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{{Infobox organization
| name                     = Alberta Fish and Game Association
| formation                = 1908
| abbreviation             = AFGA
| type                     = Charitable organization
| purpose                  = Fish and wildlife conservation
| headquarters             = Alberta, Canada
| membership               = Over 20,000 members (October 2021)
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.albertawildlifefederation.ca/}}
}}{{Short description|Fish and wildlife conservation charitable organization in Alberta, Canada.}}

The '''Alberta Fish and Game Association''' ("AFGA") is a [[charitable organization]] dedicated to [[fish]] and [[wildlife]] [[Conservation movement|conservation]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[Alberta]].<ref name="cra">{{cite web |title=Registered Charity Information Return |url=https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=alberta+fish+and+game&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=106693351RR0001&dsrdPg=1 |website=Canada Revenue Agency |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="afga">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.afga.org/about-us-who-we-are/ |publisher=Alberta Fish and Games Association |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> The AFGA was founded in 1908 when a group of anglers and hunters first met in [[Calgary, Alberta]]. As of October 20, 2021, the organization has over 20,000 members. <ref name="report">{{cite web |title=Report and Recommendations |url=https://www.afga.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/December-13-2021_Final-Version_MFPP_Report-Recommendations.pdf |website=Alberta Fish and Games Association |publisher=Alberta Fish and Game Association Membership Focus Priorities Programs Committee |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>

The AFGA is a founding member of a number of sister conservation organizations. In 1962, along with representatives of the 9 other provinces, it helped found the '''[[Canadian Wildlife Federation]] (CWF)'''. At the time it was felt that the organized hunters and anglers of Canada needed a national organization that would represent conservation. Today, it is still only the AFGA and its sister organizations from across Canada that constitute voting members of the CWF, although a significant amount of funds are raised from non-voting members.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

In 1997, the AFGA was instrumental in the founding of the '''[[Alberta Conservation Association]] (ACA)'''. The ACA acts as a delegated administration organization at arm's length from government, and administers funds received primarily from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. At the time, the provincial government was going through a significant reorganization, and $18 million that were in a designated fund for conservation were being threatened to be absorbed by the provincial Treasurer. As a representative of the hunters and anglers who pay into this fund, the AFGA continues to be involved with the ACA.<ref name="aca">{{cite web |title=The Conservation Community |url=https://www.ab-conservation.com/our-partners/the-conservation-community/ |website=Alberta Conservation Association |publisher=Alberta Conservation Association |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.afga.org}}

[[Category:Nature conservation organizations based in Canada]]
[[Category:Charities based in Canada]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Calgary]]
[[Category:Fishing in Canada]]


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