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Alberta could collect its own provincial income tax instead of leaving it to the CRA, the way Quebec does.

Claimed by: Raised in Alberta autonomy debates

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This is something a province can already do inside Canada. Quebec is the only province that runs its own personal income tax system through Revenu Quebec; the Canada Revenue Agency collects personal income tax for every other province under tax collection agreements a province is free to leave. Alberta already administers its own corporate income tax rather than using the CRA, so extending that to personal income tax would be a question of cost and administration, not constitutional power. A Quebec government review found running a separate system is more expensive, which is the main argument against doing it.

Last reviewed: May 30, 2026