Elections Alberta Gets $6.7 Million Funding to Deal With Wave of Recall Petitions

Voters leave a polling station after casting ballots in an Alberta byelection for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding, in Cremona, Alta., on June 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Elections Alberta is receiving an additional $6.7 million to manage the recent wave of recall petitions issued against elected officials in the province.

The province’s Standing Committee on Legislative Offices unanimously voted to grant the funding at a Dec. 12 meeting.