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Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011, making it the most populous of Canada's three
prairie provinces The Canadian Prairies (usually referred to as simply the Prairies in Canada) is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie Provinces, namely Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These provin ...
. Alberta and its neighbour,
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
to the south. Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces and territories to border only a single U.S. state and is also one of only two provinces that are landlocked.


General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English name(s):
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
* Official English name:
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: "T" *** ISO 3166-2 code: CA-AB ***
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: .ab.ca * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
* Demonym(s): Albertan


Geography of Alberta

Geography of Alberta Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Western Canada, the province has an area of and is bounded to the south by the United States state of Montana along 49° north for ; to the east at 110° west by ...
* Alberta is: a landlocked
province of Canada The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on th ...
* Location: ** The regions in which Alberta is located are: *** Northern Hemisphere,
Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the te ...
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Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...
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Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 2 ...
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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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Western Canada Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada†...
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Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies (usually referred to as simply the Prairies in Canada) is a region in Western Canada. It includes the Canadian portion of the Great Plains and the Prairie Provinces, namely Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These provin ...
** Extreme points of Alberta * Population of Alberta: 4,067,175 (2016) * Area of Alberta: * Atlas of Alberta


Environment of Alberta

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Protected areas of Alberta Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although t ...
** Provincial historic sites of Alberta * Wildlife of Alberta ** Birds of Alberta


Natural geographic features of Alberta

* Glaciers of Alberta *
Lakes of Alberta This is a list of lakes in Alberta, Canada. Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies ...
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Mountains of Alberta Most of Alberta's mountains are found on the western edge of the province of Alberta, consisting of the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, which run through the province from Alberta's mid-point to its southern border with the United St ...
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Mountain ranges of Alberta A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...
** Mountain passes of Alberta ** Peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border *
Rivers of Alberta A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...
** Waterfalls of Alberta *
Valleys of Alberta A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
** coulees in Alberta * Hot springs of Alberta * World Heritage Sites in Alberta **
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is located in the Canadian Rockies. It consists of seven contiguous parks including four national parks: * Banff *Jasper *Kootenay * Yoho and three British Columbia provincial parks: *Hamber ...
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Dinosaur Provincial Park Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated a two hour drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or , about a half-hour drive northeast of Brooks. The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its stri ...
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km (11.2 mi) west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada on highway 785. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site an ...
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the union of Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and Glacier National Park in the United States. Both parks are declared Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO and their union as a World Heritage Site. H ...
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Wood Buffalo National Park Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at . It is located in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories. Larger in area than Switzerland, it is the second-largest national park in the world. The park w ...


Regions of Alberta

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Northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
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Peace River Country The Peace River Country (or Peace Country; french: Région de la Rivière-de-la-paix) is an aspen parkland region centring on the Peace River in Canada. It extends from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia ...
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Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprise the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. On the southwestern part of the province along the British Columbia border, the region covers all but the south of Census Division 15. The main industry in this region ...
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Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.Cypress Hills **
Palliser's Triangle Palliser's Triangle, or the Palliser Triangle, is a semi-arid steppe occupying a substantial portion of the Western Canadian Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, within the Great Plains region. While initially determined to be un ...
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Calgary Region The Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR), also commonly referred to as the Calgary Region, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Calgary, the largest city in Alberta. With the Government of Alberta's establishment of the Calgary Metropol ...
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Calgary–Edmonton Corridor The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. ...
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Edmonton Capital Region The Edmonton Metropolitan Region (EMR), also commonly referred to as Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Alberta's provincial capital of Edmonton. The EMR's commonly known boundaries are coincide ...
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Calgary–Edmonton Corridor The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. ...
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Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. Geography Central Alberta is bordered ...
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Calgary–Edmonton Corridor The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. ...


Administrative divisions of Alberta

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Health regions of Alberta Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...
* School authorities in Alberta


= Census statistical divisions of Alberta

= * Census agglomerations in Alberta *
Census divisions of Alberta Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Alberta. These areas exist solely for the purposes of sta ...
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Designated places in Alberta Designation (from Latin ''designatio'') is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election for example, is the ''designated'' holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's i ...
* Population centres in Alberta


= Communities of Alberta

= * Communities in Alberta ** Municipalities (incorporated communities) in Alberta ***
Cities in Alberta A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
**** Calgary ****
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
*** Improvement districts in Alberta ***
Métis settlements in Alberta The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...
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Municipal districts in Alberta A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
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Special areas in Alberta Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * ''Speci ...
*** Specialized municipalities in Alberta *** Summer villages in Alberta *** Towns in Alberta *** Villages in Alberta ** Unincorporated communities in Alberta ***
Hamlets in Alberta A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
*** Settlements in Alberta *** Unincorporated communities in Alberta **
Indian reserves in Alberta Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...


Demographics of Alberta

Demographics of Alberta * Demographics of Calgary * Demographics of Edmonton


Government and politics of Alberta

Politics of Alberta The Politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Edmonton, where the provincial Legisl ...
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Battle of Alberta The Battle of Alberta is a term applied to the intense rivalry between the Canadian cities of Calgary, the province's most populous city (since 1976), and Edmonton, the capital of the province of Alberta (since 1905). Most often it is used to d ...
– political and competitive rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary * Capital of Alberta:
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
* Form of government:
Constitutional monarchy A constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in decision making. Constitutional monarchies dif ...
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Elections in Alberta The Canadian province of Alberta holds elections to its unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The maximum period between general elections of the assembly is five years, but the Lieutenant Governor is able to call o ...
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First Nations in Alberta First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples (or nations) recognized as Indigenous peoples or Plains Indians in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. According ...
– First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis ** Indian Association of Alberta – province-wide First Nations rights organization * Political parties in Alberta * Political scandals of Alberta *
Taxation in Canada Taxation in Canada is a prerogative shared between the federal government and the various provincial and territorial legislatures. Legislation Under the '' Constitution Act, 1867'', taxation powers are vested in the Parliament of Canada under s ...


Federal representation

* Senators


Provincial government of Alberta


Executive branch

* Head of state: King in Right of Alberta,
King of Canada The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is at the core of Canada's constitutional Canadian federalism, federal structure and Westminster system, Westminster-style Parliamentar ...
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King Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
** Head of state's representative (
Viceroy A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning " ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Alberta The lieutenant governor of Alberta () is the viceregal representative in Alberta of the . The lieutenant governor is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the m ...
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List of lieutenant governors of Alberta The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Alberta. Though the present-day office of lieutenant governor in Alberta came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1905, the post is a continuation from ...
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Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, ...
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Premier of Alberta The premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta, and the province's head of government. The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the United Conservative Party, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. The ...
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List of premiers of Alberta A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
***** List of premiers of Alberta by time in office **** Cabinet:
Executive Council of Alberta The Executive Council of Alberta (the Cabinet) is a body of ministers of the Crown in right of Alberta, who along with the lieutenant governor, exercises the powers of the Government of Alberta. Ministers are selected by the premier and typica ...
***** Head of council:
Lieutenant Governor in Council The King-in-Council or the Queen-in-Council, depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states. In a general sense, it would mean the monarch exercising executive authority, usually in the form of ap ...
, as representative of the King in Right of Alberta *****
List of Alberta provincial ministers The List of Alberta provincial ministers shows the '' succeeded'', and ''current'' members of the Executive Council of Alberta of the Alberta Legislature. Premier Deputy Premier Minister of Indigenous Relations Associate Ministers in the ...
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Order of precedence in Alberta The Alberta order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Alberta. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature. # The King of Canada ...
* Alberta ministries **
Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations Alberta Intergovernmental Relations (or the Ministry of Intergovernment Relations) is the Alberta provincial ministry for international relations and relations with the Canadian federal government and the other provincial governments in Canada ...


Legislative branch

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Government of Alberta The government of Alberta (french: gouvernement de l'Alberta) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Alberta. As a constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor—is ...
, which has 2 components: ** King-in-Parliament (
King of Canada The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is at the core of Canada's constitutional Canadian federalism, federal structure and Westminster system, Westminster-style Parliamentar ...
), represented in his absence by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta ***
List of lieutenant governors of Alberta The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Alberta. Though the present-day office of lieutenant governor in Alberta came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1905, the post is a continuation from ...
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from sin ...
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Speaker is selected by secret ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly. List of speakers See also * Speaker of ...
*** List of Alberta Legislative Assemblies * Federal representation ** List of Alberta senators


Judicial branch

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Court of Appeal of Alberta The Court of Appeal of Alberta (frequently referred to as Alberta Court of Appeal or ABCA) is a Canadian appellate court. Jurisdiction and hierarchy within Canadian courts The court is the highest in Alberta, Canada. It hears appeals from the A ...
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Court of King's Bench of Alberta The Court of King's Bench of Alberta (abbreviated in citations as ABKB or Alta. K.B.) is the superior court of the Canadian province of Alberta. Until 2022, it was named Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. The Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary ...
(Superior court) *** Provincial Court of Alberta


Law and order in Alberta

* Adult interdependent relationship in Alberta ** Same-sex marriage in Alberta * Capital punishment in Alberta: none. ** Alberta, as with all of Canada, does not have capital punishment. ** Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976. * Constitution of Alberta * Criminal justice system of Alberta **
Criminal Code of Canada The ''Criminal Code'' (french: Code criminel)The citation of this Act by these short titles is authorised by thEnglishantexts of section 1. is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is ''A ...


Law enforcement in Alberta

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Alberta Provincial Police The Alberta Provincial Police (APP) was the provincial police service for the province of Alberta, Canada from 1917 to 1932. The APP was formed as a result of the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) leaving the prairie provinces during the ...
(defunct)


Military in Alberta

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Canadian Forces bases in Alberta Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
* Military in Alberta ** Military in Calgary


Local government in Alberta

* Municipal elections in Alberta * Municipalities in Alberta ** Urban municipalities in Alberta ***
Cities in Alberta A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
*** Towns in Alberta *** Villages in Alberta *** Summer villages in Alberta ** Specialized municipalities in Alberta ** Rural municipalities in Alberta ***
Municipal districts in Alberta A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
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Special areas in Alberta Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * ''Speci ...
*** Improvement districts in Alberta **
Métis settlements in Alberta The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...


History of Alberta

History of Alberta The province of Alberta, Canada, has a history and prehistory stretching back thousands of years. The ancestors of today's First Nations in Alberta arrived in the area by at least 10,000 BC, according to the Bering land bridge theory. Sout ...
* Timeline of Alberta History *
Bibliography of Alberta history The following is a bibliography of Alberta history. Surveys and reference * , a short encyclopedia * a very good starting point * scholarly biographies of every important person who died by 1930 * * * * primary sources * , standard survey ...


History of Alberta, by period

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District of Alberta The District of Alberta was one of four districts of the Northwest Territories created in 1882. It was styled the Alberta Provisional District to distinguish it from the District of Keewatin which had a more autonomous relationship from the N ...


History of Alberta, by region

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History of Edmonton The first inhabitants settled in the area that is now Edmonton, Alberta, Canada around 3,000 BC and perhaps as early as 10,000 BC, when an ice-free corridor opened up as the last ice age ended and timber, water, and wildlife became avail ...
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Timeline of Edmonton history The timeline of Edmonton history is a chronology of significant events in the history of Edmonton, Alberta. Pre-European period *Indigenous peoples roamed Alberta for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years. The rim of the river va ...
* Timeline of Calgary history * History of Red Deer, Alberta


History of Alberta, by subject

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Ghost towns in Alberta A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...


Culture of Alberta

* Architecture of Alberta * Cuisine of Alberta **
Canadian Chinese cuisine Canadian Chinese cuisine (french: Cuisine chinoise canadienne) is a popular style of Canadian cooking original to take-out and dine-in eateries found across Canada. It was the first form of commercially available Chinese food in Canada. This co ...
* Festivals in Alberta * Gambling in Alberta ** Casinos and horse racing tracks in Alberta * Historic places in Alberta **
World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
s in Alberta ** National Historic Sites of Canada in Alberta ** Provincial historic sites of Alberta * Languages of Alberta * Museums of Alberta * People of Alberta ** Indigenous peoples of Alberta ***
First Nations in Alberta First Nations in Alberta are a group of people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta. The First Nations are peoples (or nations) recognized as Indigenous peoples or Plains Indians in Canada excluding the Inuit and the Métis. According ...
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Métis in Alberta Alberta's Métis people are descendants of mixed First Nations/Indigenous peoples and white/European families. The Métis are considered an aboriginal group under Canada's ''Constitution Act, 1982''. They are separate and distinct from First Na ...
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Métis Nation of Alberta The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is a registered not-for-profit society in Alberta, Canada, that acts as a representative voice on behalf of Métis people within the province. Formed in 1928 as the Métis Association of Alberta, its primary fo ...
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Symbols of Alberta Alberta is one of Canada's provinces, and has established several official emblems that reflect the province's history, its natural and diverse landscapes, and its people. Official symbols of Alberta }) , , July 30, 1980 , Granted with other ...
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Coat of arms of Alberta The coat of arms of Alberta, the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian province of Alberta, contains symbols reflecting Alberta's British heritage along with local symbols. The upper part of the shield features the red cross of Saint Geo ...
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Flag of Alberta The flag of Alberta is an official symbol of the province of Alberta, Canada. In 1968, the provincial legislature authorized the design of a flag, adopting it on 1 June 1968. The flag has the proportions 1:2, with the provincial shield of arms ...
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Scouting and Guiding in Alberta Scouting and Guiding in Alberta has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. Scouting Alberta Scouting is administered by two Councils within Scouts Ca ...


The arts in Alberta

* Music of Alberta


Sports in Alberta

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Battle of Alberta The Battle of Alberta is a term applied to the intense rivalry between the Canadian cities of Calgary, the province's most populous city (since 1976), and Edmonton, the capital of the province of Alberta (since 1905). Most often it is used to d ...
– sports and competitive rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary * Cycling in Alberta **
Tour of Alberta The ATB Tour of Alberta was a Canadian bicycle stage race, which raced across the province of Alberta. It was sanctioned by Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and was part of the UCI America Tour. It was classified as a 2.1 race, making it one ...
* Curling in Alberta **
Curling clubs in Alberta Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the ob ...
* Golf in Alberta ** Golf courses in Alberta * Ice hockey in Alberta **
Ice hockey teams in Alberta Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opa ...
** Junior hockey ***
Alberta Junior Hockey League The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is an Alberta-based Junior A ice hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The re ...
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Calgary Junior Hockey League The Calgary Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is sanctioned by Hockey Canada, and operated by Hockey Calgary. Founded in 1945, the CJHL is one of the oldest hockey leagues operating in Alb ...
*** Calgary Junior C Hockey League ***
Capital Junior Hockey League The Capital Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The league was established in 1972 as the Edmonton Metropolitan Junior Hockey League. League playoff winners face off against the ...
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Heritage Junior B Hockey League Heritage may refer to: History and society * A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today ** Cultural heritage is created by humans ** Natural heritage is not * Heritage language Biology * Heredity, biological inheritance of physical c ...
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North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League The North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League is a Junior ice hockey, Junior "B" ice hockey league in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada League champions advance to the Hockey Alberta Provincials to face off against ...
*** Noralta Junior Hockey League *** North West Junior Hockey League ** Minor hockey ***
Alberta Midget Hockey League The Alberta Elite Hockey League or AEHL (formerly the Alberta Midget Hockey League) is the provincial U18 "AAA" ice hockey league for Alberta, Canada. The league consists of 17 teams split into the North and South Divisions. League champions go ...
* Soccer in Alberta **
Alberta Soccer Association The Alberta Soccer Association (ASA) is the governing body for soccer in the Canadian province of Alberta. The association was formed in 1911 as the ''Alberta Football Association''. The ASA is a member of the national governing body, the Canadian ...
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Alberta Major Soccer League The Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL) is the highest level of amateur soccer in Alberta. It is roughly level 4 on the Canadian soccer pyramid although levels below 3 are not formally designated by the Canadian Soccer Association. The champions of ...


Economy and infrastructure of Alberta

* Economic rank (by nominal GDP): * Banking in Alberta ** Banks and credit unions in Canada *** Bank of Alberta * Communications in Alberta **
List of Alberta area codes The Canadian province of Alberta has five area codes. In 1947, when the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) established the first continental telephone numbering plan, Alberta was included as a single numbering plan area, which rece ...
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Media in Alberta Media in Alberta includes published, broadcast, and digital media originating in the Canadian province of Alberta. Print media Daily newspapers In 2010, daily paid circulation for the largest Alberta-based newspapers were: * ''Calgary Herald ...
*** Newspapers in Alberta ***
Radio stations in Alberta Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...
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Television stations in Alberta Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
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Currency A currency, "in circulation", from la, currens, -entis, literally meaning "running" or "traversing" is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general ...
of Alberta: * Energy in Alberta **
Electricity policy of Alberta Through the 1996 ''Electric Utilities Act'' the Alberta's deregulated electricity market began. The ''Act'' established arms-length agencies that oversee the province's electricity systemthe Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), the Balancin ...
** Electrical generating stations in Alberta * Health care in Alberta **
Hospitals in Alberta A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
** Alberta Medical Association * Mining in Alberta **
Mines in Alberta Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging *Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun Mi ...
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Tourism in Alberta Alberta has been a tourist destination since the early days of the 20th Century, with attractions including List of National Parks of Canada, national parks, National Historic Sites of Canada, urban arts and cultural facilities, outdoor locales f ...
* Transportation in Alberta ** Air transport in Alberta *** Airlines of Alberta ***
Airports in Alberta An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
** Roads in Alberta *** Provincial highways of Alberta ** Vehicle registration plates of Alberta


Education in Alberta

* Public education in Alberta **
List of school authorities in Alberta The Canadian province of Alberta has 379 school authorities, which are sometimes referred to as school boards, school districts, or school divisions. Types include public school, separate school and francophone school authorities. There are al ...
** List of high schools in Alberta *
Higher education in Alberta Higher education in Alberta refers to the post secondary education system for the province of Alberta. The Ministry of Advanced Education in Alberta oversees educational delivery through universities, publicly funded colleges, technical insti ...
* Students' associations in Alberta **
Colleges in Alberta This is a list of colleges in Alberta. Post-secondary education in the Canadian province of Alberta is regulated by the Ministry of Advanced Education. Alberta has the following tertiary education institutions: Publicly funded colleges Alb ...
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University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a Public university, public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexande ...
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Council of Alberta University Students The Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) represents the interests of over 140,000 Alberta university students across Alberta. They represent undergraduate students from the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, the University ...
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Presidents of the University of Alberta {{short description, None The list of presidents of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: # Henry Marshall Tory (1908–1928) # Robert C. Wallace (1928–1936) # William A. R. Kerr (1936–1941) # Robert Newton (1941–1950) # A ...
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University of Alberta Augustana Faculty The Augustana Campus is a faculty of the University of Alberta located in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. It was merged into the larger, Edmonton, Alberta-based University in 2004. History Augustana has a long history in Alberta, beginning in 1910 as ...
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University of Alberta Faculty of Arts The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Ruther ...
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University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering The University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering is one of the largest engineering schools in Canada in terms of size, international impact, and reputation. The faculty is home to 1 Canada Excellence Research Chair, 16 Canada Research Chairs, 13 N ...
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University of Alberta Faculty of Extension The University of Alberta Faculty of Extension, founded in 1912, is located in the historic Enterprise Square building in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The University of Alberta Faculty of Extension is a faculty of the University of Alber ...
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is the graduate school of law of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Established as an undergraduate faculty in 1912 it is the third oldest law school in Canada, and often considered th ...
**** University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry **** University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences *** List of University of Alberta people **** List of University of Alberta honorary degree recipients ***
University of Alberta Hospital The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is a research and teaching hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Alberta and run by Alberta Health Services, the health authority for Alberta. It is one ...
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University of Alberta Press University of Alberta Press (UAlberta Press) is a publishing house and a division of the University of Alberta that engages in academic publishing. Overview UAlberta Press is situated in the Rutherford Library on the University of Alberta campu ...
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University of Alberta Protective Services A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...
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University of Alberta School of Business The Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1916, it is a research-intensive publicly funded institution and is consistently ranked in the top 50 publicly funded universities for resea ...
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University of Alberta Students' Union The University of Alberta Students' Union (UASU) is the student society that represents undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Originally established in 1909, it is a non-profit corporation that operates under the authority of the ...
** College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta ** College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta ** College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta **
Concordia University College of Alberta Concordia University of Edmonton, is a publicly funded independent academic institution in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; accredited under the Alberta ''Post-secondary Learning Act''. Concordia offers arts, science, and management undergraduate degre ...


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List of international rankings This is a list of international rankings. By category Agriculture * List of largest producing countries of agricultural commodities *List of countries by apple production * List of countries by apricot production * List of countries by artichoke ...
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Outline of geography The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography: Geography – study of earth and its people. Nature of geography Geography as * an academic discipline – a body of knowledge given to − ...
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Outline of Canada The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Canada: Canada () is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the At ...
*** Outline of British Columbia *** Outline of Manitoba *** Outline of Nova Scotia *** Outline of Ontario ***
Outline of Prince Edward Island The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island – Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. It is one of the three Maritime ...
*** Outline of Quebec *** Outline of Saskatchewan *
Provincial Archives of Alberta The Provincial Archives of Alberta is the official archives of the Canadian Province of Alberta. It preserves and makes available for research both private and government records of all media related to Alberta. The Provincial Archives of Alberta ...
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Sexual Sterilization Act In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the ''Sexual Sterilization Act''. The Act, drafted to protect the gene pool, allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled people in order to prevent the transmission of traits to o ...
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TUXIS Parliament of Alberta The Alberta Youth Parliament (AYP) is one of a number of provincial model youth parliaments that has its origins in the "boys work" movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is the oldest youth parliament in Alberta, and the l ...


References


External links


Government of Alberta website
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Provincial Archives of Alberta website

Travel Alberta

Alberta Encyclopedia

CBC Digital Archives—Striking Oil in Alberta

CBC Digital Archives—Electing Dynasties: Alberta Campaigns 1935 to 2001

CBC Digital Archives—Alberta @ 100
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Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...