Alberta, Canada (Rockies)
Alberta, Canada (Rockies): the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
province · population 4,262,635 (registry) · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Alberta at a glance
Rolled up from the 63 regions inside Alberta on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Population4,262,210
census
Places inside63
34 with a full /local page
Businesses on file110,646
business register, all places inside
Companies headquartered403
in the company directory
Who represents them34
places with a /politics page
Property & employers11 · 11
/property and /employers records
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Who leads Alberta, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-08 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
Leadership
Economy & households
- Population
- 5,101,050 persons (2026-Q3) ↗
- GDP
- 482,370 CAD millions, current prices (GDP at market prices, expenditure-based) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 7.3 % (LFS, seasonally adjusted, 15+) (2026-10) ↗
- Median household income
- 96,600 CAD, median total income, economic families and persons not in an economic family (2024) ↗
- Average household income
- 125,800 CAD, average total income, economic families and persons not in an economic family (2024) ↗
- Median net worth
- 457,100 CAD (constant 2023 dollars), economic families and persons not in an economic family (2023) ↗
- Home ownership
- 70.9 % of households (2021) ↗
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Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary (City) ↗ | 640,917 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Calgary (City) ↗ | 566,700 CAD | MLS HPI benchmark (residential, unadjusted) | 2026-09 |
| Edmonton (City) ↗ | 426,171 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Greater Edmonton Area ↗ | 423,100 CAD | MLS HPI benchmark (composite) | 2026-09 |
| Red Deer ↗ | 428,718 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Lethbridge ↗ | 443,055 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Medicine Hat ↗ | 429,533 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Grande Prairie ↗ | 388,467 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Fort McMurray ↗ | 352,934 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
| Province of Alberta ↗ | 526,682 CAD | median sale (total residential) | 2026-10 |
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Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ↗ | 96.6% | first official language spoken (English only) | 2021 |
| French ↗ | 1.5% | first official language spoken (French only) | 2021 |
| English and French ↗ | 0.4% | first official language spoken (English and French) | 2021 |
| English-French bilingual ↗ | can converse in both English and French: 258,330 people | 2021 |
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Largest companies in Alberta
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenovus Energy Inc. ↗ | revenue | 54.28 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Enbridge Inc. ↗ | revenue | 53.47 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Imperial Oil Ltd. ↗ | revenue | 51.36 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Suncor Energy Inc. ↗ | revenue | 50.69 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. ↗ | revenue | 35.66 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Parkland Corp. ↗ | revenue | 28.3 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. ↗ | revenue | 14.55 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| TC Energy Corp. ↗ | revenue | 13.77 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| AltaGas Ltd. ↗ | revenue | 12.45 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
| Gibson Energy Inc. ↗ | revenue | 11.78 CAD billions (FP500 2025, FY2024) | 2024 |
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Largest listed companies headquartered in Alberta
By market cap (USD billions, 2026-11-10). Market caps from companiesmarketcap.com; listing and head office from search.coshares + search.cos (RegionID walked to the province).
| # | Company | Ticker | Market cap | Rank in Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | TSX:ENB | $107.13B | 6 |
| 2 | Canadian Natural (CNRL) | TSE:CNQ | $97.92B | 8 |
| 3 | CP | TSX:CP | $81.37B | 12 |
| 4 | Suncor | TSX:SU | $77.84B | 13 |
| 5 | TC Energy | TRP | $66.63B | 16 |
| 6 | Imperial Oil (Esso) | TSX:IMO | $57.91B | 21 |
| 7 | Cenovus Energy | TSX:CVE | $49.68B | 25 |
| 8 | Pembina Pipeline | TSX:PPL, PBNAF, TSX | $28.49B | 40 |
| 9 | Tourmaline Oil | TSX:TOU | $17.66B | 48 |
| 10 | ARC Resources | TSX:ARX | $13.66B | 63 |
Source: companiesmarketcap.com · listings and head offices from search.coshares + search.cos
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Worth knowing
- 2026-10In the October 19, 2026 provincial referendum, 74.95% (1,556,316 votes) chose 'Alberta should remain a province in Canada' over starting the legal process toward a binding separation referendum (25.05%, 520,233). The question was non-binding (O.C. 160/2026). ↗
- 2026-10Turnout on the separation question was 67.44%, against 60.5% at the 2023 provincial general election. Elections Alberta first reported 70.4%, then corrected the figure on October 30 to include people who registered on voting day. ↗
- 2026-10Voters in the same referendum backed requiring proof of citizenship to vote in provincial elections (58.06% yes) and increased provincial control over immigration (54.86% yes). They rejected all four constitutional-amendment questions (6–9), for example abolishing the Senate (47.28% yes). ↗
- 2025-09Alberta has 132 of the Financial Post's 800 largest Canadian companies by 2024 revenue, second only to Ontario's 353 and the most per capita at 2.7 per 100,000 residents. 105 of them are in Calgary. ↗
- 2022-09Alberta's homeownership rate was 70.9% in 2021, down 2.7 percentage points from 73.6% in 2011. ↗
- 2023-03In 2021, 64,440 Albertans (1.5%) had French as their only first official language spoken, the lowest share ever recorded in a census in Alberta. ↗
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Census
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.
Median household income$97,330
Median rent$1,281/mo
Immigrants23.5%
Renters28.7%
Aged 65+14.8%
Unemployment11.5%
Low income9.2%
Speak a non-official language at home13%
Non-official languages spoken most often at home
- Punjabi (Panjabi)73,885 · 1.8%
- Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)68,605 · 1.6%
- Mandarin39,060 · 0.9%
- Yue (Cantonese)36,015 · 0.9%
- Spanish34,695 · 0.8%
- Arabic27,230 · 0.6%
- German27,145 · 0.6%
- Urdu19,290 · 0.5%
- Vietnamese15,405 · 0.4%
- Korean12,835 · 0.3%
- Hindi11,470 · 0.3%
- Russian9,740 · 0.2%
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Largest employers headquartered in Alberta
Worldwide head offices from the /employers research, ranked by people employed as each company reports it.
- 1.Alberta Health Services Edmonton, AB · Health care — hospitals and public health ↗111,100 worldwide, 2024
- 2.Stantec Edmonton, AB · Professional services — engineering, architecture and environmental consulting ↗34,000 worldwide, 2025
- 3.Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) Calgary, AB · Transportation — Class I railway ↗19,479 worldwide, 2025
- 4.Suncor Energy Inc. Calgary, AB · Energy — integrated oil sands, refining, Petro-Canada retail ↗15,010 worldwide, 2025
- 5.Enbridge Inc. Calgary, AB · Energy — pipelines, gas utilities, renewables ↗14,500 worldwide, 2025
- 6.Canadian Natural Resources Limited Calgary, AB · Energy — oil and natural gas production ↗10,640 worldwide, 2025
- 7.PCL Construction Edmonton, AB · Construction — general contracting ↗9,800 worldwide, 2024
- 8.ATCO Ltd. Calgary, AB · Diversified — utilities, energy infrastructure, modular structures ↗8,200 worldwide, 2025
- 9.Cenovus Energy Inc. Calgary, AB · Energy — integrated oil and gas ↗7,150 worldwide, 2025
- 10.Covenant Health Edmonton, AB · Health care — hospitals and continuing care ↗7,111 worldwide, 2025
- 11.TC Energy Corporation Calgary, AB · Energy — natural gas pipelines and power ↗6,668 worldwide, 2025
- 12.ATB Financial Edmonton, AB · Finance — banking and wealth management ↗5,400 worldwide, 2026
- 13.Precision Drilling Corporation Calgary, AB · Oilfield services — contract drilling ↗5,159 worldwide, 2025
- 14.Enerflex Ltd. Calgary, AB · Energy services — gas compression, processing, power ↗4,600 worldwide, 2025
- 15.Calgary Co-operative Association Limited (Calgary Co-op) Calgary, AB · Retail — grocery, pharmacy, fuel co-operative ↗4,300 worldwide, 2025
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Largest places in Alberta
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Calgary, Alberta full1,306,784
- 2.Edmonton, Alberta full1,010,899
- 3.Lethbridge, Alberta full106,550
- 4.Red Deer, Alberta full100,845
- 5.Airdrie, Alberta full93,957
- 6.St. Albert, Alberta full68,235
- 7.Grande Prairie, Alberta full64,140
- 8.Medicine Hat, Alberta full63,271
- 9.Spruce Grove, Alberta full37,645
- 10.Leduc, Alberta full34,090
- 11.Cochrane, Alberta full32,199
- 12.Okotoks, Alberta full30,214
- 13.Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta full27,090
- 14.High Level, Alberta20,000
- 15.Camrose, Alberta full18,775
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Inside Alberta
55 regions have Alberta as their parent.
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Athabasca, Alberta
- Banff, Alberta
- Blairmore, Alberta
- Brooks, Alberta
- Calgary, Alberta
- Camrose, Alberta
- Canmore, Alberta
- Cardston, Alberta town
- Coaldale, Alberta
- Cochrane, Alberta
- Cold Lake, Alberta
- Devon, Alberta
- Drayton Valley, Alberta
- Drumheller, Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Edson, Alberta
- Entwistle, Alberta
- Fort MacLeod, Alberta
- Fort McKay (First Nation), Alberta
- Fort McMurray (Fort Mac), Alberta
- Grande Cache, AB
- Grande Prairie, Alberta
- High Level, Alberta town
- High River, Alberta
- Hinton, Alberta
- Innisfail, Alberta
- Jasper, Alberta
- Lacombe, Alberta
- Lake Louise, Alberta
- Lethbridge, Alberta
- Lloydminster, Alberta
- Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Okotoks, Alberta
- Peace River, Alberta
- Pincher Creek, Alberta town
- Ponoka, Alberta
- Provost, Alberta town
- Rainbow Lake, Alberta
- Red Deer, Alberta
- Redcliff, Alberta
- Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
- Slave Lake, Alberta
- Stettler, Alberta town
- Strathmore, Alberta
- Sylvan Lake, Alberta
- Taber, Alberta town
- Three Hills, Alberta
- Vegreville, Alberta
- Vermilion, Alberta
- Wainwright, Alberta town
- Waterton Park, Alberta town
- Westlock, Alberta
- Wetaskiwin, Alberta
- Whitecourt, Alberta town
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Companies based in Alberta
403 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Alberta. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Alberta, Canada (Rockies) are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.