Alberta Regulation 3/2017

Animal Health Act

TRACEABILITY CATTLE IDENTIFICATION (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 18, 2017

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 009/2017)

on January 18, 2017 pursuant to

section 69 of the Animal Health Act.

1 The Traceability Cattle Identification Regulation

(AR 333/2009) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 15 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2017"

and substituting "January 31, 2019".

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Alberta Regulation 4/2017

Dairy Industry Act

DAIRY INDUSTRY (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 18, 2017

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 010/2017)

on January 18, 2017 pursuant to

section 39 of the Dairy Industry Act.

1 The Dairy Industry Regulation (AR 139/99) is amended by

this Regulation.

Section 82 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2017"

and substituting "January 31, 2018".

Alberta Regulation 5/2017

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 19, 2017

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 018/2017)

on January 19, 2017 pursuant to sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Government

Organization Act.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility

Regulation (AR 80/2012) is amended by this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 3:

Children's Services

3.1(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred

to the Minister of Children's Services:

(

a) Child Care Licensing Act;

(

b) Child and Youth Advocate Act;

(

c) Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, except sections

128(1)(

a) and (3) and 131(2)(b);

(

d) Children First Act;

(

e) Drug-endangered Children Act;

(

f) Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act.

(2) The responsibility for sections 128(1)(

a) and (3) and 131(2)(

b) of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act is transferred to the

common responsibility of the Minister of Children's Services, the

Minister of Community and Social Services and the Minister of

Health.

(3) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the Human

Services Grants Regulation (AR 25/2016) are transferred to the

common responsibility of the Minister of Children's Services, the

Minister of Community and Social Services and the Minister of

Status of Women.

(4) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated

with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (5) is

transferred to the Minister of Children's Services.

(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of the following parts of the 2016-17 Government

appropriation for Human Services is transferred to the Minister of

Children's Services:

(

a) program 6, Child Intervention;

(

b) element 7.1, Program Planning and Delivery, of program 7,

Child Care;

(

c) element 8.2, Youth in Transition, of program 8, Early

Intervention Services for Children and Youth;

(

d) the portions of program 1, Ministry Support Services, related

to the parts of the appropriation transferred under clauses (a),

(

b) and (c).

Community and Social Services

3.2(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred

to the Minister of Community and Social Services:

(

a) Adult Adoption Act;

(

b) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act, except

sections 1(f), 10 and 12(2);

(

c) Blind Persons' Rights Act;

(

d) Building Families and Communities Act;

(

e) Family and Community Support Services Act;

(

f) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act;

(

g) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Services Act;

(

h) Premier's Council on Alberta's Promise Act;

(

i) Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Act;

(

j) Protection Against Family Violence Act;

(

k) Service Dogs Act;

(

l) Social Care Facilities Review Committee Act.

(2) The responsibility for sections 1(f), 10 and 12(2) of the Assured

Income for the Severely Handicapped Act is transferred to the

common responsibility of the Minister of Community and Social

Services and the Minister of Health.

(3) The responsibility for the Family Support for Children with

Disabilities Act is transferred to the common responsibility of the

Minister of Community and Social Services, the Minister of

Children's Services and the Minister of Health.

(4) The responsibility for the Income and Employment Supports Act

is transferred as follows:

(

a) the responsibility for the Act, except

Part 5 and sections 3,

42(2) and 47, is transferred to the common responsibility of

the Minister of Community and Social Services, the Minister

of Advanced Education and the Minister of Labour;

(

b) the responsibility for

Part 5 of the Act is transferred to the

responsibility of the Minister of Community and Social

Services;

(

c) the responsibility for sections 3, 42(2) and 47 of the Act is

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of

Community and Social Services, the Minister of Advanced

Education, the Minister of Health and the Minister of Labour.

(5) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

section 4(3)

and 7 of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped General

Regulation (AR 91/2007) are transferred to the common

responsibility of the Minister of Community and Social Services and

the Minister of Health.

(6) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the

Employment and Immigration Grant Regulation (AR 94/2009) are

transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of

Community and Social Services and the Minister of Labour.

(7) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

Part 3 and in

section 93(1)(

a) of the Income Support, Training and Health Benefits

Regulation (AR 122/2011) are transferred to the common

responsibility of the Minister of Community and Social Services, the

Minister of Advanced Education, the Minister of Health and the

Minister of Labour.

(8) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated

with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (9) is

transferred to the Minister of Community and Social Services.

(9) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of the 2016-17 Government appropriation for Human

Services, except the parts transferred under

section 3.1(5) and 13(4),

is transferred to the Minister of Community and Social Services.

Section 10 is repealed.

Section 13 is amended

(

a) by adding the following after subsection (1.5):

(1.6) The responsibility for the following enactments is

transferred to the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General:

(

a) Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act;

(

b) Minors' Property Act;

(

c) Personal Directives Act;

(

d) Public Trustee Act.

(

b) by adding the following after subsection (2.1):

(2.11) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in

section 5.1(15) of the Limitations Act are transferred to the

Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

(

c) by repealing subsections (3) to (5) and substituting

the following:

(3) The responsibility for that part of the public service

associated with the part of the appropriation transferred under

subsection (4) is transferred to the Minister of Justice and

Solicitor General.

(4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended

balance of program 11, Public Guardian and Trustee Services, of

the 2016-17 Government appropriation for Human Services is

transferred to the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

Section 14(3) is amended by striking out ", the Minister of

Human Services".

Alberta Regulation 6/2017

Public Lands Act

PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2017

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 024/2017)

on January 20, 2017 pursuant to

section 71.1 of the Public Lands Act.

1 The Public Lands Administration Regulation

(AR 187/2011) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(

u) is amended by adding "or declared in

section

208 to be a public land use zone and described in

Schedule 7" after

"Schedule 4".

Schedule 4 is amended in

section 35 of

Part I by striking

out "Chinook Forest Recreation Area" and substituting "Chinook

Provincial Recreation Area".

Schedule 5 is amended

(

a) by striking out the following:

Allison Day Use/Cross Country Ski

Staging Public Land Recreation Area

In Township 8, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian:

All those portions which would be if surveyed under the

present system of Alberta Land Surveys, the northeast

quarter of the southwest quarter of legal subdivision 8

Section 22 which lie northwest of the northwesterly

limit of the Chinook Campground Road; the southeast

quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest

quarter of legal subdivision 8 of the said

Section 22

which lie northwest and south of the northwesterly and

southerly limits of the Chinook Campground Road.

and substituting the following:

Allison Day Use/Cross Country Ski Staging

Public Land Recreation Area

In Township 8, Range 5, West of the 5th Meridian:

All those portions which would be if surveyed under the

present system of Alberta Land Surveys, the south west

quarter of legal subdivision 8 of

Section 22 which lies

generally to the west of the westerly limit of the

Chinook Forestry Road and that portion of the north

west quarter of said legal subdivision 8 of

Section 22

which lies generally to the south and west of the

southern and westerly limits of the said Chinook

Campground Road.

(

b) by striking out the following:

Syncline Cross-Country Skiing Public Land Recreation

Trail

All those parcels or tracts of land comprising the

Syncline Cross-Country Skiing Trail through the

following described lands:

In Township 5, Range 3, West of the 5th Meridian:

Legal subdivisions 1, 2, 7 to 10 inclusive, and 16 of

Section 8, legal subdivisions 4, 5, 6 and 10 to 15

inclusive, of

Section 9, legal subdivisions 1, 2 and 8 of

Section 16.

All those portions of legal subdivision 15 of

Section 8,

legal subdivisions 1 and 2 of

Section 17, east of the

right bank of the West Castle River and lying south of

the southerly limit of an unsurveyed roadway;

part legal

subdivisions 7, 8, 9 and 16 of

Section 9, legal

subdivision 9, legal subdivision 13 of

Section 10, and

legal subdivisions 4, 5, 12 and 13 of

Section 15 lying

generally west of the left bank of the Castle River;

part

legal subdivision 9 of

Section 16 lying south of the left

bank of the Castle River and east of the easterly limit of

the said unsurveyed roadway;

part legal subdivisions 3,

4, 5 and 6 of

Section 16 lying generally south and east

of the southeasterly limit of the said unsurveyed

roadway;

part legal subdivisions 7 and 10 of

Section 16

lying to the west of the right bank of the West Castle

River and on both sides of the said unsurveyed

roadway.

Subject to: CTP C03006

Schedule 7 is amended by striking out

section 61 and

substituting the following:

61 The Castle Special Management Area Public Land Use Zone

comprises the following area of public land:

FIRSTLY

All those parcels or tracts of land situate, lying, and being in

what would be if surveyed under the present system of

Alberta Land Surveys the fourth (4) township, in the third

(3) range, west of the fifth (5) meridian, in the Province of

Alberta, Canada, and being composed of:

The west half of legal subdivision four (4) and the south west

quarter and west half of the north west quarter of legal

subdivision five (5) of

section eighteen (18), all that portion

of legal subdivision thirteen (13) of the said

section eighteen

(18) lying generally to the west of the right bank of the West

Castle River and the theoretical road allowance adjoining the

south boundary of the said west half of legal subdivision four

(4) of

section eighteen (18) of the said township.

SECONDLY

All those parcels or tracts of land situate, lying, and being in

what would be if surveyed under the present system of

Alberta Land Surveys the fourth (4) township, in the fourth

(4) range, west of the fifth (5) meridian, in the Province of

Alberta, Canada, and being composed of:

Section fourteen (14), legal subdivisions fourteen (14),

fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) of

section eleven (11), legal

subdivision thirteen (13), fourteen (14), fifteen (15) and the

north west quarter of legal subdivision sixteen (16) of

section

twelve (12), the west half, south east quarter, legal

subdivisions ten (10), fifteen (15) and the west half, south

east quarter and the west half of the north east quarter of

legal subdivision nine (9) of

section thirteen (13), legal

subdivisions eight (8) and nine (9) of

section fifteen (15), the

east half, legal subdivisions three (3), four (4), six (6), eleven

(11), fourteen (14), the east half and south west quarter of

legal subdivision five (5) and the south east quarter of legal

subdivision twelve (12) of

section twenty-three (23), the west

half of

section twenty-four (24), legal subdivisions one (1),

two (2), eight (8), nine (9), the east half of legal subdivision

three (3), the east half and south west quarter of legal

subdivision seven (7) and the east half of legal subdivision

sixteen (16) of

section twenty-six (26), legal subdivision four

(4) of

section thirty-six (36), all those portions of legal

subdivision sixteen (16) of the said

section thirteen (13) and

the south east quarter of

section twenty-four (24) lying

generally to the west of the right bank of the said West Castle

River, all those portions of the north east quarter of the said

section twenty-four (24) lying generally to the west of the

said right bank of the West Castle River and to the west of

the westerly limit of a road as shown on a plan of survey of

record on file in the Land Titles Office at Calgary for the

South Alberta Land Registration District as No. 9711993, all

those portions of the west half of

section twenty-five (25) and

legal subdivision three (3) of the said

section thirty-six (36)

lying generally to the west of the westerly limit of a road as

shown on a plans of survey of record on file in the said Land

Titles Office at Calgary as Nos. 8510931, 8511254 and the

said 9711993 and the theoretical road allowances adjoining

the south boundaries of the south east quarter of legal

subdivision one (1) of

section thirteen (13) and the south

west quarter of legal subdivision three (3) of

section twenty-

six (26) of the said township.

SAVING AND EXCEPTING

1. Eighteen and seven hundredths (18.07) hectares (44.65

acres), more or less, required for Lot 1, Block 3, as

shown upon a subdivision plan of record on file in the

said Land Titles Office as No. 9911497.

2. Nineteen and twenty-nine hundredths (19.29) hectares

(47.67 acres), more or less, required for Lots 2 and 6 as

shown on the said plan of survey of record on file in the

said Land Titles Office as No. 9711993.

3. Three and ninety hundredths (3.90) hectares (9.63

acres), more or less, out of legal subdivision fourteen

(14) of

section twenty-five (25) and legal subdivision

three (3) of

section thirty-six (36), required for the West

Castle Ecological Reserve.

THIRDLY

All intervening theoretical road allowances and intersections

within the lands herein described, firstly and secondly.

The lands herein described contain one thousand three hundred ten and

three hundred sixty-six thousandths (1310.366) hectares (3237.99

acres), more or less.

6 This Regulation comes into force on February 16, 2017.

Alberta Regulation 7/2017

Various Acts

HEALTH REGULATIONS (MINISTERIAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 25, 2017

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 49/2016) on January

19, 2017 pursuant to

section 40(2) of the Crown's Right of Recovery Act,

section 24

of the Nursing Homes Act and

section 24(2) of the Supportive Living

Accommodation Licensing Act.

1 The Crown's Right of Recovery (Ministerial) Regulation

(AR 88/2012) is amended by repealing

section 8.

2 The Nursing Homes Operation Regulation (AR 258/85) is

amended in

section 23.1 by striking out "April 30, 2017" and

substituting "April 30, 2022".

3 The Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing

Regulation (AR 40/2010) is amended in

section 9 by striking

out "March 31, 2017" and substituting "March 31, 2022".

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Alberta Regulation 8/2017

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

TRADE OCCUPATIONS REGULATIONS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 27, 2017

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

Board on December 16, 2016 and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education

on January 24, 2017 pursuant to sections 33(2) and 37(2) of the Apprenticeship and

Industry Training Act.

1 The Auto Body Technician Trade Regulation

(AR 161/2008) is amended

(

a) in the heading to

Part 6 by striking out ", Expiry";

(

b) by repealing

section 26.

2 The Communication Technician Trade Regulation

(AR 312/2002) is amended

(

a) in the heading before

section 7 by striking out

", Expiry";

(

b) by repealing

section 9.

3 The Construction Craft Labourer Occupation Regulation

(AR 270/2000) is amended by repealing

section 5.

4 The Roofer Trade Regulation (AR 301/2000) is amended

(

a) in the heading before

section 7 by striking out

", Expiry";

(

b) by repealing

section 9.

5 The Steel Detailer Occupation Regulation (AR 239/2001)

is amended by repealing

section 4.

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Alberta Regulation 9/2017

Veterinary Profession Act

VETERINARY PROFESSION GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 31, 2017

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 026/2017)

on January 31, 2017 pursuant to

section 13 of the Veterinary Profession Act.

1 The Veterinary Profession General Regulation (AR 44/86)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (a.2) and substituting the

following:

(a.2) "bylaws" means bylaws made under

section 14 of the

Act;

(

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

(b.01) "mutual recognition agreement" means an agreement

signed by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association

and another organization for the purposes of recognition

or accreditation of animal health technology programs;

(

c) by adding the following after clause (b.2):

(b.3) "registered veterinary technologist" means a person

registered under

section 8;

(b.4) "service category" means a practice service category

established under

section 51(1);

(

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

(e) "universal standard" means a minimum standard that

must be met and maintained by all veterinary practice

entities;

(f) "veterinary practice entity" means the total of facilities,

equipment and supplies, registered veterinarians,

registered veterinary technologists, support personnel

and necessary documents that exist for the purpose of

supplying veterinary services and which entity is

approved by the Council, regardless of whether or not

there is a location at which the public attends.

Section 5.01(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "registered veterinarian" and

substituting "registered member";

(

b) by striking out "a veterinarian" and substituting "a

registered member";

(

c) by adding "veterinary" before "professional regulatory

association".

Section 8 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1);

(

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

(1.1) The category of registered veterinary technologist is

established.

(

c) in subsection (2)

(

i) by striking out "The Registrar shall register an

applicant as a technologist" and substituting "The

Registration Committee may approve an applicant for

registration as a registered veterinary technologist";

(ii) by repealing clause (a)(ii)(

A) and substituting

the following:

(

A) is a graduate of a program in animal health

technology accredited by the Canadian Veterinary

Medical Association or by an organization with

which the Canadian Veterinary Medical

Association has a mutual recognition agreement,

and

(iii) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (

a) and

by repealing clause (b);

(

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

(2.01) The Registration Committee may approve an applicant

for registration as a registered veterinary technologist if the

applicant

(

a) is a graduate of a program in animal health technology

that is not accredited by the Canadian Veterinary

Medical Association but whose curriculum is

considered by the Alberta Association of Animal Health

Technologists and the Council to be substantially

equivalent to a program in animal health technology

that is accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical

Association,

(

b) has passed an examination in animal health technology

approved by the Alberta Association of Animal Health

Technologists and the Council, and

(

c) has completed a clinical assessment approved by the

Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists

and the Council.

(

e) by repealing subsection (2.1);

(

f) by adding the following before subsection (3):

(2.2) The Registration Committee may require an applicant for

registration under this

section

(

a) to successfully complete one or more examinations set

or designated by the Committee,

(

b) to obtain additional experience of a kind and duration

satisfactory to the Committee,

(

c) to attend an interview with the Committee, or

(

d) to do any or all of the above

in addition to meeting the requirements of subsection (2) or

(2.01).

(2.3) No person except an individual who is registered under

subsection (2) or (2.01) as a registered veterinary technologist

shall use

(

a) the title "registered veterinary technologist" or

"registered animal health technologist", or

(

b) a variation or abbreviation of either of those titles or an

equivalent in another language.

(2.4) An individual who is registered by the Registration

Committee as a registered veterinary technologist may use the

titles "registered veterinary technologist" and "registered animal

health technologist".

(

g) in subsection (3) by striking out "or (2.1)" and

substituting "or (2.01)";

(

h) by repealing subsection (4).

Section 8.1(1)(

b) to (

f) are repealed.

Section 28(2) is amended by striking out "registered

veterinarians" and substituting "registered members".

Section 41.1(2) is amended

(

a) by striking out "A registered veterinarian" and

substituting "A registered member";

(

b) in clause (

c) by striking out "registered veterinarian"

and substituting "registered member".

Section 50.1 is amended

(

a) by striking out "registered veterinarians" wherever it

occurs and substituting "registered members";

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "registered

veterinarian" and substituting "registered member".

Section 51 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Standards for service categories of veterinary practice entities

51(1) The Council, on the advice of the Practice Inspection and

Practice Standards Committee, may establish practice service

categories for veterinary practice entities and minimum standards for

facilities, equipment, personnel and operational procedures for each

of the service categories.

(2) The standards established under subsection (1) shall not come into

force unless they have been approved by a majority of the registered

members voting in a vote conducted in accordance with the bylaws.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the standards established

under subsection (1) may be varied at a general or special meeting of

the Association.

(4) The standards established under subsection (1) as approved by the

members shall be published in the Association newsletter.

(5) The Registrar shall provide any person who requests it with a copy

of the standards established under subsection (1) as approved by the

members.

Section 52 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by adding "entity" after "practice";

(ii) by striking out "permit holder or" and substituting

"permit holder";

(

b) in subsection (3) by adding "entity" after "practice".

Section 53 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Inspection of veterinary practice entities

53 Inspections carried out under the direction of the Practice

Inspection and Practice Standards Committee must include

inspection of facilities, equipment, personnel and operational

procedures for all services offered for the species designated for the

veterinary practice entity.

Section 54 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Application for inspection

54(1) A registered veterinarian or permit holder shall apply to the

Practice Inspection and Practice Standards Committee for an

inspection of a veterinary practice entity by an inspector prior to the

entity being open to the public for service.

(2) A registered veterinarian or permit holder who owns or operates

a veterinary practice entity that has changed ownership, undergone

major renovations or changed its service categories shall apply to the

Committee for an inspection of the entity by an inspector within 30

days after those changes or renovations occur.

Section 55(2) is amended by striking out "Practice Review

Committee" and substituting "Practice Review Board".

Section 56 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Standards for veterinary practice entities

56(1) The Council, on the advice of the Practice Inspection and

Practice Standards Committee,

(

a) may establish universal standards for veterinary practice

entities, and

(

b) shall from time to time determine the standards for facilities,

equipment, personnel and operational procedures for all

services offered by each veterinary practice entity for the

species designated for the veterinary practice entity.

(2) The standards referred to in subsection (1) shall not come into

force unless they have been approved by a majority of the registered

members voting in a vote conducted in accordance with the bylaws.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the standards referred to

in subsection (1) may be varied at a general or special meeting of the

Association.

(4) The standards referred to in subsection (1) as approved by the

members shall be published in the Association newsletter.

(5) The Registrar shall provide any person who requests it with a

copy of the standards referred to in subsection (1) as approved by the

members.

15 The following sections are amended by striking out

"registered veterinarian" wherever it occurs and substituting

"registered member":

section 2;

section 15;

section 45;

section 47(1).

16 The following sections are amended by adding

"registered veterinary" before "technologist" wherever it occurs:

section 9;

section 10;

section 16.1;

section 47.1.

Section 58 is amended by striking out "January 31, 2017"

and substituting "January 31, 2019".

18 This Regulation, except for

section 17, comes into force

on the coming into force of

section 11 of the Veterinary

Profession Amendment Act, 2016.