Amy Taylor

It took a century, but energy-rich Alberta has finally replaced Ontario as the wealthiest province in Canada. While economic indicators suggest this to be true, social and environmental indicators tell a different story. They prove the old adage may be right: You can’t buy happiness.

Alberta’s Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) was first developed by the Pembina Institute in 2001. At that time, it was as a pioneering research effort to develop a new system for measuring Alberta’s well-being.