Alberta RCMP have confirmed they are investigating concerns raised by an individual associated with the Alberta NDP about the potential misuse of the provincial voter list — a list that contains the personal information of nearly three million Albertans, including every registered voter in Lloydminster.
The RCMP has initiated an investigation and is working with other law enforcement partners across the province to determine whether any offences have been committed in connection with the dissemination or handling of information contained in the voter list.
The investigation comes amid a rapidly developing situation involving the Centurion Project, a pro-Alberta independence group led by David Parker — the founder of Take Back Alberta. Elections Alberta alleges the group built a publicly searchable app using an illegally obtained copy of the provincial list of electors.
Investigators traced the data using what are known as “salted” entries — fictitious voter names embedded uniquely in each copy of the list distributed to authorized recipients. Those fake entries led investigators back to a copy of the list provided to the Republican Party of Alberta in June 2025.
The list contains the names, addresses, postal codes, phone numbers, unique identifier numbers, electoral divisions, and voting areas of more than 2.9 million registered Alberta voters.
Elections Alberta moved swiftly. After sending a cease-and-desist order on April 28 and personally serving it at a Centurion Project event in Edmonton on April 29 — accompanied by Edmonton Police Service — the agency obtained an emergency injunction this morning at the Court of King’s Bench. Justice John Little ordered the Centurion Project to immediately remove the database from public access and provide Elections Alberta with a full list of everyone who registered to view it. The Republican Party of Alberta was also ordered not to share the list with any unauthorized party.
In an official statement released today, Elections Alberta said it is working with law enforcement and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, and is “taking every possible action to protect and recover the information.” The agency confirmed no breach of its own databases or systems occurred — the alleged misuse relates to how an authorized recipient handled the data after receiving it.
The Centurion Project said it has shut down the app and will fully comply with Elections Alberta’s investigation. Parker, on social media, called anyone claiming a data breach a “liar.” He has not responded to media requests for comment.
Albertans whose information may have been exposed are advised to watch for unexpected mail, unfamiliar debt collection calls, and suspicious emails or texts.
Under the Alberta Election Act, those found guilty of breaching rules governing the voter list face fines of up to $100,000 and up to one year in prison.
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