No alberta-wide permit exists. The rules below are set city by city, and we have recorded them for the 23 Alberta cities on this site — 4 of them link to the municipality's own page.
Every rule below was recorded for one specific Alberta city — Airdrie, Beaumont, Brooks and Calgary, plus 19 more below — not for the state, because there is no alberta garage sale law to apply. Two neighbouring cities on this list can differ on whether a permit exists at all, where a sign may stand, and how many sale days an address is allowed. Find the row for your own street, follow its official link where we have one, and take your signs down on the evening the sale ends.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Airdrie can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Airdrie rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Airdrie yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Beaumont can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Beaumont rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Beaumont yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Brooks can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Brooks rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Brooks yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Calgary garage-sale signs are limited to three and may be posted only the day before and the day of the sale. They must include the owner's name, address, phone number and date posted, and cannot block traffic, sit on medians, or be attached to street-light, traffic-signal or City sign poles.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Camrose can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Camrose rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Camrose yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Chestermere can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Chestermere rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Chestermere yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Cochrane can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Cochrane rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Cochrane yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Cold Lake can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Cold Lake rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Cold Lake yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Edmonton generally exempts an occasional residential garage sale from a development permit or business licence when you sell your own household items, not goods acquired for resale. The City allows up to three consecutive days and three sales per address per year. Non-illuminated private-property signs can be up to 1 square metre and 1.2 metres high without a sign permit.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Fort McMurray can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Fort McMurray rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Fort McMurray yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Fort Saskatchewan can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Fort Saskatchewan rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Fort Saskatchewan yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Grande Prairie can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Grande Prairie rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Grande Prairie yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Lacombe can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Lacombe rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Lacombe yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Leduc can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Leduc rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Leduc yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Lethbridge can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Lethbridge rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Lethbridge yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Lloydminster can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Lloydminster rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Lloydminster yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Medicine Hat can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Medicine Hat rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Medicine Hat yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Okotoks can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Okotoks rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Okotoks yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Red Deer garage-sale signs do not need a permit when they are put out no more than 48 hours before the sale, removed within 24 hours after it ends, and displayed for no more than 72 consecutive hours. Keep signs clear of traffic controls, fire hydrants, street lights and transit signs.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Sherwood Park can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Sherwood Park rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Sherwood Park yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Spruce Grove can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Spruce Grove rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Spruce Grove yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
A garage sale sign may be placed on a boulevard in a residential district only when it follows St. Albert's current sign rules. Check the municipal guidance before sale day.
Garage-sale and sign requirements in Wetaskiwin can vary by location and property type. Check the current City of Wetaskiwin rules before posting signs, using public property, or selling goods acquired for resale.
No official page recorded for Wetaskiwin yet — confirm with the city before you rely on this.
There is no Alberta-wide permit to apply for. Each of the 23 Alberta cities we cover sets its own rule, and the summaries above are what we have recorded for yours. If your city is not listed, check its own website before you put signs out.
4 of the 23 Alberta listings we hold link straight to the municipality: Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, St. Albert. Where a city has no link, the summary is ours and the city's own website is the authority — read it before you rely on this.
Posting is free and takes about two minutes. Your sale shows on the map for everyone nearby, and your exact address stays private until sale morning.
Post a sale in AlbertaGeneral guidance, not legal advice. Municipal rules change; the city's own page is the authority. Browse all states on the permits index, or see all Alberta cities.