Alberta Separatists Say They’ve Met 177,732-Signature Threshold to Trigger Referendum

Albertans line up at the Big Four Building to sign a petition triggering a referendum asking if Alberta should secede from Canada, in Calgary on Jan. 26, 2026. The Canadian Press/Dayne Patterson

The group behind a petition for Alberta independence says it has received the 177,732 signatures needed to hold a referendum on the province becoming an independent country.

Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) legal counsel Jeffrey Rath confirmed to the The Epoch Times that the group has met the threshold. The petition will still need to be approved by Elections Alberta, which will review the signatures.