The 2026 Referendum
Ten questions go to Albertans this fall. Question 10 asks whether Alberta should begin the legal process toward a binding vote on leaving Canada.
What's on the ballot
The Government of Alberta has set a province-wide referendum for October 19, 2026, with ten questions drawn from the Alberta Next Panel's recommendations.
Referendum voting day, 2026.
Questions on the ballot in total.
Immigration policy questions.
Targeted constitutional amendments, pursued with other provinces.
The separation question.
Source: the Government of Alberta's referendum information site, albertareferendum2026.ca. Always confirm dates and ballot details with the official sources listed at the bottom of this page.
The separation question
This is the question the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition has been organizing around. Here it is exactly as the Government of Alberta has published it.
“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?”
Question 10, as published by the Government of Alberta at albertareferendum2026.ca/separation-question. Verify the final ballot wording with Elections Alberta before voting day.Alberta remains a province of Canada
Nothing changes. The province continues under the current constitutional arrangement, and no separation process begins.
Begin the legal process
The Government of Alberta starts the constitutional steps required to hold a binding referendum on separation at a later date.
Our positionA majority on Option 2 does not separate Alberta
This is the single most misunderstood thing about Question 10, and it's worth being precise about. Voting for Option 2 does not end Alberta's membership in Confederation, and it does not take effect the next morning.
What it does is instruct the provincial government to begin the constitutional process required to hold a binding referendum on separation — a second, later vote. Question 10 is the door, not the room.
There is also live litigation to be aware of: a court has ruled that a binding separation referendum cannot proceed in Alberta without first completing a constitutionally required consultation process with First Nations. The provincial government is appealing that ruling while this referendum goes ahead.
Albertans put it there
Question 10 did not originate in a caucus room. It reached the ballot through Alberta's citizen initiative process, on the strength of signatures gathered door to door across the province.
Albertans signed citizen initiative petitions asking for this question.
Signatures required to trigger a referendum — 10% of votes cast in the previous provincial election.
The Wildrose Loyalty Coalition supports Option 2. Albertans should have the right to decide their own constitutional future in a binding vote. Wildrose Loyalty Coalition — party position on Question 10
Official sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. We would rather you read them directly than take our word for it.