J.D. Tuccille: Alberta has more economic freedom than any province, but lags behind 29 U.S. states

Economic freedom creates greater income mobility and improves human wellbeing

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Freedom is the right to make your own decisions and guide your life as you please (for good or ill) in the absence of outside interference — in particular, without government meddling. Freedom applies in different areas of life, and we know that economic freedom leads to better outcomes including higher income, lower unemployment, reduced poverty, and greater overall wellbeing. So, Albertans should be proud that their province was recently ranked as the economically freest in Canada. Unfortunately, that only puts it in 30th place among the provinces and states of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

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“Alberta is the highest-ranking Canadian province, tied for 30th place with West Virginia,” according to the Economic Freedom of North America 2025 (EFNA) report, published last month by Canada’s Fraser Institute with the support of Mexico’s Caminos de la Libertad. “The next-highest Canadian province is British Columbia, tied with Rhode Island for 47th.”

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