It's $5.6 billion annually of GDP towards Alberta's economy. What's interesting is that it seems like irrigation is really punching above its weight, because if we look at overall agricultural land, irrigation is only on 4.5% of the agricultural land, yet it produces close to 30% of the agriproduct GDP. The efficiency and the value of the land that is irrigated are disproportionate to agriculture in the rest of the province.
On February 6th, 2024. See this statement in context.