Taxes & Incentives

Corporate Taxes

The province of Alberta has a highly competitive corporate tax structure. It is the only province that does not have provincial retail sales tax, and there are no provincial payroll taxes, which are common in many other provinces.

A summary of Alberta taxes, levies and related programs and links to publications, forms and resources can be found here.

Incentives

While there are typically no direct land tax incentives provided by municipalities in Canada, there are a large number of provincial and federal grant programs available to both national and foreign companies. They assist in lowering financing and operating costs and are available for:

Business Operations

• Research and development
• New technology development and commercialization
• Tax credits
• Wage subsidies

Financing

• Loans
• Loan guarantees
• Equity investments

Go to our Grants section to see what programs match your needs.