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ca_p_ab_003State-specific: AB
Canada's Regions › Provinces and Territories
In which year did Alberta become a province?
- 1931
- 1905
- 1871
- 1867
Why this is the correct answer
Alberta was carved out of the Northwest Territories and became a Canadian province in 1905, along with Saskatchewan. Both provinces were established at the same time to help govern the rapidly growing Prairie settlements that followed the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.