 | 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 30, 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 and November 30, 2020
Dear Mr. Kluck:
The Province of Alberta (the “Province”), respectfully withdraws its request of acceleration, dated November 19, 2020, for the Registration Statement under Schedule B (Registration No. 333-248552), filed on September 2, 2020 and amended on November 19, 2020. Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Province respectfully requests the acceleration of the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement, so as to become effective at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 30, 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