Alberta Act

*Alberta Act*
Alberta Act
Parliament of Canada
	Long title An Act to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Alberta ;
Citation	4 & 5 Edward VII, c. 3
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Assented to	July 20, 1905
Commenced	September 1, 1905

The Alberta Act (French: Loi sur l'Alberta), effective September 1, 1905, was the act of the Parliament of Canada that created the province of Alberta. The act is similar in nature to the Saskatchewan Act, which established the province of Saskatchewan at the same time. Like the Saskatchewan Act, the Alberta Act was controversial because (sec. 21) it allowed the Government of Canada to maintain control of all of Alberta's natural resources and public lands. Alberta did not win control of these resources until the passage of the Natural Resources Acts in 1930.