Alberta Record

· Order in Council / Critical Infrastructure Defence Amendment Regulation · in-force

Critical infrastructure defence amendment regulation

Amends the Critical Infrastructure Defence Regulation to expand the definition of 'essential infrastructure' to include all land within 2 km of the United States border, broadening the Act's geographical scope.

High impactCentralization of powerCivil libertiesThe public, directly

What changed

  • Amends the Critical Infrastructure Defence Regulation (AR 169/2021).
  • Repeals and replaces Section 1 of the Regulation, which defines 'Essential infrastructure'.
  • Prescribes all land in Alberta within 2 km of the United States border as 'essential infrastructure' for the purposes of section 1(1)(a)(xxi) of the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act.

Why it matters

  • Expands the geographical area where the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act's provisions apply.
  • Increases the scope for enforcement actions under the Act within a 2 km zone along the U.S. border.
  • May affect activities, including protests, on public and private land within the newly designated essential infrastructure zone.

Rights affected

  • Freedom of expression — The freedom to speak, publish, and access ideas.
  • Freedom of assembly — The freedom to gather, protest, and organise.

Other governance concerns

  • Potential implications for freedom of assembly and expression within the expanded essential infrastructure zone.
  • Broadening of state authority over land and activities near the international border.

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