Referendum guide

Vote date: Monday, October 19, 2026. Ten questions. Primary source: Elections Alberta referendum page.

Elections Alberta lists ten questions for the October 19, 2026 referendum. Questions 1 to 9 are yes or no. Question 10 is a choice between two options. Below, the questions are quoted as Elections Alberta publishes them, grouped by the Order in Council that sets them.

Elections Alberta says it may not interpret the questions. Questions about what a question means should go to the Government of Alberta or your MLA.

Questions 1 to 5 (Order in Council 110/2026)

Elections Alberta states that the results on these questions are not to be binding.

  1. Question 1: Immigration.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?
  2. Question 2: Provincially-funded programs and immigration status.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs, such as health care, education and other social services?
  3. Question 3: 12-month residency for non-permanent residents.
    Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring all individuals with a non-permanent legal immigration status to reside in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially-funded social support programs?
  4. Question 4: Health and education fees for non-permanent residents.
    Assuming that all Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, do you support the Government of Alberta charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a non-permanent immigration status living in Alberta for their and their family's use of the healthcare and education systems?
  5. Question 5: Proof of citizenship to vote.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta introducing a law requiring individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card, to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Questions 6 to 9 (Order in Council 109/2026)

These are the constitutional questions. The Elections Alberta page does not say whether their results are binding, so we do not say either.

  1. Question 6: Who selects provincial court justices.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to have provincial governments, and not the federal government, select the justices appointed to provincial King's Bench and Appeal courts?
  2. Question 7: Federal Senate.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to abolish the unelected federal Senate?
  3. Question 8: Opting out of federal programs.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to allow provinces to opt out of federal programs that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?
  4. Question 9: Provincial laws over federal laws.
    Do you support the Government of Alberta working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution to better protect provincial rights from federal interference by giving a province's laws dealing with provincial or shared areas of constitutional jurisdiction priority over federal laws when the province's laws and federal laws conflict?

Question 10 (Order in Council 160/2026)

Elections Alberta states that the results on this question are not to be binding.

Question 10: Remain or begin the separation process.
Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?

  • Option 1: Alberta should remain a province of Canada.
  • Option 2: The Government of Alberta should commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada.

Voters select one option only on Question 10.

Where to vote, ID and voter eligibility: see the Elections Alberta website.

Source: Elections Alberta, Referendum, viewed October 5, 2026.

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