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Official sources, advocacy groups on both sides of the debate, and background reading. We'd rather point you to primary sources than ask you to take our word for it.
Official & Government Sources
Official
albertareferendum2026.ca
The Government of Alberta's official referendum information site. Covers all ten ballot questions — immigration, constitutional, and the separation-process question — with the official wording, background, and a timeline of how the referendum came together. The most reliable place to check exact ballot language and voting logistics.
The Government of Alberta's official referendum information site. Covers all ten ballot questions — immigration, constitutional, and the separation-process question — with the official wording, background, and a timeline of how the referendum came together. The most reliable place to check exact ballot language and voting logistics.
Official
Elections Alberta — Current Citizen Initiative Petitions
Elections Alberta is the non-partisan body that administers Alberta's elections and referendums. This page tracks active citizen initiative petitions, including the Alberta independence petition, with verified signature counts, dates, and process status. The most accurate place to check where any petition actually stands.
Elections Alberta is the non-partisan body that administers Alberta's elections and referendums. This page tracks active citizen initiative petitions, including the Alberta independence petition, with verified signature counts, dates, and process status. The most accurate place to check where any petition actually stands.
Official
Elections Alberta — How to Vote
Covers every way to cast a ballot — voting in person on referendum day, advance voting days, voting by mail with a special ballot, and mobile voting for hospitals, long-term care, and shelters. Start here if you want to know your voting options, required ID, or key dates before October 19.
Covers every way to cast a ballot — voting in person on referendum day, advance voting days, voting by mail with a special ballot, and mobile voting for hospitals, long-term care, and shelters. Start here if you want to know your voting options, required ID, or key dates before October 19.
Advocacy — For Sovereignty & Independence
Pro-Sovereignty
Alberta Prosperity Project
A non-partisan, non-profit educational movement that says it takes no government funding and belongs to no political party. The site publishes articles, FAQs, and events focused on explaining the legal and democratic path to Alberta sovereignty. A good entry point for the longer-form case for sovereignty.
A non-partisan, non-profit educational movement that says it takes no government funding and belongs to no political party. The site publishes articles, FAQs, and events focused on explaining the legal and democratic path to Alberta sovereignty. A good entry point for the longer-form case for sovereignty.
Pro-Independence
Stay Free Alberta
The citizen group behind the 2025–2026 citizen initiative petition proposing a direct, binding independence question: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?” The site tracks the petition's legal status, including the court challenge over First Nations consultation. Useful for following that specific legal process in detail.
The citizen group behind the 2025–2026 citizen initiative petition proposing a direct, binding independence question: “Do you agree that the Province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?” The site tracks the petition's legal status, including the court challenge over First Nations consultation. Useful for following that specific legal process in detail.
Advocacy — For Remaining In Canada
Pro-Canada
Forever Canadian
A grassroots campaign organized to keep Alberta in Canada, founded on a competing citizen initiative petition that gathered over 400,000 signatures. The site offers lawn signs, a donation page, and updates on its unity campaign. We disagree with this group's position — see our sovereignty essay for why — but a resources page should let you hear the other side directly rather than only through us.
A grassroots campaign organized to keep Alberta in Canada, founded on a competing citizen initiative petition that gathered over 400,000 signatures. The site offers lawn signs, a donation page, and updates on its unity campaign. We disagree with this group's position — see our sovereignty essay for why — but a resources page should let you hear the other side directly rather than only through us.
Background & History
Reference
Wikipedia — Alberta Separatism
A general reference overview of the decades-long Alberta sovereignty and separatism movement, from its roots in the 1970s and 80s through the 2025–2026 referendum process. Useful for historical context and as a jumping-off point to primary sources cited throughout the article. As with any wiki, treat it as a starting point rather than a final word.
A general reference overview of the decades-long Alberta sovereignty and separatism movement, from its roots in the 1970s and 80s through the 2025–2026 referendum process. Useful for historical context and as a jumping-off point to primary sources cited throughout the article. As with any wiki, treat it as a starting point rather than a final word.
A note on these links. We've included sources on more than one side of this debate on purpose. Listing a site here is not an endorsement of everything on it — it's an acknowledgment that this is a genuinely contested public question, and that Albertans deserve to read the primary sources for themselves. See our Transparency & Disclosures page for more on how we approach this.