Bill 14: Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025

The bill most directly affects people or organizations in Alberta who want to run a citizen initiative campaign, register or rename a political party, or operate as a third-party political advertiser — for example, advocacy groups, political organizers, or industry associations that participate in referendum or initiative processes. Lawyers and law firms in Alberta are also affected through changes to how disciplinary appeals work, shifting final appeals from the Law Society's Benchers to the Court of King's Bench. The Alberta Law Foundation is impacted by new ministerial oversight of its bylaws and a required payment of roughly $30.5 million to Legal Aid Alberta. Political parties attempting to register under names that use protected words like 'conservative,' 'liberal,' or 'wildrose' will face tighter restrictions, which matters most to smaller or newer party organizations.