Alberta Budget 2026: CFIB available to comment

Calgary, February 25, 2026 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) will be available for comment prior to and after the release of Alberta’s budget tomorrow. CFIB will be closely analysing tomorrow’s budget with respect to policies that support small business.

Over eight in ten (82%) Alberta small business owners say they want to see government place the highest priority on reducing the overall tax burden, while nearly three-quarters (73%) want to see the government prioritize addressing rising prices and the cost of doing business, according to a recent CFIB survey.

CFIB has made several recommendations to the Alberta government, urging it to focus on reducing the cost of doing business by:

• Reducing the small business tax rate to 0% and increasing the threshold to $700,000, indexed to inflation;
• Rebalancing the education property tax and limiting municipal property tax increases through legislation;
• Lowering insurance premium taxes from 4% to 2%;
• Avoiding increases to the minimum wage;
• Coordinating action on crime and community safety from all three levels of government, including practical support such as security rebate programs;
• Reducing red tape, including changes to the Ad Valorem Wine Tax.

Keyli Loeppky, Alberta Provincial Affairs Director, will be available in the rotunda of the legislature to speak to media following the Throne Speech.

For media enquiries or interviews, please contact:

Keyli Loeppky, CFIB
587-580-9140
Keyli.loeppky@cfib.ca

Methodology:

Preliminary results for the Your Voice – February 2026 survey, conducted February 5, 2026, number of respondents = 836. For comparison purposes, a probability sample with the same number of respondents would have a margin of error of at most +/-3.39%, 19 times out of 20.

About CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members across every industry and region (10,000 in Alberta). CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings. Learn more at cfib.ca.