Edmonton taxes: City asks Alberta government for fair treatment in 2025 budget [Video]

A letter from Edmonton’s mayor to the Alberta government detailing the city’s fiscal wishlist ahead of next year’s budget calls for fair treatment for the capital city, something several city councillors say isn’t already happening.

The letter, which calls for provincial help with affordable housing, mental health and addiction, and support for the city’s booming population, is endorsed by most of the 13-member council.

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Probably the most significant request in the letter, though – one Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has been asking of the province repeatedly over much of the year – is that the province pay its city property taxes.

“I think the message is actually simple: We want the government to pay their taxes,” Keren Tang, the councillor for Ward Kariiho, told CTV News Edmonton on Friday.

Edmonton is home to 248 provincially owned buildings.

Since 2020, the province has paid the …