<P> The prime minister of the day , Sir Wilfrid Laurier , did not want to concentrate too much power in one province , which might grow to rival Quebec and Ontario , but neither did he think three provinces were viable , and so opted for the two - province plan . Alberta became a province along with her sister Saskatchewan on September 1 , 1905 . </P>
<P> The prime minister of the day , Sir Wilfrid Laurier , did not want to concentrate too much power in one province , which might grow to rival Quebec and Ontario , but neither did he think three provinces were viable , and so opted for the two - province plan . Alberta became a province along with her sister Saskatchewan on September 1 , 1905 . </P>
when did alberta become a province of canada
when did alberta become a province of canada
September 1 , 1905
September 1 , 1905