According to Bitcointreasuries.net, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which manages approximately $142 billion in Alberta public funds and pensions, disclosed acquiring 1.38 million shares of Strategy (MSTR) valued at approximately $219 million — marking the first Bitcoin-linked allocation by any Canadian provincial fund.

The move reflects a broader pattern among regulated institutions that face direct Bitcoin custody restrictions and use Strategy as a compliant leveraged proxy. The disclosure is consistent with Alberta's explicitly pro-Bitcoin political environment: Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally has described Bitcoin as a "freedom currency," Premier Danielle Smith has positioned the province as a Bitcoin mining hub, and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has publicly advocated for Canadian access to Bitcoin as an alternative to the Canadian dollar. AIMCo has not publicly disclosed its investment rationale.