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Hunters, charities and commercial drivers: Alberta budget spells out dozens of new and increased fees

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Alberta 's Budget 2025 includes a $1.2-billion tax cut, but also sets out a series of fee increases or establishes new fees.

The fees will increase costs for charities, businesses, hunters, commercial drivers, and those looking to move to and settle in Alberta .

Those hikes are listed on page 153 of the budget’s 176 -page fiscal plan.

Alberta budget sets out several changes to fees around advanced education institutions.

New inspection and change fee for licensed institutions ranges from $200 to $2,000 .

New private career colleges also face a new fee of $ 3,000 for new programs.

Licensing and new schools program application fee grows from a range of between $100 and $300 to between $250 and $500 .

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