Should Alberta Become An Independent State?
Official signature collection will begin in 2026 for a constitutional referendum to determine whether Alberta should remain part of Canada or become an independent state.
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New Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received a citizen initiative proposal application and has determined it meets the requirements of section 2 of the Citizen Initiative Act. Today, the Notice of Initiative Petition was issued and published on Elections Alberta’s website, as required by s.3(2) the Act. As required by s.2.2(2)(b), a copy of the application has been provided to the Minister of Justice.
Approved Initiative Petition Information
The approved citizen initiative application is for a constitutional referendum proposal as follows:Subject matter: A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence
Proposed Question: Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?
Proponent: Mitch Sylvestre
The Notice of Initiative Petition, application, contact information, statements provided by the proponent, and constitutional question are available on Elections Alberta’s website on the Current Initiatives Petition page.
Next steps
1. The Chief Electoral Officer will determine if the requirements for the appointment of a chief financial officer have been met (s.1.2) during the notice of initiative petition publication period.
2. Once the notice publication period is complete, Elections Alberta will:
a) issue the citizen initiative petition,
b) publish a notice on the Current Initiative Petitions page of our website indicating the petition has been issued, specifying the signature collection period dates, and the number of signatures required for a successful petition, and
c) issue the official citizen initiative petition signature sheets in the format that must be used.
Signatures collected on or in any other forms will not be accepted. Canvassing may not begin before the citizen initiative petition is issued.
More information on the process, including responsibilities of the proponent and Elections Alberta, the status of the citizen initiative petition, financing rules for proponents, third party advertising rules, and frequently asked questions may be found on the Elections Alberta website.
Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Robyn Bell
Media Relations
Phone: 403-589-7233
Email: media@elections.ab.ca
James Roguski
310-619-3055
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Alberta's economy will never thrive within Canada. As a purely business decision, not an emotional one, we need to be free of eastern domination.
Hi James. Boy does news travel fast. I am one of 25,000 volunteers in Alberta who will begin in early January collecting signatures for the petition for our question to have a referendum in the summer or early fall. I have been working with The Alberta Prosperity Project as a volunteer in Edmonton, AB since July. It is a huge undertaking but we are working hard and have a lot of support. We have 300,000 people on our website who have signed yes for their intent to sign the petition. It is such a positive time we are in. After Christmas it will be GO TIME. As our CEO Mitch Sylvester puts it.