Alberta energy rebate: close to 800,000 apply for $100 payment as Smith promises first payouts this week
Premier Danielle Smith says the first batch of energy rebate payments will land in Albertans' bank accounts in the coming days.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says close to 800,000 people have applied for the government's $100 energy rebate, with the first batch of payments expected to arrive in residents' bank accounts within the next few days.
Smith made the announcement Thursday at a pancake breakfast on the Edmonton legislature grounds. She also said the government is looking at ways to streamline the application process after some residents reported having issues with the online application.
However, Smith said it's too soon to say whether the affordability payments will continue or if the government will revert to its previous relief program that cut gas taxes at the pump when oil prices were high.
While some waited in line for pancakes flipped by the premier, a few residents used the opportunity to confront Smith about her government's coal mining and data centre policies.
The facts
How many people have applied for Alberta's $100 energy rebate?
Close to 800,000 people have applied for the $100 energy rebate in Alberta.
When will the first energy rebate payments arrive?
Premier Danielle Smith announced on Thursday, July 16, 2026 that the first batch of payments would arrive in residents' bank accounts within the next few days.
