Current Citizen Initiative Petitions
Bill 14: Justice Statutes Amendment Act impacts provincial electoral legislation. This page is being updated to reflect the new legislation, and as such the information below may be outdated.
Electors can use the citizen initiative process to have a legislative or policy proposal introduced in the legislative assembly or to have a constitutional referendum conducted.
The following citizen initiative petitions are approved and in progress:
| Subject | Proponent | Status | Dates Approved/Timelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Forever Canada | Thomas Lukaszuk internal@forever-canadian.ca |
Application Approved | June 30, 2025 |
| Petition issued, signature collection begins | July 30, 2025 | ||
| Signature collection period ends | October 28, 2025 | ||
| Signature verification period completed | November 15, 2025 (Deadline was December 27, 2025) | ||
| Financial reports received | November 27, 2025 (on due date) | ||
| Financial filing deemed complete | November 28, 2025 | ||
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Petition Results: Successful Total number of signatures required for a successful petition: 293,976 (10% of 2,939,762 electors on the post-election day List of Electors from 2023 Provincial General Election) Estimated number of electors in the province: 2,966,192 (registered electors as of May 2025) Total number of valid signatures counted: 438,568 (as described in Citizen initiative Act s.6(4)) Total number of verified signatures after random statistical sampling method applied with a 95% confidence level: 404,293 (Citizen initiative Act s.6(4)) Estimated percentage of electors in the province who signed the signature sheets: 13.6% (verified signatures) |
December 1, 2025 (Deadline was January 6, 2026) | ||
| Submitted to Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | December 1, 2025 | ||
| Alberta Funds Public Schools | Alicia Taylor albertafundspublicschools@gmail.com
Number of signatures required: 177,732 |
Application Approved | October 7, 2025 |
| Petition issued, signature collection begins | October 14, 2025* | ||
| Signature collection period ends | February 11, 2026* | ||
| No New Coal Mining in Alberta’s Rockies** |
Corby Lund
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Legislative Proposal Application Approved | December 8, 2025 |
| The Petition concluded due to Bill 14 | December 12, 2025 | ||
| A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence | Mitch Sylvestre | Notice of intent received | December 11, 2025 |
| Application for Petition Issuance Period | December 13, 2025 – January 11, 2026 |
*Dates adjusted in alignment with Citizen Initiative Act.
** Petition name changed by proponent