Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Centre, the riding that includes Canora
Canora’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only. Canora is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Canora is governed by Edmonton, with Alberta and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Edmonton’s council; Division No. 11 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Canora, from the most recent elections.
- 1Edmonton councilelectedAndrew Knack
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsEdmonton Centre
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Canora votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Edmonton council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. 15 October 2029 is the next council election in Edmonton, fixed by the Local Authorities Election Act for the third Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Eleanor Olszewski represents Edmonton Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Edmonton Centre · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Eleanor Olszewski was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Edmonton Centre, the 2021 vote favoured the Conservative Party of Canada with 33%, which makes Eleanor Olszewski’s 2025 win a gain. In Ottawa, Eleanor Olszewski has been Minister of Emergency Preparedness (since 2025) and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (since 2025).
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Edmonton Centre changed hands in 2021, to Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada)
Edmonton Centre as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 vote had gone another way, to James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) at 41%. 615 votes separated Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada) from James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) in Edmonton Centre in 2021, when the winner took 34%. Just 11 of the 338 ridings in Canada were decided by less.
All 6 candidates in Edmonton Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Boissonnault | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,560 | 33.7% |
| James Cumming | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,945 | 32.4% |
| Heather MacKenzie | New Democratic Party | 14,171 | 28.8% |
| Brock Crocker | People's Party of Canada | 2,094 | 4.3% |
| Valerie Keefe | Libertarian Party of Canada | 266 | 0.5% |
| Merryn Edwards | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 112 | 0.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Edmonton council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
Each resident’s share of Edmonton council’s 2024 spending came to $3,085, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457. Full-time staff number 11,598, about 9.4 to every thousand residents. The largest line is roads and transit: 30% of the total, $935 a resident. Taxes on property make up 45% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 44%. Edmonton council carried $4.4 billion of long-term debt, $3,528 per resident against a typical $745.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2 billion | $935 | 30% |
| Police, fire and protection | $909.2M | $734 | 24% |
| General government | $625.1M | $505 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $531.2M | $429 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $240.1M | $194 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $202M | $163 | 5% |
| Social housing | $81.9M | $66 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $73.1M | $59 | 2% |
Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.
Having a say in how Canora is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Canora is run
Who is the MP for Canora?
Eleanor Olszewski of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Edmonton Centre, which includes Canora.
Which party won Canora in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada), in Edmonton Centre; Edmonton Centre has elected Eleanor Olszewski since.
Who is the MLA for Canora?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Canora in one.
Who heads the council in Edmonton?
Andrew Knack is mayor, at the head of Edmonton council.
How much does Edmonton council spend?
The 2024 return of Edmonton council shows $3.8 billion of spending for roughly 1,238,295 residents, $1.2 billion of it on roads and transit.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).