Alberta Record

· Order in Council / Health Shared Services Corporation establishment · in-force

Oic 317 2025 health shared services corporation

This Order in Council makes the Health Shared Services Provincial Health Corporation Regulation, establishing a new provincial health corporation to deliver corporate and support services and oversee health foundations, with significant mi…

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What changed

  • Establishes the Health Shared Services Provincial Health Corporation (HSS Provincial Health Corporation).
  • Designates the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services as the responsible Minister for the HSS Provincial Health Corporation.
  • Mandates the responsible Minister to consult sector Ministers before appointing members and designating participants for the HSS Provincial Health Corporation.
  • Requires written approval from the responsible Minister for all bylaws made by the HSS Provincial Health Corporation.
  • Grants the responsible Minister authority to issue directives to the HSS Provincial Health Corporation and its members, and to require bylaw amendments or repeals.
  • Defines the HSS Provincial Health Corporation's purpose as delivering corporate and support services to health agencies and overseeing health foundations.

Why it matters

  • Centralizes the delivery of corporate and support services for various health entities under a new provincial corporation.
  • Increases ministerial control over the governance and operations of the new corporation through appointment powers, bylaw approval, and directive authority.
  • Establishes a framework for the oversight of health foundations by the new corporation, potentially standardizing their governance and operations.
  • Reduces the autonomy of the HSS Provincial Health Corporation's board by requiring ministerial approval for bylaws and allowing ministerial directives.
  • Introduces 'participants' designated by the responsible Minister who can observe and participate in meetings but do not have voting rights.

Other governance concerns

  • Ministerial control over board appointments and participant designations.
  • Ministerial approval required for all corporate bylaws.
  • Ministerial power to issue binding directives to the corporation and its members.
  • Ministerial power to compel bylaw amendments or repeals.
  • Potential for reduced operational independence of the new corporation due to extensive ministerial oversight.

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