Municipal amalgamation is one of five forms of municipal restructuring in the Province of Alberta.[1] Under current legislation, the authority to amalgamate two or more municipalities is provided under Division 5 of the Municipal Government Act.[2]
The first amalgamation in Alberta involving one or more urban municipalities occurred on February 1, 1912, when the cities of Strathcona and Edmonton merged to form a single municipal government under the name of the City of Edmonton.[3] The most recent amalgamation occurred on January 1, 2023, when the towns of Turner Valley and Black Diamond merged into the newly created town of Diamond Valley.[4]
- ^ "The Amalgamation Process for Alberta Municipalities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Municipal Government Act – Office Consolidation". Alberta Queen's Printer. November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
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Edmontonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Provincial permission: Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley on the verge of their merge". Calgary. May 27, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.