List of summer villages in Alberta

[1] A summer village is a type of municipal status used in Alberta, Canada founded in 1913.

Cottage owners did not want to pay for municipal services that they didn't need but wished to have a voice in local government of the resort area.

[2] Changes were made to the provincial laws to allow elections to be held in July and to allow seasonal residents to run for office and vote in the summer village without losing these same rights in their place of permanent residence.

In 1995, provincial legislation was changed to prevent the formation of new summer villages.

Four other communities in Alberta have previously held summer village status – Alberta Beach,[8] Chestermere Lake (now Chestermere),[9] Edmonton Beach (now Spring Lake),[10] and White Gull.