Real GDP per person during each premier's tenure
13 premiers, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office, next to Canada over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier | Country | In office | Total | vs Canada | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Stephen Kakfwi | Northwest Territories | 17 Jan 2000 – 10 Dec 2003 | +49.0% 1999 → 2003 | +41.1 pts Canada +7.9% | +10.5%/yr | |
| 2 | PC Ralph Klein | Alberta | 14 Dec 1992 – 14 Dec 2006 | +40.3% 1992 → 2006 | +4.0 pts Canada +36.3% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 3 | Lib. Roger Grimes | Newfoundland and Labrador | 13 Feb 2001 – 6 Nov 2003 | +29.0% 2000 → 2003 | +25.4 pts Canada +3.6% | +8.9%/yr | |
| 4 | PC Pat Binns | Prince Edward Island | 27 Nov 1996 – 13 Jun 2007 | +28.0% 1996 → 2006 | +1.0 pts Canada +27.0% | +2.5%/yr | |
| 5 | PC Bernard Lord | New Brunswick | 21 Jun 1999 – 3 Oct 2006 | +25.9% 1998 → 2006 | +6.5 pts Canada +19.4% | +2.9%/yr | |
| 6 | YP Dennis Fentie | Yukon | 30 Nov 2002 – 11 Jun 2011 | +24.9% 2002 → 2010 | +19.2 pts Canada +5.8% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 7 | N Paul Okalik | Nunavut | 1 Apr 1999 – 19 Nov 2008 from 1999 | +23.4% 1999 → 2008 | +7.8 pts Canada +15.6% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 8 | NDP Roy Romanow | Saskatchewan | 1 Nov 1991 – 8 Feb 2001 | +22.4% 1991 → 2000 | −1.3 pts Canada +23.7% | +2.3%/yr | |
| 9 | Lib. Brian Tobin | Newfoundland and Labrador | 26 Jan 1996 – 16 Oct 2000 | +21.4% 1995 → 2000 | +5.1 pts Canada +16.3% | +4.0%/yr | |
| 10 | PC Mike Harris | Ontario | 26 Jun 1995 – 15 Apr 2002 | +21.1% 1994 → 2001 | +2.0 pts Canada +19.1% | +2.8%/yr |
Showing 10 of 63 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Canada is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. C$ per person, 2017 dollars · Statistics Canada, tables 36-10-0222 (chained 2017 dollars) over 17-10-0009 (population on 1 July) · province or territory data · as of Sep 2026.