2016 Bill 7 Second Session, 29th Legislature, 65 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 7 ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 7 BILL 7 2016 ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 1 6 ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cE-3 1 The Electoral Boundaries Commission Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 5(1) is amended by striking out “July 31, 2009” and substituting “October 31, 2016”. 3

Section 12 is repealed and the following is substituted: Population of Alberta 12(1) For the purposes of this Part, the population of Alberta is to be determined by the Commission in accordance with this section.

(2) In this section, “decennial census” means the most recent decennial census of population referred to in

section 19(3) of the Statistics Act (Canada) from which the population of all proposed electoral divisions is available.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the Commission is to use (

a) the population information as provided in the decennial census, and

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chapter E-3 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 5(1) presently reads: 5(1) A Commission is to be appointed on or before July 31, 2009. 3

Section 12 presently reads: 12(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), in this Part, “population” means the population of Alberta as provided in the most recent decennial census of population referred to in

section 19(3) of the Statistics Act (Canada), from which the population of all proposed electoral divisions is available, plus the population on Indian reserves that were not included in the census, as provided by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (Canada).

(2) If, in the opinion of the Commission, there is some other province-wide census that is more recent than the decennial census of population referred to in

section 19(3) of the Statistics Act

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b) information respecting the population on Indian reserves that are not included in the decennial census, as provided by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada).

(4) If there is a province-wide census that is more recent than the decennial census and from which the population of all proposed electoral divisions is available, the Commission is to use (

a) the population information as provided in the province-wide census, and (

b) information respecting the population on Indian reserves that are not included in the province-wide census, as provided by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada).

(5) The Commission may, as it considers appropriate, use more recent information respecting the population of all or any part of Alberta in conjunction with the information referred to in subsection (3) or (4).

2 Explanatory Notes (Canada), from which the population of all proposed electoral divisions is available, the population of Alberta for the purposes of this

Part is to be determined (

a) by that province-wide census of population, and (

b) with respect to the population on Indian reserves that are not included in the census, by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (Canada).

(3) The Commission may use more recent population information, if available, in conjunction with the information referred to in subsection (1) or (2).

RECORD OF DEBATE Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Stage Date Member From To Questions and Comments From To Title: 2016 (29th, 2nd) Bill 7, Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2016