Small Business Votes! 2025 Alberta Municipal Election

Make sure your next municipal leaders consider small business priorities!

Municipal elections matter for your business. Albertans head to the polls on October 20, 2025, to choose their next municipal leaders. Municipal elections are often overlooked, with less than half of eligible voters casting a ballot in Alberta’s 2021 municipal election. It’s vital that you share your voice as a small business owner in this year’s election so municipal governments address your concerns!

Your vote can shape municipal policies on property taxes, spending, construction, red tape, and crime safety. CFIB is here to make sure small business priorities are heard.

What is CFIB asking of Alberta’s next municipal governments?

When asked about the 2025 municipal election in a recent survey, Alberta’s small business owners cited property taxes (69%), crime and safety (55%), and red tape (55%) as top issues for their next municipal leaders to address.

Key Small Business Election Asks and Priorities:

To secure the small business vote in the 2025 municipal election, candidates must outline their plans to support small firms by addressing the cost of doing business, improving affordability and tackling crime and community safety.

Read CFIB’s 2025 Alberta Municipal Election Platform: The Small Business Vote

What is CFIB doing?

We’re actively working with Alberta’s municipal governments to promote policies that reduce the cost of doing business. Our efforts include:

• Regular communication with all municipalities on the issues that impact your business, including property taxes, construction, permitting, and crime & safety;
• Meeting with mayors, city councillors, and other municipal officials to advocate for policy changes that promote affordability and lower the cost of doing business;
• Engaging media to spotlight small business concerns; and
• Leveraging your voice to drive policy change through petitions.

How can you take action?

1. Sign our petition calling on your municipality to address affordability issues including property tax unfairness and construction disruptions! Sign the Petition!
2. Share your story with CFIB so we can amplify your voice.
3. Vote!

Who is running in my municipality and how can I vote?

Visit your municipality’s website for more information on the 2025 election, candidates, and for instructions on how to vote:

Candidate List- City of Calgary

Candidate List- City of Edmonton

Candidate List- City of Red Deer

Candidate List- City of Lethbridge

Candidate List- City of Medicine Hat

Candidate List- City of Grande Prairie

Candidate List- RMWB (Fort McMurray)

Note: If your municipality isn’t listed, visit your municipal website for candidate and voting details.

Your voice matters in shaping Alberta’s municipal leadership!

Small businesses are the backbone of Alberta’s communities. On October 20th, make your voice heard and elect leaders who put small business first.