Regulatory Review Secretariat - Public Registry

Construction and Demolition Material Recycling and Management Regulation
The Construction and Demolition Material Recycling and Management Regulation will enable a program to reduce construction and demolition wastes going to landfill.

Environment

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

Construction and Demolition Material Recycling and Management Regulation (New)

Christine  Della Costa
Phone: 780-427-8242 

Vital Statistics Information Regulation
The Vital Statistics Information Regulation is a new regulation that is required as a result of the Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2007.  The proposed Vital Statistics Information Regulation sets out the information required to complete all registration documents, establishes the criteria for persons who may apply to the Registrar for certificates or certified copies of registration documents and lists the persons who the Registrar may give access to or provide copies of information from any register or record on file in the office of the Registrar.

Service Alberta

Vital Statistics Act

Vital Statistics Information Regulation (New)

Rae Runge
Phone: 780-422-8079

Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation
The Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation is a new regulation that is required as a result of the Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2007.  The proposed Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation sets out the types of information required to complete all registration documents and the responsibilities of a hospital administrator, funeral director and registrar when collecting and processing the information.  This includes the completion and handling of documentation such as forms, burial permits, registrations in unusual circumstances, amendments of names on registration documents, proof of identity, application for services, search of registration records, certificates and fees.

Service Alberta

Vital Statistics Act

Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation (New)

Rae Runge
Phone: 780-422-8079

Highways Development and Protection Regulation

The proposed Highways Development and Protection Regulation along with the new Highways Development and Protection Act will provide an up-to-date Legislative framework for the provincial and municipal governments to ensure human activities and development adjacent to provincial highways and major municipal roads will not cause concerns to the safe and efficient operation of the transportation network. Key features include:

• enable the provincial government to classify and regulate provincial highways according to their function and importance: Freeway, Multi-Lane Provincial Highway, Major Provincial Highway and Minor Provincial Highway (the controlled distance for Minor Provincial Highways is reduced by 50% from the current requirements).
• provide a consistent process and criteria for the approval of development in the highway corridor according to the functional hierarchy of the highway. of the highway.
• simplify the provincial approval process for city transportation systems, and enhance municipal authority to deal with development adjacent to "controlled streets" designated by municipalities.
• introduce the use of administrative penalties to deal with illegal development adjacent to provincial highways, with appeal to the Alberta Transportation Safety Board (in lieu of the more expensive and time-consuming Court process).
• clarify the process for the approval of signs along highways and provide effective means to deal with illegal mobile billboards.

The new regulation was developed in consultation with the affected organizations including the Cities of Calgary and Edmonton, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Alberta Association of Municipal District and Counties and Alberta Municipal Affairs.

Transportation

Highways Development and Protection Act

Highways Development and Protection Regulation (New)

Cathy Maniego
Phone: 780-427-0706

Drilling Royalty Credit Regulation
In response to the global economic crisis and a slowdown in oil and gas drilling throughout the province, the Government of Alberta announced a three-point incentive program to encourage additional activity in the oil and gas sector.

One of the incentives announced is the Drilling Royalty Credit (DRC) program which will provide companies drilling new wells with $200/meter drilled royalty credit for new oil, gas or non-project oil sands wells that meet certain criteria, including being spud on or after April 1, 2009 and before April 1, 2011. Credits will be established based on royalty obligations arising in the fiscal year starting April 1, 2009 and ending March 31, 2011.

This program is intended to encourage the development of new drilling projects as well as to help free-up cash flow, and in turn, help provide access to the capital necessary for reinvestment by Alberta's oil and gas industry, generate provincial revenues that can be invested in programs that are important to Albertans and keep Albertans at work.

Energy

Mines and Minerals Act

Drilling Royalty Credit Regulation (New)

Joel Rogers
Phone: 780-643-1291

Temporary Employment, Contract and Part Time Training Regulation
This new regulation will clarify the eligibility conditions for persons to attend contract-funded training and part-time training.   This should not amount to any additional administrative requirements for contracted training providers or those providers who provide part-time training.   With respect to the Temporary Employment and Job Creation Regulation, a minor change is planned to ensure that those participants who are already union members, will be able to remain as union members, despite the fact that they may be participants in a job creation or temporary job creation program.

Employment and Immigration

Income and Employment Supports Act

Temporary Employment, Contract and Part Time Training Regulation (New)

Doreen Kwan
Phone: 780-422-0032

Training Provider Regulation
A new regulation will replace the Training Provider Regulation which will outline the requirements for approved training programs to be delivered by training providers.  There may be some additional requirements for some training providers but other requirements such as acceptable attendance policies will be made more flexible or be removed all together.  The goal is to have more clear and transparent requirements which better reflect the varied needs and business processes of different type of training providers (e.g. public post-secondary institutions, private vocational colleges, high schools, etc).

Employment and Immigration

Income and Employment Supports Act

Training Provider Regulation

Doreen Kwan
Phone: 780-422-0032

Renewable Fuels Standard Regulation

Renewable Fuels Standard requires that:

1. The average annual blend for gasoline fuel sold into the Alberta market shall be at least 5 per cent ethanol from renewable sources.
2. The average annual blend for diesel fuel sold into the Alberta market shall be at least 2 per cent biodiesel or renewable diesel.
3. All renewable fuels used to meet the RFS must show 25 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the fossil fuels they replace, as determined on a life cycle basis and as compared on an energy equivalency basis.

Energy

Climate Change Emissions Management Act

Renewable Fuels Standard Regulation (New)

Susan Carlisle
Phone: 780-415-1283

Home Inspection Business Regulation
The Home Inspection Business Regulation is a new regulation that will require all home inspection businesses to meet minimum standards, including operational and educational requirements.  The regulation will require home inspectors to be licensed and set out the requirements that must be met in order to obtain that license.  This measure will protect consumers as at the present time, there are no professional requirements to operating in Alberta as a home inspector.

Brock Ketcham
Business Services/Consumer Services
Phone: 780-422-3637

Recovery of Administrative Costs Regulation
The regulation will set out authority to assess insurance companies for the recovery of costs incurred to administer the Insurance Act and regulations.   

Arthur Hagan
Alberta Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Phone: 780-415-9226

Solicitor General and Public Safety

Security Services and Investigators Act

Security Services and Investigators Regulation (New)

Matthew Barker
Manager, Peace Officer Program / Traffic Safety Enforcement / Regulatory Services
Policing Standards and Evaluation
Phone: 780-427-3457

Service Alberta

Government Organization Act

Motor Vehicle and Vital Statistics Registries Accreditation and Document Handling Regulation (New)

Richard Kracher
Phone: 780-427-0078

Service Alberta

Government Organization Act

Registry Agent Administration Regulation (New)

Richard Kracher
Phone: 780-427-0078

Emergency Health Services (Interim) Amendment Regulation
The Emergency Health Services (Interim) Amendment Regulation brings into force new minimum vehicle standards for ambulances.

Tyler James
Phone: 780-422-9698

Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation
The proposed amendments, following discussions with British Columbia, are required to ensure compliance with the BC-Alberta Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA); the details appear in the attached document. Amendments are proposed as well to include provisions of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Agreement 2008 Memorandum of Understanding on Vehicle Weight and Dimensions (attached).  The proposed amendments also reflect changes in dimensions for modern farm equipment to 30.5 metres in length and 5.0 metres in height and to increase the combined length of a truck or farm tractor towing a grain auger to 38 metres during daylight. As tridem drive trucks are regarded as a common vehicle it is proposed they also be included in the regulation.

Alvin Moroz
Phone: 780-340-5189

Traceability Livestock Identification Amendment Regulation
The Traceability Livestock Identification Regulation will be amended to allow cattle owners more flexibility in identifying cattle while maintaining the integrity of the traceability system. The time period in which cattle owners must identify their animals if using the birthing start date method will also be extended. Retagging requirements will be expanded to enable more accurate recording and add flexibility to the system. Additionally, the definition of "feedlot" will be revised and feedlot recording and reporting requirements will be modified. These amendments address significant industry concerns regarding the recording and reporting of cattle identification information.

Lisa Morin
Phone: 780-415-9790

Civil Enforcement Regulation
Many retired individuals pay their monthly living expenses from their registered retirement plans (RRPs).  Currently individuals who purchased RRPs sold by a bank or credit union (non-insurance RRPs) have no creditor protection for their retirement savings.  This means a creditor will be able to recover the debt they are owed by seizing payments a debtor receives from their RRP.  This could leave some retired debtors with little to live on.

The amended regulation changes the law so that if a debtor withdraws money from their RRP the debtor will be able to retain a certain amount of that money to cover their living expenses.  Withdrawal amounts above a certain withdrawal limit will be available to creditors.  In this way, the regulation strikes a fair balance between ensuring creditors can obtain the money they are owed from debtor RRPs, while ensuring that retired debtors can maintain enough money from their RRPs for living expenses, both for themselves and their dependants.

Jodie Hierlmeier
Phone: 780-638-2882

Cemeteries Exemption Regulation
The Cemeteries Exemption Regulation lists exemptions from the application of the Cemeteries Act and sets out conditions of those exemptions. It is set to expire on November 30, 2009.

The expiry date will be extended until November 30, 2019. Further amendments will add the Historic Dunvegan Burial Site to the list of exemptions under section 3 of the regulation and will delete the Union Cemetery. (Spondin) from the Schedule of cemeteries operated by the Special Areas Board.

Karen Carruthers
Local Government Services Division
Phone: 780-422-8194

Replacement of Life Insurance Contracts Amendment Regulation
The amendment to the regulation will mandate the use of a harmonized life insurance disclosure document to be used when an existing life insurance contract is replaced by another contract.

Arthur Hagan
Phone: 780-415-9226

Ron Cust
Local Government Services Division
Phone: 780-422-8322

Special Areas Disposition Amendment Regulation
The Special Areas Disposition Regulation is being reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity.  The regulation is being amended to comply with the provisions of Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement and to address matters related to corporate assignments and joint road use agreements. A new disposition to allow the development of wind farms on public lands is being proposed.

Ron Cust
Local Government Services Division
Phone: 780-422-8322

The national registration rule will modernize, streamline and harmonize registration categories across Canada, and is targeted for implementation in fall 2009.  The new national registration rule has been the subject of extensive consultations - with two extended public consultations in 2007 and 2008.

For more information visit the Alberta Securities Commission website.

Marsha Manolescu
Phone: 780-415-9243

Allan Hantelmann
Phone: 780-644-5686

Alf Durnie
Codes and Standards  
Phone: 403-823-1680

Alf Durnie
Codes and Standards  
Phone: 403-823-1680

Christine Savage
Private Vocational Training
Phone: 780-427-5609

Darren Thomas
Phone: 780-422-8046

Maryann Urbanowski
Phone: 780-427-1200

Denis Boissonnault
Vehicle Safety and Carrier Services
Phone: 780-422-3759

Alf Durnie, Public Safety Division
Phone: 403-644-5687

Natural Gas Royalty Regulation, 2009 (as amended)

New Well Royalty Reduction Regulation (new)

Energy

Mines and Minerals Act

Timber Management Regulation (as amended)