Alberta Votes on Its Future in Canada as Polls Open for Referendum DayMore than 1.35 million Albertans — 43.1 percent of eligible voters — have already cast advance or special ballots in a ten-question referendum whose final item asks whether the province should remain in Canada or start the legal path toward a future separation vote. Polls are open Monday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mountain Time, and Question 10 is counted first.2026-10-19