2025 Alberta Municipal Election Dates & Deadlines: A Candidate's Calendar
Updated July 2026 · Alberta general municipal election
Alberta's 2025 general municipal election was held on Monday, October 20, 2025, electing mayors, councillors, and school board trustees across the province under an updated Local Authorities Election Act. Just Canvass ran door-knocking, phone, text, and GOTV outreach for candidates and slates through that cycle, and this is the calendar we used to keep them on schedule.
Alberta runs on a fixed four-year cycle, so the same shape of calendar — nomination period, notice of intent, disclosure deadlines, election day — will apply again for the 2029 general election. We're keeping this page up as a reference for that cycle and for anyone researching how the 2025 timeline worked.
2025 Alberta municipal election at a glance
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Run accepted from | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Nominations open | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Nomination Day (filing deadline) | Mon, Sep 22, 2025 |
| Interim disclosure deadline (contributions Jan 1–Jul 31) | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Election day | Mon, Oct 20, 2025 |
| Final campaign disclosure statement (Form 26) | Mar 1, 2026 |
Notice of Intent to Run: a new requirement for 2025
The 2025 cycle was the first to run under amendments to the Local Authorities Election Act requiring every candidate to file a Notice of Intent to Run with their municipality before accepting or spending any campaign contributions — including self-funded contributions. Municipalities began accepting the form on January 2, 2025, and it remained open through Nomination Day, September 22, 2025.
This caught some first-time candidates off guard: fundraising or spending before filing the notice put a campaign offside before it even started. Anyone planning for 2029 should treat the notice of intent as the true starting gun, not nomination day.
Nomination Day: Monday, September 22, 2025
Alberta's nomination period ran January 1 through September 22, 2025, with papers due by noon on Nomination Day in most municipalities (exact cut-off times were set locally). Filing requirements — fees, endorsement signatures — vary by municipality, so candidates confirmed specifics with their own returning officer.
Election day: Monday, October 20, 2025
Alberta holds general municipal elections on the third Monday of October, every four years. In 2025 that fell on October 20. The next general election on this cycle is October 2029.
Campaign disclosure: two deadlines, not one
Candidates who accepted contributions between January 1 and July 31, 2025 (including self-contributions) had an interim disclosure deadline of September 30, 2025. Every candidate who filed a Notice of Intent — whether they won, lost, or withdrew — was required to file the full Form 26 Campaign Disclosure Statement and Financial Statement by March 1, 2026, covering all contributions accepted during 2025.
What's next for Alberta candidates
Alberta isn't on the general election schedule again until October 2029, but that doesn't mean the province goes quiet. Council and school board seats regularly come open between cycles, triggering by-elections, and Just Canvass works just as well for a by-election, a nomination contest, or year-round organizing ahead of 2029.
If you're planning for a future Alberta race, a rough backward-planning timeline from the 2025 cycle looked like this:
- By August, the year of the election: lock your team and plan. Nominations and the notice-of-intent window opened January 1 in 2025, but the real work — recruiting canvassers, finalizing turf, and sharpening message — needs to be done well before nomination day in September. Treat August as your internal deadline to have a team and a canvassing plan ready, so September and October are pure execution.
- September: file and start knocking. Submit your notice of intent and nomination papers, then move straight into door-to-door outreach.
- September → October: peak canvassing and GOTV. With five to six weeks between nomination day and election day, campaigns lean hardest on door-knocking, phone, text, and turnout tracking. Just Canvass ties door-knocking and phone banking together so a voter reached one way is automatically crossed off for the other.
- After election day: disclosure. Track every contribution as it comes in so the September and March disclosure filings are a formality, not a scramble.
Running somewhere else in Canada? See the 2026 municipal election dates for Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba, or compare the best canvassing apps for Canadian campaigns.
Frequently asked questions
When was the 2025 Alberta municipal election?
Alberta's 2025 general municipal election was on Monday, October 20, 2025. Nominations opened January 1, 2025.
What was the notice of intent to run deadline in Alberta's 2025 election?
Under the updated Local Authorities Election Act, candidates had to file a Notice of Intent to Run with their municipality before accepting or spending any campaign funds. Notice of Intent forms were accepted from January 2, 2025 through Nomination Day, September 22, 2025.
When were campaign disclosure statements due after the 2025 Alberta election?
Candidates who accepted contributions between January 1 and July 31, 2025 had an interim disclosure deadline of September 30, 2025. The final campaign disclosure statement and financial statement (Form 26) was due March 1, 2026 for all contributions accepted during 2025.
When is the next Alberta municipal election?
Alberta runs general municipal elections on a four-year cycle, so the next scheduled general election is in October 2029. Alberta municipalities still hold by-elections between cycles as council and school board seats come open.
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