A group advocating for the province’s secession from Canada said it has met with State Department officials about the future.

Alberta separatists have held three meetings with members if the Trump administration to discuss their push for independence

Canada is concerned about its sovereignty after reports revealed that Trump administration officials met members of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a separatist group pushing for an independence referendum.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he expects the United States to "respect Canadian sovereignty," responding to reports that State Department officials met with separatists from the oil-rich province of Alberta.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the Trump administration for financial backing is an act of treason and an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa on Thursday.

Trump officials have secretly met separatists demanding oil-rich Alberta's independence from Canada three times since April 2025. Alberta Prosperity P.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that she won’t demonize the roughly one million Albertans who are open to separation, after B.C. Premier David Eby said a group of Alberta separatists who went to Washington in search of political support are engaging in treason.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith believes residents of her province would reject joining the US, her press secretary said, days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on a possible independence referendum in the region.

“We expect the US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty. I'm always clear in my conversations with President Trump to that effect,” Carney said.

A group called the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) has received approval to collect signatures in support of a referendum seeking to make the western province an independent country.

Canada’s prime minister says Washington should stay in its lane as premiers react to separatists’ outreach to US officials.