Alberta Record

· Order in Council / Fair Registration Practices Amendment Regulation · in-force

Fair Registration Practices Amendment Regulation 2025

This Regulation proclaims sections 5 and 9 of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, into force, and designates 70 professional associations, colleges, and 8 provincial Ministers as 'regulatory bodies' under both the Fair Registrat

High impactEducationCentralization of powerInstitutional independencePost-secondary institutionsThe public, directlyIndependent watchdogsHealth-care bodies

What changed

  • Proclaims sections 5 and 9 of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, into force, effective May 1, 2025.
  • Amends the Fair Registration Practices Regulation (AR 152/2019) and the Labour Mobility Regulation (AR 84/2023) by adding new section 1.1 to each.
  • Adds a Schedule to both regulations, prescribing 70 professional associations and colleges, and 8 provincial Ministers (e.g., Minister of Education, Minister of Municipal Affairs) as 'regulatory bodies' under the respective Acts.
  • Repeals section 14 of the Labour Mobility Regulation (AR 84/2023).

Why it matters

  • Activates legislative amendments from the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, establishing their legal effect.
  • Expands the scope of the Fair Registration Practices Act, requiring 70 professional bodies and 8 provincial Ministers to adhere to fair registration practices.
  • Centralizes aspects of professional registration governance by shifting authority from individual bodies to the Act's statutory requirements.
  • Expands the formal scope of the Labour Mobility Act, clarifying which entities are subject to its provisions regarding interprovincial labour mobility.
  • The inclusion of provincial Ministers as 'regulatory bodies' under both Acts centralizes certain aspects of professional regulation and labour mobility governance under ministerial authority.

Rights affected

  • Access to information — The ability to see public records and government decisions.

Other governance concerns

  • The Order in Council itself does not detail the specific content or implications of the proclaimed sections of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024.
  • Autonomy of professional regulatory bodies
  • Scope of ministerial authority over professional bodies
  • Fairness and transparency in professional registration processes
  • Scope of ministerial authority over professional regulation.
  • Impact on the self-governance of professional bodies.
  • Potential implications for interprovincial labour mobility for regulated professions.

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