Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Regulation (Alta. Reg. 154/2026)

Alta. Reg. 154/2026

Alberta — Regulations

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(no amdt) ALBERTA REGULATION 154/2026 Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION REGULATION Table of Contents 1

Definitions 2 Non-application of Act 3 Application of mutual recognition rules — goods 4 Applicable standards and approvals — goods 5 Exception re mutual recognition rules — goods 6 Non-application of mutual recognition rules — services 7 Coming into force

Definitions 1 For the purposes of the Act and this Regulation, (a) “any Alberta laws applicable to the good or the sale or use of the good” means any regulatory measures in Alberta relating to the following: (

i) how a good is sold; (ii) the conduct of a person selling a good; (iii) who may sell, purchase, possess or use a good; (iv) any requirement to obtain or maintain a licence, registration or other authorization to sell a good; (

v) a contract for the sale of a good; (vi) the circumstances in which a good may or may not be sold; (b) “Canadian Mutual Recogniti on Agreement on the Sale of Goods” means the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on the Sale of Goods, including any amendments to that agreement, entered into by (

i) the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec on November 18, 2025,

Section 2 AR 154/2026 INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION REGULATION 2 (ii) the governments of Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan on November 19, 2025, (iii) the government of Yukon on February 17, 2026, and (iv) the government of Nunavut on March 23, 2026. Non-application of Act 2 For the purposes of

section 2(

c) of the Act, the Act does not apply to municipalities. Application of mutual recognition rules — goods 3(1)

Section 5 of the Act only applies to (

a) a good in the form or condition in which the good met the applicable standards and received the applicable approvals referred to in

section 5(1) of the Act in a Canadian jurisdiction, and (

b) a good referred to in Sec tion D.1 of the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on the Sale of Goods.

(2) Section 5 of the Act does not apply to the following: (

a) a good whose entry into Alberta or whose sale, possession or use in Alberta is prohibited under an enactment of Alberta or Canada; (

b) a good that carries or co ntains a component or organism whose entry into Alberta or whose sale, possession or use in Alberta is prohibited under an enactment of Alberta or Canada; (

c) the use of a good after it is sold in Alberta unless the Government of Alberta enters into a mutual recognition agreement with respect to the use of goods. Applicable standards and approvals — goods 4(1) The applicable standards and approvals referred to in

section 5(1) of the Act do not include any standards and approvals relating to the use of the good, including the testing, functioning, installation, maintenance or monitoring of the good when it is in use.

(2) If a good is treated as having met the corresponding standards and received the corresponding approvals in Alberta under

section

Section 5 AR 154/2026 INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION REGULATION 3 5(1) of the Act, the good may be sold in Alberta only for the same purpose that it would have been sold in the other Canadian jurisdiction, subject to any Alberta laws applicable to the good or the sale or use of the good. Exception re mutual recognition rules — goods 5(1) In this section, “authorized body” means the following: (

a) a regulatory body; (

b) a Minister; (

c) the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), despite a good meeting the applicable standards or receiving the applicable approvals referred to in

section 5 of the Act, an authorized body may, for a period not exceeding 90 days, treat the good as if it had not met the corresponding standards or received the corresponding approvals in Alberta if the authorized body determines that doing so is necessary to address a serious and imminent threat to (

a) public security or safety, (

b) public order, (

c) human, animal or plant life or health, (

d) the environment, (

e) consumers, or (

f) the health, safety or well-being of workers.

(3) An authorized body may act under subsection (2) only to the extent reasonably necessary to address the threat.

(4) A regulatory body that acts under subsection (2) must, as soon as practicable, provide notice of its decision to act, together with reasons, to (

a) the responsible Minister, and (

b) the Minister under whose administration the regulatory body falls. Non-application of mutual recognition rules — services 6

Section 6 of the Act does not apply unless the Government of Alberta enters into a mutual recognition agreement with respect to services.

Section 7 AR 154/2026 INTERPROVINCIAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION REGULATION 4 Coming into force 7 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 10 of the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act.

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Document details

Collection	Alberta — Regulations
Citation	Alta. Reg. 154/2026
Type	regulation
Volume / chapter	2026 154
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9766d94c528e007eba65c6bd0fb49f98a9898a6e

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