# O% l& u# o2 H$ nno changes were brought forward and Alberta will continue to be a contributing member of the nearly $18-billion equalization program.; ]0 H/ L- x5 D) n$ S
) c( v, T/ U2 E1 w4 U4 @Under 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.