Premier Danielle Smith wants to gamble with your pension

The CPP works because Canada stands together.

 
Alberta is the only province trying to break away. 

It’s reckless and dangerous.

Retirement security should never depend on politics.

  • The UCP wants to quit the Canada Pension Plan. Experts warn this means smaller pensions, higher costs, and more risk.

  • Only 1 in 10 Albertans back Danielle Smith’s plan. Most want to keep CPP safe and stable.*

  • Families lose pension value. Seniors face higher costs. Workers get weaker returns.

  • If you live in Alberta, but work in another province, you will lose pension benefits and portability.
     

What this means

Walking away from CPP means gambling with everyone’s future.

  • Families near retirement lose decades of earned stability.

  • Young workers face a lifetime of uncertainty.

  • An Alberta-only plan means higher costs, weaker benefits, inability to work in other provinces, and political interference.

Pension experts agree: this move will be devastating to the retirement of  Albertans.

Retirement should be reliable. Not political.
 

Why it matters

  • The UCP is pushing a pension plan Albertans don’t want.

  • Nearly two-thirds say keep CPP strong. Smith keeps promoting a risky, unpopular alternative.

  • Albertans want secure pensions managed independently, not political experiments.

  • Tell Danielle Smith and your MLA: stop the gamble. Keep CPP secure.


* Source:
Black, Matthew. "Alberta releases its pension survey results" Edmonton Journal, 18 Jun. 2025, (original link). 

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Why I'm Supporting...

inderjit g

edmonton, AB

Worked hard for my pension . Keep your hands off

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sandra s

edmonton, AB

I’m supporting because I’m a senior widow who receives my own CPP plus a portion of my late husband’s CPP. I don’t know whether or not this would still be the case if we left the Canadian CPP. Plus I’m a proud Canadian who wants to remain in a united country. STOP tearing this country apart.

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liliane p

st. albert, AB

I trust the CPP WHERE IT IS AT.. well managed…. Leave this alone

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diane r

medicine hat, AB

I am a Canadian whose pension plan is what it is because of the joint contributions of all Canadians. Having read about the way funds per province are calculated, I believe a separate province would not be able to sustain the current benefits without raising cost of individuals.

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rita s

pincher creek, AB

CPP is one of the Best managed pension funds globally. LEAVE IT ALONE Please.

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wynne s

edmonton, AB

I Don’t trust provincial gov to secure CPP equally for all Albertans. Please leave our CPP where it is. I don’t believe it will be handled more efficiently by the provincial govt.

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maurice d

calgary, AB

The CPP is one of the best managed government pension plans in the world. Don’t mess with success.

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Alberta is the only province trying to break away. It’s reckless and dangerous.

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jacquie d

edmonton, AB

This is wasteful and too risky. The provincial government doesn't get to play with my retirement fund. Hands off!

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david c

calgary, AB

I firmly believe in Canada first.

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kim j

calgary, AB

I will never support leaving the CPP!

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fran t

calgary, AB

It makes no sense to mess with the CPP as only the cronies who will benefit from the change think it’s a good idea. The majority has spoken- leave our money alone !!

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linda g

edmonton, AB

Because it makes sense to leave what working well for ALL Canadians. Together we are "stronger" in every way.

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yoland g

grande prairie, AB

I want my pension to stay in the whole of Canada! I do not like the way my teacher pension is currently being managed by a new organization that I do not trust!

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george b

medicine hat, AB

I'm supporting CPP, I have paid in for 50years . It is a safe plan that am not giving up or changing from . I would thank you to leave my pension alone.

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cecile t

donnelly, AB

I want you to keep your hands off my CPP! It is doing fine as is.

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susan p

lloydminster, AB

Don't fix what isn't broken!!

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shirley s

calgary, AB

I'm supporting because the CPP is stable and well managed. Leave my pension alone!

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cathryn m

sherwood park, AB

I am retired and getting my CPP now. I want to protect the future for my family's retirement income.

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tracy p

st. albert, AB

I believe the CPP has good management and it is at arms length from any government. I fear the APP would be beholden to the provincial govt and could lead to risky investments.

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robert r

calgary, AB

I'm supporting because I contributed to the CPP since 1966 and I believe in the plans that the then government really support their citizens. I am not happy with many of the plans the the Alberta Government under Danielle Smith has implemented. My expenses are going up montly as the "Rate of Last Resort increase my electricity by $80 a month, probable Autopac Insurance in 2026 will increase my insurance premium by est $800 per year. The list goes on and on. Don't touch my CPP plan.

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