Alberta Regulation 150/2023

Insurance Act

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PREMIUMS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 18, 2023

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 222/2023)

on December 18, 2023 pursuant to

section 602, 608 and 790 of the Insurance Act.

1 The Automobile Insurance Premiums Regulation

(AR 117/2014) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after

clause (l):

(l.1) "premium payment plan" means,

(

i) prior to January 1, 2025, a plan for a policyholder to pay

the policyholder's annual automobile insurance

premium in a number of instalments during the term of

the contract of insurance, and

(ii) on or after January 1, 2025, a plan for a policyholder to

pay the policyholder's annual automobile insurance

premium in an initial payment equal to 2 monthly

premium instalments and thereafter in equal monthly

instalments, or in 12 equal monthly instalments;

3 The following is added after

section 5:

Board-ordered filings

5.1(1) The Board may, at any time, order an insurer to file with the

Board changes to the insurer's rating program that take into account

changes in legislation, the market or the operating environment

subsequent to the insurer's most recently filed rating program.

(2) The Board must give the insurer written notice of an order made

under subsection (1).

(3) The insurer must comply with an order made under subsection

(1) within 60 days from the date notice is given unless the Board

extends the time for filing.

(4) Proposed changes to a rating program filed under subsection

(1) have no effect until they are approved by the Board under

section 7.

(5) An insurer that fails to comply with an order made under

subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "section 3, 4 or 5" and

substituting "section 4, 5 or 5.1".

Section 8(2) is amended

(

a) in clause (

b) by striking out "serious or" and

substituting "major or minor";

(

b) in clause (

d) by striking out "serious" and

substituting "major".

6 The following heading is added before

section 9:

Other Matters

7 The following is added after

section 9:

Returning excess premiums

9.1 If an insurer has collected premiums that result in profitability

in excess of the target for profitability established in accordance with

section 9(6)(d), the Board may, subject to its policies and

procedures, require the insurer to return the excess premiums, or any

portion thereof, to its policyholders.

Payment plans

9.2(1) Every insurer must provide the option to each policyholder

who enters into or renews a contract of insurance for a private

passenger vehicle to pay the policyholder's annual insurance

premium by a premium payment plan, except in one or more of the

following circumstances:

(

a) the policyholder has had 2 or more cancellations for

non-payment of private passenger vehicle premiums in

Alberta in the previous 36 months;

(

b) the contract of insurance insures an automobile that is not a

private passenger vehicle;

(

c) the contract of insurance insures 5 or more automobiles

under common ownership or management, commonly known

as a fleet;

(

d) the total annual premium payable does not exceed $300;

(

e) the insurer requires all premiums to be paid upfront in full for

every contract of insurance for private passenger vehicles.

(2) An insurer that provides premium payment plans to its

policyholders under subsection (1) must charge all policyholders the

same reasonable rate or fee for the premium payment plan.

(3) An insurer that contravenes or fails to comply with this

section is

guilty of an offence.

8 The heading preceding

section 10 is repealed.

Consequential amendment

9(1) The Insurance Enforcement and Administration

Regulation (AR 101/2022) is amended by this section.

(2) The

Schedule is amended in item 1 by striking out

"sections 2(1), 4(1), 5(1), 6, 8, 11(1) and 12" and substituting

"sections 2(1), 4(1), 5(1), 5.1, 6, 8, 9.2, 11(1) and 12".

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2024.

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Alberta Regulation 151/2023

Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act

GAMING, LIQUOR AND CANNABIS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 18, 2023

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 229/2023)

on December 18, 2023 pursuant to

section 129 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis

Act.

1 The Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation

(AR 143/96) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 104 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2)

(

i) in clause (

a) by adding "or as otherwise directed by

the board" after "Commission";

(ii) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (c), by

adding "and" at the end of clause (

d) and by

adding the following after clause (d):

(

e) to sell cannabis, with the prior approval of the

board, at a function at premises specified by the

board for consumption off those premises.

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) If the board grants an approval referred to in subsection

(2)(e), the board may specify in the approval that, as long as the

licensee is in compliance with the Act and subject to any

conditions imposed by the board, the premises in respect of the

function may be a location where things other than cannabis

accessories or prescribed things are sold for the purposes of

section 90.09 of the Act.

Section 109(2) is amended by adding "and" at the end of

clause (

f) and by repealing clauses (

g) and (

h) and

substituting the following:

(

g) ensure that after the hours of operation of the licensed

premises all cannabis is stored in a locked storeroom or

locked showcase accessible only by authorized employees of

the cannabis licensee.

4 This Regulation comes into force on January 31, 2024.

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Alberta Regulation 152/2023

Municipal Government Act

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PROPERTY TAX

EXEMPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 20, 2023

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. 075/23) on

December 19, 2023 pursuant to

section 370(

c) of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Community Organization Property Tax Exemption

Regulation (AR 281/98) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(d.1) is amended by adding "and" at the end

of subclause (i), by striking out "and" at the end of

subclause (ii) and by repealing subclause (iii).

Section 15(e)(ii) and (f)(ii) are amended by adding ", or

information is available online," after "in the facility".

Section 16 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in the portion preceding clause (

a) by striking

out "property" and substituting "a property";

(ii) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) the non-profit organization, subject to subsection

(1.1),

(

i) makes an application for an exemption to the

municipality by September 30 of the year

preceding the taxation year, and

(ii) supplies the municipality with the following

by November 30 of the year preceding the

taxation year:

(

A) any information the municipality

requires to determine if the organization

meets the conditions for the exemption;

(

B) a description of any retail commercial

areas in the facility on the property,

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a), the municipality

(

a) may specify other dates for a non-profit organization to

make an application and supply the information and

description referred to in subsection (1)(a), and

(

b) must advertise the dates referred to in clause (

a) in

accordance with

section 606 of the Act.

Section 23 is amended by striking out "December 31, 2023"

and substituting "December 31, 2025".

6(1) This Regulation, except

section 5, comes into force on

January 1, 2024.

(2) Section 5 comes into force on December 31, 2023.

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Alberta Regulation 153/2023

Conflicts of Interest Act

MEMBERS' GIFTS AND BENEFITS REGULATION

Filed: December 22, 2023

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 235/2023)

on December 22, 2023 pursuant to

section 47.1 of the Conflicts of Interest Act.

Fees, non-monetary gifts and

non-monetary benefits

1 For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

a) of the Act, the prescribed

amount is $500.

Events, conferences and meetings

2(1) For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

b) of the Act, a Member or the

Member's spouse or adult interdependent partner or minor child may

accept a ticket or invitation to an event if the value of the ticket or

invitation is

(a) $250 or less,

(

b) greater than $250 but equal to or less than $1000, if the

Member records the information in accordance with

subsection (5), or

(

c) greater than $1000, if the Member

(

i) records the information in accordance with subsection (5),

and

(ii) reports the information referred to in subsection (5) to the

Ethics Commissioner in the form and manner determined

by the Ethics Commissioner within 60 days after the ticket

or invitation is accepted.

(2) For the purposes of

section 7(3)(

c) of the Act, a Member may

accept a waiver of the attendance fee and the payment or reimbursement

of reasonable travel expenses if the value of the waiver, payment or

reimbursement is

(a) $250 or less,

(

b) greater than $250 but equal to or less than $1000, if the

Member records the information in accordance with

subsection (5), or

(

c) greater than $1000, if the Member

(

i) records the information in accordance with subsection

(5), and

(ii) reports the information referred to in subsection (5) to

the Ethics Commissioner in the form and manner

determined by the Ethics Commissioner within 60 days

after the waiver, payment or reimbursement is accepted.

(3) For the purposes of determining the value referred to in

subsections (1) and (2), the total value of all tickets, invitations,

waivers, payments or reimbursements

(

a) accepted from the same source must be aggregated in respect

of each event, conference or meeting, and

(

b) must be considered separately for the Member and each

individual on whose behalf the tickets, invitations, waivers,

payments or reimbursements are accepted.

(4) Subsection (3)(

b) does not apply for the purposes of

section 12(

e) of the Act.

(5) For the purposes of subsections (1)(

b) and (

c) and (2)(

b) and (c), a

Member must record the following information in respect of the

Member and, where applicable, the Member's spouse or adult

interdependent partner or minor child:

(

a) a description and the date of the event, conference or

meeting;

(

b) the date the ticket, invitation, waiver, payment or

reimbursement is accepted;

(

c) the name of the person who provides the ticket, invitation,

waiver, payment or reimbursement;

(

d) the circumstances in which and reason why the ticket,

invitation, waiver, payment or reimbursement is given and

accepted;

(

e) the value, if known, or a reasonable estimate of the value, if

the value is not known, of the ticket, invitation, waiver,

payment or reimbursement;

(

f) any other information required by the Ethics Commissioner.

Disclosure relating to fees, gifts and other benefits

3 For the purposes of

section 12(

e) of the Act, the prescribed amount

is $250.

Coming into force

4 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 1(7) of the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023.

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Alberta Regulation 154/2023

Public Sector Employers Act

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYERS REGULATION

Filed: December 22, 2023

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 238/2023)

on December 22, 2023 pursuant to

section 8 of the Public Sector Employers Act.

Employers

1 The following entities are prescribed as employers for the purpose

section 1(1)(a.2)(viii) of the Act:

(

a) Covenant Health;

(

b) Lamont Health Care Centre.

Repeal

2 The Public Sector Employers Regulation (AR 108/2021) is

repealed.