ARCHITECTS ACT (RSA 2000 cA-44)

RSA 2000 cA-44

Alberta — Consolidated Statutes

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Chapter A-44 Current as of November 16, 2022 ARCHITECTS ACT

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Chapter A-44 Table of Contents 1

Definitions

Part 1 Scope of Practice 2 Exclusive scope of practice and use of name 2.1 Practice of interior design 3 Application of Act to p rofessional engineers 4 Injunction

Part 2 Association 5 Alberta Association of Architects 6 Council 7 Registrar 8 Council membership and election of officers

Part 3 Regulations and Bylaws 9 Regulations 1 0 B y l a w s 10.1 Consultation with Ministers required

Part 4 Registration of Members Registers 1 1 Registers Registration Committee and Council Reviews 1 2 Registration Committee 1 3 Review by Council

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 2 Registered Architects, Visiting Project Architects and Architects Corporations 1 4 Registration as registered architect 1 5 Registration as visiti ng project architect 1 6 Registration of architects corporation Licensed Interior Designers, Visiting Project Interior Designers and Interior Design Corporations 16.1 Registration as licens ed interior designer 16.2 Registration as visiting project interior designer 16.3 Registration of interio r design corporation Architects and Engineers Firms 1 7 Joint firms 1 8 Approval by Joint Board 1 9 Certificate of authorization Certificates, Licences, Stamps and Seals 2 0 Evidence of registration 2 1 Term of licence, pe rmit and certificate 2 2 Annual certificates for registered architects 22.1 Annual certificates for licensed interior designers 2 3 Entries in registers 2 4 Voluntary cancellation of registration 2 5 Conditions of practice re architects corporations 2 6 Conditions of pract ice re joint firms 26.1 Conditions of practice re i nterior design corporations 2 7 Cancellation of registration 27.1 Review of decision 27.2 Reinstatement of registration 2 8 Safety Codes Act permits

Part 5 Practice Review and Discipline 2 9

Definitions 3 0 Unskilled practice and unprofessional conduct 3 1 Complaints Initial Review by Chair of Committee 3 2 Initial review by Committee chair 3 3 Conclusion of initial review 3 4 Notice of decision 3 5 Appeal by complainant

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 3 Complaint Review Committee 3 6 Complaint Review Committee 3 7 Power to hear complaints Practice Review Board 3 8 Practice Review Board 3 9 Inquiries by Board Suspension pending Committee or Board Decision 4 0 Suspension pending decision Reviews and Procedures on Reviews before Committee, Board or Council 4 1 Rights of investigated person 4 2 Hearing by Committee, Board or Council 4 3 Evidence before Committee, Board or Council 4 4 Witnesses 4 5 Attendance of witnesses and pr oduction of documents 4 6 Failure to attend o r give evidence 4 7 Hearing in absence o f investigated person 4 8 Conduct neither unskilled nor unprofessional 4 9 Unskilled practice or unprofessional conduct 5 0 Orders re unskilled practi ce or unprofessional conduct 5 1 Payment of costs and fines 5 2 Written decision 5 3 Service of decision and record of hearing 5 4 Suspension pending appeal 5 5 Notice of appeal 5 6 Appeal before Council 5 7 Council ’s powers on appeal Appeals to Court of Appeal 5 8 Appeal 5 9 Association is respondent 6 0 Stay of Council decision 6 1 Material in support of appeal 6 2 Power of Court on appeal General 6 3 Cancellation of falsely obtained registration 6 4 Surrender of certificates, etc. and reinstatement 6 5 Conduct while registration cancelled or suspended

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Part 6 General 6 6 Liability of authorized entity 6 7 Exemption from municipal licence 6 8 Certificate of registration 6 9 Protection from liability

Part 7 Prohibitions and Penalties 7 0 Practice prohibitions 7 1 Penalties 7 2 Onus of proof

Part 8 Restricted Practitioners 7 3 Certification as restricted practitioner HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) “architects corporation” mea ns a corporation that holds a permit under

section 20(3); (b) “Association” means The Albe rta Association of Architects; (c) “authorized entity” means a registered architect, architects corporation, architects and engineers firm, visiting project architect, restricted practitioner, licensed interior designer, interior design corporation and visiting project interior designer; (d) “Board” means the Practice Review Board established under

section 38; (e) “building” means a building as defined in the Safety Codes Act; (f) “Committee” means the Co mplaint Review Committee established under

section 36; (f.1) “continuing competence program” means a program of continuing competence provided for in the regulations;

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 5 (g) “Council” means the Council of the Association; (g.1) “interior design corporation” means a corporation that h olds a permit under

section 20(4.3); (h) “Joint Board” means the Joint Board of Practice under

section 1 of

Schedule 8 to the Government Organization Act; (i) “joint firm” or “architects and engineers firm” means a firm of architects and engineers that holds a certificate of authorization under

section 20; (i.1) “licensed interior designer” means an individual who hol ds a certificate of registration under

section 20(4.1) and an annual certificate under

section 22.1; (j) “member of the publi c” means an individual who (

i) is a Canadian citizen or who has been lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence, (ii) is a resident of Alberta, and (iii) is not a registered arch itect, restricted practitioner or licensed interior designer; (k) “Minister” means the Minist er determined under

section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act; (l) “practice of architecture” means (

i) planning, designing or giving advice on the design of or on the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to a building, (ii) preparing plans, drawings, detail drawings, specifications or graphic representations for the design of or for the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to a building, or (iii) inspecting work and assessing the performance of work under a contract for the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to a building; (l.1) “practice of interior design” means that portion of the practice of architecture that is defined as interior design in the regulations;

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 6 (m) “registered architect” m eans an individual who holds a certificate of registration under

section 20(1) and an annual certificate under

section 22; (n) “Registrar” means the Registrar appointed under

section 7; (o) “Registration Committee” m eans the committee established under

section 12; (o.1) “restricted practitioner” means an individual who holds a certificate of authorization under

section 73; (p) “visiting project architect” means an individual who holds a licence under

section 20(2); (q) “visiting project interior designer” means an individual w ho holds a licence under

section 20(4.2). RSA 2000 cA-44 s1;2004 c3 s2;2006 c13 s2

Part 1 Scope of Practice Exclusive scope of practice and use of name 2(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no person except an authorized entity shall engage in the practice of architecture.

(2) No person except a registered architect, visiting project architect, architects corporation or architects and engineers firm shall (

a) use any one or more of th e names architect, registered architect, visiting project architect, architects corporation or architects and engineers firm, or any title, description, abbreviation, letter or symbol representing those names, alone or in combination with any other name, title, description, abbreviation, letter or symbol, that represents expressly or by implication that the person is a registered architect, visiting project architect or it is an architects corporation or architects and engineers firm, (

b) represent or hold out, exp ressly or by implication, that (

i) the person or it is entitled to engage in the practice of architecture, or (ii) the person is a registe red architect, visiting project architect or it is an architects corporation or architects and engineers firm, o r

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c) affix the seal or stamp of a registered architect or the stamp of a visiting project architect, architects corporation or architects and engineers firm, or permit that seal or stamp to be affixed, to a plan, drawing, detail drawing, specification or other document or a reproduction of any of them unless (

i) that plan, drawing, detail drawing, specification, other document or reproduction was prepared by or under the personal supervision, direction and control of, and (ii) the seal or stamp is affixed with the knowledge, consent or in accordance with the direction of the registered architect or vi siting project architect to whom or the architects corporation or architects and engineers firm to which the seal or stamp was issued by the Registrar. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person engaged in the practice of architecture in the course of being employed or engaged by a registered architect, visiting project architect, architects corporation or architects and engineers firm.

(4) A restricted practitioner is not authorized by the operation of subsection (1) to engage in the practice of architecture beyond the scope of the practice that is specified in the register in respect of the individual concerned. (5) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who engages in (

a) planning, designing or givi ng advice on the design of or on the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to, (

b) preparing plans, drawings, detail drawings, specifications or graphic representations for the design of or for the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to, or (

c) inspecting work or assessi ng the performance of work under a contract for the erection, construction or alteration of or addition to a building set out in subsection (6).

(6) The buildings referred to in subsection (5) are the following: (

a) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for assembly occupancy or institutional occupancy that, (

i) in the case of a single sto rey building, has a gross area of 300 square metres or less,

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 8 (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 150 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 100 square metres or less on each floor; (

b) a building for residential occupancy that (

i) is a single family dwelling, or (ii) is a multiple family dwe lling containing 4 dwelling units or less; (

c) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for residential occupancy as a hotel, motel or similar use that, (

i) in the case of a single sto rey building, has a gross area of 400 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 200 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 130 square metres or less on each floor; (

d) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for warehouse, business and personal services occupancy, for mercantile occupancy or for industrial occupancy that (

i) in the case of a single sto rey building, has a gross area of 500 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 250 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 165 square metres or less on each floor; (

e) a building that is a farm building not for public use; (

f) a relocatable industrial camp building. (7) Subsection (1) does not apply to a licensed interior designer who is engaged in that portion of the practice of architecture that is defined as interior design in the regulations. RSA 2000 cA-44 s2;2004 c3 s3 Practice of interior design 2.1(1) Notwithstanding

section 2(1), a licensed interior designer, visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation may

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 9 not engage in the practice of architecture beyond that portion of the practice of architecture that is defined as interior design in the regulations.

(2) Licensed interior designers, visiting project interior designers and interior design corporations are entitled to engage in the practice of interior design.

(3) No person except a licensed interior designer, visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation shall (

a) use any one or more of the names licensed interior designe r, visiting project interior designer or licensed interior design corporation, or any title, description, abbreviation, letter or symbol representing those names, alone or in combination with any other name, title, description, abbreviation, letter or symbol, that represents expressly or by implication that the person is a licensed interior designer, visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation, (

b) represent or hold out, expre ssly or by implication, that the person is a licensed interior designer, visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation, or (

c) affix the seal of a licensed interior designer or the stamp of a visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation, or permit that seal or stamp to be affixed, to a plan, drawing, detail drawing, specification or other document or a reproduction of any of them unless (

i) that plan, drawing, detail drawing, specification, other document or reproduction was prepared by or under the personal supervision, direction and control of, and (ii) the seal or stamp is affixed with the knowledge and consent or in accordance with the direction of, the licensed interior designer or visiting project interior designer to whom or the interior design corporation to which the seal or stamp was issued by the Registrar.

(4) A person employed or engaged by a licensed interior designer, visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation is entitled to engage in the practice of interior design in the course of the person’s employment. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a registered architect or architects corporation. 2006 c13 s3

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 10 Application of Act to professional engineers 3(1) No individual, corporation, partnership or other entity may engage in both the practice of architecture and the practice of engineering or hold out that it is entitled to engage in both the practice of architecture and the practice of engineering as defined in the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, unless it holds a certificate of authorization under this Act or the Engineering and Geoscience Act permitting it to do so.

(2) Nothing in

section 2(1) applies to an individual registered as a professional engineer under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act who has been granted authority by the Council to apply for a permit authorized by the regulations under the Safety Codes Act. RSA 2000 cA-44 s3;2011 c3 s33 Injunction 4 The Court of King’s Bench, on application by the Council, may grant an injunction enjoining any person from doing any act that is in contravention of

section 2, 2.1 or 3(1), notwithstanding any penalty that may be provided by this Act or the regulations in respect of that contravention. RSA 2000 cA-44 s4;2006 c13 s4;2009 c53 s25; AR 217/2022

Part 2 Association Alberta Association of Architects 5(1) The Alberta Association of Architects is continued as a corporation.

(2) In addition to the powers vested in it by this and any other Act, the Association has the power to (

a) acquire and hold real prope rty and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of it, and (

b) borrow money for the purposes of the Association and to mortgage or charge real or personal property of the Association or its sources of funds as security. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s5 Council 6(1) There is hereby established a governing body of the Association called the Council.

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(2) The Council shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the Association and exercise the powers of the Association in the name and on behalf of the Association.

(3) The Council shall annually submit to the Minister a report on those matters of the business and affairs of the Association that the Minister may require in a form satisfactory to the Minister.

(4) The Minister shall, on receipt of the annual report of the Association, lay it before the Legislative Assembly, if it is then sitting, and if it is not then sitting, within 15 days after the commencement of the next sitting. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s6 Registrar 7 The Council may by resolution appoint or revoke the appointment of an individual as Registrar for the purposes of this Act. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s7 Council membership and election of officers 8(1) The Council shall consist of (

a) at least 9 registered arch itects or a greater number that may be prescribed by the bylaws, each of whom shall be elected by registered architects and licensed interior designers, at the time, in the manner and for the period provided for by the bylaws, (a.1) one licensed interior designer who shall be elected by licensed interior designers and registered architects at the time, in the manner and for the period provided for by the bylaws, and (

b) when the number of elected r egistered architects does not exceed 10, one member of the public, or when the number of elected registered architects is more than 10 but not more than 20, two members of the public, who shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Association for a one-year term of office.

(2) The members of the Council under subsection (1) shall elect from among themselves the officers of the Association specified in the bylaws in the manner and for the term prescribed in the bylaws.

(3) A member of the public referred to in subsection (1)(

b) continues to hold office after the expiry of the member’s term of office until the member is reappointed or the member’s successor is appointed.

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(4) The Minister may, after consultation with the Council, revoke the appointment of a member of the public referred to in subsection (1)(b).

(5) The Minister may pay to a member of the public referred to in subsection (1)(

b) travelling and living expenses incurred by that member for the member’s attendance at any meeting of the Council while away from the member’s usual place of residence and fees in an amount prescribed by the Minister.

(6) The powers, duties and operations of the Council under this Act, the regulations and the bylaws are not affected by (

a) the fact that no member of the public is appointed as a member of the Council pursuant to subsection (1)(b), (

b) the revocation, under subsec tion (4), of the appointment of a member of the Council, or (

c) the resignation from the Council of a member of the public .

(7) The failure of a member of the public appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(

b) to attend a meeting of the Council shall not be construed to affect or restrict the Council from exercising any powers or performing any duties under this Act, the regulations and the bylaws at that meeting. RSA 2000 cA-44 s8;2004 c3 s4;2006 c13 s5

Part 3 Regulations and Bylaws Regulations 9(1) The Council may make regulations (

a) respecting the academic qua lifications of and training requirements for applicants for registration as registered architects and licensed interior designers; (

b) establishing conditions res pecting the registration of an applicant referred to in clause (a), including residence, age and character requirements; (

c) providing for the evaluation by the Registration Committee , the Practice Review Board, any other committee or board established or designated under the regulations, or for the evaluation by the Council, of the academic qualifications of and training requirements for applicants for registration as registered architects, visiting project architects, restricted practitioners, licensed interior designers or visiting project

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 13 interior designers, and the examination of those applicants with respect to those qualifications or requirements; (

d) respecting the eligibility of applicants for registration to engage in the practice of architecture (

i) as visiting project architects, including their relationsh ip with registered architects who will collaborate on projects approved by the Council, or (ii) as restricted practitioners; (d.1) respecting the eligibility of applicants for registration to engage in the practice of interior design as visiting project interior designers, including regulations respecting their relationship with licensed interior designers who will collaborate on projects approved by the Council; (

e) prescribing the requireme nts of eligibility of applicants to engage in the practice of architecture as architects corporations, including (

i) the number of full-time permanent employees or shareholders who must be registered architects and who will assume personal supervision, direction and control over the practice of architecture, (ii) the required amount of beneficial ownership of voting shares of the applicant that must be vested in registered architects and the number of directors or officers of the applicant who must be registered architects, and (iii) the persons or qualifica tions of persons who may be beneficial owners of any of the issued shares of the applicant or who may be employees of the applicant but are not registered architects; (e.1) prescribing the require ments of eligibility of applicants to engage in the practice of interior design as interior design corporations, including (

i) the number of full-time permanent employees or shareholders who must be licensed interior designers and who will assume personal supervision, direction and control over the practice of interior design, (ii) the required amount of beneficial ownership of voting shares of the applicant that must be vested in licensed interior designers and the number of directors or officers

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 14 of the applicant who must be licensed interior designers, and (iii) the persons or qualifica tions of persons who may be beneficial owners of any of the issued shares of the applicant or who may be employees of the applicant but are not licensed interior designers; (

f) prescribing technical sta ndards for the practice of architecture; (

g) establishing and providing for the publishing of a code of ethics respecting the practice of architecture, the maintenance of the dignity and honour of the profession of architecture and the protection of the public interest; (

h) governing the names under which authorized entities may engage in the practice of architecture; (

i) respecting the fixing of f ees, dues and levies payable to the Association by visiting project architects; (

j) prescribing how many members of the Council constitute a quorum of the Council; (

k) respecting the powers, du ties and functions of the Practice Review Board including, but not limited to, the referral of matters by that Board to the Council or the Complaint Review Committee and appeals from decisions of that Board; (

l) governing, subject to this Act, the operation and proceedings of the Registration Committee, the Complaint Review Committee and the Practice Review Board, the designation of chair and vice-chair, the appointment of acting members and the procedures for filling vacancies in the offices of chair and vice-chair and in the membership of either Committee or the Board, the appointment of members by virtue of their offices of either Committee or the Board and prescribing their powers, duties and functions; (

m) respecting the procedures for hearings of the Complaint Review Committee, of the Practice Review Board and of the Council in matters relating to the conduct or practice of authorized entities, whether or not a complaint has been made; (

n) applying all or some of the provisions of this Act, the regulations or the bylaws to members of classes or

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o) respecting reviews of the p ractice of an authorized entity by the Board or a person authorized by the Board; (

p) respecting registration, licensing, permits and certificat es of authorization, the review of complaints, the practice arrangements of authorized entities, the practice of architecture and the review of the practice of authorized entities, generally; (

q) respecting the establishment by the Council of compulsory continuing competence programs for registered architects, licensed interior designers and restricted practitioners; (

r) governing the publication of a notice of the suspension or cancellation of the registration of an authorized entity in a form and manner prescribed by the Council; (

s) respecting committees of inquiry for reinstatements under

Part 5; (

t) defining the practice of interior design for the purposes of this Act; (u) - (

x) repealed 2006 c13 s6.

(2) A regulation under subsection (1) does not come into force unless it has been approved by (

a) a majority of the registered architects and licensed interior designers (

i) present and voting at a general meeting, or (ii) voting in a mail vote cond ucted in accordance with the bylaws, a n d (

b) the Lieutenant Governor in Council. RSA 2000 cA-44 s9;2004 c3 s5;2006 c13 s6 Bylaws 10(1) The Council may make bylaws (

a) for the government of the Association and the management and conduct of its affairs;

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b) determining the location of the head office of the Association; (

c) respecting the calling of a nd conduct of meetings of the Association and the Council; (

d) respecting the nomination, election, number and term of office of Council members and officers of the Association and the appointment of individuals as members by virtue of their offices of the Council and of any committee or board established by the Council, and prescribing their powers, duties and functions; (

e) providing for the appointment of acting members of the Council and procedures for the election of registered architects and licensed interior designers and the nomination of members of the public for appointment by the Minister; (

f) providing for the division of Alberta into electoral distr icts, and prescribing the number of Council members to be elected from each district; (

g) establishing classes or categories of membership in the Association in addition to registered architects and licensed interior designers, and prescribing the rights, privileges and obligations of the classes or categories of membership so established; (

h) providing for the appointment and the revocation of the appointment of employees of the Association and of an individual as an Acting Registrar who has all of the powers and performs all of the duties of the Registrar under this Act, the regulations and the bylaws when the Registrar is absent or unable to act or when there is a vacancy in the office of Registrar; (

i) governing the establishment, operation and proceedings of chapters; (

j) governing the establishment, operation and proceedings of committees, the appointment of members of committees, the appointment of acting members and procedures for filling vacancies on committees and the delegation of any powers or duties of the Council under this Act, the regulations or the bylaws to a committee established by the Council or under this Act;

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k) prescribing the number of registered architects and licens ed interior designers that constitutes a quorum at meetings of the Association; (

l) except for the members of the public appointed by the Minister, prescribing fees and expenses payable to members of the Council, the Practice Review Board, the Registration Committee, the Complaint Review Committee or any other board or committee of the Council or Association or for a registered architect or licensed interior designer representing the Association on a board or committee; (

m) respecting the establishm ent of and payment of sums of money for scholarships, fellowships and any other educational incentive or benefit programs that the Council considers appropriate; (

n) governing the information to be engraved on and the use to be made of (

i) seals and stamps by regist ered architects and seals by licensed interior designers, and (ii) stamps by visiting proj ect architects, restricted practitioners, visiting project interior designers, architects corporations, interior design corporations and joint firms; (

o) respecting the fixing of f ees, dues and levies payable to the Association by registered architects, architects corporations, joint firms, restricted practitioners, licensed interior designers, interior design corporations and persons who are members of other classes or categories of membership in the Association; (

p) governing the nature of the costs in respect of which an order may be made by the Discipline Committee or, on appeal, the Council; (

q) respecting the establishment, content and maintenance of registers of authorized entities and of records of other classes or categories of membership to be recorded by the Registrar; (

r) respecting the removal from the registers and records of a ny memorandum or entry made in them under this Act or the regulations to indicate

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i) the suspension or cancellation of the registration of an authorized entity, or (ii) the death of a registered architect, visiting project architect, restricted practitioner, licensed interior designer or visiting project interior designer, including the removal of the name of the individual or corporation concerned; (

s) governing the publication of the names of applicants for registration as registered architects or licensed interior designers approved by the Registration Committee; (

t) requiring authorized entitie s to maintain a business address in Alberta and to inform the Registrar in writing of that address and of any change in that address forthwith after the change occurs; (

u) authorizing the Council to p rescribe the form of a certificate of registration, a licence, a permit, a certificate of authorization, an annual certificate and any other form or document that may be required for the purposes of this Act, the regulations and the bylaws; (

v) governing the holding of mail votes.

(2) The Regulations Act does not apply to bylaws of the Association. RSA 2000 cA-44 s10;2006 c13 s7 Consultation with Ministers required 10.1 Before the Council, by regulation, establishes or amends the academic qualifications and training requirements for applicants for registration as registered architects and licensed interior designers, the Council must consult with the Minister and the Minister responsible for Parts 1 to 3 of the Post-secondary Learning Act and must consider the comments received from those Ministers. 2010 c7 s2

Part 4 Registration of Members Registers Registers 11(1) The Registrar shall maintain, in accordance with the bylaws and subject to the direction of the Council, a register for each of the following:

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a) registered architects; (

b) visiting project architects; (

c) architects corporations; (

d) joint firms; (

e) restricted practitioners; (

f) licensed interior designers; (

g) visiting project interior designers; (

h) interior design corporations.

(2) The Registrar shall enter in the appropriate register the name of a person (

a) whose registration to engage in the practice of architecture has been approved (

i) in the case of a registered architect, by the Registration Committee or, on review, the Council, (ii) in the case of a visiting project architect or architects corporation, by the Council, (iii) in the case of a joint fi rm, by the Joint Board and the Council, (iv) in the case of a restric ted practitioner, in accordance with

section 73, (

v) in the case of a license d interior designer, by the Registration Committee or, on review, the Council, or (vi) in the case of a visiting project interior designer or interior design corporation, by the Council, a n d (

b) who has paid the fee prescr ibed in the regulations or bylaws, as the case may be. RSA 2000 cA-44 s11;2004 c3 s6;2006 c13 s8 Registration Committee and Council Reviews Registration Committee 12(1) The Council shall, by bylaw, establish a Registration Committee consisting of those registered architects and licensed

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 20 interior designers appointed by the Council as members of the Registration Committee.

(2) The Registration Committee shall, in accordance with this Part, the regulations and the bylaws, consider applications for the registration of applicants as registered architects or licensed interior designers, and may approve or refuse to approve the registration or defer the approval of registration until it is satisfied that the applicant has obtained further experience as required by the Registration Committee.

(3) On approving, refusing or deferring the registration of a registered architect or licensed interior designer under this Part, the Registration Committee shall cause a written notice of the approval, refusal or deferral to be sent to the applicant, and in the case of an approval shall cause a notice of the approval to be published to registered architects or licensed interior designers in the manner prescribed in the bylaws.

(4) A registered architect or licensed interior designer may, within 15 days after publication of a notice of approval under subsection (3), request the Council to review the application and approval by serving on the Registrar a written request for review by the Council setting out the reasons why, in the architect’s or interior designer’s opinion, the registration of the applicant concerned should be reviewed.

(5) A request for review under subsection (4) acts as a stay of the approval of registration by the Registration Committee.

(6) An applicant whose application for registration in accordance with this Part has been refused may, within 30 days after receiving a notice of refusal and the reasons for the refusal, request the Council to review the refusal by serving on the Registrar a written request for review by the Council setting out the reasons why, in the applicant’s opinion, the applicant’s registration as a registered architect or licensed interior designer should be approved. RSA 2000 cA-44 s12;2006 c13 s9 Review by Council 13(1) The Council shall, after receipt of a request for review under

section 12(4) or (6), review the request so received.

(2) A person who requests a review pursuant to

section 12(4) and the applicant for registration or, on a request under

section 12(6), the applicant alone

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a) shall be notified in writin g by the Council of the date, place and time that it will consider the matter requested to be reviewed, and (

b) is entitled to appear with counsel and make representation s to the Council when it considers the matter under review.

(3) A member of the Registration Committee who is also a member of the Council may participate at a review by the Council under this

section but shall not vote in a decision of the Council at a review under this section. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s13 Registered Architects, Visiting Project Architects and Architects Corporations Registration as registered architect 14(1) The Registration Committee or, on review, the Council shall approve for registration as a registered architect an individual who has applied under this Act and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as a registered architect.

(2) An individual becomes entitled to be registered as a registered architect when the Registration Committee or the Council, as the case may be, approves the individual’s registration. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s14 Registration as visiting project architect 15(1) The Council may approve the registration of an individual who has applied under this Part and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as a visiting project architect for the purpose of a project approved by the Council.

(2) The Council may, for the purposes of this section, approve (

a) a project described in an a pplication for registration under this section, and (

b) subject to the regulations, the proposed relationship betw een the applicant for registration as a visiting project architect and a registered architect who will collaborate on the project approved under clause (a).

(3) An individual becomes entitled to be registered as a visiting project architect when the Council approves the individual’s registration. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s15

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 22 Registration of architects corporation 16(1) The Council may approve the registration of a corporation registered, incorporated or continued under the Business Corporations Act that has applied under this Part and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as an architects corporation.

(2) A corporation becomes entitled to be registered as an architects corporation when the Council approves its registration. RSA 2000 cA-44 s16;2006 c13 s10 Licensed Interior Designers, Visiting Project Interior Designers and Interior Design Corporations Registration as licensed interior designer 16.1(1) The Registration Committee or, on review, the Council shall approve for registration as a licensed interior designer an individual who has applied under this Act and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as a licensed interior designer.

(2) An individual becomes entitled to be registered as a licensed interior designer when the Registration Committee or the Council, as the case may be, approves the individual’s registration. 2006 c13 s11 Registration as visiting project interior designer 16.2(1) The Council may approve the registration of an individual who has applied under this Part and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as a visiting project interior designer for the purpose of an interior design project approved by the Council.

(2) The Council may, for the purposes of this section, approve (

a) an interior design project d escribed in an application for registration under this section, and (

b) subject to the regulations, the proposed relationship betw een the applicant for registration as a visiting project interior designer and a licensed interior designer who will collaborate on the interior design project approved under clause (a).

(3) An individual becomes entitled to be registered as a visiting project interior designer when the Council approves the individual’s registration. 2006 c13 s11

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Chapter A-44 ARCHITECTS ACT 23 Registration of interior design corporation 16.3(1) The Council may approve the registration of a corporation registered, incorporated or continued under the Business Corporations Act that has applied under this Part and is eligible in accordance with this Act and the regulations to be registered as an interior design corporation.

(2) A corporation becomes entitled to be registered as an interior design corporation when the Council approves its registration. 2006 c13 s11 Architects and Engineers Firms Joint firms 17(1) In this

section and in sections 18, 19 and 26, (a) “architects firm” means a partnership or corporation (

i) that (

A) confines its practice to providing architectural consulting services, or (

B) if it does not confine its practice to providing architectural consulting services, engages in a practice satisfactory to the Joint Board, a n d (ii) in which registered architects (

A) hold a majority interest, and (

B) control the partnership or corporation, and that is otherwise entitled to engage in the practice of architecture; (b) “engineer” means an individual who is registered as a professional engineer under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act and who actively practises engineering in Alberta; (c) “Engineers As sociation” means the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act; (d) “engineers firm” means a partnership or corporation (

i) that

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A) confines its practice to providing engineering consulting services, or (

B) if it does not confine its practice to providing engineering consulting services, engages in a practice satisfactory to the Joint Board, a n d (ii) in which professional engineers (

A) hold a majority interest, and (

B) control the partnership or corporation, and that is otherwise entitled to engage in the practice of engineering under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act; (e) “proposed architects a nd engineers firm” means a partnership or corporation (

i) that (

A) proposes to confine its practice to providing architectural consulting services and engineering consulting services, or (

B) if it does not propose t o confine its practice to providing architectural consulting services and engineering consulting services, proposes to engage in a practice satisfactory to the Joint Board, a n d (ii) in which registered archit ects and professional engineers (

A) hold a majority interest, and (

B) control the partnership or corporation, and that is otherwise entitled to engage in the practice of architecture or the practice of engineering under the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act.

(2) An application for a certificate of authorization may be made by (

a) an engineer;

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b) a registered architect; (

c) an engineers firm; (

d) an architects firm; (

e) a proposed architect s and engineers firm; (

f) a partnership or corporation that is not referred to in cl auses (c), (

d) or (

e) and that the Joint Board considers a suitable applicant for a certificate of authorization.

(3) An applicant under subsection (2) shall (

a) if its prime activity is th e provision of architectural consulting services, apply to the Council, and (

b) if its prime activity is the provision of engineering consulting services, apply to the council of the Engineers Association. RSA 2000 cA-44 s17;2011 c3 s33 Approval by Joint Board 18(1) Every application under

section 17 shall be referred to the Joint Board by the council to which it was made, with or without comment from that council.

(2) The Joint Board shall consider, with respect to each application referred to it, whether (

a) the applicant is eligible to apply under

section 17(2); (

b) the applicant has at least one full-time employee who is a registered architect who shall take responsibility for the architectural work of the applicant and at least one full-time employee who is an engineer who shall take responsibility for the engineering work of the applicant; (

c) the presence of any ownersh ip interests in the applicant will give rise to conflicts with the professional responsibilities of the firm; (

d) the granting of a certificate of authorization to the appl icant will give rise to unauthorized practice or otherwise lead to circumvention of this Act or the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act; (

e) any detriment to the public would result from the applican t becoming entitled to engage in the practice of both engineering and architecture.

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(3) After considering an application for a certificate of authorization referred to it, the Joint Board shall recommend (

a) in the case of an applica tion by an engineer or engineers firm, to the Council, (

b) in the case of an applicatio n by a registered architect or an architects firm, to the council of the Engineers Association, or (

c) in the case of an applica tion by a proposed architects and engineers firm or other applicant, to the Council and to the council of the Engineers Association, whether to grant a certificate of authorization, based on the criteria considered by it under subsection (2). RSA 2000 cA-44 s18;2011 c3 s33 Certificate of authorization 19(1) On receipt of a recommendation of the Joint Board under

section 18, the Council may approve the registration of a proposed architects and engineers firm if that firm is eligible to become registered under the regulations.

(2) When recommendations are made by the Joint Board to both the Council and the council of the Engineers Association with respect to an application for a certificate of authorization, both councils must agree that the certificate should be issued and shall sign the certificate before it is issued.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), an applicant is entitled to be registered as an architects and engineers firm when the Council approves its registration. RSA 1980 cA-44.1 s19 Certificates, Licences, Stamps and Seals Evidence of registration 20(1) On entering the name of a registered architect in the register, the Registrar shall issue to that architect (

a) a certificate of registration, and (

b) if requested by the archit ect, a seal engraved as prescribed in the bylaws.

(2) On entering the name of a visiting project architect in the register, the Registrar shall issue to that architect

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a) a licence to engage in the p ractice of architecture as a visiting project architect for the project approved by the Council and described in the licence, and (