 | Legal Services Division Civil Law Branch 2nd Floor Peace Hills Trust Tower 10011 – 109 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3S8 Canada Telephone: 780-644-2324 Email:michael.gluckman@gov.ab.ca |
October 24, 2016
Mary Cascio
Special Counsel
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Province of Alberta |
Registration Statement under Schedule B (Registration No. 333-213642), filed on
September 15, 2016 and amended on October 24, 2016
Dear Ms. Cascio:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Province of Alberta (the “Province”), respectfully requests the acceleration of the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement, so as to become effective at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on October 25, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Please contact Christopher J. Cummings at (416) 504-0522 of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP should you have any questions or comments regarding this letter.
Very truly yours,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
| By: | /s/ Michael Gluckman | |
Michael Gluckman Legal Counsel | ||
| cc: | Lowell Epp, Province of Alberta |
Christopher Ontkean, Province of Alberta
Chris Williams, Province of Alberta
Christopher J. Cummings, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP