You are better off with renting in term of your income. Only those people in the contruction industry can afford to buy a house here. 8 Y8 p% v$ a: k, Z4 o, |) I0 Y" ^- l3 e. \
If you can only make so little money in Alberta, you should consider to leave. + @" z- o7 `) U, }. V9 S' x- A; ^' R: F% ~3 l- {) D
Don't be too greedy, you may lose money if you buy now.