Current Citizen Initiative Petitions
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
|
Legislative Proposal Application Approved | December 8, 2025 |
*Dates adjusted in alignment with Citizen Initiative Act.
** Petition name changed by proponent
| Subject | Proponent | Status | Dates Approved/Timelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Independence | Mitch Sylvestre | Question stated to the Alberta Court of King’s Bench; ABKB File Number 2503-15116 | July 28, 2025 |
| Notice of Originating Application and Deadline for Filing Intervention Applications. Contact info@shoresjardine.com for more information. | Deadline September 17, 2025 | ||
| Court Decision | December 5, 2025 |