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Primary & Preventative Health restructuring: 14 new Regional Advisory Councils + HSAA 2025 proclamations + health regulation amendments

On June 23, 2025, a single Ministerial Order established 14 new Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) across Alberta, accompanied by multiple MOs appointing members, chairs, and vice-chairs to these councils. Concurrently, OICs proclaimed sect…

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OIC 2025/226: The OIC makes the Public Health (Various Regulations) Amendment Regulation (No. 2), which amends multiple public health regulations to transfer various regulatory and administrative authorities from regional health authorities to the Minister.

What changed

  • MO 2025_314: This Ministerial Order appoints specific individuals as members, Chair, and Vice-Chair of Regional Advisory Council 3 (RAC 3) for various terms, and confirms expense reimbursement and the Minister's authority over the co
  • OIC 2025/180: The OIC orders a Proclamation to issue, bringing section 45(2)(g)(i) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 into force.
  • MO 2025_312: This Ministerial Order appoints five individuals as members to Regional Advisory Council 1 (RAC 1), designates a Chair and Vice-Chair, and confirms administrative details regarding their terms and expenses.
  • MO 2025_313: This Ministerial Order appoints specific individuals as members, Chair, and Vice-Chair of Regional Advisory Council 2 (RAC 2) for specified terms, and confirms their expense reimbursement and terms of office.
  • MO 2025_311: This Ministerial Order establishes fourteen new Regional Advisory Councils across Alberta to provide advice and recommendations to the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services on local health system prioritie
  • MO 2025_315: This Ministerial Order appoints nine individuals to Regional Advisory Council 4 (RAC 4) for various terms, designates its Chair and Vice-Chair, and confirms expense reimbursement and terms of office.

Why it matters

  • On June 23, 2025, a single Ministerial Order established 14 new Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) across Alberta, accompanied by multiple MOs appointing members, chairs, and vice-chairs to these councils. Concurrently, OICs proclaimed sections of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 into force and amended regulations to replace 'regional health authority' references with 'province-wide' entities, expand health care aide scopes, and transfer public health regulatory powers. This cluster reflects a coordinated institutional shift from regional to provincial health governance structures.

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