Alberta Bills
Teach Industry Skills and Create Fossil Fuel Day
Students will learn about oil, farming, forestry, construction and related jobs. February 13 will be Fossil Fuel Recognition Day, not a holiday.
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Comes into Force
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Tightening Rules for Medical Assistance in Dying
MAID would be limited to adults expected to die within 12 months and excludes mental-illness-only cases. Some facilities can refuse on-site MAID and a provincial service will approve providers.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Tougher Animal Care and Enforcement Law
Owners must give animals better care or face big fines and jail. Peace officers can inspect, seize animals, and rehome or euthanize unclaimed animals.
Status
Royal Assent
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New Protected Whisky Designation
This law creates a protected whisky label showing the spirit was made locally with most grain and water. Producers must register and follow rules or lose the label.
Status
Royal Assent
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Refocus Schools on Academics and Neutrality
Schools will focus on core learning and limit political programming. The anthem will play weekly with written opt-outs, and the province can assume some school properties.
Status
Royal Assent
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Fair Hiring Rules for Foreign Workers
Stops recruiters and employers from charging foreign workers fees or taking passports. Employers must register and recruiters must be licensed.
Status
Royal Assent
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No-Fault Auto Care and Seniors Reform
Drivers get faster no-fault crash care and limited rights to sue. Seniors get higher benefits, and the province can invest directly in startups.
Status
Royal Assent
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Municipal Reform and Development Acceleration Act
Speeds up development, changes who controls local services and taxes, and sets new rules for libraries, seniors' lodges, and municipal employee pay.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Self-Referral Tests and Health Funding Changes
You can book some screening tests without a doctor if the government lists them. Private insurance pays first; the public plan pays last and denials cannot be appealed.
Status
Royal Assent
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Fast Track Major Project Approvals
Selected big projects must get provincial decisions within 120 business days, which can speed jobs and construction. Environmental and Indigenous reviews still take place.
Status
Royal Assent
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Omnibus Red-Tape and Time Reform
Clocks stay on UTC-6 all year. It modernizes land records, changes park powers, tenant notice rules, and waste and land-use planning.
Status
Royal Assent
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Add Two Legislative Seats
Requires the electoral boundaries commission to propose 91 divisions instead of 89. Two new seats could change which provincial representative serves you once a new map is used.
Status
Royal Assent
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Ranchmen's Club Borrowing Cap Removed
Removes the club's $75,000 borrowing limit so it can take larger loans. Members, lenders, and neighbors may see more projects or fee changes.
Status
Royal Assent
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Prairie Bible Institute Degree Expansion
The school can offer provincially approved bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. It can also grant its own diplomas and certificates; check approval before enrolling.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Pharmacy Loyalty Points Allowed on Prescriptions
Pharmacies can offer and accept loyalty points for prescriptions and services. Regulators cannot ban these programs, but pharmacies don’t have to join.
Status
First Reading
Timeline
Tax Credit for Volunteer Emergency Responders
Volunteers who do 200+ eligible hours can claim a non-refundable tax credit based on $3,000. You may need certificates from your service and it reduces provincial tax owed.
Status
First Reading
Timeline
Ban Hidden Fees and Cap ATM Surcharges
Stops hidden add-on charges, requires easy online subscription cancellation, limits private ATM surcharges, and bans ticket transfer fees on resale sites.
Status
Second Reading
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Free Credit Freezes and Security Alerts
People can freeze or flag their credit reports to stop fraud. Lenders and bureaus must verify identity and cannot charge fees.
Status
Second Reading
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Ban Flavoured Disposable Vapes
After one year, stores cannot sell flavoured disposable vapes except plain tobacco. Refillable vapes are not changed now but may face rules later.
Status
Second Reading
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Transfer Public Safety Staff to New Police Service
Public safety workers may be moved to a new police service. Service time, union status and benefits continue, but no severance if the job is largely the same.
Status
Royal Assent
Timeline
Mutual Recognition of Out-of-Province Approvals
Stores and services must accept approvals from other provinces, so more products and licensed providers may arrive faster. Rules on dangerous goods and public health still apply.
Status
Royal Assent
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Ban Deepfakes and Restrict Citizen Petitions
Makes it illegal to make or share fake political videos and lets officials remove them. Stops citizen initiatives near elections and raises the public pay disclosure threshold.
Status
Third Reading
Timeline
Approving Spending for Services and Projects
This bill lets government pay for hospitals, schools, roads, and social programs. It keeps services running and allows shifts to speed up school and health projects.
Status
Third Reading
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Midyear Budget Top Up and Transfers
This bill gives government departments extra money so services keep running this year. It shifts big hospital funds into assisted living but does not raise taxes.
Status
Third Reading
Timeline