-are-basking-in-revenue-but-how-long-will-it-last\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Proof Point: <\/b>Canada\u2019s provinces are basking in revenue, but how long will it last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"disc pad-l\">\n<li>Canada\u2019s provinces have enjoyed stunning revenue windfalls thanks to a sharp economic recovery, strong commodity markets and rising inflation that boosted both tax revenues and income from government business enterprises. <\/li>\n<li>Alberta posted the biggest jump in revenue (+58.4%), and now boasts the largest surplus among provinces at nearly $4 billion in 2021-22. Nearly all other provinces are also reporting sizeable budget surpluses.  <\/li>\n<li>These upside revenues have led to significant downward revisions of provincial deficit projections. And they\u2019ve come as a surprise, given early fears that the pandemic would create deep budget holes that would take years to climb out of. <\/li>\n<li>But the full effects of inflation have yet to ripple through to provincial balance sheets. Rising prices are driving up expenses\u2014and are likely to eat into earlier gains in the coming quarters. <\/li>\n<li><b>The bottom line:<\/b> The provinces have escaped their deficits with shocking speed. Though this has enabled them to avert the dire scenarios that were feared at the onset of the pandemic, a rougher road lies ahead. Prudence and judicious budget decisions will be necessary to tracking a sustainable fiscal path forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4>A (good) surprise: Canada\u2019s provinces enjoy major revenue windfalls<\/h4>\n<p>Following a record year of government spending to fight the pandemic, fears surrounding provincial finances have seemingly waned. From coast to coast, the lifting of COVID restrictions, stronger than anticipated economic rebounds, higher commodity prices and soaring inflation rapidly repaired early pandemic damage by fuelling a surge in revenues. The stunning windfall has resulted in massive downward revisions to large provincial deficit projections\u2014with British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec (before payments to the Generations Fund), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and P.E.I. all now reporting surpluses in 2021-22. <\/p>\n<p>In the case of Alberta, revenues from non-renewable resources jumped nearly 500% from a budget estimate of $2.9 billion. This boom in proceeds is behind a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the province. After posting Canada\u2019s largest provincial deficit in 2020-21 ($17 billion) and projecting another massive $18 billion shortfall in the 2021 budget, Alberta swung to the largest provincial surplus last fiscal year  (nearly $4 billion) and recorded the largest jump in revenue (+58.4%). <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Canada, strong recoveries in business activity and labour markets led to much higher than expected corporate income tax and personal income tax revenues. Rising wages and salaries also likely contributed to some degree of tax bracket creep. This is particularly the case in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C., where year-over-year growth in wages and salaries were highest in the country. As solid consumer spending and rising inflation fueled sales tax revenues, most provinces saw revenue growth outpace increases in expenditures by a factor of two to one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Chart-1-Provinces-fiscal-balances-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"707\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41270\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>But surpluses will narrow as inflation bloats expenditures<\/h4>\n<p>While inflation has evidently boosted government revenues, its effects have yet to be fully felt on the expenditure side of the ledger. With few items immune to cost pressures in the current economic environment, these effects are expected to be significant. Higher costs of living are poised to drive up public employee salaries which, in many provinces, represent over 30% of provincial expenditures. This could represent billions of dollars in additional spending. Other operating costs\u2014for example goods and services bought by governments to provide services to Canadians\u2014will also rise. And the Bank of Canada\u2019s ongoing interest rate hikes to tame inflation will put upward pressure on debt charges. <\/p>\n<p>Other spending pressures will emerge as Canada\u2019s economy softens. For instance, given government transfers typically rise during times of economic turmoil, we\u2019re likely to see this share of expenses increase during the <a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtleadership.rbc.com\/canadas-recession-to-arrive-earlier-than-expected\/\">upcoming recession<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The surprise provincial revenue gains that confounded early expectations will largely be sustained. But these new headwinds are gaining force. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Chart-2-Provincial-expenditures.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"707\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41263\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Prudent fiscal policy will be key to tracking a sustainable path forward <\/h4>\n<p>The looming economic downturn, high inflation, and stiffer financing costs will soon tip the scale of provincial fiscal balances. As the Bank of Canada works to cool our economy, provincial governments will quickly be confronted with less favourable revenues and higher expenditures. <\/p>\n<p>In this environment, prudent and deliberate fiscal policy will be key to tracking sustainable fiscal paths. Governments are particularly sensitive to rising interest rates in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Quebec, which have held the highest levels of debt-to-GDP since 2019. Though Ontario\u2019s debt-to-GDP load (39.2%) and Quebec\u2019s (38%) have improved since last year, Newfoundland\u2019s is still the highest in the country at 43.8%. Judicious spending will be especially important in these provinces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/Proof-Point-Chart-3-Debt-servicing-costs-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"581\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><b>Robert Hogue<\/b> est membre du l\u2019\u00e9quipe \u00c9conomique et leadership avis\u00e9 RBC, se sp\u00e9cialisant dans l\u2019analyse et les pr\u00e9visions pour le march\u00e9 de l\u2019habitation canadien et les \u00e9conomies provinciales. Il compte parmi ses publications Tendances immobili\u00e8res et accessibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9, Perspectives provinciales et l\u2019analyse des budgets provinciaux. Dans ses fonctions, il est fr\u00e9quemment appel\u00e9 \u00e0 commenter l\u2019\u00e9volution de la conjoncture \u00e9conomique aupr\u00e8s de la direction de RBC, de ses clients et des m\u00e9dias.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Rachel Battaglia <\/b> is an economist at RBC. She is a member of the macro and regional analysis group, providing analysis for the provincial macroeconomic outlook.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Naomi Powell<\/b> s\u2019est jointe au groupe Leadership avis\u00e9 RBC en 2020. Elle est responsable de l\u2019\u00e9dition et de la r\u00e9daction d\u2019articles pour les groupes Services \u00e9conomiques RBC et Leadership avis\u00e9 RBC. Avant de se joindre \u00e0 RBC, elle a travaill\u00e9 comme journaliste \u00e9conomique au Canada et en Europe, et, plus r\u00e9cemment, elle a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 des reportages sur le commerce international et l\u2019\u00e9conomie pour le Financial Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s provinces have enjoyed stunning revenue windfalls thanks to a sharp economic recovery, strong commodity markets and rising inflation that boosted both tax revenues and income from government business enterprises. Alberta posted the biggest jump in revenue (+58.4%), and now boasts the largest surplus among provinces at nearly $4 billion in 2021-22. 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