Editing Economy of Alberta (section)

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Despite Alberta's reputation as a "small government" province, many health care and education professionals are lured to Alberta from other provinces by the higher wages the Alberta government is able to offer because of oil revenues. In 2014 the median household income in Alberta was $100,000 with the average weekly wage at $1,163—23 per cent higher than the Canadian national average.<ref name="CBC_2015_wages">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/alberta-wages-almost-25-higher-than-canadian-average-1.2981768 | title=Alberta wages almost 25% higher than Canadian average: Economists, politicians and business leaders seek ways to bring wages down | publisher=CBC | date=March 5, 2015 | access-date=March 16, 2016 | author=Johnson, Tracy}}</ref>

In their May 2018 report co-authored by [[C. D. Howe Institute]]'s President and CEO, [[William B.P. Robson]], evaluating "the budgets, estimates and public accounts" of 2017/18 fiscal year that were tabled by senior governments in the Canadian provinces and the federal government in terms of reporting financial information, appropriately, with transparency, and in a timely fashion, Alberta and New Brunswick ranked highest.<ref name="cdhowe_20180501">{{cite report |url=https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary_511.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed/Commentary_511.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |date=May 1, 2018 |title=The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada's Senior Governments|publisher=[[C. D. Howe Institute]] |location=Toronto, Ontario |pages=24 |series=commentary |number=511 |first1=William B.P. |last1=Robson |first2=Farah |last2=Omran |isbn= 978-1-987983-66-1 |issn= 1703-0765}}</ref>{{rp|1}} The report also said that, prior to 2016, Alberta had scored poorly in comparison with other provinces, because of "confusing array of "operating," "saving" and "capital" accounts that were not [[Public Sector Accounting Standards|Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS)]] consistent."<ref name="cdhowe_20180501"/>{{rp|12}} but since 2016, Alberta has received A-plus grades.<ref name="cdhowe_20180501"/>{{rp|12}} The report said that Alberta and New Brunswick in FY2017 provided "straightforward reconciliations of results with budget intentions, their auditors record no reservations, and their budgets and public accounts are timely."<ref name="cdhowe_20180501"/>{{rp|12}}