Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Albertans have made “a clear choice” to reject independence
The province was deciding whether to remain part of Canada, or move forward with an independence referendum – early figures show about three-quarters of voters voted to stay with Canada
“Alberta chose Canada,” Carney says – read his statement in full here
Despite this apparent victory for the remain in Canada camp, separatists are declaring a victory of their own, writes our international correspondent
The province’s premier says people “voted for a stronger Alberta” – separatist leader Jeffrey Rath tells the BBC his “movement isn’t stopping”
This doesn’t mean that the conversation around sovereignty is over, reports the BBC’s Nadine Yousif from Alberta
As well as independence, voters were asked about a range of issues including immigration and voter ID – here are the details
Alberta’s leader, Premier Danielle Smith, announced in May that the question on whether the province should have independence from Canada would be put to voters, though she herself supports a unified Canada.
It followed a growing separatist sentiment in the oil-rich province in recent years, with separatist organisers holding town halls across the province to gauge interest from the public.
They then launched a citizen-led petition to separate earlier this year, which garnered more than 300,000 signatures.
But their petition was quashed by an Alberta court. Organisers had failed to consult indigenous First Nations communities whose land would be affected should the province become an independent state, a judge ruled.
Meanwhile, another group collected over 400,000 signatures for an anti-separation petition called Forever Canadian, led by former deputy premier of Alberta, Thomas Lukaszuk.
