Facts and Statistics
Service Alberta delivers a range of public services that touch the daily lives of Albertans and numerous support services for government ministries.
In 2007-08, Service Alberta:
- Returned more than $750,000 to Albertans through consumer investigations
- Facilitated 18 million registry transactions
- Launched a consultation on Alberta’s licence plate
- Resolved more than 3,600 disputes between consumers and utility companies and 4,300 landlord-tenant disputes
- Responded to more than 220,000 inquiries about consumer issues, registries, utilities and landlord-tenant disputes
- Purchased more than $400 million of goods, printed almost 28 million documents and processed and delivered 24.8 million pieces of mail to support government operations
Overview of the Ministry
Services to Government- Purchasing and contracting goods and services for ministries and other government clients
- Print, mail, courier, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, telecommunications and library services
- Managing record keeping across government
- Leading standardization of information and technology services across government
Services to Albertans
- Enforcing consumer protection laws
- Informing Alberta consumers of their rights and responsibilities
- Delivering motor vehicles, personal property, vital statistics, corporate registry, land titles and licensing services
- Helping resolve consumer concerns with utility bills through the office of the Utilities Consumer Advocate
- Assisting public bodies with matters related to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Providing copies of legislation to Albertans through the Queen’s Printer
- Enabling schools, post-secondary institutions, health-care facilities, libraries, municipalities to connect to the Internet via the Alberta SuperNet












