The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card, the top mark among provinces for the fourth year in a row. Celebrating today are (left to right) CFIB Policy Analyst Bradlee Whidden, Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally, CFIB Senior Policy Analyst Andrew Sennyah, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe.

By Christian Oldale

Provincial Politics

Alberta scores A for red tape reduction

Jan 31, 2024 | 4:17 PM

The Canadian Federation of Business (CFIB) has awarded Alberta with a grade of A on its 2024 Red Tape Report Card.

This week marks Red Tape Awareness Week for 2024, and the CFIB released its Red Tape Report Cards as part of the week. Alberta’s “A” grade marks the fourth year in a row Alberta has the the top mark among the provinces.

This year’s Red Tape Awareness Week is focusing on how cutting red tape helps address affordability issues and lowers the cost of doing business.

Dale Nally, Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction said, “Last year, we were honoured to be ranked No. 1 in Canada with an A-minus in red tape reduction. This year our commitment continues to pay off, as CFIB has awarded Alberta an A.”

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The report card was divided into four categories, each weighted as follows:

• Regulatory Accountability (40%)
• Regulatory Burden (40%)
• Political Priority (20%)
• Physician burden (bonus 2%)

Out of a score of 10, Alberta scored a 8.9, 9.2, 10 and 10 on each respective category, for an overall score of 9.4.

The province said that seven red tape reduction bills have passed in the province since 2019, enabling legislative changes from across government.

In addition to Alberta, Nova Scotia also received an “A” grade, with an overall score of 9.0.

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