 | Legal Services Division Finance & Treasury Legal Team 2nd Floor Peace Hills Trust Tower 10011 – 109 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3S8 Canada Telephone: 780-422-7677 Email: margaret.mansell@gov.ab.ca |
November 19, 2020
Thomas Kluck
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. 333-248552), filed on September 2, 2020 and amended on November 19, 2020
Dear Mr. Kluck:
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 November 23, 2020, 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/ Margaret Mansell | |
| Margaret Mansell | ||
| Legal Counsel |
| cc: | Lowell Epp, Province of Alberta |
Kent Gislason, Province of Alberta
Rose Park, Province of Alberta
Sheldon Wagner, Province of Alberta
Christopher J. Cummings, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP