Bill 30: Expedited 120-Day Approvals Act

This bill is primarily aimed at large-scale developers and investors in Alberta's energy, mining, infrastructure, and industrial sectors — the kind of company planning a major oil sands facility, pipeline, mine, or large power project that needs multiple provincial permits and approvals before breaking ground. If your project clears the $250 million capital threshold and you can show it creates jobs and economic value for Alberta, you can apply to have all your provincial approvals — permits, licences, environmental authorizations — put on a legally binding 120-business-day clock. This won't change what approvals you need or the standards you have to meet, but it removes the uncertainty of open-ended regulatory timelines that can stretch for years. Smaller operators and projects below that capital threshold won't be eligible, so this is squarely a tool for major project proponents, not everyday small businesses.