Freedom 2027 | Referendum Questionnaire
Alberta Referendum Questionnaire

3 SECTIONS
2 CHOICES
1 FUTURE

Explore the referendum questions and consider one potential argument associated with each choice. Click a response to reveal the accompanying explanation.

Section One

Constitution

Questions supplied from Order in Council 109/2026.

Courts
QUESTION 01 / 10
Order in Council 109/2026
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?

Senate
QUESTION 02 / 10
Order in Council 109/2026
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?

Provincial programs
QUESTION 03 / 10
Order in Council 109/2026
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 jurisdictions such as health care, education, and social services, without a province losing any of the associated federal funding for use in its social programs?

Provincial rights
QUESTION 04 / 10
Order in Council 109/2026
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?

Section Two

Immigration & Eligibility

Questions supplied from Order in Council 110/2026.

Immigration
QUESTION 05 / 10
Order in Council 110/2026
Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purpose of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and ensuring Albertans have first priority to new employment opportunities?

Public services
QUESTION 06 / 10
Order in Council 110/2026
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, education and other social services?

Residency requirement
QUESTION 07 / 10
Order in Council 110/2026
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 be resident in Alberta for at least 12 months before qualifying for any provincially-funded social support programs?

Healthcare and education
QUESTION 08 / 10
Order in Council 110/2026
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?

Voting identification
QUESTION 09 / 10
Order in Council 110/2026
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 be eligible to vote in an Alberta provincial election?

Section Three

One Future

Final question supplied from Order in Council 160/2026.

Alberta future
QUESTION 10 / 10
Order in Council 160/2026
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?

YOUR CHOICE.
YOUR FUTURE.

Referendum questions can involve legal, economic, constitutional and social trade-offs. Review multiple sources and perspectives before forming your position.