List of municipal amalgamations in Alberta

Municipal amalgamation is one of five forms of municipal restructuring in the Province of Alberta. Under current legislation, the authority to amalgamate two or more municipalities is provided under Division 5 of the Municipal Government Act.

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. 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.

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