Alberta Regulation 163/2025

Police Act

INDEPENDENT AGENCY POLICE

SERVICE REGULATION

Filed: July 2, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 241/2025)

on July 2, 2025 pursuant to the Police Act as amended by

section 2(9) of the Public

Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

Independent Agency Police Service Corporation

2 Corporation established

3 Board of directors

4 Head office

5 Board powers

6 Bylaws

7 Indemnities and guarantees

8 Donations prohibited

9 Surpluses and deficits

10 Annual budget

11 Financial statements and reports

Part 2

Policing Services

12 Policing services in Alberta

13 Agent of the Crown

14 Coordination with other police services

Part 3

Committees and Oversight

15 IAPS municipal policing committee

16 IAPS regional policing committee

17 Ministerial appointments to policing committees

18 Duties and functions of policing committees

19 Remuneration

20 Additional powers of Oversight Board

Part 4

Expiry and Coming into Force

21 Expiry

22 Coming into force

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "board of directors" means the board of directors of the

corporation that the Minister appoints under

section 3;

(b) "chief elected official" means the chief elected official as

defined in the Municipal Government Act of a municipality;

(c) "chief of police" means the chief of the corporation

appointed under

section 33.5 of the Act;

(d) "corporation" means the corporation established under

section 2;

(e) "IAPS municipal policing committee" means an Independent

Agency Police Service municipal policing committee

established by a municipality under

section 15;

(f) "IAPS regional policing committee" means an Independent

Agency Police Service regional policing committee

established by the regional municipalities within a region

under

section 16;

(g) "region" means a region the Minister established under

section 16;

(h) "regional municipality" means a municipality with a

population of 15 000 or less that has entered into an

agreement with the corporation to provide policing services.

Part 1

Independent Agency Police

Service Corporation

Corporation established

2(1) The Independent Agency Police Service Corporation is

established.

(2) The Minister may, by order, change the name of the corporation.

Board of directors

3(1) The corporation shall have a board of directors consisting of up

to 7 members appointed by the Minister.

(2) To be eligible to be appointed as a member, a person must, on the

date of the appointment and during the term of office of the member,

(

a) be 18 years of age or older,

(

b) be a resident of Alberta,

(

c) not be prohibited from being a member under subsection (3),

and

(

d) meet any additional eligibility criteria and qualifications

established by the Minister.

(3) A member shall not be

(

a) a member of the Oversight Board,

(

b) a police officer of the corporation, or

(

c) a civilian employee of the corporation.

(4) The term of office of each member is up to 3 years.

(5) A member is eligible for reappointment if the member continues to

meet the eligibility requirements in subsection (2) and the

reappointment does not result in more than a total of 10 years of

service by that member.

(6) Notwithstanding that the term of office of a member may have

expired, the member continues to hold office until the earliest of the

following:

(

a) the member is reappointed;

(

b) a successor is appointed;

(

c) a period of 6 months has elapsed.

(7) The Minister shall designate a member as chair and another

member as vice-chair.

(8) The Minister may determine the remuneration and expenses

payable to members, subject to any directives issued by the Treasury

Board.

Head office

4(1) The Minister may, by order, designate a location within Alberta

as the head office of the corporation.

(2) The corporation shall maintain its head office at the location

designated by the Minister.

Board powers

5(1) The board of directors is responsible for the management and

general operation of the corporation, including

(

a) developing operational and administrative policies,

(

b) preparing and approving budgets and fiscal updates, and

(

c) carrying out any other function necessary for the

management and operation of the corporation.

(2) The board of directors may delegate administrative and operational

tasks to the chief of police or civilian employees of the corporation.

Bylaws

6(1) The corporation may make bylaws respecting its governance,

business operations and procedural rules, including bylaws respecting

the calling of, quorum at and conduct of business at meetings.

(2) If there is a conflict between the Act or regulations made under the

Act and the bylaws, the Act or regulation prevails.

Indemnities and guarantees

7(1) Subject to subsection (2), the corporation shall not give an

indemnity or guarantee with respect to the obligations of another

person.

(2) The corporation may indemnify its members and employees and

former members and employees, for which purpose

section 124 of the

Business Corporations Act applies, and a reference in that

section to a

director or officer must be read as a reference to a member, a police

officer of the corporation or a civilian employee of the corporation.

Donations prohibited

8 The corporation shall not accept a donation of money, property or

assets.

Surpluses and deficits

9(1) The corporation shall not incur an operating deficit in a fiscal

year.

(2) If the corporation incurs a surplus in a fiscal year it must be

returned to the Minister as soon as practicable.

Annual budget

10(1) The corporation shall submit its annual budget to the Minister.

(2) The annual budget must be in the form and manner determined by

the Minister and be submitted within the time determined by the

Minister.

Financial statements and reports

11(1) The corporation shall prepare and submit audited financial

statements for a fiscal year to the Minister by no later than May 15

following the end of the fiscal year.

(2) The corporation shall submit to the Minister any records, reports,

accounts or returns relating to a budget or fiscal update that the

Minister requests within the time determined by the Minister.

(3) The documents referred to in this

section must be in the form and

manner determined by the Minister.

Part 2

Policing Services

Policing services in Alberta

12 The corporation may provide policing services to all or any part of

Alberta.

Agent of the Crown

13(1) The corporation is for all purposes an agent of the Crown in

right of Alberta.

(2) Police officers of the corporation are not agents of the Crown in

right of Alberta when lawfully performing law enforcement activities.

Coordination with other police services

14(1) If the corporation is providing policing services in a

municipality served by another police service, the corporation shall

coordinate and collaborate with that police service.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), the corporation may, on the request of

another police service, provide temporary assistance to that police

service to provide adequate and effective policing.

Part 3

Committees and Oversight

IAPS municipal policing committee

15(1) A municipality shall establish an IAPS municipal policing

committee if the municipality

(

a) has a population greater than 15 000, and

(

b) has entered into an agreement with the corporation to provide

policing services to the municipality.

(2) An IAPS municipal policing committee shall consist of not fewer

than 3 members and not more than 7 members appointed by the

municipality's council.

(3) A member of an IAPS municipal policing committee shall not be a

full-time member of the IAPS municipal policing committee.

(4) The term of office of a member appointed to an IAPS municipal

policing committee is

(a) 3 years, or

(

b) a term of less than 3 years, but not less than 2 years.

(5) All members appointed to an IAPS municipal policing committee

must pass an enhanced security check.

(6) A council may not revoke the appointment of a member to an

IAPS municipal policing committee except for cause.

(7) If a person who is a member of a council is also appointed as a

member of an IAPS municipal policing committee, that person's

appointment to the IAPS municipal policing committee terminates on

that person's ceasing to be a member of the council.

(8) The members of an IAPS municipal policing committee shall, at

the first meeting of the committee in each year, elect from among

themselves a chair and a vice-chair.

(9) Subject to this section, a member of a council who is also a

member of an IAPS municipal policing committee is eligible to be

elected as chair or a vice-chair of the IAPS municipal policing

committee.

(10) A member who is a chief elected official of a municipality is not

eligible to be elected as chair or vice-chair of the IAPS municipal

policing committee.

IAPS regional policing committee

16(1) The Minister may establish regions of Alberta for the purpose

of this section.

(2) The regional municipalities within a region shall establish an IAPS

regional policing committee.

(3) An IAPS regional policing committee shall consist of at least one

representative member from each regional municipality and as many

other members as the relevant councils of the municipalities agree.

(4) A member of an IAPS regional policing committee shall not be a

full-time member of the IAPS regional policing committee.

(5) The term of office of a member appointed to an IAPS regional

policing committee is

(a) 3 years, or

(

b) a term of less than 3 years, but not less than 2 years.

(6) All members appointed to an IAPS regional policing committee

must pass an enhanced security check.

(7) The appointment of a member to an IAPS regional policing

committee may not be revoked by the council except for cause.

(8) If a person who is a member of a council is also appointed as a

member of an IAPS regional policing committee, that person's

appointment to the IAPS regional policing committee terminates on

that person's ceasing to be a member of the council.

(9) The members of an IAPS regional policing committee shall, at the

first meeting of the committee in each year, elect from among

themselves a chair and a vice-chair.

(10) Subject to this section, a member of a council who is also a

member of an IAPS regional policing committee is eligible to be

elected as chair or vice-chair of the IAPS regional policing committee.

(11) A member who is a chief elected official of a municipality is not

eligible to be elected as chair or vice-chair of the IAPS regional

policing committee.

Ministerial appointments to policing committees

17 If an IAPS municipal policing committee or an IAPS regional

policing committee consists of

(a) 3 members, the Minister may appoint one member to the

committee,

(b) 4 to 6 members, the Minister may appoint up to 2 members

to the committee, or

(c) 7 or more members, the Minister may appoint one member

for each group of 3 members appointed to the committee,

including any remaining group that is fewer than 3 members.

Duties and functions of policing committees

18(1) An IAPS municipal policing committee, with respect to the

municipality for which it is established, shall have the following duties

and functions:

(

a) overseeing the administration of the police service

agreement;

(

b) representing the interests and concerns of the public and

council to the chief of police or to a person delegated by the

chief of police to hear the interests and concerns;

(

c) representing the interests and concerns of the municipality to

the Oversight Board;

(

d) developing a yearly plan of priorities and strategies for

municipal policing in consultation with the chief of police;

(

e) developing a community safety plan in conjunction with the

local police detachment and chief elected official of the

municipality, including a plan for collaboration between the

community and community agencies, and providing the

community safety plan annually, or on request, to the

Minister;

(

f) reporting annually, or on request, to the Minister on the

implementation of and updates to programs and services to

achieve the priorities of the police service.

(2) An IAPS regional policing committee, with respect to the regional

municipalities for which it is established, shall have the following

duties and functions:

(

a) representing the interests and concerns of the public and

councils to the chief of police or to a person delegated by the

chief of police to hear the interests and concerns;

(

b) representing the interests and concerns of the regional

municipalities to the Oversight Board;

(

c) developing a yearly plan of priorities and strategies for

regional policing in consultation with the chief of police;

(

d) supporting the regional municipalities in integrated

community safety planning;

(

e) reporting annually, or on request, to the Minister on the

implementation of and updates to programs and services to

achieve the priorities of the corporation.

Remuneration

19 The council of a municipality that has established an IAPS

municipal policing committee or the councils of the regional

municipalities that have established an IAPS regional policing

committee may provide for the payment of reasonable remuneration or

of a gratuity or allowance to the members of the committee, including

members appointed by the Minister.

Additional powers of Oversight Board

20 In addition to the powers set out in the Act, the Oversight Board

has the power to, with respect to policing services,

(

a) establish performance measures,

(

b) evaluate whether the corporation's performance meets

established goals and objectives and recommend

improvements,

(

c) review the policies of the corporation and recommend

improvements, and

(

d) receive information from an IAPS municipal policing

committee or an IAPS regional policing committee and use

that information in the review of policing services.

Part 4

Expiry and Coming into Force

Expiry

21 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on June 30, 2035.

Coming into force

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

section 2(3) of the Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 164/2025

Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY ENHANCEMENT

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 2, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Children and Family Services (M.O.

1/2025) on June 25, 2025 pursuant to

section 131(2)(hh) and (hh.1) of the Child,

Youth and Family Enhancement Act.

1 The Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Regulation

(AR 160/2004) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 10.1 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 165/2025

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA VEGETABLE GROWERS (PROCESSING)

MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 2, 2025

For information only: Made by the Alberta Vegetable Growers (Processing) Board

on March 28, 2025 and approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing

Council on June 18, 2025 pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the Marketing of

Agricultural Products Act and

section 9 of the Alberta Vegetable Growers

(Processing) Plan Regulation (AR 273/1997).

1 The Alberta Vegetable Growers (Processing) Marketing

Regulation (AR 160/2007) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(2) is amended by striking out "(AR 273/97)".

Section 20(3) is amended by striking out "special general

meeting" and substituting "special meeting".

Section 29 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2025"

and substituting "November 30, 2032".

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Alberta Regulation 166/2025

Provincial Offences Procedure Act

PROCEDURES (TRAFFIC SAFETY)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 242/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 42 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.

1 The Procedures Regulation (AR 63/2017) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 The

Schedule is amended in

Part 41 by adding the

following after item 103:

103.1

89.1(2) or (4)

3 This Regulation comes into force 30 days after it is filed

under the Regulations Act.

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Alberta Regulation 167/2025

Traffic Safety Act

USE OF HIGHWAY AND RULES OF THE ROAD

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 243/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to sections 112 and 113(1) of the Traffic Safety Act.

1 The Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation

(AR 304/2002) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 89:

Tow truck restrictions

89.1(1) In this section, "tow truck" includes a motor vehicle

operated by a person for the purposes of providing towing, moving

or recovery services for motor vehicles that are damaged or disabled.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the driver of a tow truck must not stop

or park the tow truck on a highway within 200 m of a damaged or

disabled motor vehicle on a highway unless one of the following

have requested that the tow truck driver do so:

(

a) a peace officer;

(

b) emergency vehicle personnel;

(

c) the owner or driver of the motor vehicle;

(

d) if the motor vehicle is within 200 m of another damaged or

disabled motor vehicle, the owner or driver of the other

motor vehicle.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the driver of a tow truck if the

driver is stopped or parked to provide a towing, moving or recovery

service

(

a) under a contract with a municipality or the Government of

Alberta,

(

b) under a contract with a person for services related to motor

vehicles that are on land owned or leased by the person, or

(

c) with the express consent of a person in relation to a motor

vehicle owned or driven by the person.

(4) A person must not direct the driver of a tow truck to stop or park

in contravention of subsection (2).

3 This Regulation comes into force 30 days after it is filed

under the Regulations Act.

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Alberta Regulation 168/2025

Electric Utilities Act

TRANSMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 249/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 142 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Transmission Regulation (AR 86/2007) is amended

by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (b):

(b.1) "Alberta-British Columbia Intertie" means the intertie

located between Alberta and British Columbia as

described in Table 1 of the Schedule;

(b.2) "Alberta-Saskatchewan Intertie" means the intertie

located between Alberta and Saskatchewan as described

in Table 2 of the Schedule;

(

b) by adding the following after clause (d):

(d.1) "intertie project" means a transmission facility project

to construct a new intertie or to upgrade or enhance the

capability of an existing intertie;

(

c) by adding the following after clause (g):

(g.1) "merchant intertie" means an intertie whose

development and operating costs are paid by

(

i) the owner of the intertie, and

(ii) any other person who directly benefits from the

intertie, as permitted by the ISO tariff;

(g.2) "merchant intertie project" means an intertie project to

construct a new merchant intertie or to upgrade or

enhance the capability of an existing merchant intertie;

(g.3) "Montana-Alberta Tie Line" or "MATL" means the

merchant intertie located between Alberta and Montana

as described in Table 3 of the Schedule;

(

d) by adding the following after clause (i):

(i.1) "regulated intertie" means an intertie whose costs are

recovered through a TFO tariff approved by the

Commission;

(i.2) "regulated intertie project" means an intertie project to

construct a new regulated intertie or to upgrade or

enhance the capability of an existing regulated intertie;

Section 5(5) is repealed.

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

b) by striking out "section 16" and

substituting "sections 16 and 16.1";

(

b) in subsection (2)(

a) by striking out "or a

recommendation under

section 10.1(1)".

Section 15 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

d) by adding "and" after "Commission,";

(ii) by repealing clauses (

e) to (

g) and substituting

the following:

(

f) make arrangements for the expansion or

enhancement of the transmission system if the ISO

determines that the overall benefits of the proposed

development outweigh its overall costs.

(

b) by repealing subsection (2).

6 Sections 16 and 17 are repealed and the following is

substituted:

Restoration and operation of

Alberta-British Columbia Intertie

16(1) The ISO must prepare a plan and make arrangements to

restore and operate the Alberta-British Columbia Intertie to a

capability of reliably importing at or near 1200 MW of electricity

into Alberta.

(2) As part of the plan referred to in subsection (1), the ISO must

prepare and submit to the Commission, on or before December 31,

2026, a needs identification document for a regulated intertie project

to restore the Alberta-British Columbia Intertie to a capability of

reliably importing at or near 950 MW of electricity into Alberta.

(3) Subsection (2) constitutes a direction of the Government for the

purposes of

section 27(3).

(4) Following approval of the needs identification document

referred to in subsection (2), the ISO must implement the regulated

intertie project described in that subsection.

(5) The Commission's consideration of the needs identification

document is limited to assessing whether the ISO's proposed

solution to satisfy subsection (2)

(

a) is not technically deficient, and

(

b) is in the public interest.

(6) The ISO must make arrangements to procure ancillary services

in amounts sufficient to support import flows

(

a) at or near 800 MW until the Alberta-British Columbia

Intertie is restored to the capability described in subsection

(2),

(

b) at or near 950 MW once the Alberta-British Columbia

Intertie is restored to that capability, and

(

c) at or near 1200 MW once the Alberta-British Columbia

Intertie is restored to the capability described in subsection

(1).

(7) The ISO must ensure that any regulated intertie project under

this

section is undertaken in a manner that does not impair the use,

reliability or restoration of any other intertie, except as may be

reasonably required to implement the project.

Expansion of Alberta-Saskatchewan Intertie

16.1(1) The ISO must prepare a plan to expand the

Alberta-Saskatchewan Intertie to increase its capability to import and

export electricity.

(2) The ISO must prepare and submit to the Commission, for

approval, a needs identification document for a regulated intertie

project to implement the plan referred to in subsection (1).

(3) Subsection (2) constitutes a direction of the Government for the

purposes of

section 27(3).

(4) Following approval of the needs identification document

referred to in subsection (2), the ISO must undertake the regulated

intertie project described in that subsection.

(5) The Commission's consideration of the needs identification

document is limited to assessing whether the ISO's proposed

solution to satisfy subsection (2)

(

a) is not technically deficient, and

(

b) is in the public interest.

(6) The ISO must ensure that a regulated intertie project under this

section

(

a) is limited to transmission system upgrades necessary to

expand the use of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Intertie,

(

b) does not include transmission system upgrades that do not

directly support the expansion of the Alberta-Saskatchewan

Intertie, and

(

c) is undertaken in a manner that does not impair the use,

reliability or restoration of any other intertie, except as may

be reasonably required to implement the project.

Operation of Montana-Alberta Tie Line

16.2(1) The ISO must make arrangements to procure ancillary

services in amounts sufficient to support import flows at or near 300

MW on the Montana-Alberta Tie Line.

(2) This

section does not apply in respect of imports exceeding 300

MW or any future increase in the import capability of the

Montana-Alberta Tie Line.

Ancillary services exemption - intertie projects

16.3 For the purposes of

section 9(6) of the Act, ancillary services

procured by the ISO under

section 16(6) or 16.2(1) to support import

flows do not constitute the ISO owning or holding an interest in a

transmission facility, energy storage resource, electric distribution

system or generating unit.

Section 24(3)(

a) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

a) a new regulated intertie, in which case

section 24.2 applies,

(a.1) a new or existing merchant intertie, in which case

section

24.32 applies,

Section 24.2(2) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) The ISO must establish a competitive process to determine who

is eligible to apply to construct and operate

(

a) a new regulated intertie described in

section 24(3)(a), and

(

b) a transmission facility described in

section 24(3)(c).

9 The following is added after

section 24.31:

Eligibility for merchant intertie projects

24.32(1) A person proposing a merchant intertie project is eligible

to apply to the ISO to develop the project in accordance with

section

(2) Sections 24(1) and 24.2 do not apply to a merchant intertie

project.

(3) For greater certainty,

section 27 continues to apply to merchant

intertie projects, including

(

a) the ISO's determination under

section 27(5) regarding

system reliability and the public interest,

(

b) the allocation of costs under

section 27(8), and

(

c) the open access obligations under

section 27(9).

Section 27 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Development of intertie projects

27(1) This

section applies in respect of the following intertie

projects:

(

a) the proposed construction of a new intertie;

(

b) the proposed upgrade or enhancement of an existing intertie

that would increase its path rating.

(2) The ISO must prepare a needs identification document under

section 34(1) of the Act for a regulated intertie project to which this

section applies.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the ISO is permitted to prepare a needs

identification document for a regulated intertie project at the

direction of the Government if that direction is expressly specified in

this Regulation.

(4) If an intertie project is a merchant intertie project, the person

proposing it must apply to the ISO to develop the intertie.

(5) The ISO must prepare a needs identification document under

section 34(1) of the Act for a merchant intertie project, unless the

ISO determines that the project would negatively impact system

reliability or is not in the public interest.

(6) If the ISO prepares a needs identification document for a

merchant intertie project, the document must include

(

a) the information required by

section 11(3), unless the ISO

determines that any of those matters are not required,

(

b) a description of the extent to which the ISO will make use of

the proposed merchant intertie to provide system access

service,

(

c) any proposed agreements, arrangements, rates and terms and

conditions for the ISO's use of the merchant intertie, and

(

d) any other information that the ISO considers necessary in

view of the nature of the proposed merchant intertie.

(7) If the ISO prepares a needs identification document for a

merchant intertie project, the person proposing the merchant intertie

must assist the ISO in the preparation of the document and provide

any information the ISO requires.

(8) Under this section, the cost of planning, designing, constructing,

operating and interconnecting a regulated or merchant intertie

project must be paid as follows:

(

a) for a regulated intertie project, by the applicable TFO with

costs recovered through the ISO tariff as approved by the

Commission;

(

b) for a merchant intertie project, by

(

i) the person proposing the merchant intertie, and

(ii) any other person who directly benefits from the

merchant intertie based on the use described in the

approved needs identification document and only to the

extent permitted by the ISO tariff.

(9) A person proposing a merchant intertie project must, in

accordance with the ISO rules, provide open access to the merchant

intertie for electricity market participants

(

a) by means of an auction or other transparent process for

available transfer capability, and the person proposing a

of that open access for information with the Commission, and

(

b) by ensuring that the merchant intertie is available on a fair,

open and non-discriminatory basis, similar to the access

available to other transmission facilities in Alberta.

(10) The ISO must include in the ISO tariff

intertie by electricity market participants, and

(

b) any applicable charges for use of the interconnected electric

system for that service.

Section 29 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (5):

(6) This

section expires on the effective date of the ISO tariff that

includes a transmission reinforcement payment under

section 29.1,

except as otherwise provided in

section 29.2.

12 The following is added after

section 29:

Transmission reinforcement payment

29.1(1) The ISO tariff must include a transmission reinforcement

payment that is payable by the owner of

(

a) a new generating unit or energy storage resource, or

(

b) an existing generating unit or energy storage resource in

respect of any capacity for which the owner has not

previously paid a transmission reinforcement payment under

clause (

a) or a charge under

section 29(2)(b).

(2) This

section does not apply until the date on which an ISO tariff

that includes a transmission reinforcement payment comes into

effect following approval by the Commission.

(3) The ISO tariff must also set out

(

a) the method by which the transmission reinforcement

payment is to be calculated, and

reinforcement payment, which must include the following:

(

i) the prudent administration, management and investment

of money collected;

(ii) accounting for money collected and any investment

earnings;

(iii) disbursement of earnings;

(iv) application of all amounts collected and earned under

this

section to offset the ISO's annual

transmission-related revenue requirement.

(4) The transmission reinforcement payment must be determined

based on

(

a) available transmission system capacity,

(

b) the technical characteristics of the generating unit or energy

storage resource, and

(

c) the cost of reinforcing the transmission system.

(5) The transmission reinforcement payment

(

a) must be equal to or greater than $0 per MW, and

(

b) is not subject to a maximum limit.

(6) The ISO must determine and apply the transmission

reinforcement payment in accordance with the ISO tariff and the ISO

rules.

(7) A transmission reinforcement payment is not refundable.

(8) Amounts collected through the transmission reinforcement

payment must be used solely in the manner described in subsection

(3)(b)(iv).

Transition from generating unit owner's contribution

to transmission reinforcement payment

29.2(1) Despite the expiry of

section 29 under

section 29(6), the

section 29(4)(a), (c), (

d) and (

e) as they read immediately before

that expiry.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the ISO may continue to

administer amounts paid under

section 29 and refund those amounts

in accordance with the ISO tariff and the ISO rules.

(3) Nothing in this

section affects any obligation or entitlement that

arose under

section 29 before the date of its expiry.

Section 47 is repealed and the following is substituted:

ISO tariff - transmission system considerations

47(1) When considering an application for approval of the ISO

tariff under sections 121 and 122 of the Act, the Commission must

ensure that

(

a) the just and reasonable costs of the transmission system,

excluding ancillary services, are wholly charged, to the

extent required by the ISO tariff, to

(

i) DFOs,

(ii) customers who operate industrial systems,

(iii) persons who have made an arrangement under

section

101(2) of the Act, and

(iv) exporters,

(

b) each DFO can recover its allocated costs through its own

tariff,

(

c) the ISO tariff includes provisions that require owners of

generating units and energy storage resources to pay

(

i) local interconnection costs,

(ii) transmission reinforcement payments, and

(iii) transmission line losses,

and

(

d) all just and reasonable costs related to arrangements or

agreements under

section 9(5) of the Act are provided for in

the ISO tariff.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), the ISO must ensure that

amounts payable under

section 29.1 are used only to offset the

portion of the ISO's transmission revenue requirement that relates to

transmission facilities, and not any portion that relates to ancillary

services.

Section 48 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(3) Nothing in this

section prevents the ISO from recovering any or

all of the costs referred to in subsection (2) through ISO fees, the

ISO tariff or a combination of both, in accordance with the Act.

15 The following is added after

section 48:

Recovery of ancillary services costs

48.1(1) The ISO must recover the costs of arranging for the

provision of ancillary services in a manner that reflects the extent to

which each electricity market participant or class of participant

contributes to the need for those services.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the ISO may determine the

share of ancillary services costs to be recovered from each electricity

market participant or class of participant.

(3) The ISO must ensure that the methodology for determining the

shares of ancillary services costs is transparent and aligns with the

requirements set out in the ISO tariff or ISO rules.

(4) Nothing in this

section limits the ISO's authority under

section

30(4) of the Act to recover ancillary services costs through the ISO

tariff, ISO fees or a combination of both.

(5) This

section does not apply until the date on which an ISO tariff

that includes the cost recovery under subsection (1) comes into effect

following approval by the Commission.

Section 51 is repealed.

Section 54 is amended by striking out "December 31,

2027" and substituting "December 31, 2033".

18 The following

Schedule is added after

section 54:

Schedule

Table 1

Alberta-British Columbia Intertie

WECC

Path

Transmission

Line

Alberta

Endpoint

External

Endpoint

Metered

End

Voltage

Level

Path 1

1201L

Bennett 520S

Cranbrook

(British

Columbia)

Bennett 520S

500 kV

887L

Pocaterra 48S

Natal

(British

Columbia)

Pocaterra 48S

138 kV

786L

Coleman 799S

Natal

(British

Columbia)

Natal

138 kV

Table 2

Alberta-Saskatchewan Intertie

WECC

Path

Transmission

Line

Alberta

Endpoint

External

Endpoint

Metered

End

Voltage

Level

Path 2

n/a

McNeill 840S

(HVDC B2B

Converter

Station)

n/a

McNeill 840S

138 kV

Table 3

Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL)

WECC

Path

Transmission

Line

Alberta

Endpoint

External

Endpoint

Metered

End

Voltage

Level

Path 3

941L (MATL)

Picture Butte

120S

Great Falls

(Montana)

Picture Butte

120S

230 kV

19 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(15) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

Alberta Regulation 169/2025

Electric Utilities Act

CITY OF MEDICINE HAT PAYMENT IN LIEU

OF TAX AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 250/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 147 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The City of Medicine Hat Payment in Lieu of Tax

Regulation (AR 235/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(e)(

i) is amended by striking out "power pool

and ancillary services markets" and substituting "electricity

markets".

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(2)(

c) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 170/2025

Electric Utilities Act

PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 251/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 147 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Payment in Lieu of Tax Regulation (AR 112/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 17 is amended by striking out "October 31, 2025"

and substituting "October 31, 2028".

Alberta Regulation 171/2025

Public Lands Act

LAND STEWARDSHIP FUND AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 252/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 11.2 of the Public Lands Act.

1 The Land Stewardship Fund Regulation (AR 31/2011) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after

clause (c):

(d) "private land" means land that is owned by a person other

than

(

i) the Crown in right of Alberta or of Canada or their

agents, or

(ii) a municipality.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (a)

(

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

i) and by adding "or" at the end of subclause (ii);

(ii) by adding the following after subclause (ii):

(iv) for conservation activities on private land;

(

b) by adding the following after clause (c):

(

e) to pay for conservation activities on private land.

Section 2.1 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 172/2025

Municipal Government Act

PLANNING EXEMPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 253/2025)

on July 9, 2025 pursuant to

section 618(4) of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Planning Exemption Regulation (AR 223/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 4.9:

Application re development

4.10(1) In this section, "biodigester facility" means all the land,

buildings, structures, process and pollution abatement equipment,

vessels, storage facilities, material handling facilities, roadways,

railways, pipelines and other installations to be used for or in

connection with the Foothills County waste management facility and

the associated power plant.

(2) Part 17 of the Act and the regulations and bylaws made under

that Part do not apply to the development of a biodigester facility

located on the land legally described as NW 5-19-29-W4 and NE

6-19-29-W4 in Foothills County.

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Alberta Regulation 173/2025

Electric Utilities Act

FLARE GAS GENERATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (M.O.

38/2025) on June 3, 2025 pursuant to

section 99 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Flare Gas Generation Regulation (AR 163/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended by striking out "18(2)" and

substituting "18(3)".

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(7) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 174/2025

Electric Utilities Act

MICRO-GENERATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (M.O.

39/2025) on June 3, 2025 pursuant to

section 99 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Micro-generation Regulation (AR 27/2008) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "Section 18(2)" and

substituting "Section 18(3)".

Section 7 is amended

(

a) in subsection (5)(

b) by striking out "pool price" and

substituting "real-time market price";

(

b) in subsection (7)(

a) by striking out "power pool" and

substituting "real-time market".

4 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(2)(

h) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 175/2025

Electric Utilities Act

SMALL SCALE GENERATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (M.O.

40/2025) on June 3, 2025 pursuant to

section 99 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Small Scale Generation Regulation (AR 194/2018) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "power pool"

wherever it occurs and substituting "real-time market".

Section 7 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)(

b) by striking out "power pool" and

substituting "real-time market";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "hourly pool price for

each hour" and substituting "real-time market price for

each settlement interval".

Section 10.1 is repealed.

5 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(2)(

h) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 176/2025

Electric Utilities Act

ISOLATED GENERATING UNITS AND CUSTOMER

CHOICE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (M.O.

58/2025) on June 3, 2025 pursuant to

section 99 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Isolated Generating Units and Customer Choice

Regulation (AR 165/2003) is amended by this Regulation.

2 Sections 3(

a) and 16(

a) are amended by striking out "pool

price" and substituting "real-time market price".

3 The

Schedule is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Schedule

Isolated Regulated Generating Units and

Regions Served by those Units

Part A

Isolated

Community

Isolated

Generating Unit

Fuel Type

Rating (kW)

Chipewyan Lake

CUL 446

Diesel

CUL 542

Diesel

Indian Cabins

CUL 458

Diesel

CUL 605

Diesel

Narrows Point

CUL 280

Diesel

CUL 429

Diesel

CUL 430

Diesel

CUL 483

Diesel

Peace Point

CUL 439

Diesel

CUL 593

Diesel

PV 2

Solar PV

BESS 2

Battery

Steen River Town

CUL 504

Diesel

CUL 505

Diesel

Third Lake

CUL 453

Diesel

CUL 454

Diesel

CUL 455

Diesel

CUL 456

Diesel

PV 1

Solar PV

BESS 1

Battery

Part B

Isolated

Community

Isolated

Generating Unit

Fuel Type

Rating (kW)

Stowe Creek

CUL 256

Natural Gas

CUL 361

Diesel

CUL 424

Natural Gas

Part C

Isolated Generating Units

that are Mobile Units

Fuel Type

Rating (kW)

CUL 306

Diesel

CUL 308

Diesel

CUL 309

Diesel

CUL 331

Diesel

CUL 360

Diesel

CUL 433

Diesel

4 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(2)(

h) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 177/2025

Electric Utilities Act

MUNICIPAL OWN-USE GENERATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 9, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Affordability and Utilities (M.O.

59/2025) on June 3, 2025 pursuant to

section 99 of the Electric Utilities Act.

1 The Municipal Own-use Generation Regulation

(AR 80/2009) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(

a) is amended by striking out "settlement interval"

and substituting "hour".

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 1(2)(

j) of the Energy and Utilities Statutes

Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 178/2025

Consumer Protection Act

CREDIT AND PERSONAL REPORTS (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 16, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape

Reduction (M.O. 25/2025) on June 20, 2025 pursuant to sections 51 and 162(2) of the

Consumer Protection Act.

1 The Credit and Personal Reports Regulation (AR 193/99)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 6 is amended by striking out "August 31, 2025" and

substituting "August 31, 2030".

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Alberta Regulation 179/2025

Consumer Protection Act

GENERAL LICENSING AND SECURITY (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 16, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape

Reduction (M.O. 26/2025) on July 9, 2025 pursuant to sections 139 and 162(2) of the

Consumer Protection Act.

1 The General Licensing and Security Regulation

(AR 187/99) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 38 is amended by striking out "August 31, 2025"

and substituting "August 31, 2030".

Alberta Regulation 180/2025

Education Act

EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 16, 2025

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 258/2025)

on July 16, 2025 pursuant to

section 21 of the Education Act.

1 The Early Childhood Services Regulation (AR 126/2022)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) "independent ECS operator" means a society registered

under the Societies Act, a non-profit company registered

under

Part 9 of the Companies Act or a non-profit

corporation incorporated by or under

an Act of the

Legislature, other than an independent school, that

(

i) provides an early childhood services program, and

(ii) receives grants under the Education Grants

Regulation in respect of the early childhood

services program;

(

b) in clause (e)(iii) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

c) by repealing clause (f).

Section 9(2) is amended by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent".

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent";

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

d) in subsection (8)

(

i) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

Section 11 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

6 The heading preceding

section 15 is amended by striking

out "Private" and substituting "Independent".

Section 15 is amended

(

a) in clause (d)

(

i) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(ii) in subclause (

i) by striking out "the private" and

substituting "the independent";

(

b) in clause (

e) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent".

Section 16 is amended

(

a) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(

b) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

Section 17 is amended by striking out "private" wherever

it occurs and substituting "independent".

Section 18 is amended

(

a) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(

b) in clauses (b), (

c) and (

e) by striking out "private"

and substituting "independent".

Section 19(1) is amended by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent".

Section 20 is amended

(

a) in subsections (1) to (3) by striking out "a private"

and substituting "an independent";

(

b) in subsection (4)(

a) by striking out "private" and

substituting "independent".

Section 21 is amended

(

a) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(

b) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

14 Sections 22 to 24 are amended by striking out "A

private" wherever it occurs and substituting "An independent".

Section 25 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3)

(

i) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" wherever it occurs

and substituting "the independent";

(

b) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "another private" and substituting

"another independent";

(iii) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(iv) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent";

(

v) by striking out "other private" and substituting

"other independent";

(

c) in subsection (5) by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent".

Section 26 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent";

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent";

(

c) in subsection (3)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" wherever it occurs

and substituting "the independent";

(

d) in subsection (4)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

Section 27 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent".

Section 28 is amended by striking out "A private" and

substituting "An independent".

Section 29 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(

b) in subsections (2) and (4) by striking out "private"

wherever it occurs and substituting "independent";

(

c) in subsection (5)

(

i) by striking out "a private" and substituting "an

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent";

(

d) in subsection (6)

(

i) by striking out "A private" and substituting "An

independent";

(ii) by striking out "the private" and substituting "the

independent".

Section 30 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in the portion preceding clause (a)

(

A) by striking out "a private" and substituting

"an independent";

(

B) by striking out "the private" and substituting

"the independent";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "private" and

substituting "independent";

(iii) in clause (

c) by striking out "a private" and

substituting "an independent";

(iv) in clause (

d) by striking out "private" and

substituting "independent";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "private" and

substituting "independent".

21 The following is added after

section 32:

Transitional - private ECS operators

32.1 A private ECS operator approved to provide an early

childhood services program under this Regulation as it read

immediately before the coming into force of this

section and whose

approval has not been cancelled when this

section comes into force

is deemed to be an independent ECS operator approved to provide an

early childhood services program under this Regulation for the

remainder of the term of that approval.

22 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 181/2025

Local Authorities Election Act

EXPENSE LIMITS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: July 16, 2025

For information only: Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. 54/2025) on

July 7, 2025 pursuant to sections 147.91, 160.2 and 188 of the Local Authorities

Election Act.

1 The Expense Limits Regulation (AR 171/2024) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 5 is amended by renumbering it as

section 5(1)

and by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in respect of a general election

to be held in 2025, the number of persons residing in an area at the

start of the campaign period for that election is to be determined

using the 2024 Municipal Affairs Population List that was specified

to be the population for all municipal authorities in Alberta by order

made by the Minister on March 20, 2025 under

section 604.1 of the

Municipal Government Act.