Who runs Alberta, what they are moving, and what changed.

Introduced by Tara Sawyer, MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

This bill amends the private Act incorporating Prairie Bible Institute to renumber a section on gift annuity agreements and to expand the institution's degree-granting authority. In addition to its existing power to grant degrees in divinity, Prairie Bible Institute gains authority to offer approved programs leading to baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as institutionally approved programs leading to diplomas and certificates.

Who it affects

Prairie Bible InstitutePost-secondary students

Laws it changes

An Act to Incorporate Prairie Bible Institute

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Introduced by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

The bill re-establishes the Surface Rights Board as a standalone tribunal, transferring jurisdiction over surface rights matters from the Land and Property Rights Tribunal across multiple Acts. It also amends the Consumer Protection Act to add credit file access restrictions, secondary ticket sale disclosure rules, a lemon law for defective new vehicles, and a right-to-repair framework requiring manufacturers to provide repair items. The Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act is amended to allow pilot projects for lottery ticket sales in licensed premises.

Who it affects

Vehicle owners and manufacturersConsumers and credit reporting agenciesTicket buyers and secondary ticket sellersLandowners and surface rights applicantsLiquor licenseesPersons requesting repairs from manufacturers

Laws it changes

Conflicts of Interest Act, Consumer Protection Act, Drainage Districts Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Expropriation Act, Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, Land and Property Rights Tribunal Act, Oil and Gas Conservation Act, Pipeline Act, Public Lands Act, Railway (Alberta) Act, Surface Rights Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Advanced Education

The bill amends the Post-secondary Learning Act to require university boards to establish student codes of conduct covering academic misconduct, non-academic misconduct, and sexual and gender-based violence, and to adopt policies on institutional neutrality and freedom of expression; it also extends the existing tuition fee cap through 2026-2027 and gives the Minister order-making power to set maximum tuition fees from 2027-2028 onward. The bill also amends the Professional Governance Act to remove provisions for joint committees and joint tribunals, clarify registration and disciplinary transition rules for the amalgamation of engineering and technology professionals, and update competency and registration requirements.

Who it affects

Post-secondary institution boardsDomestic post-secondary studentsUniversity studentsProfessional regulatory organizationsRegistrants of engineering and technology professional bodiesApplicants for professional registration

Laws it changes

Post-secondary Learning Act, Professional Governance Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Education and Childcare

The bill amends the Early Learning and Child Care Act to require child care operators to report incidents and critical incidents to the statutory director and notify affected parents, post more information on-site, and develop safety plans; it also expands electronic monitoring powers and personal information sharing. The Education Act is amended to standardize report cards, require boards to publicly disclose information about non-instructional days, and establish a process for unresolved parental disputes. A third amendment replaces the school-building naming approval process with a more detailed multi-step ministerial approval regime.

Who it affects

Child care licence holdersFamily day home agenciesParents and guardians of children in child careSchool boardsStudentsThe statutory director

Laws it changes

Early Learning and Child Care Act, Education Act, An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

This bill makes amendments to several Alberta statutes. It prohibits provincial public bodies from implementing hiring or promotion equity measures and from requiring employees to complete certain diversity, equity, and inclusion training, with exemptions available by regulation. It also renames and substantially expands the Protecting Victims of Non-consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act to cover AI-generated and altered intimate content, adds consent revocation rights, and creates a new offence with fines up to $10,000 or up to two years imprisonment.

Who it affects

Provincial public bodies and their employeesLaw Society of Alberta and its membersLawyers seeking King's Counsel appointmentStudents and school boardsPublic sector bodies undergoing reorganisationVictims of non-consensual intimate content distribution

Laws it changes

Alberta Human Rights Act, Court of King's Bench Act, Education Act, Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, King's Counsel Act, Legal Profession Act, Protecting Victims of Non-consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act

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Introduced by Diana Batten, MLA for Calgary-Acadia

The Patient Outcomes Reporting Act requires health authorities to report aggregate patient outcome data to the Health Quality Council of Alberta every quarter, within 60 days of each reporting period. The Council must publish the data, analyse it annually, and provide recommendations to responsible Ministers by April 30 each year. Ministers must respond with an action plan within 6 months and table annual progress reports in the Legislative Assembly. The Act comes into force April 1, 2027.

Who it affects

Health authoritiesHealth Quality Council of AlbertaResponsible MinistersPatientsLegislative Assembly

Laws it changes

Health Quality Council of Alberta Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration

This bill makes minor amendments to 16 Alberta Acts, including repealing the Alberta Stock Exchange Restructuring Act and the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act, replacing references to 'private school' with 'independent school' in the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, removing expired COVID-19 loan provisions from the Local Authorities Capital Financing Act, and correcting typographical, punctuation, and cross-reference errors in several other statutes.

Who it affects

Local authoritiesIndependent schools and their governing bodiesSeniors receiving benefitsTeachers in independent schoolsPersons subject to possessory liens

Laws it changes

Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, Agricultural Operation Practices Act, Alberta Stock Exchange Restructuring Act, Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2), Land Titles Act, Local Authorities Capital Financing Act, Loi linguistique, Possessory Liens Act, Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Act, Private Vocational Training Amendment Act, 2025, Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act, Seniors Benefit Act, Teachers' Pension Plans Act, Vital Statistics Act, Water Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Children and Family Services

The bill replaces references to 'foster parent' with 'foster caregiver,' creates a new 'kinship caregiver' category with formal approval and legal standing, and updates definitions of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse to remove prostitution-specific language. It also adds openness agreements for adoptions, enables release of adoption information, allows courts to order removal of unlawful publications, and repeals the Family Violence Death Review Committee provisions from the Protection Against Family Violence Act.

Who it affects

Children in careFoster caregiversKinship caregiversAdoptive parents and birth parentsDirectors under child intervention legislationChildren at risk of sexual exploitation

Laws it changes

Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, Education Act, Protection Against Family Violence Act, Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Municipal Affairs

The bill amends four Acts to make changes across municipal affairs and housing. Key changes include: establishing a councillor accountability framework with investigators and appeals; requiring municipalities to publish employee compensation above a provincial threshold starting in 2027; restricting class 1 property tax sub-classes from applying to Alberta-resident owners; giving pit registrations under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act precedence over municipal land-use decisions; and expanding library inspection powers. The Alberta Housing Act is updated to separate lodge accommodation requisitions into deficit and reserve fund streams and repeal the minimum monthly disposable income provisions.

Who it affects

Municipal councillorsMunicipal councils and administratorsMunicipal employeesPublic library boardsManagement bodies providing lodge accommodationDevelopers and landowners

Laws it changes

Alberta Housing Act, Libraries Act, Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, Municipal Government Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Education and Childcare

This bill amends the Education Act to replace references to 'welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments that respect diversity' with 'safe and caring environments that foster respectful and responsible behaviours' throughout. It requires schools to display only Canadian and Alberta flags and play the national anthem at least weekly, requires Minister approval for superintendent contracts and school building names, and allows the Minister to transfer board-owned real property to the Crown. It also adds provincial strategic priorities for education and requires boards to provide literacy and numeracy intervention supports to students identified through screening assessments.

Who it affects

StudentsParentsSchool boardsPrincipals and teachersSchool trusteesSuperintendents

Laws it changes

Education Act, Education (Prioritizing Literacy and Numeracy) Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), Municipal Government Act

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Introduced by Brandon Lunty, MLA for Leduc-Beaumont

This bill amends the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act to introduce two new tax credits: one for volunteer firefighters and one for search and rescue volunteers. Eligible individuals who perform at least 200 hours of qualifying volunteer service in a taxation year may deduct an amount equal to the specified percentage multiplied by $3,000. A person may claim only one of the two credits per year.

Who it affects

Volunteer firefightersSearch and rescue volunteers

Laws it changes

Alberta Personal Income Tax Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

This bill amends the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act to increase the number of proposed electoral divisions the Commission must divide Alberta into, from 89 to 91.

Who it affects

Electoral Boundaries CommissionAlberta votersElectoral division residents

Laws it changes

Electoral Boundaries Commission Act

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Introduced by Angela Pitt, MLA for Airdrie-East

This bill amends two Acts to prevent pharmacy regulators from prohibiting pharmacists from offering, providing, or accepting rewards points for prescriptions, prescription services, or other pharmacy-related professional services. Rewards points are defined as points exchangeable for cash, gifts, goods, or services under the Consumer Protection Act. The Alberta College of Pharmacy and the council under the Pharmacy and Drug Act are both restricted from banning such programs.

Who it affects

Pharmacists and regulated pharmacy membersAlberta College of PharmacyPharmacy and Drug Act councilConsumers purchasing pharmacy services

Laws it changes

Health Professions Act, Pharmacy and Drug Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services

This bill amends multiple health statutes to introduce publicly funded preventative health testing services accessible through self-referral, allows regulated health professionals to purchase Schedule 1 drugs from pharmacies via written orders, and makes housekeeping changes including updating references from the Alberta Health Act to the Emergency Health Services Act and replacing "hospital operator" with "hospital services facility operator" throughout several Acts.

Who it affects

Alberta residents seeking preventative health testingRegulated health professionalsPharmacies and licenseesProvincial health corporations and agenciesTerminated health-sector employees rehired by the CrownHealth foundations

Laws it changes

Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, Crown's Right of Recovery Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Financial Administration Act, Health Insurance Premiums Act, Health Professions Act, Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2), Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, Pharmacy and Drug Act, Provincial Health Agencies Act, Provincial Priorities Act

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Introduced by Joe Ceci, MLA for Calgary-Buffalo

This bill amends the Ranchmen's Club Ordinance, originally enacted as Ordinance No. 34 of 1891-92 of the North-West Territories. It shortens the title of the Ordinance and removes the borrowing limit previously imposed on the Corporation, allowing it to borrow without a fixed monetary cap.

Who it affects

The Ranchmen's Club Corporation

Laws it changes

The Ranchmen's Club Ordinance

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Introduced by Jasvir Deol, MLA for Edmonton-Meadows

The bill amends the Consumer Protection Act to allow individuals to place a security alert or a credit freeze on their credit file with reporting agencies. A security alert requires creditors to verify the individual's identity before entering a credit agreement; a credit freeze prohibits reporting agencies from releasing the individual's credit report for credit agreement purposes. Reporting agencies must publish information about these rights and cannot charge fees for these services.

Who it affects

Individual consumersReporting agencies (credit bureaus)Creditors entering credit agreements

Laws it changes

Consumer Protection Act

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Introduced by Janet Eremenko, MLA for Calgary-Currie

This bill amends the Consumer Protection Act to introduce four measures: prohibiting suppliers from charging more than their advertised price (excluding taxes and actual delivery costs); requiring suppliers to provide an easy online cancellation mechanism for ongoing Internet sales contracts over $50; capping fees charged by private automated banking machines at the lesser of $5 or five percent of the withdrawal amount; and prohibiting secondary ticket sellers from charging transfer fees. The Act comes into force three months after Royal Assent.

Who it affects

ConsumersRetail suppliersPrivate automated banking machine owners and operatorsSecondary ticket sellers and ticketing platform operators

Laws it changes

Consumer Protection Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

This omnibus bill amends 18 Alberta Acts to reduce administrative requirements. Key changes include renaming the Daylight Saving Time Act to the Official Time Act and fixing Alberta permanently at UTC−6, extending the minimum notice period before a rent increase from 180 to 365 days under both the Residential Tenancies Act and the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act, modernising the Land Titles Act to allow electronic registration and Registrar-established rules, and enabling standalone subregional and issue-specific land-use plans under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act.

Who it affects

Landlords and tenantsCondominium corporations and boardsIrrigation districtsLand titles registrants and lawyersProvincial park users and officersProfessional regulatory organizations and registrants

Laws it changes

Alberta Land Stewardship Act, Condominium Property Act, Daylight Saving Time Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, Gas Resources Preservation Act, Infrastructure Accountability Act, Irrigation Districts Act, Land Titles Act, Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act, Natural Gas Marketing Act, Oil and Gas Conservation Act, Oil Sands Conservation Act, Pipeline Act, Professional Governance Act, Provincial Parks Act, Public Works Act, Residential Tenancies Act, Women's Institute Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Energy and Minerals

This Act creates a new approval process allowing proponents of large capital projects in Alberta to apply for designation as a "qualified project," which requires a minimum capital spending threshold of $250 million. Once designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, all required approvals must be decided within 120 business days of the designation order being published, or within the time frame set by the relevant enactment, whichever is shorter. The Act prevails over other enactments unless another Act expressly states otherwise.

Who it affects

Project proponentsLieutenant Governor in CouncilMinister of Energy and MineralsRegulatory approval bodiesIndigenous communities

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration

This Act establishes a new standalone oversight regime for employers of foreign nationals, foreign worker recruiters, and immigration consultants in Alberta. Employers must obtain a certificate of registration and recruiters and immigration consultants must hold a licence, both valid for up to three years, with directors empowered to issue, renew, suspend, or cancel them. The Act prohibits charging fees to foreign nationals for hiring or recruitment, sets contract and disclosure requirements, establishes complaint and investigation processes, and provides for administrative penalties, compliance orders, and compensation orders.

Who it affects

Employers of foreign nationalsForeign worker recruitersImmigration consultantsForeign nationals and foreign workersDirectors appointed under the Act

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

Bill 27 amends five Alberta Acts. It expands the Alberta Enterprise Corporation's objects and investment powers, broadens the Alberta Research and Innovation Act to include growth capital and intellectual property mandates, makes extensive technical and substantive changes to the Automobile Insurance Act (redefining key terms, restructuring benefit entitlements, medical assessments, and tort rights), updates Insurance Act provisions on the Rate Board and insurer regulation, and raises Seniors Benefit Act cash benefit amounts and income thresholds effective July 1, 2026.

Who it affects

Automobile insurance claimants and insuredsAlberta Enterprise CorporationResearch and innovation corporationsInsurance agents, adjusters, and insurersAlberta seniors receiving benefitsAutomobile Insurance Rate Board

Laws it changes

Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act, Alberta Research and Innovation Act, Automobile Insurance Act, Insurance Act, Seniors Benefit Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation

This bill amends the Animal Protection Act to expand the definition of animal distress, replace humane societies with peace officer agencies as the primary bodies responsible for animal custody and care, and introduce new enforcement tools including corrective action orders, prohibition orders (including recognition of out-of-province orders), and broader inspection and vehicle-stop powers. Maximum fines increase from $20,000 to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to 12 months is added as a penalty.

Who it affects

Persons responsible for animalsPeace officers and peace officer agenciesAnimal ownersCorporations and their directors and officersRegistered veterinariansCaretakers

Laws it changes

Animal Protection Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

This Act establishes Alberta-specific safeguards for medical assistance in dying (MAID), requiring natural death to be reasonably foreseeable within 12 months, a family member witness, and practitioner approval through a new care coordination service. It creates exclusion zones of 150 metres around prescribed health care facilities that opt out of MAID, and restricts display of MAID information in health care facilities. Mandatory sanctions, including permit cancellation, apply to practitioners found to have committed unprofessional conduct under the Act.

Who it affects

Practitioners (physicians and nurse practitioners)Regulated health professionalsOperators of health care facilitiesIndividuals requesting MAIDPharmacists and pharmacy techniciansPreliminary assessors

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

The Alberta Whisky Act establishes standards and a designation system for "Alberta Whisky," requiring that production occur entirely in Alberta using at least two-thirds Alberta-grown cereal grain and Alberta-sourced water. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission administers designations, inspections, and enforcement, including the power to revoke designations. Manufacturers are prohibited from using the term "Alberta Whisky" unless their spirit has been formally designated under the Act.

Who it affects

Whisky manufacturers holding liquor licencesAlberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis CommissionCommon carriersThe Minister responsible for the Act

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by Chelsae Petrovic, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod

This bill amends the Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act to redefine "flavoured vaping product." Single-use vaping products with any noticeable smell or taste other than nicotiana rustica, virginia tobacco, or burley tobacco are prohibited from sale, while other vaping products may still be designated as flavoured under regulations. The changes come into force one year after Royal Assent.

Who it affects

Vaping product retailersVaping product manufacturersConsumers of vaping products

Laws it changes

Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act

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Introduced by Nolan Dyck, MLA for Grande Prairie

The bill amends the Education Act to require the Minister to set goals and standards for age-appropriate instruction on primary provincial industries (fossil fuels, forestry, agriculture, and construction), including their economic contributions, career opportunities, and Fossil Fuel Recognition Day. It also amends the Special Days Act to declare February 13 each year as Fossil Fuel Recognition Day. The Act comes into force on January 1, 2027.

Who it affects

Students in Alberta schoolsThe Minister of EducationIndustry associations representing primary provincial industriesGeneral public

Laws it changes

Education Act, Special Days Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

This bill amends four Acts. It restricts citizen initiative petitions during election periods and adds scrutineer roles for both initiative petition and recall petition verification processes. It prohibits the creation and distribution of AI-generated deepfakes depicting electoral officials and candidates, with fines up to $10,000 per day for persons and $100,000 per day for entities. It also resets the public sector compensation disclosure threshold to $130,000 for 2026, indexed annually to public-sector wage settlements.

Who it affects

Electors and petition proponentsPolitical parties and candidatesThird parties in electionsPublic sector employeesMembers of the Legislative AssemblyChief Electoral Officer and Election Commissioner

Laws it changes

Citizen Initiative Act, Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, Recall Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration

This Act establishes mutual recognition rules requiring Alberta regulatory bodies to treat goods and services that have met standards and received approvals in another Canadian jurisdiction as if they have met corresponding Alberta standards, without imposing additional fees or approvals except as permitted by regulation. Service providers holding an equivalent authorisation in good standing in another Canadian jurisdiction are entitled to receive Alberta authorisation. Ministers may exempt specific matters from these rules by order, and the Act prevails over conflicting Alberta legislation except the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, Emergency Management Act, and Public Health Act.

Who it affects

Alberta regulatory bodiesManufacturers and producers of goodsSellers of goodsService providersMinisters of the Executive Council

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

The bill amends the Police Act to allow the Minister to transfer Crown employees to an independent agency police service by order, without triggering severance entitlements, while preserving employment continuity and carrying over collective agreements and labour relations matters to the new employer. It also amends the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act to allow the Director to delegate powers to employees of an independent agency police service, including its chief.

Who it affects

Crown employees transferred to an independent agency police serviceBargaining agents and bargaining unitsThe independent agency police serviceThe Director under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Laws it changes

Police Act, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

This bill authorizes supplementary supply spending from the General Revenue Fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, covering additional Legislative Assembly expenses, public service expense, capital investment, and financial transactions not otherwise provided for. It also transfers budget vote amounts between several government departments, including a large transfer from Hospital and Surgical Health Services to Assisted Living and Social Services, and several transfers from Arts, Culture and Status of Women to other departments.

Who it affects

Alberta government departmentsLegislative Assembly officesGeneral Revenue Fund

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

This bill makes fiscal and regulatory amendments across seven Alberta Acts. Key changes include: adjusting the data centre levy formula and removing an exemption for off-grid facilities (retroactive to January 1, 2026); replacing two personal income tax credits with a consolidated Alberta caregiver credit effective January 1, 2027; raising the tourism levy on accommodation from 4% to 6% effective April 1, 2026; and updating rules for credit unions, employment pension plans, and loan and trust corporations.

Who it affects

Data centre and co-location facility operatorsIndividual income taxpayers claiming caregiver creditsAccommodation purchasers and tourism operatorsCredit unions and Alberta Credit Union Deposit Guarantee CorporationPension plan administrators and membersLoan and trust corporations

Laws it changes

Alberta Corporate Tax Act, Alberta Personal Income Tax Act, Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, Credit Union Act, Employment Pension Plans Act, Loan and Trust Corporations Act, Tourism Levy Act

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

This Act authorizes the Government of Alberta to draw from the General Revenue Fund to cover operating expenses, capital investment, financial transactions, and contingencies for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. Amounts are allocated across the Legislative Assembly and numerous government ministries as set out in the Schedule. Ministers may transfer limited amounts between vote categories with Treasury Board approval.

Who it affects

Alberta government ministriesLegislative Assembly officesTreasury Board

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Tourism and Sport

This Act establishes a framework for destination marketing fees charged on accommodation and tourism experiences in Alberta, requiring operators to collect and remit fees through designated trustees to designated destination marketing organizations and accommodation associations. It sets out rules for designation, fee management, permitted uses, compliance and enforcement, and administrative penalties. It also amends the Consumer Protection Act to require accommodation providers to disclose all mandatory fees and charges at the time of booking.

Who it affects

Accommodation operatorsTourism experience providersOnline brokers and marketplacesDestination marketing organizationsAccommodation associationsTrustees

Laws it changes

Consumer Protection Act

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Introduced by Jennifer Johnson, MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka

This Act prohibits respondents from entering into non-disclosure or non-disparagement agreements with individuals who experienced or allege sexual misconduct or sexual exploitation, and voids any such agreements made before or after the Act comes into force. Responsible persons are also barred from agreements that restrict disclosures or complaints under specified employment and human rights legislation. Individuals who contravene the Act face fines of $2,000–$10,000 and non-individuals face fines of $10,000–$50,000; the Act comes into force September 1, 2026.

Who it affects

Individuals who experienced sexual misconduct or sexual exploitationRespondents accused of sexual misconduct or sexual exploitationEmployers and responsible personsCorporations and their officers and directors

Laws it changes

Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act

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Introduced by Marie Renaud, MLA for St. Albert

The Accessible Alberta Act establishes a framework to identify, prevent, and remove barriers for persons with disabilities, with a goal of creating an accessible Alberta by 2040. It creates an Accessibility Standards Committee to develop proposed accessibility standards across areas such as employment, housing, transportation, health, and education. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may establish standards by regulation, and the Act requires independent reviews every five years.

Who it affects

Persons with disabilitiesIndigenous PeoplesGovernment departments and agenciesEmployersOwners and operators of facilities and buildingsProviders of goods and services to the public

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by Heather Sweet, MLA for Edmonton-Manning

This Act establishes whistleblower protections for employees of publicly funded health entities in Alberta, allowing them to disclose wrongdoings such as contraventions of law, dangers to health or safety, and gross mismanagement. Employees are protected from reprisals, and complaints may be investigated by the Commissioner, with results referred to the Labour Relations Board. Chief officers and the Commissioner must report annually on disclosures and investigations.

Who it affects

Employees of publicly funded health entitiesMedical and professional staffPublicly funded health entitiesThe CommissionerLabour Relations Board

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

Bill 14 amends seven Alberta statutes. Key changes include adding a mandatory notice-of-intent step before applying for a citizen initiative petition, giving the Minister power to refer initiative proposals to the Court and terminate the process, and shifting appeals in Law Society disciplinary matters from the Benchers to the Court of King's Bench. The bill also tightens political party name registration rules, adjusts justice of the peace appointment and continuation terms, and exempts the Attorney General from Law Society proceedings.

Who it affects

Electors seeking citizen initiativesProponents and chief financial officers of initiative petitionsMembers of the Law Society of AlbertaJustices of the peacePolitical parties and registered partiesMembers of the Legislative Assembly

Laws it changes

Citizen Initiative Act, Conflicts of Interest Act, Election Act, Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, Justice of the Peace Act, Legal Profession Act, Referendum Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services

The bill makes major changes to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, creating new physician participation categories (participating, flexibly participating, and non-participating), establishing an Insured Hospital Services Plan as Part 2 of that Act by repealing Part 3 of the Hospitals Act, and adding a Drug and Supplemental Benefits Plans framework as Part 3. It also substantially amends the Health Information Act to expand rules around shared health information, the Alberta EHR, automated systems, and research ethics, and updates the Health Insurance Premiums Act to introduce expiring certificates of registration and personal health numbers.

Who it affects

Physicians and dentistsResidents and patientsHealth information custodians and affiliatesEmployers with drug benefit plansHospital services facility operatorsResearchers using health information

Laws it changes

Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, Conflicts of Interest Act, Continuing Care Act, Crown's Right of Recovery Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Health Facilities Act, Health Information Act, Health Insurance Premiums Act, Health Professions Act, Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, Hospitals Act, Income and Employment Supports Act, Insurance Act, Mental Health Services Protection Act, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act, Public Health Act, Vital Statistics Act, Workers' Compensation Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

The bill adds notwithstanding declarations to three Alberta Acts, shielding specified provisions from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Alberta Bill of Rights, and the Alberta Human Rights Act. The Education Act, Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, and Health Professions Act are each amended to include these declarations, which also extend to related regulations and ministerial orders made under those Acts.

Who it affects

StudentsAthletesHealth professionalsRegulated health collegesSport governing bodiesSchools

Laws it changes

Education Act, Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Health Professions Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Justice

This bill restricts what professional regulatory bodies in Alberta may do regarding expression, ideology, and mandatory training. Regulatory bodies are prohibited from sanctioning regulated professionals for expressive conduct outside their professional practice except in specified circumstances, from promoting diversity, equity, or inclusion principles, and from requiring education or training on topics such as cultural competency, unconscious bias, or DEI. The bill amends multiple Acts to embed these restrictions and prevails over the Fair Registration Practices Act and the Labour Mobility Act where inconsistent.

Who it affects

Regulated professionals (e.g., lawyers, teachers, health professionals, tradespeople, real estate licensees)Professional regulatory bodies and regulatory appeal bodiesPersons seeking to enter a regulated profession

Laws it changes

Cemeteries Act, Consumer Protection Act, Education Act, Fair Registration Practices Act, Funeral Services Act, Health Professions Act, Horse Racing Alberta Act, Labour Mobility Act, Legal Profession Act, Professional Governance Act, Real Estate Act

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

This omnibus bill amends 14 Alberta statutes covering a wide range of financial matters. Key changes include creating a new data centre levy (tax) on large data centres and co-location facilities with 75 MW or more of electricity capacity, restructuring the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program into two streams (AISH and a new Alberta disability assistance program), granting AIMCo and the Crown immunity from claims arising before November 7, 2024, and expanding the Public Trustee's authority over unclaimed deceased persons' estates.

Who it affects

Data centre and co-location facility operatorsAISH and disability assistance recipientsAIMCo and designated pension entitiesPublic Trustee and represented adultsPension plan members and administratorsParliamentary secretaries

Laws it changes

Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, Alberta Corporate Tax Act, Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act, Alberta Investment Management Corporation Act, Alberta Personal Income Tax Act, Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act, Employment Pension Plans Act, Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability Act, 2019, Heroes' Compensation Act, Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act, Legislative Assembly Act, Public Trustee Act, Securities Act, Tobacco Tax Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction

This bill amends six Alberta Acts to reduce regulatory burden. Key changes include expanding the Fair Registration Practices Act to prohibit regulatory bodies from requiring Canadian work experience for registration without ministerial approval; broadening the Livestock Industry Diversification Act to distinguish harvest preserves from production farms and regulate harvesting of diversified livestock; and allowing operator's licences and identification cards to be used for government programs and services beyond their traditional purposes.

Who it affects

Regulatory bodies and professional associationsApplicants for professional registrationAll-season resort developersDiversified livestock farm operatorsHarvest preserve operatorsAlbertans holding operator's licences or identification cards

Laws it changes

All-season Resorts Act, Fair Registration Practices Act, Government Organization Act, Land Agents Licensing Act, Livestock Industry Diversification Act, Traffic Safety Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities

This bill amends three Acts to regulate data centres' connection to Alberta's electricity grid, update rules for the restructured energy market (REM), and refine the framework for hydrogen-blended natural gas pilot projects. It grants the Minister new regulation-making powers over data centres and incumbents, adjusts how the Independent System Operator dispatches electricity and recovers ancillary service costs, and clarifies cost-recovery rules for hydrogen-blending pilot projects that began before February 25, 2025.

Who it affects

Data centresElectricity market participantsIndependent System OperatorGas utility ownersMarket Surveillance AdministratorAlberta Utilities Commission

Laws it changes

Alberta Utilities Commission Act, Electric Utilities Act, Energy and Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025

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Introduced by the Minister of Education and Childcare

The bill amends the Education Act to create a new Division requiring boards to conduct Minister-established literacy and numeracy screening assessments for children in kindergarten to grade 3. Boards must report individual results to parents and to the Minister, who must publish an annual report of results. The Division applies to early childhood services programs and accredited independent schools, with boards able to exempt individual children or students.

Who it affects

School boardsStudents in kindergarten to grade 3Parents of assessed childrenEarly childhood services program providersAccredited independent schoolsMinister of Education and Childcare

Laws it changes

Education Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

The bill amends the Water Act to update definitions (including expanding "water" to cover intercepted precipitation and adding "return flow" and "water for reuse"), introduce new disclosure requirements for temporary assignments, licence transfers, and related agreements, expand Director authority to amend licences and deemed licences, allow lower-risk inter-basin water transfers by ministerial order, and enable regulations to set application timelines and impose monitoring and reporting requirements on licensees.

Who it affects

Water licence holdersTraditional agriculture usersLicence applicantsThe Director (Alberta Environment)The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

Laws it changes

Water Act

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Introduced by Nagwan Al-Guneid, MLA for Calgary-Glenmore

This Act requires two Alberta ministers to develop separate plans within 12 months: one on facilitating energy storage and energy storage as a service in the electricity grid, and one on developing Alberta's battery supply chain. It also requires the Minister to establish a Long Duration Energy Storage Task Force of 7–10 members within 3 months to make recommendations on reducing barriers to and advancing long duration energy storage technologies.

Who it affects

Alberta government ministersElectric utilitiesIndigenous PeoplesEnergy storage developers and investorsAcademic and technical researchersIndependent System Operator

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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Introduced by the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration

This bill makes minor technical amendments to nine Alberta Acts. Key changes include repealing temporary regulation-making powers in the Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act, adding an enacting clause to the Automobile Insurance Act, updating inspector designation language in the Bee Act, correcting a cross-reference in the Labour Relations Code, and clarifying consent and bylaw provisions in the Weed Control Act and Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.

Who it affects

Government ministries and regulatorsAgricultural inspectors and municipalitiesTrade unions and employersVital statistics registrants

Laws it changes

Access to Information Act, Alberta Heritage Scholarship Act, Automobile Insurance Act, Bee Act, Labour Relations Code, Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, Protection of Privacy Act, Vital Statistics Act, Weed Control Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

This bill amends several Alberta statutes related to public safety and emergency services. Key changes include expanding Clare's Law to allow the Minister to prepare and disclose threat assessments and compel production of personal and health information, and extending collective bargaining rights under the Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act to independent agency police service officers. The bill also updates eligibility for independent agency police officer appointments to include permanent residents, effective January 1, 2026.

Who it affects

Independent agency police service officersMunicipal police servicesMinister of Public Safety and Emergency ServicesPolice associationsInmates and correctional institutionsWorkers covered by Workers' Compensation Act

Laws it changes

Corrections Act, Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare's Law) Act, Employment Standards Code, Labour Relations Code, Police Act, Police Amendment Act, 2022, Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act, Public Service Employee Relations Act, Workers' Compensation Act

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Introduced by Kyle Kasawski, MLA for Sherwood Park

This bill amends the Conflicts of Interest Act to broaden conflict-of-interest rules for Members by adding a reasonable-perception standard alongside the existing knowledge-based test for decisions and influence. It replaces the gift and benefit rules with a clearer framework requiring disclosure to the Ethics Commissioner for gifts over $100 and approval to retain them, banning gifts from lobbyists and persons with business before the Crown. It also makes a code of conduct for Premier's and Ministers' staff mandatory rather than optional, with specified minimum requirements. The Act comes into force July 1, 2026.

Who it affects

Members of the Legislative AssemblyMinistersPremier's and Ministers' staffEthics Commissioner

Laws it changes

Conflicts of Interest Act, Lobbyists Act

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Introduced by the Minister of Advanced Education

The bill amends the Private Vocational Training Act to replace the existing licensing-only framework with a two-tier system requiring both registration and a program licence. It establishes a Student Protection Fund to ensure student refunds, adds guiding principles and a preamble, expands inspection and enforcement powers, and introduces rules for third-party recruiters, judicial review of Director decisions, and Director-issued directives and program standards.

Who it affects

Private vocational training institutionsStudents enrolled in vocational programsThird-party recruitersThe Director of Private Vocational TrainingInspectors

Laws it changes

Private Vocational Training Act, Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act

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Introduced by Kathleen Ganley, MLA for Calgary-Mountain View

The bill amends the Employment Standards Code to set the minimum wage at $16.00 per hour from December 15, 2025, rising to $17.00 and then $18.00 in subsequent years, with annual CPI-based adjustments beginning October 1, 2028. It prohibits employers from withholding or deducting employees' tips and gratuities, and establishes rules for voluntary tip-pooling agreements among employees. It also bars the Lieutenant Governor in Council from setting a lower minimum wage based on age or secondary school enrolment status.

Who it affects

EmployeesEmployersTipped workersYoung workers

Laws it changes

Employment Standards Code

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Introduced by the Premier

This Act establishes that international agreements entered into by the Government of Canada are not binding on Alberta and do not form part of Alberta's domestic law unless implemented by an Act of the Alberta Legislature, applying to agreements made before or after the Act comes into force. It repeals the International Trade and Investment Agreements Implementation Act.

Who it affects

Government of AlbertaGovernment of CanadaInternational organizations

Laws it changes

International Trade and Investment Agreements Implementation Act

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Introduced by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance

This Act ends the teachers' strike that began October 6, 2025 and the TEBA lockout that began October 9, 2025 by legislating new collective agreements between school boards and the Alberta Teachers' Association. The agreements run from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028 and incorporate the terms of a memorandum of agreement reached by TEBA and the ATA on September 23, 2025, including salary increases of 3% annually and new provisions on northern allowances, substitute teacher pay, discipline, and occupational health and safety. Strikes and lockouts are prohibited immediately, with fines up to $500 for individuals and $500,000 for organisations for contraventions.

Who it affects

Teachers (employees)School boards (employers)Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA)Teachers' Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA)Substitute teachersFrancophone regional authorities

Laws it changes

None; this is a new Act.

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