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By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

driver's license coming next year

Alberta launches new digital wallet and mobile health card

Aug 29, 2025 | 4:50 PM

The UCP government is launching what they call the new Alberta Wallet.

This will give Albertans the option to carry their Government of Alberta-issued documents on their phones.

A mobile health card is now available to all Albertans for use in their Alberta Wallet, they also shared.

“Albertans expect modern, convenient service delivery and that includes how they obtain, store and renew important government documents,” says Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation.

“With the Alberta Wallet, we are providing a secure, user-friendly option for those who prefer it. This is the kind of innovation that puts Albertans first.”

According to the province, the mobile health card will serve as valid proof of health insurance coverage throughout Alberta and can be presented at hospitals, clinics and other medical settings – just like the current paper card. The card will offer a more secure, convenient and durable alternative to the paper document.

The new wallet and cards are optional, and Albertans are still permitted to use paper cards.

To access the wallet, you need a verified alberta.ca account, then a MyHealth Records account to access your health card.

As part of the health care card modernization initiative, Alberta will also introduce an integrated driver’s licence and health care card in 2026.

Shelley Duggan, president of the Alberta Medical Association, issued a statement today in regards to the government’s announcement.

She calls the move a logical one.

“In 2018, Statistics Canada data showed that Alberta has the highest rate of cell phone ownership per household among all Canadian provinces. Patients can expect to always have their AHCIP information with them, versus arriving at appointments and realizing that the card was left at home. Phones are less likely to be lost. Password measures on phones will make this important health information more secure than paper format,” she wrote.

“Government is anticipating and preparing for about one million new MHR sign-ups as this transition advances. It will be a heavy lift.”