Category: Alberta

Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki. As Commanding Officer for K Division, Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki is responsible for overseeing Alberta, the RCMP’s second largest division. Who runs the RCMP? Ms. Lucki was chosen through the Government’s open, transparent, and merit-based appointment process. When Ms. Lucki takes her new post on April 16, 2018, she will be […]

Watersheds in Alberta There are seven major watersheds, or basins, in Alberta: the Hay, Peace/Slave, Athabasca, Beaver, North Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan and Milk. What are the main watersheds? 3.1 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin. 3.2 Atlantic Seaboard basin. 3.3 Gulf of Mexico basin. 3.4 Arctic basin. 3.5 Hudson Bay basin. 3.6 Pacific basin. 3.7 Great Basin. […]

The party has been cited in The Globe and Mail and The Economist as part of the break in one-party politics in Alberta, with the Economist calling it “a split in Canada’s most powerful right-wing political machine.” Which Canadian party is right-wing? People’s Party of Canada People’s Party of Canada Parti populaire du Canada Membership […]

Alberta is the only province in Canada without a provincial sales tax (see also Sales taxes in Canada). Alberta has a system of municipal government similar to that of the other provinces. Is Alberta its own province? Alberta is the fourth largest province by area at 661,848 square kilometres (255,541 square miles), and the fourth […]

List of opposition leaders Name Party End term Nathan Cooper United Conservative October 30, 2017 Jason Nixon United Conservative January 29, 2018 Jason Kenney United Conservative April 30, 2019 Rachel Notley New Democratic Party Who is the current official opposition? Incumbent Pierre Poilievre has been the leader of the Opposition since September 10, 2022, when […]

Canadian citizens belonging to the francophone minority in Alberta have the right to have their children educated in francophone schools according to section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 14 of the Education Act. Is Alberta a Francophone? Excluding Quebec, Alberta has the third largest minority Francophone population after Ontario […]

31st Alberta general election Leader Danielle Smith Rachel Notley Party United Conservative New Democratic Leader since October 6, 2022 October 18, 2014 Leader’s seat Brooks-Medicine Hat Edmonton-Strathcona Last election 63 seats, 54.88% 24 seats, 32.67% Which political party is in power in Alberta? The current premier of Alberta is Danielle Smith of the United Conservative […]

The Canadian monarch—since 8 September 2022, King Charles III—is represented and his duties carried out by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected Who does the Crown represent in Canada? In today’s constitutional […]

The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the premier, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. The premier of the province deals with specific areas relating to Alberta and Alberta’s relation on the national scene. Who controls Alberta? Politics of Alberta Title Lieutenant Governor Currently Salma Lakhani Appointer Canadian monarch on the advice […]

The diversity of landscapes within Alberta allows for the wide variety of products over its 21 million hectares of agricultural land base, accounting for 31.3% of the total farm area in Canada. The agricultural sector is diverse and includes crop production, livestock production and many others. Does Alberta have farmland? Alberta has the second largest […]