Government Of Alberta Proposes Significant Changes To Provincial Election Laws

On April 29, 2025, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. If passed, Bill 54 will change Alberta's election laws, amending seven separate statutes, including the Election Act, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, the Referendum Act, the Citizen Initiative Act and the Recall Act. In introducing Bill 54, the government is seeking to improve consistency and transparency in Alberta's democratic processes.

Campaign Finance Reform

Bill 54 would remove Alberta's ban on corporate and union political donations and permit Alberta-based corporations and unions to contribute to:

• political parties;
• constituency associations;