Alberta Regulation 4/2024

Forest and Prairie Protection Act

NON-PERMIT AREAS (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 22, 2024

For information only: Made by the Minister of Forestry and Parks (M.O. 1/2024) on

January 18, 2024 pursuant to

section 42 of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act.

1 The Non-permit Areas Regulation (AR 53/2000) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2024"

and substituting "January 31, 2034".

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Alberta Regulation 5/2024

Safety Codes Act

BUILDING CODE REGULATION

Filed: January 24, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 14/2024)

on January 24, 2024 pursuant to

section 65 of the Safety Codes Act.

Table of Contents

1 National Building Code ? 2023 Alberta Edition

2 National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020

3 Restrictions on accredited agencies, accredited municipalities

and accredited regional services commissions

4 Disclaimer

5 Repeal

6 Coming into force

National Building Code - 2023 Alberta Edition

1 The National Building Code - 2023 Alberta Edition, published by

the National Research Council of Canada and as amended or replaced

from time to time, is declared in force with respect to buildings.

National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020

2(1) The National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020,

published by the National Research Council of Canada and as

amended or replaced from time to time, is declared in force with

respect to buildings with the variations set out in this section.

(2) Clause 1.1.2.1.(1)(

c) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

c) at least the tiered performance requirements specified as

Energy Performance Tier 1 in Table 10.1.2.1. in

Part 10.

(3) Sentence 10.1.2.1.(1) is amended by striking out "one of

Energy Performance Tiers 1 to 4 specified in Table 10.1.2.1., each of"

and substituting "at least Energy Performance Tier 1 specified in

Table 10.1.2.1.,".

Restrictions on accredited agencies, accredited municipalities and

accredited regional services commissions

3 An accredited agency, accredited municipality or accredited

regional services commission shall not impose a requirement

(

a) to conform to an Applicable Energy Performance Tier higher

than Applicable Energy Performance Tier 1 as specified in

Table 9.36.7.2 in the National Building Code ? 2023

Alberta Edition declared in force by

section 1,

(

b) to accumulate the minimum sum of energy conservation

points required to attain an Energy Performance Tier higher

than Energy Performance Tier 1 as specified in Table

9.36.8.2 in the National Building Code ? 2023 Alberta

Edition declared in force by

section 1, or

(

c) to design and construct buildings in accordance with an

Energy Performance Tier higher than Energy Performance

Tier 1 as specified in Table 10.1.2.1. in the National Energy

Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 declared in force by

section 2.

Disclaimer

4 The codes declared in force by this Regulation, and any codes and

standards referred to in those codes, do not make or imply any

assurance or guarantee by the Crown in right of Alberta with respect to

the life expectancy, durability or operating performance of materials,

appliances, systems and equipment referred to in those codes or

standards.

Repeal

5 The Building Code Regulation (AR 31/2015) is repealed.

Coming into force

6 This Regulation comes into force on May 1, 2024.

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Alberta Regulation 6/2024

Tourism Levy Act

TOURISM LEVY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 1, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 20/2024)

on February 1, 2024 pursuant to

section 40 of the Tourism Levy Act.

1 The Tourism Levy Regulation (AR 398/87) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (3);

(

b) in subsection (4) by striking out "subsections (1) and

(3), as the case may be," and substituting "this section".

Section 2.4(

e) is amended by striking out "an online broker"

and substituting "the operator of an online marketplace".

Section 3(1) is amended by striking out "and online broker".

Section 4.1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "or online broker" wherever it

occurs;

(ii) by striking out "or online broker's";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "or online broker";

(

c) by repealing subsection (7).

Section 6 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "or online broker" wherever it

occurs;

(ii) by striking out "or online broker's";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "or online broker".

Section 7(3) is repealed.

8 This Regulation is deemed to have come into force on

July 1, 2023.

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Alberta Regulation 7/2024

Tourism Levy Act

TOURISM LEVY (ONLINE BROKER) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 1, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 21/2024)

on February 1, 2024 pursuant to

section 40 of the Tourism Levy Act as amended by

section 4(9)(b), (

c) and (

e) of the Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2023.

1 The Tourism Levy Regulation (AR 398/87) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 1.1(2) is repealed.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(3) A collection period for an online broker is a calendar quarter.

Section 2.4(

e) is amended by striking out "the operator of an

online marketplace" and substituting "an online broker".

5 The following is added after

section 2.4:

Collection and remittance by online broker

2.5 Notwithstanding

section 3.2(1) of the Act, an online broker is

not required to collect or remit the tourism levy applicable to a

particular purchase of accommodation unless the online broker

collects or facilitates, either directly or indirectly, the payment for

the accommodation.

Section 3(1) is amended by adding "and online broker" after

"operator".

Section 4.1 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following:

Refund of tourism levy

4.1(1) In this section, "bad debt" means a debt owing to an

operator or online broker that is established by the operator or

online broker to have become uncollectible and that has been

included in computing the operator's or online broker's income

for the current or a preceding taxation year for the purposes of

the Income Tax Act (Canada).

(

b) in subsection (2) by adding "or online broker" after

"operator";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (6):

(7) An online broker is not required to refund an overpayment

under

section 3.1(1) of the Act except where specified by the

Minister.

Section 6 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Security

6(1) For the purpose of ensuring that an operator or online broker

will carry out the operator's or online broker's powers, duties, rights

and obligations under the Act and this Regulation, the Minister may

require an operator or online broker to

(

a) be covered by security and provide the Minister with

evidence of that security, or

(

b) provide security to the Minister.

(2) Security shall be in a form and amount acceptable to the

Minister, but shall not exceed an amount equal to 3 times the

maximum amount of tourism levy, as estimated by the Minister, that

will be required to be remitted by the operator or online broker in a

single collection period during the term of the security.

Section 7 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (2):

(3) An online broker shall keep and maintain records as required by

the Minister.

10 The following is added after

section 7:

Online broker information

7.1 For the purposes of

section 22(1.2) of the Act, the Minister, no

more than one time per calendar year with respect to an online

broker, may demand that the online broker or, when an online broker

is a partnership or corporation, demand that a partner or the president

or another officer or manager, secretary or any director, agent or

representative of the partnership or corporation provide any or all of

the following information in respect of a specified period:

(

a) the name or business name, address, contact information and,

if applicable, the business number as defined in the Income

Tax Act (Canada) of each operator listing accommodation on

an online marketplace operated by the online broker;

(

b) the total amount collected by the online broker in respect of

each operator listing accommodation on an online

marketplace operated by the online broker;

(

c) the total amount collected by the online broker in respect of

all purchases of accommodation made through any online

marketplace operated by the online broker;

(

d) in respect of each operator listing accommodation on an

online marketplace operated by the online broker,

(

i) the total amount collected by the online broker as

consideration for the accommodation, excluding

amounts referred to in subclause (ii),

(ii) the total amount collected by the online broker as

booking, service, administration or similar fees charged

by the online broker, and

(iii) the total amount collected by the online broker as

tourism levy;

(

e) in respect of all purchases of accommodation made through

any online marketplace operated by the online broker,

(

i) the total amount collected by the online broker as

consideration for the accommodation, excluding

amounts referred to in subclause (ii),

(ii) the total amount collected by the online broker as

booking, service, administration or similar fees charged

by the online broker, and

(iii) the total amount collected by the online broker as

tourism levy;

(

f) the total amount of tourism levy remitted by the online

broker in respect of each operator listing accommodation on

an online marketplace operated by the online broker;

(

g) a list of all operators in respect of which an election under

section 3.2(3) of the Act has been made;

(

h) any other information required to determine the amount of

tourism levy to be collected and remitted by the online

broker.

11 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 4(9)(

b) of the Tax Statutes Amendment Act,

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Alberta Regulation 8/2024

Public Health Act

EMERGENCY POWERS (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 1, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 22/2024)

on February 1, 2024 pursuant to

section 66 of the Public Health Act.

1 The Emergency Powers Regulation (AR 187/2009) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 4 is amended by striking out "April 1, 2024" and

substituting "April 1, 2029".

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Alberta Regulation 9/2024

Regional Health Authorities Act

ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: February 1, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 23/2024)

on February 1, 2024 pursuant to

section 23 of the Regional Health Authorities Act.

1 The Alberta Cancer Foundation Regulation (AR 70/2009)

is amended by this Regulation.

2 Sections 3(1) and (2), 5(5) and 7(2) are repealed.

Section 18 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2024"

and substituting "March 31, 2029".

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Alberta Regulation 10/2024

Rural Electrification Long-term Financing Act

Rural Electrification Loan Act

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION LOAN REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: February 1, 2024

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 24/2024)

on February 1, 2024 pursuant to

section 34 of the Rural Electrification Long-term

Financing Act and

section 33 of the Rural Electrification Loan Act.

1 The Rural Electrification Loan Regulation (AR 139/97) is

repealed.

2 This Regulation comes into force on the repeal of the

Rural Electrification Loan Act.