---
title: "Public services in Alberta: who handles what"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta"
description: "Public services in Alberta: 51 services, the 12 biggest cities and towns and 6,164 public places from open data. Payment dates for 4 provincial benefits."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public services in Alberta

Province

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Who handles public services in Alberta, with a page for each of 51 services. Below: the 12 biggest cities and towns, Alberta's benefit payment dates and the main provincial government bodies.

## At a glance

- 51 public services have a page for Alberta on this site.
- 226 cities, towns and communities in Alberta have public places on the map, 6,164 places in all.
- The biggest by population is Calgary: 1,306,784 people (2021 Census). Source: [Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), table 98-10-0002-01, 2021 Census of Population](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201) (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
- 44 provincial government bodies in Alberta are on record.

## Services

### Identity and documents

- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Vital Statistics, Government of Alberta)
- [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Vital Statistics, Government of Alberta)
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Vital Statistics, Government of Alberta)
- [Legally change your name](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/name-change/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Vital Statistics, Government of Alberta)
- [Get a photo ID card (if you don't drive)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/photo-id-card/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Change your address with the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/alberta): Government of Alberta

### Driving and vehicles

- [Get, renew or replace a driver's licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/drivers-licence/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Book a road test or knowledge test](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/driving-test/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Register a vehicle and renew licence plates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vehicle-registration/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Get an accessible parking permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/accessible-parking/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Check road conditions and closures (511)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/road-conditions/alberta): 511 Alberta (Government of Alberta)

### Health

- [Apply for or renew your health card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-card/alberta): Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (Government of Alberta)
- [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/alberta): Alberta Find a Provider (Primary Care Alberta)
- [Talk to a nurse (811 health line)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-advice-line/alberta): Health Link 811 (Primary Care Alberta)
- [Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/alberta): Alberta Health drug programs (administered by Alberta Blue Cross)
- [Vaccines and immunization records](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immunization/alberta): Alberta Health Services public health (MyHealth Records online)
- [Register as an organ and tissue donor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/organ-donor/alberta): Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry (Government of Alberta)
- [Home care and community care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/alberta): Assisted Living Alberta (home and community care)

### Family and children

- [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth/alberta): Vital Statistics (Government of Alberta)
- [Get a marriage licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/alberta): Alberta registry agents (Government of Alberta)
- [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy/alberta): Child Care Subsidy Program (Government of Alberta)
- [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care/alberta): Childcare Search (Government of Alberta)
- [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement/alberta): Maintenance Enforcement Program (Government of Alberta)
- [Report child abuse or neglect](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-child-abuse/alberta): Child Intervention (Government of Alberta)

### Benefits and money

- [Apply for income assistance (welfare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-assistance/alberta): Alberta Supports, Income Support (Government of Alberta)
- [Disability income support from the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/alberta): AISH and Alberta Disability Assistance Program, ADAP (Government of Alberta)

### Work and business

- [Register a business name or incorporate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/alberta): Alberta Corporate Registry (Government of Alberta), through registry agents
- [Report a workplace injury (workers' compensation)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/workplace-injury/alberta): WCB-Alberta
- [Your rights at work: pay, hours, leave and firing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-standards/alberta): Alberta Employment Standards (Government of Alberta)
- [Get help finding a job or training](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-services/alberta): Alberta training and employment services (Government of Alberta)
- [Become an apprentice or get certified in a trade](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/apprenticeship/alberta): Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (Government of Alberta)

### Housing and property

- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles/alberta): Alberta Land Titles (Government of Alberta), also through registry agents
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment/alberta): Your municipality (assessor and assessment review board)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes/alberta): Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service, RTDRS (Government of Alberta)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/alberta): Local housing providers (Government of Alberta affordable housing programs)

### Education

- [Apply for student loans and grants](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/student-aid/alberta): Alberta Student Aid (Government of Alberta)
- [Get a high school transcript or diploma copy](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/high-school-transcript/alberta): Alberta Education (myPass)

### Justice and safety

- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims/alberta): Alberta Court of Justice (Civil)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid/alberta): Legal Aid Alberta
- [Make a human rights complaint](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/human-rights-complaint/alberta): Alberta Human Rights Commission
- [Complain about a business (consumer protection)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/consumer-complaint/alberta): Service Alberta consumer protection (Government of Alberta)
- [Emergency alerts and how to prepare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/alberta): Alberta Emergency Management Agency (Government of Alberta)

### Environment and outdoors

- [Buy a fishing licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/fishing-licence/alberta): AlbertaRELM and licence issuers (Government of Alberta)
- [Buy a hunting licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/hunting-licence/alberta): AlbertaRELM and licence issuers (Government of Alberta)
- [Reserve a campsite in a provincial or territorial park](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-park-camping/alberta): Alberta Parks (Government of Alberta)
- [Wildfire status and fire bans](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wildfire/alberta): Alberta Wildfire (Government of Alberta)

### Immigration, citizenship and travel

- [Immigrate through a province or territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-nominee/alberta): Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (Government of Alberta)

### Voting and democracy

- [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial/alberta): Elections Alberta
- [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla/alberta): Legislative Assembly of Alberta

### Seniors

- [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/alberta): Assisted Living Alberta
- [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/alberta): Alberta Seniors Benefit (Government of Alberta)

## Benefit payment dates

- [Alberta Child and Family Benefit (ACFB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#alberta-child-family-benefit-ab): next payment 27 November 2026. Source: [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/benefit-payment-dates.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/benefit-payment-dates.html), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Alberta Income Support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#social-assistance-ab): next payment 27 October 2026. Source: [https://www.alberta.ca/aish-adap-and-income-support-payment-dates](https://www.alberta.ca/aish-adap-and-income-support-payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and Alberta Disability Assistance Program (ADAP)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#disability-assistance-ab): next payment 27 October 2026. Source: [https://www.alberta.ca/aish-adap-and-income-support-payment-dates](https://www.alberta.ca/aish-adap-and-income-support-payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Alberta Seniors Benefit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#seniors-benefits-ab): next payment 26 October 2026. Source: [https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-seniors-benefit](https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-seniors-benefit), checked 13 October 2026.

Every benefit: [Benefit payment dates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates).

## Biggest cities and towns

- [Calgary](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary): population 1,306,784, 1,668 public places
- [Edmonton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton): population 1,010,899, 1,770 public places
- [Red Deer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/red-deer): population 100,844, 86 public places
- [Strathcona County](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/strathcona-county): population 99,225, 345 public places
- [Lethbridge](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/lethbridge): population 98,406, 506 public places
- [Lethbridge County](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/lethbridge-county): population 98,406, 4 public places
- [Airdrie](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/airdrie): population 74,100, 51 public places
- [Wood Buffalo](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/wood-buffalo): population 72,326, 33 public places
- [St. Albert](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/st-albert): population 68,232, 68 public places
- [Grande Prairie](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/grande-prairie): population 64,141, 477 public places
- [Medicine Hat](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/medicine-hat): population 63,271, 52 public places
- [Rocky View County](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/rocky-view-county): population 41,028, 8 public places

## Main provincial government bodies

- [The Government of Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-alberta) ([website](https://www.alberta.ca/index.aspx))
- [The Legal Aid Society of Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-legal-aid-society-of-alberta) ([website](https://www.legalaid.ab.ca/))
- [Workers' Compensation Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/workers-compensation-board) ([website](https://www.wcb.ab.ca/))
- [Agriculture Financial Services Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/agriculture-financial-services-corporation) ([website](https://afsc.ca/))
- [Alberta Conservation Association](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-conservation-association) ([website](https://ab-conservation.com))
- [Alberta Energy Regulator](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-energy-regulator) ([website](https://www.aer.ca/))
- [Alberta Enterprise Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-enterprise-corporation) ([website](https://www.alberta-enterprise.ca/))
- [Alberta Foundation for the Arts](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-foundation-for-the-arts) ([website](http://www.affta.ab.ca/Home))
- [Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-heritage-savings-trust-fund) ([website](https://www.alberta.ca/heritage-savings-trust-fund))
- [Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-indigenous-opportunities-corporation) ([website](https://theaioc.com/))
- [Alberta Innovates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-innovates) ([website](https://albertainnovates.ca))
- [Alberta Insurance Council](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/alberta-insurance-council) ([website](https://www.abcouncil.ab.ca/))

44 provincial government bodies are on record in all.

## Other provinces and territories

- [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/saskatchewan)
- [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/manitoba)
- [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario)
- [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/quebec)
- [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/new-brunswick)
- [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/prince-edward-island)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador)
- [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/yukon)
- [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)
- [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public services in Alberta: who handles what", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta