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Bill 28 packages amendments to the Municipal Government Act, Housing Act, and Libraries Act. It establishes a province-wide councillor accountability framework and authorises new restrictions on youth access to sexually explicit material...
Public library administrators and associations in Alberta issued statements expressing concern that Bill 28’s changes to library governance could enable censorship and reduce local control over collections and operations.
Tabled bill enabling the transfer of all 1,200 Alberta Sheriffs employees and budget into a newly created Alberta Sheriffs Police Service (ASPS).
This Order in Council separates specific land parcels from the Town of Stony Plain and annexes them to the City of Spruce Grove, effective January 1, 2026, establishing transitional taxation rules.
Proclaims sections 2(12), 3, and 4 of the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, effective December 1, 2025.
Amends the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) to incorporate the Upper Smoky Subregional Plan and its Regulatory Details. This extends the SSRP's land use management authority to the Upper Smoky subregion, an area previously outside th
This Order in Council proclaims specific sections of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 into force, effective immediately upon the date of issue of the Proclamation.
Establishes the Independent Agency Police Service Corporation, outlining its governance, powers, and financial framework, and mandates the creation of municipal and regional policing committees.
Establishes the Access to Information Act Regulation, outlining procedures for information requests, criteria for designating public bodies, and rules for public body meetings in the absence of the public.
This Order in Council enacts the Disaster Recovery Amendment Regulation, revising the framework for disaster recovery assistance by introducing new definitions, adopting Ministerial Directives, and delegating authority to the Managing Direc
This Order in Council (OIC 151/2025) proclaims section 4 of the Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, into force on September 1, 2025. This action enacts new provisions affecting government and local emergency m
This bill amends the Emergency Management Act by narrowing the definition of 'emergency,' granting the Minister new powers to issue directives, and reducing the default duration of local emergency declarations.
This bill repeals and replaces provisions in the Police Act to establish 'independent agency police services' as new corporate entities, placing them under the general direction of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services.
Bill 50 amends the Local Authorities Election Act, introducing new definitions for voter registers and political entities, restricting access to voter registers, prohibiting certain electronic voting equipment, and revising recount procedur
This bill significantly expands the Minister of Municipal Affairs' power to intervene in and enforce intermunicipal frameworks, including the ability to impose frameworks and take "necessary measures" against non-compliant municipalities.
This bill centralizes authority over municipal council and committee meeting procedures, allowing the Minister of Municipal Affairs to establish and amend these procedures by order, overriding local bylaws.
This bill prohibits municipal councils from establishing their own codes of conduct for councillors and committee members, repealing existing local codes and centralizing control over ethics compliance.
Amends the Education Act to grant the Minister of Education new regulation-making authority over joint use and planning agreements between school boards and municipalities.
Amends the Local Authorities Election Act to revise campaign disclosure requirements for municipal candidates and third parties, and, through the Election Act, prohibits municipal councils from regulating election signs.
Bill 54 prohibits municipal bylaws on election signs and advertisements, and grants the Minister of Justice authority to regulate election advertising, including limiting the Chief Electoral Officer's guidelines.
Repeals sections related to ordering constitutional referendums, grants the Lieutenant Governor in Council new powers to discontinue referendums, and establishes a consultation process for voting places on Indigenous lands.
Amends the Police Governance Regulation to define specific duties for joint municipal policing committees, including overseeing agreements, developing plans, assisting in officer selection, and reporting to the Minister.
The Provincial Priorities Act requires designated provincial entities, including municipalities, post-secondary institutions, and health bodies, to obtain Alberta government approval before entering, amending, or renewing agreements with...
This Order in Council enacts a regulation that repeals the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Regulation, effectively dissolving the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board.
A new regulation repeals the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board Regulation, dissolving the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board.
Order in Council 41/2025 enacts the Provincial Priorities Regulation, designating various public and quasi-public entities as 'provincial entities' and requiring prior ministerial or Executive Council approval for intergovernmental agreemen
This Order in Council directs the Lieutenant Governor in Council to issue a Proclamation, bringing the All-season Resorts Act into force on the date of the Proclamation.
Grants the Minister new authority to compel data and information from provincial departments, municipalities, and police services for reporting purposes.
This Order in Council amalgamates the Village of Caroline and Clearwater County, forming a new municipal district named Clearwater County, effective January 1, 2025. It dissolves former municipal councils and establishes an interim council.
Bill 20 amends the Municipal Government Act and the Local Authorities Election Act, expanding provincial oversight of municipalities and changing campaign finance, local political parties, and candidate rules for municipal and school boa...
This regulation introduces campaign expense limits for registered local political parties and establishes an offence and penalty for exceeding those limits.
This Order in Council enacts the Local Political Parties and Slates Regulation, establishing a framework for the registration, operation, and financial oversight of local political parties and slates in municipal elections for Calgary and…
This Order in Council proclaims specific sections of the Police Amendment Act, 2022 into force, effective March 1, 2025, establishing ministerial authority over a potential Alberta Provincial Police Service.
Amends the Forest and Prairie Protection Act to expand ministerial authority over local fire control, allowing the Minister to intervene, direct, or assume control of municipal fire fighting efforts.
Amends the Emergency Management Act to centralize ministerial authority over local emergency declarations and responses, including assuming local powers and altering compensation obligations.
OIC 135/2024 amends the City of Calgary Charter and the City of Edmonton Charter. It establishes new appeal processes for off-site levies to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal, mandates transparency for levy calculations, and expands con
Amends the Police Act to create a new class of 'independent agency police services' and an 'Independent Agency Police Service Oversight Board,' placing these new services under the general direction of the Minister.
Amends the Libraries Act to repeal the legal frameworks for "community library boards" and "federation boards," consolidating library governance models under municipal, intermunicipal, and library system boards.
Bill 19 centralizes provincial oversight of municipal electricity and gas distribution grants and utility agreements, requiring Alberta Utilities Commission approval for new and existing arrangements and restricting municipal fee calculatio
Amends the Municipal Government Act to require provincial approval for municipalities to negotiate national urban park plans with the federal government, centralizing authority.
Proclaims sections 9(63) to (65) of the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 into force, effective January 1, 2025, amending the Safety Codes Act regarding appeals.
Proclaims most sections of the Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta's Electricity Grid) Amendment Act, 2022, effective March 6, 2024, with one subsection delayed until January 1, 2025.
This Order in Council enacts the Building Code Regulation (AR 5/2024), bringing into force the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition and the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 (with specific provincial amendments). It
Bill 9 amends the definition of 'public utility' in the Municipal Government Act to include telecommunications and exclude residential and commercial street lighting.
Bill 9 repeals a section of the Municipal Government Act that allowed for dispute resolution between commissions and municipal authorities by the Land and Property Rights Tribunal.
Establishes the Alberta Firearms Regulation, defining terms, prescribing federal enactments, and requiring ministerial approval for certain funding agreements or grants for municipal entities, police services, or police commissions.
The Police Amendment Act, 2022 was brought into force in five tranches over 2023–2025 via Orders in Council, enabling the provincial policing framework that underpins the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service transition.