Alberta Regulation 156/2008

Municipal Government Act

WEST INTER LAKE DISTRICT REGIONAL WATER

SERVICES COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: October 1, 2008

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 463/2008)

on October 1, 2008 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

1 Establishment

2 Members

3 Water supply system

4 Operating deficits

5 Sale of property

6 Profit and surpluses

7 Approval

Establishment

1 A regional services commission known as the West Inter Lake

District Regional Water Services Commission is established.

Members

2 The following municipalities are members of the Commission:

(

a) Lac Ste. Anne County;

(

b) Parkland County;

(

c) Town of Onoway;

(

d) Village of Alberta Beach;

(

e) The Village of Lake View;

(

f) The Village of Seba Beach;

(

g) Village of Wabamun;

(

h) The Summer Village of Castle Island;

(

i) Summer Village of Nakamun Park;

(

j) Summer Village of Ross Haven;

(

k) The Summer Village of Sandy Beach;

(

l) Summer Village of Sunrise Beach;

(

m) Summer Village of Sunset Point;

(

n) Summer Village of Val Quentin;

(

o) Summer Village of West Cove;

(

p) Summer Village of Yellowstone.

Water supply system

3 The Commission is authorized to provide and operate a water

supply system.

Operating deficits

4 The Commission may not assume operating deficits that are shown

on the books of any of the member municipalities.

Sale of property

5(1) The Commission may not, without the approval of the Minister,

sell any of its land, buildings, equipment or inventory whose purchase

has been funded wholly or partly by grants from the Government of

Alberta.

(2) The Minister may not approve a sale under subsection (1) unless

the Minister is satisfied

(

a) as to the repayment of the grants from the Government of

Alberta and outstanding debt associated with that portion of

the land, buildings, equipment or inventory to be sold,

(

b) that the sale would not have a significant adverse effect on

the services the Commission provides, and

(

c) that the sale will be properly reflected in the rates

subsequently charged to the customers of the Commission.

Profit and surpluses

6 Unless otherwise approved by the Minister, the Commission may

not

(

a) operate for the purposes of making a profit, or

(

b) distribute any of its surpluses to its member municipalities.

Approval

7 The Minister may make an approval under

section 5 or 6 subject to

any terms or conditions the Minister considers appropriate.

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Alberta Regulation 157/2008

Municipal Government Act

SUPERNET ASSESSMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 1, 2008

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 464/2008)

on October 1, 2008 pursuant to

section 603 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Exemption from assessment

3 Assessment of assessable SuperNet linear property

4 Report by Minister required

5 Repeal

6 Expiry

Schedule

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Municipal Government Act;

(b) "assessable SuperNet linear property" means linear property

in the extended area network that is used for SuperNet

purposes and is assessable under

section 3;

(c) "extended area network" means the specifications,

characteristics and network design as reported by the

Minister under

section 4;

(d) "Minister" means the Minister of Service Alberta;

(e) "SuperNet" means the high-speed high capacity broadband

network that is owned by Bell Canada, linking government

offices, schools, health care facilities and libraries in the

extended area network.

Exemption from assessment

2(1) For the purposes of

section 298(1) of the Act, no assessment is to

be prepared for linear property in the extended area network that is

used for SuperNet purposes.

(2) Despite subsection (1), where linear property referred to in

subsection (1) is used for business, the property is assessable to the

extent that the property is used for business, as reported by the

Minister under

section 4.

Assessment of assessable SuperNet linear property

3(1) Where linear property referred to in

section 2(1) is used for

business and is assessable to the extent reported under

section 4, the

assessment must be prepared by the assessor designated under

section

292(1) of the Act.

(2) Section 292(2) to (5) of the Act do not apply in respect of an

assessment referred to in subsection (1), and instead the assessment

must be prepared in accordance with the Schedule.

Report by Minister required

4(1) The Minister must report the following information to the

assessor designated by the Minister of Municipal Affairs under

section

292(1) of the Act not later than October 31, 2008, and October 31 in

every 2nd year following 2008:

(

a) for the purposes of

section 1(c), the specifications,

characteristics and network design that form the extended

area network;

(

b) for the purposes of

section 2(

a) of the Schedule, the

construction costs of the assessable SuperNet linear property.

(2) The Minister must, for the purposes of

section 2(2), report the

extent to which linear property referred to in

section 2(1) is used for

business to the assessor designated by the Minister of Municipal

Affairs under

section 292(1) of the Act not later than December 31,

2008, and December 31 in every 2nd year following 2008.

Repeal

5 The SuperNet Assessment Regulation (AR 298/2006) is repealed.

Expiry

6 This Regulation is made in accordance with

section 603(1) of the

Act and is repealed in accordance with

section 603(2) of the Act.

Schedule

1 In this Schedule, "Minister's Guidelines" means the Alberta Linear

Property Assessment Minister's Guidelines referred to in

section

322.1(1)(a)(i)(

C) of the Act.

2 To calculate an assessment for assessable SuperNet linear property,

the assessor must

(

a) multiply the construction costs of the assessable SuperNet

linear property, as reported by the Minister under

section

4(1)(

b) of this Regulation, by a factor that represents business

use as reported by the Minister under

section 4(2) of this

Regulation,

(

b) multiply the product obtained from the calculation referred to

in clause (

a) by the assessment year modifier set out in

Schedule B for Telecommunications Systems contained in

the Minister's Guidelines,

(

c) multiply the product obtained from the calculation referred to

in clause (

b) by the depreciation factor set out in

Schedule C

for Telecommunications Systems contained in the Minister's

Guidelines, and

(

d) multiply the product obtained from the calculation referred to

in clause (

c) by an additional depreciation factor of 1.000 for

the purposes of

Schedule D for Telecommunications Systems

contained in the Minister's Guidelines.

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Alberta Regulation 158/2008

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

ACTIVITIES DESIGNATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 6, 2008

For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment (M.O. 16/2008) on

September 30, 2008 pursuant to

section 85 of the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

1 The Activities Designation Regulation (AR 276/2003) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 10.1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

c) by striking out "the approval, and"

and substituting "the approval,";

(ii) by repealing clause (

d) and substituting the

following;

(

d) November 1, 2009, if on or before that date the

Director

(

i) has not received a registration application for

the purposes of clause (

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 from the approval holder in

respect of the same activity that is the subject

of the approval, or

(ii) has received an application referred to in

subclause (

i) but, in the opinion of the

Director, the application is not complete,

(

e) June 1, 2011, if on or before November 1, 2009 the

Director has received a registration application for

the purposes of clause (

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 from the approval holder in respect of

the same activity that is the subject of the approval

and the application, in the opinion of the Director,

is complete, and

(

f) the date a registration for the purposes of clause

(

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 is issued in respect

of the activity.

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (a);

(ii) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) November 1, 2009, if on or before that date the

Director

(

i) has not received a registration application for

the purposes of clause (

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 from the approval holder in

respect of the same activity that is the subject

of the approval, or

(ii) has received an application referred to in

subclause (

i) but, in the opinion of the

Director, the application is not complete,

(

c) June 1, 2011, if on or before November 1, 2009 the

Director has received a registration application for

the purposes of clause (

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 from the approval holder in respect of

the same activity that is the subject of the approval

and the application, in the opinion of the Director,

is complete, and

(

d) the date a registration for the purposes of clause

(

b) of Division 3 of

Schedule 2 is issued in respect

of the activity.

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Alberta Regulation 159/2008

Oil and Gas Conservation Act

OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 7, 2008

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on

October 1, 2008 pursuant to

section 10(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act.

1 The Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151/71)

are amended by this Regulation.

2 The heading preceding

section 1.010 is amended by

adding "and Application" after "Interpretation".

Section 1.020(2.1) and (2.2) are repealed and the

following is substituted:

(2.1) For the purposes of

section 91 of the Act and these

Regulations,

(

a) an individual is resident in a jurisdiction if the individual

makes his or her home in and is ordinarily present in that

jurisdiction, and

(

b) a corporation or other organization referred to in

section 20

of the Act is resident in a jurisdiction if a director or officer

of the corporation, a member of the organization or a person

employed or retained to provide services to the corporation

or organization makes his or her home in that jurisdiction, is

ordinarily present in that jurisdiction and is authorized to

(

i) make decisions respecting a licence for a well or facility

issued by

(

A) the regulatory body having lawful authority in that

jurisdiction, or

(

B) in the case of Alberta, the Board,

(ii) operate the well or facility, and

(iii) implement directions from the regulatory body or in the

case of Alberta, the Board, relating to the well or

facility.

4 The following is added after

section 1.020:

Exemption - agents

1.030(1) In this section,

(a) "mutual recognition agreement" means a valid and subsisting

agreement made between the Board and a regulatory body

for the purpose of recognizing substantial regulatory

equivalency and enabling reciprocity between Alberta and

another jurisdiction;

(b) "regulatory body" means an entity having lawful authority

respecting the regulation of oil and gas exploration,

development and operation and abandonment in a

jurisdiction other than Alberta.

(2) An individual or a corporation or other organization is exempt

from the requirement to appoint an agent under

section 91(2) of the

Act if, and for so long as, the individual, corporation or organization

(

a) is resident in a jurisdiction within the meaning of

section

1.020(2.1),

(

b) is subject to the authority of a regulatory body that is a party

to a mutual recognition agreement with the Board,

(

c) is in compliance with all applicable legislation and

regulations and all applicable directives, orders and

directions of the Board and the regulatory body referred to in

clause (b),

(

d) owes no debt

(

i) to the Board directly, or

(ii) to the Board to the account of the orphan fund

continued by

section 69(1) of the Act,

(

e) does not, in Alberta or elsewhere, operate wells or facilities

in a manner that, in the opinion of the Board, is unsafe or

presents a serious threat to public safety or the environment,

and

(

f) agrees to attorn to the jurisdiction of Alberta with respect to

all matters, obligations and liabilities pertaining to its oil and

gas licences and approvals in Alberta.

(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this

section requires the Board

to enter into a mutual recognition agreement if the other jurisdiction

fails to prove to the satisfaction of the Board that substantial

regulatory equivalency exists between Alberta and the other

jurisdiction.

Section 3.012(e)(ii) is amended by striking out "a resident"

and substituting "resident in Alberta".

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Alberta Regulation 160/2008

Pipeline Act

PIPELINE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 7, 2008

For information only: Made by the Energy Resources Conservation Board on

October 1, 2008 pursuant to

section 3(1) of the Pipeline Act.

1 The Pipeline Regulation (AR 91/2005) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 1(6) and (7) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

(6) For the purposes of

section 19 of the Act and this Regulation,

(

a) an individual is resident in a jurisdiction if the individual

makes his or her home in and is ordinarily present in that

jurisdiction, and

(

b) a corporation or other organization referred to in

section 21

of the Act is resident in a jurisdiction if a director or officer

of the corporation, a member of the organization or a person

employed or retained to provide services to the corporation

or organization makes his or her home in that jurisdiction, is

ordinarily present in that jurisdiction and is authorized to

(

i) make decisions respecting a licence for a pipeline issued

(

A) the regulatory body having lawful authority in that

jurisdiction, or

(

B) in the case of Alberta, the Board,

(ii) operate the pipeline, and

(iii) implement directions from the regulatory body, or in the

case of Alberta, the Board, relating to the pipeline.

3 The following is added after

section 1:

Exemption - agents

1.1(1) In this section,

(a) "mutual recognition agreement" means a valid and subsisting

agreement made between the Board and a regulatory body

for the purpose of recognizing substantial regulatory

equivalency and enabling reciprocity between Alberta and

another jurisdiction;

(b) "regulatory body" means an entity having lawful authority

respecting the regulation of pipelines in a jurisdiction other

than Alberta.

(2) An individual or a corporation or other organization is exempt

from the requirement to appoint an agent under

section 19(2) of the

Act if, and for so long as, the individual, corporation or organization

(

a) is resident in a jurisdiction within the meaning of

section

1(6),

(

b) is subject to the authority of a regulatory body that is a party

to a mutual recognition agreement with the Board,

(

c) is in compliance with all applicable legislation and

regulations and all applicable directives, orders and

directions of the Board and the regulatory body referred to in

clause (b),

(

d) owes no debt

(

i) to the Board directly, or

(ii) to the Board to the account of the orphan fund

continued by

section 69(1) of the Oil and Gas

Conservation Act,

(

e) does not, in Alberta or elsewhere, operate pipelines in a

manner that, in the opinion of the Board, is unsafe or presents

a serious threat to public safety or the environment, and

(

f) agrees to attorn to the jurisdiction of Alberta with respect to

all matters, obligations and liabilities pertaining to its

pipeline licences and permits in Alberta.

(3) For greater certainty, nothing in this

section requires the Board

to enter into a mutual recognition agreement if the other jurisdiction

fails to prove to the satisfaction of the Board that substantial

regulatory equivalency exists between Alberta and the other

jurisdiction.

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Alberta Regulation 161/2008

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: October 10, 2008

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on September 19, 2008 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education and

Technology on October 7, 2008 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

General Matters Respecting

the Trade

2 Constitution of the trade

3 Tasks, activities and functions

4 Supervision, etc. of apprentices

Part 2

Auto Body Technician

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

5 Undertakings constituting the branch

6 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

7 Term of the apprenticeship program

8 Employment of apprentices

9 Wages

Part 3

Auto Body Repairer Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

10 Undertakings constituting the branch

11 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

12 Term of the apprenticeship program

13 Employment of apprentices

14 Wages

Part 4

Auto Body Refinisher Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

15 Undertakings constituting the branch

16 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

17 Term of the apprenticeship program

18 Employment of apprentices

19 Wages

Part 5

Auto Body Prepper Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

20 Undertakings constituting the branch

21 Tasks, activities and functions

Apprenticeship

22 Term of the apprenticeship program

23 Employment of apprentices

24 Wages

Part 6

Repeals, Expiry and

Coming into Force

25 Repeal

26 Expiry

27 Coming into force

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "apprentice" means a person who is an apprentice in a branch

of the trade;

(b) "certified journeyperson" means a certified journeyperson as

defined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000);

(c) "substrate" means any surface of a motor vehicle to which

paint or other coatings may be applied;

(d) "support system" means any part of a motor vehicle

excluding the chassis, body, unibody, frame or substrate;

(e) "technical training" means technical training as defined in the

Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000);

(f) "trade" means the occupation of auto body technician that is

designated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

Part 1

General Matters Respecting

the Trade

Constitution of the trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 5, 10, 15 and 20 constitute

the trade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following:

(

a) the auto body technician branch of the trade;

(

b) the auto body repairer branch of the trade;

(

c) the auto body refinisher branch of the trade;

(

d) the auto body prepper branch of the trade.

Tasks, activities and functions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the

tasks, activities and functions set out in sections 6, 11, 16 and 21 come

within the trade.

Supervision, etc. of apprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certified

journeyperson and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, that

journeyperson is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute the branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

the branch,

for which that person is a certified journeyperson.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in a

branch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of the

trade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

that branch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

Part 2

Auto Body Technician

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

5 The following undertakings constitute the auto body technician

branch of the trade:

(

a) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or top coat

application;

(

b) the application of a finish or top coat to a substrate;

(

c) the repair of the following components of a motor vehicle:

(

i) the chassis or frame;

(ii) the body or unibody;

(iii) a support system damaged in a collision.

Tasks, activities and functions

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

technician branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) use hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

undertakings of the branch of the trade;

(

b) perform body damage analyses and prepare repair estimates;

(

c) weld and cut metal sections;

(

d) attach components by welding or using adhesives or

fasteners;

(

e) straighten, measure or align motor vehicle components;

(

f) perform paint damage analyses and prepare refinishing

estimates;

(

g) recognize substrates;

(

h) manage paint and related materials and inventories;

(

i) fill and sand substrate;

(

j) protect surfaces from the unintended application of a primer

product, finish or top coat;

(

k) remove and install trim and non-structural glass;

(

l) mix paint and primer products;

(

m) apply primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

n) colour match paint;

(

o) apply a finish or top coat;

(

p) polish, wash and clean substrate;

(

q) apply a decal or pin stripe.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the auto body technician branch of the

trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the auto

body technician branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,

that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who is a certified journeyperson

in the auto body technician branch of the trade or employs a certified

journeyperson in the auto body technician branch of the trade may

employ 2 apprentices in that branch of the trade and 2 additional

apprentices in that branch for each additional certified journeyperson

in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an apprentice who is engaged in

an apprenticeship program

(

a) in the auto body technician branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 4th period of that

apprenticeship program, or

(

b) in the auto body repairer branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 3rd period of that

apprenticeship program.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson in the auto body technician branch of the trade or

employs a certified journeyperson in the auto body technician branch

of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship

program in that branch of the trade, may employ an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in any other branch of the trade to carry out

any of the undertakings that constitute the apprentice's branch of the

trade.

Wages

9(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body technician branch of the trade,

a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons in the auto

body technician branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Part 3

Auto Body Repairer Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

10 The following undertakings constitute the auto body repairer

branch of the trade:

(

a) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or top coat

application;

(

b) the repair of the following components of a motor vehicle:

(

i) the chassis or frame;

(ii) the body or unibody;

(iii) a support system damaged in a collision.

Tasks, activities and functions

11 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

repairer branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) use hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

undertakings of the branch of the trade;

(

b) perform body damage analyses and prepare repair estimates;

(

c) weld and cut metal sections;

(

d) attach components by welding or using adhesives or

fasteners;

(

e) straighten, measure or align motor vehicle components;

(

f) recognize substrates;

(

g) fill and sand substrate;

(

h) protect surfaces from the unintended application of a primer

product, finish or top coat;

(

i) remove and install trim and non-structural glass;

(

j) mix paint and primer products;

(

k) apply primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

l) polish, wash and clean substrate;

(

m) apply a decal or pin stripe.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

12(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the auto body repairer branch of the trade

is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

13(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the

auto body repairer branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,

that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who is a certified journeyperson

in the auto body repairer branch of the trade or employs a certified

journeyperson in the auto body repairer branch of the trade may

employ 2 apprentices in that branch of the trade and 2 additional

apprentices in that branch for each additional certified journeyperson

in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an apprentice who is engaged in

an apprenticeship program

(

a) in the auto body technician branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 4th period of that

apprenticeship program, or

(

b) in the auto body repairer branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 3rd period of that

apprenticeship program.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson in the auto body repairer branch of the trade or employs

a certified journeyperson in the auto body repairer branch of the trade,

instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in

that branch of the trade, may employ an apprentice

(

a) in the auto body refinisher or the auto body prepper branch of

the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that constitute

the auto body prepper branch of the trade, or

(

b) in the auto body technician branch of the trade to carry out

any of the undertakings that constitute the auto body repairer

branch of the trade.

Wages

14(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body repairer branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons in the auto

body repairer branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Part 4

Auto Body Refinisher Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

15 The following undertakings constitute the auto body refinisher

branch of the trade:

(

a) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or top coat

application;

(

b) the application of a finish or top coat to a substrate;

(

c) the removal and installation of non-structural components of

the body, unibody or frame to repair collision damage to the

motor vehicle.

Tasks, activities and functions

16 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

refinisher branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) use hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

undertakings of the branch of the trade;

(

b) perform paint damage analyses and prepare refinishing

estimates;

(

c) recognize substrates;

(

d) manage paint and paint related materials and inventories;

(

e) fill and sand substrate;

(

f) protect surfaces from the unintended application of a primer

product, finish or top coat;

(

g) remove and install trim and non-structural glass;

(

h) mix paint and primer products;

(

i) apply primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

j) colour match paint;

(

k) apply a finish or top coat;

(

l) polish, wash and clean substrate;

(

m) apply a decal or pin stripe.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

17(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the auto body refinisher branch of the trade

is 2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Employment of apprentices

18(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the

auto body refinisher branch of the trade, a person employs an

apprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with

this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyperson in the auto body

refinisher branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyperson in

the auto body refinisher branch of the trade may employ 2 apprentices

in that branch of the trade and 2 additional apprentices in that branch

for each additional certified journeyperson in that branch that is

employed by that person.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an apprentice who is engaged in

an apprenticeship program

(

a) in the auto body technician branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 4th period of that

apprenticeship program, or

(

b) in the auto body repairer branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 3rd period of that

apprenticeship program.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade or

employs a certified journeyperson in the auto body refinisher branch of

the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship

program in that branch of the trade, may employ an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the

(

a) auto body repairer or auto body prepper branch of the trade

to carry out any of the undertakings that constitute the auto

body prepper branch of the trade, or

(

b) auto body technician branch of the trade to carry out any of

the undertakings that constitute the auto body refinisher

branch of the trade.

Wages

19(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body refinisher branch of the trade,

a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons in the auto

body refinisher branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Part 5

Auto Body Prepper Branch

of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch

20 The following undertakings constitute the auto body prepper

branch of the trade:

(

a) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or top coat

application where the damage is not greater than

3 millimetres in depth;

(

b) the removal and installation of non-structural components of

the body, unibody or frame to repair collision damage to the

motor vehicle.

Tasks, activities and functions

21 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto body

prepper branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and

functions come within that branch of the trade:

(

a) use hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

undertakings of the branch of the trade;

(

b) recognize substrates;

(

c) fill and sand substrate;

(

d) protect surfaces from the unintended application of a primer

product, finish or top coat;

(

e) remove and install trim and non-structural glass;

(

f) mix paint and primer products;

(

g) apply primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

h) polish, wash and clean substrate;

(

i) apply a decal or pin stripe.

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program

22(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the auto body prepper branch of the trade is

2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program, an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training.

Employment of apprentices

23(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the

auto body prepper branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,

that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyperson in the auto body prepper

branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyperson in the auto

body prepper branch of the trade may employ 2 apprentices in that

branch of the trade and 2 additional apprentices in that branch for each

additional certified journeyperson in that branch that is employed by

that person.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an apprentice who is engaged in

an apprenticeship program

(

a) in the auto body technician branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 4th period of that

apprenticeship program, or

(

b) in the auto body repairer branch of the trade and has

completed all the requirements required or approved by the

Board for advancement into the 3rd period of that

apprenticeship program.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certified

journeyperson in the auto body prepper branch of the trade or employs

a certified journeyperson in the auto body prepper branch of the trade,

instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in

that branch of the trade, may employ an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in any other branch of the trade to carry out

any of the undertakings that constitute the auto body prepper branch of

the trade.

Wages

24(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in an

apprenticeship program in the auto body prepper branch of the trade, a

person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation

(AR 258/2000), pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those

provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing

an apprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the

apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the

wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons in the auto

body prepper branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Part 6

Repeals, Expiry and

Coming into Force

Repeal

25 The Auto Body Technician Trade Regulation (AR 117/2002) is

repealed.

Expiry

26 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 August 31, 2017.

Coming into force

27 This Regulation comes into force on February 1, 2009.

Alberta Regulation 162/2008

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC TRADE AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 10, 2008

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on September 19, 2008 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education and

Technology on October 7, 2008 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

1 The Motorcycle Mechanic Trade Regulation

(AR 291/2000) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by repealing clause (

c) and

substituting the following:

(c) "motorcycle" means a multi-wheeled motor vehicle equipped

with

(

i) astride seating for one or more persons, and

(ii) handlebar controls,

but does not include a moped as defined in the Use of

Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation (AR 304/2002);

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Alberta Regulation 163/2008

School Act

CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 10, 2008

For information only: Made by the Minister of Education (M.O. 033/2008) on

October 7, 2008 pursuant to

section 58 of the School Act.

1 The Closure of Schools Regulation (AR 238/97) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 8 is amended by striking out "November 1, 2008"

and substituting "June 30, 2010".