Canmore’s vacancy tax will only be charged to non-Albertan second homeowners if the UCP majority government approves new laws it proposed. A Canmore affordable housing project under construction in the Three Sisters Mountain Village area of the community. (Greg Colgan/CBC)Vacancy tax gauntletCanmore’s vacancy tax has been through the legal and political ringer. An affordable housing project in the Palliser area of Canmore near the Trans-Canada Highway is under construction on April 1, 2026. Municipalities can’t force private developers to build affordable housing in Alberta, but several companies still do.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2026 22:32 UTC