* D- k. J ?# r" e7 S% xno changes were brought forward and Alberta will continue to be a contributing member of the nearly $18-billion equalization program. 6 p6 p V7 z: T) R0 d& z& h4 b , I- ^8 Q9 s0 K" q2 FUnder the formula, "have" provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan will make payments to the same six "have-not" provinces that received cash in 2015-16 -- Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.