Alberta bills

This bill amends the private Act incorporating Prairie Bible Institute in Alberta to expand the institution's degree-granting authority beyond divinity degrees to include baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees in approved programs, as well as diplomas and certificates.

This bill amends the 1891 incorporating ordinance of the Ranchmen's Club, a private members' club in Calgary, by removing the $75,000 cap on the club's borrowing authority and updating the title of its incorporating legislation.

This bill creates two new Alberta personal income tax credits for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers, allowing qualifying individuals to deduct an amount equal to the specified tax percentage multiplied by $3,000 from their provincial income tax, provided they complete at least 200 hours of eligible volunteer service in a taxation year.

This bill amends Alberta pharmacy legislation to prevent the Alberta College of Pharmacy and the pharmacy council from prohibiting pharmacists and pharmacies from offering or accepting rewards points (such as loyalty program points redeemable for cash, gifts, or goods) in connection with prescription purchases and other pharmacy services.

This Alberta bill amends the Consumer Protection Act to give individuals the right to place a 'security alert' or 'credit freeze' on their credit file with credit reporting agencies, making it harder for fraudsters to open credit in someone else's name.

This Alberta bill amends the Consumer Protection Act to introduce four affordability measures: banning suppliers from charging prices higher than advertised (with limited exceptions), requiring online cancellation mechanisms for internet subscription contracts, capping private ATM fees at $5 or 5% of the withdrawal amount, and prohibiting transfer fees on secondary ticket sales.

This Alberta bill expands the ban on flavoured vaping products by defining 'flavoured vaping products' to explicitly include any single-use (disposable) vaping product that has a noticeable smell or taste other than specific tobacco variants, rather than relying on a regulations-based designation process.

This Alberta bill establishes February 13 as 'Fossil Fuel Recognition Day' and requires the provincial education curriculum to include age-appropriate instruction on the economic role and career opportunities in Alberta's primary industries — oil and gas, forestry, agriculture, and construction.

This bill establishes a framework for creating an accessible Alberta by 2040 by setting up an Accessibility Standards Committee to develop and recommend accessibility standards that identify, prevent, and remove barriers for persons with disabilities across areas like employment, buildings, transportation, housing, and government services.

This Alberta bill prohibits non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-disparagement agreements that silence victims of sexual misconduct or sexual exploitation as part of settlement agreements. It voids such agreements — whether signed before or after the law takes effect — and makes entering into them a punishable offence.

This Alberta bill creates whistleblower protection for employees and medical/professional staff at publicly funded health entities, allowing them to report wrongdoing (such as legal violations, safety dangers, or gross mismanagement) without fear of reprisal, and establishes a formal process for disclosures and complaints through an existing Commissioner and the Labour Relations Board.

This Alberta bill requires the provincial government to develop coordinated plans for energy storage and the battery supply chain, and establishes a Long Duration Energy Storage Task Force to make recommendations on reducing barriers and advancing commercialization of long-duration energy storage technologies.

This Alberta bill tightens conflict of interest rules for Members of the Legislative Assembly and Premier's/Ministers' staff by expanding when a perceived conflict triggers disclosure and withdrawal obligations, and by overhauling the gift and benefit acceptance rules — replacing a flexible regulatory framework with stricter statutory limits, mandatory Ethics Commissioner approval for gifts over $100, and an outright ban on gifts from lobbyists or people with business before the Crown.

This Alberta bill raises the minimum wage in steps from the current rate to $16/hour in December 2025, $17/hour in 2026, and $18/hour in 2027, then ties future increases to inflation. It also requires employers to pass tips and gratuities directly to workers and bans setting a lower minimum wage based on employee age or student status.

This Alberta bill amends over a dozen provincial statutes to streamline regulations, reduce administrative burdens, and modernize rules across a wide range of sectors — from land titles and tenancies to parks, irrigation, gaming, and professional governance.

This Alberta bill creates a fast-track approval process for large capital projects, requiring regulators to make permitting decisions within 120 business days once a project is designated as 'qualified' by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Projects must generally exceed $250 million in capital spending and align with provincial economic and security priorities to qualify.

This Alberta bill updates several health-related statutes to introduce a new category of publicly covered 'preventative health testing services' that Albertans can access without a doctor's referral, and makes housekeeping changes to modernize health system terminology and governance across multiple existing laws.

This Alberta bill amends several statutes governing municipal affairs and housing, including changes to how lodge accommodation funding works, expanded library inspection powers, new councillor accountability rules, requirements for municipalities to publish employee salaries, new rules for pit (gravel/aggregate) development approvals, and updates to property assessment and off-site levy rules.

This Alberta bill makes technical and substantive amendments to several provincial financial statutes, including expanding the mandate and investment powers of Alberta Enterprise Corporation and Alberta Research and Innovation Act bodies, overhauling the new no-fault Automobile Insurance Act before its implementation, updating the Insurance Act's regulatory framework, and increasing seniors benefit amounts under the Seniors Benefit Act.

This Alberta bill creates a new oversight regime requiring employers who hire foreign nationals to register with the province, and requiring foreign worker recruiters and immigration consultants to obtain a provincial licence. It sets rules for contracts, fees, prohibited practices, and enforcement — including fines up to $1.5 million — while transitioning these functions away from the former Consumer Protection Act framework.