The 2021 referendum means equalization is being removed from the Constitution.
Stated by: Stated during the 2021 equalization referendum campaign
Summary
In October 2021, 61.7 percent of Alberta voters supported removing the equalization commitment from the Constitution. The vote was non-binding. A province cannot change the Constitution on its own: amending section 36(2) requires the federal Parliament plus at least seven provinces representing half the population. No such amendment has happened, so equalization remains fully in the Constitution. Describing the referendum as removing it overstates a result that carried no legal force.
Evidence
Elections Alberta's official results show 61.7 percent voted yes to removing section 36(2) from the Constitution, on a turnout of about 39 percent.
The referendum was non-binding; the amending formula requires seven provinces with 50 percent of the population, so a single province's yes vote has no direct legal effect.