We are a Municipal District of roughly 3,500 hearty souls spread out across 30,187 square kilometres of Municipal and First Nations Reserve lands, four Hamlets, and eight Localities in North Central Alberta.

Get to know us.

Welcome to Opportunity

We are the only Indigenous-majority municipality in Alberta. Proudly.

Home of Cree (Bigstone Nation) and Métis traditions and ways of life. A community that generates its oil & gas, energy, forestry, and recreational tourism economy from the natural environment, with a wealth of land-based Indigenous experiential offerings and local creator and entrepreneurial resources on the rise.

Notices

308, 2025

Register to Vote

Register online by August 15, 2025 You can register to vote at any time. There are several benefits to registering ahead of an election. Registered voters will receive important updates from Elections Alberta after a [...]

308, 2025

Nomination Period

Nomination Period for the Municipal District of Opportunity Municipal Elections open January 1, 2025 and ending at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on September 22, 2025 Nomination packages are now available for pickup at the office locations [...]

Events

Seize the opportunity to go places
and familiarize yourself with the land.

Campground

Planning a visit?

This is encouragement and inspiration to lose yourself in the clear waters, rugged woods, wild brush, and thick berry patches of the Municipality in order to take the time to find a deeper, more meaningful connection to nature, to each other, and to the centre of your soul.

Starting a Business?

Opportunity abounds for the bold and ambitious enough to roll up their sleeves and work to build a life and a career here. Be the solution we seek as we work to build and support local entrepreneurship, business start-ups, land-based Indigenous tourism, and the birth of new industries.

Business