We run Deep Canvassing campaigns that bridge divides, build community leadership, and develop the skills needed to protect the people and places we love. Together, we can create a healthier, more connected Alberta.

For too long, Albertans have been divided on how to solve the challenges we are facing together. To find real solutions, we need to do something we haven’t always done: listen. At Alberta Talks, we focus on what unites us, using tools like Deep Canvassing that foster open and honest conversations. By listening with curiosity and sharing stories, we reach the emotional heart of the issues that divide us so we can work together for a better future. 

Deep Canvassing

Deep Canvassing is an engagement tool that is rooted in honesty, curiosity, storytelling and non-judgemental listening.

The outcome of Deep Canvassing is a lasting change of hearts in 1 in 3 individuals. By sharing vulnerable stories and truly getting at the emotional heart of the issues that divide us, we can overcome polarization and prejudice.

Our team of staff and volunteers are trained to have door-to-door conversations with Albertans who have conflicted feelings on issues like education, healthcare, the energy industry, and climate change. We give each Albertan we canvass the opportunity to engage in the democratic process by empowering them to contact their elected official.

Since we began door-knocking in 2021, we’ve had over 400 Deep Canvassing conversations with our neighbours and engaged Albertans in the democratic process by supporting them in calling their elected official, writing a letter to an elected official, or signing a petition.