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Follow along for the latest news and updates about the 2026 Referendum.
New website for fall referendum
A new website is launching to provide Albertans with information on the upcoming provincial referendum on Oct. 19.
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Restoring trust in the immigration system
Alberta's government is introducing legislation to establish greater provincial oversight over immigration, crack down on fraud and restore trust in the system.
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How Canada's once great immigration system is being weakened even further
Canada's immigration scoring system no longer reflects the country's economic reality.
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Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants' access to health care: poll
More than 60 per cent support a referendum proposal to confine public services to Canadian citizens, PRs and provincially approved immigrants
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Feds won't stand in the way of Alberta's fall referendum, stress common immigration goals
Federal officials say they won't stand in the way of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to put a number of constitutional and immigration-related questions to a referendum in the fall, and say they're already taking meaningful steps to bring migration down to a sustainable level.
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Provincial referendum coming this fall
Albertans will cast their votes in a provincial referendum on the two biggest issues identified by the Alberta Next panel: immigration and constitutional reform.
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