Taxes and the budget

The coverage

1. Jun 6, 2026 Video The number of parking fines has plummeted in the past decade If you're paying for parking in Edmonton, you're probably the sucker at the table. Edmonton is issuing fewer parking tickets than it did 15 years ago, even though we have more people, more parking…
2. Mar 25, 2026 Video You might not get a photo radar ticket in the mail, but you're still paying Removing photo radar has left Edmonton with a gaping hole in the budget. And if you're thinking, “Great, put that cash cow out to pasture.” Well, not so fast.
3. Mar 7, 2026 Video Calgary's mayor did not do the math on Education Property Taxes The increase to Calgary's education property tax is about double Edmonton's. Calgary's mayor says this is an equalization scheme put in place by the “Edmonton provincial government.”

   Earlier in this story: Mayor Jeromy Farkas says Calgary pays Edmonton equalization "transfer payments". They don't.

4. Feb 28, 2026 Video The UCP is finally paying their property taxes The Alberta government is finally paying their property taxes again. It's about time. Now, there's a lot, and I mean a lot, to complain about in the 2026 Alberta budget, but one positive change for…
5. Feb 6, 2026 Video Edmonton is earning an extra $62M/yr from new infill development $62 million every year. That's how much new revenue infill in Edmonton's mature neighbourhoods is contributing to tax coffers each year, compared to 2016.
6. Dec 6, 2025 Video Property Taxes are designed to be confusing Property tax collection is designed to confuse you, and that's how the province prefers it. City Council has just approved a 6.9% increase to municipal taxes, but that will only increase your…

   Earlier in this story: How property taxes ACTUALLY work

7. Nov 27, 2025 Video Why growth increases Edmonton's taxes Why do city taxes have to go up to pay for growth? It's a good question that often gets asked around budget time.