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.

  • The UCP recently voted at its 2025 AGM to pass a motion in favour of creating an Alberta Pension Plan (APP).

  • 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...

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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david c

calgary, AB

I firmly believe in Canada first.

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

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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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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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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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david m

calgary, AB

I do not want another plan. I want to stay with a stable secure plan.

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ken d

black diamond, AB

I want no disruption to, or potential risk factors for, my pension and security going forward. I feel this is ONLY achievable through the national CPP program.

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patsy l

calgary, AB

I’m supporting to stay with the CPP because we’re safe with this and they’re working for all of Canada. Danielle Smith’s plan is utterly ridiculous.

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calvin b

edmonton, AB

In a world destabilized by corporate interests, we need to keep the CPP as it is - it is working well. The Alberta needs to stop its trend of "If it's working, break it" initiatives.

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helen b

edmonton, AB

I'm getting closer to 65 and don't want to lose what I've been working all of my life for.

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robyn h

red deer, AB

I do not want the CPP to change. Do not touch it.

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