Alberta Regulation 45/2026

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

OIL SANDS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

(EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 3, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

(M.O. 1/2026) on February 24, 2026 pursuant to

section 36.1 of the Environmental

Protection and Enhancement Act.

1 The Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring Program

Regulation (AR 226/2013) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 11 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2028".

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Alberta Regulation 46/2026

Health Professions Act

MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNOLOGISTS

PROFESSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 9, 2026

For information only: Made by the Council of the Alberta College of Medical

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists on January 12, 2026 jointly with a

corresponding order made by the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health

Services (M.O. 14/2026) on March 2, 2026 pursuant to

section 131 of the Health

Professions Act.

1 The Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists

Profession Regulation (AR 61/2005) is amended by this

Regulation.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in clauses (

b) and (

e) by striking out "temporary"

wherever it occurs and substituting "provisional";

(

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

(

g) diagnostic medical sonographer general register, which

includes the following general registers:

(

i) ultrasound technologist general register;

(ii) echocardiographer general register;

(iii) vascular technologist general register;

(

h) diagnostic medical sonographer provisional register,

which includes the following provisional registers:

(

i) ultrasound technologist provisional register;

(ii) echocardiographer provisional register;

(iii) vascular technologist provisional register;

(

i) diagnostic medical sonographer courtesy register, which

includes the following courtesy registers:

(

i) ultrasound technologist courtesy register;

(ii) echocardiographer courtesy register;

(iii) vascular technologist courtesy register.

Section 4 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "or

electroneurophysiology technologists" and

substituting ", electroneurophysiology technologists

or diagnostic medical sonographers";

(ii) by striking out "temporary register or the

electroneurophysiology technologist temporary register"

and substituting "provisional register,

electroneurophysiology technologist provisional register

or diagnostic medical sonographer provisional register";

(

b) in subsection (2)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "temporary register"

and substituting "provisional register or diagnostic

medical sonographer provisional register";

(ii) in clause (

b) by striking out "temporary" and

substituting "provisional";

(

c) in subsection (4)(

a) by striking out "temporary" and

substituting "provisional";

(

d) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the

following:

(5) Where a regulated member referred to in subsection (4) is

not available to supervise a person registered under subsection

(1), the Registrar or Registration Committee may

(

a) permit the person registered under subsection (1) to

practise under the supervision of a regulated member of

another regulated health profession who is authorized to

perform the restricted activity that the person registered

under subsection (1) is performing, and

(

b) direct the manner and type of supervision to be

provided.

Section 5(1) is amended by striking out "or the

electroneurophysiology technologist" and substituting

", electroneurophysiology technologist courtesy register or diagnostic

medical sonographer".

Section 11 is amended

(

a) in clauses (

a) to (

e) by striking out "temporary" and

substituting "provisional";

(

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

(

f) members registered in the ultrasound technologist

general register, ultrasound technologist provisional

register or ultrasound technologist courtesy register

category of the regulated members register are

authorized to use the following titles:

(

i) diagnostic medical sonographer;

(ii) sonographer;

(iii) ultrasound technologist;

(iv) DMS;

(

g) members registered in the echocardiographer general

register, echocardiographer provisional register or

echocardiographer courtesy register category of the

regulated members register are authorized to use the

following titles:

(

i) diagnostic medical sonographer;

(ii) sonographer;

(iii) echocardiographer;

(iv) DMS;

(

h) members registered in the vascular technologist general

register, vascular technologist provisional register or

vascular technologist courtesy register category of the

regulated members register are authorized to use the

following titles:

(

i) diagnostic medical sonographer;

(ii) sonographer;

(iii) vascular technologist;

(iv) DMS.

6 This Regulation comes into force on July 6, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 47/2026

Forests Act

TIMBER MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 11, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 80/2026)

on March 11, 2026 pursuant to sections 4 and 30 of the Forests Act.

1 The Timber Management Regulation (AR 60/73) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2.1 is repealed and the following is substituted:

2.1 In addition to the products specified in

section 1(

j) of the Act,

the following are designated as primary timber products for the

purposes of the Act and the regulations made under the Act:

(

a) biochar;

(

b) fertilizer and fertilizer inputs;

(

c) firewood;

(

d) hoopwood, split poles, pickets, stakes and staves;

(

e) laminated strand lumber and oriented strand lumber;

(

f) lath and lath bolts;

(

g) oriented strand board, particle board and fibreboard;

(

h) pulp and newsprint;

(

i) railway ties, cross ties, landscaping timber and ties and

roughly squared timber;

(

j) roundwood timber products;

(

k) sawdust, wood wool, wood flour and wood shavings;

(

l) seedlings, saplings and Christmas trees;

(

m) shakes, shingles and shingle bolts;

(

n) veneer products;

(

o) wood pellets.

Section 57(1)(

a) is repealed.

Section 84(1) is amended by striking out "updated every

3 years" and substituting "updated each year".

Section 86(1) is amended

(

a) by striking out "pulp" and substituting

"chemi-thermomechanical pulp or kraft pulp";

(

b) by striking out "every year" and substituting "each

year".

Section 87(1), (5)(

b) and (6)(

b) are amended by striking

out "pulp" and substituting "chemi-thermomechanical pulp or

kraft pulp".

Section 97.6 is repealed.

Section 98 is amended

(

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

substituting "quota holder";

(

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

substituting "quota holders";

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (3):

(4) The director may cancel an approved annual operating plan

if the director determines that the annual operating plan does

not comply with the rules established under

section 100(2).

(5) The director must provide notice in writing of a

cancellation under subsection (4) to the quota holder,

commercial timber permittee or community timber permittee

that submitted the annual operating plan.

9 The following is added after

section 98:

98.1(1) The director may cancel an annual operating plan

authorized under a forest management agreement if the director

determines that the annual operating plan does not comply with the

rules established under

section 100(2).

(2) The director must provide notice in writing of a cancellation

under subsection (1) to the holder of the forest management

agreement.

Section 100(1)(

g) is repealed.

Section 142.8(

c) is repealed.

Section 143.1 is amended by adding the following after

subsection (6):

(7) The director may cancel an approved reforestation program if

the director determines that the reforestation program does not

comply with the rules established under

section 100(2).

(8) The director must provide notice in writing of a cancellation

under subsection (7) to the disposition holder that submitted the

reforestation program.

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) in the heading preceding

section 1 by striking out

"Pulp" and substituting "Chemi-thermomechanical

Pulp or Kraft Pulp";

(

b) in

section 1(2)

(

i) by striking out "Subject to

section 3 of this Schedule,

the" and substituting "The";

(ii) in clause (a)(ii) by striking out "pulp" and

substituting "chemi-thermomechanical pulp or kraft

pulp";

(

c) in

section 1(4) by striking out "bleached kraft deciduous

pulp" and substituting "chemi-thermomechanical pulp or

kraft pulp";

(

d) in

section 2(a)(

i) by striking out "pulp price" wherever

it occurs and substituting "price of

chemi-thermomechanical pulp or kraft pulp";

(

e) by repealing

section 3;

(

f) in

section 5

(

i) by striking out "Alberta pulp mills" and

substituting "Alberta chemi-thermomechanical pulp

mills or Alberta kraft pulp mills";

(ii) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) log production and either chemi-thermomechanical

pulp production or kraft pulp production,

(iii) in clause (

c) by striking out "pulp" and

substituting "chemi-thermomechanical pulp or kraft

pulp".

Schedule 6 is amended under the heading

"Administrative Penalties for Contravention - Regulation" by

striking out "(g),".

15 This Regulation comes into force on May 1, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 48/2026

Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act

REBATE AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 11, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 82/2026)

on March 11, 2026 pursuant to

section 6 of the Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act.

1 The Rebate Authorization Regulation (AR 10/2009) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(

a) is amended by striking out "March 31, 2026"

and substituting "March 31, 2031".

Section 5 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2027" and

substituting "March 31, 2032".

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Alberta Regulation 49/2026

Mental Health Act

MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT ADVOCATE (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 11, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 85/2026)

on March 11, 2026 pursuant to

section 45(2) of the Mental Health Act.

1 The Mental Health Patient Advocate Regulation

(AR 173/2020) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 14 is amended by striking out "March 31, 2026"

and substituting "March 31, 2031".

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Alberta Regulation 50/2026

Water Act

WATER (MINISTERIAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 11, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

(M.O. 6/2026) on March 10, 2026 pursuant to

section 169 of the Water Act.

1 The Water (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 205/98) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 10(1) and (2) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

Major river basin boundaries

10(1) The boundaries of the Peace-Athabasca-Slave River Basin are

the geographical boundaries of that land of the Province from which

surface water flows to the Slave River and its tributaries.

3 The following is added after

section 12:

Water for reuse - eligible water-based liquids

12.1(1) For the purposes of

section 1(1)(hhh.1)(

i) of the Act, the

following water-based liquids are prescribed as eligible to be

considered water for reuse:

(

a) treated municipal wastewater;

(

b) wastewater arising from a diversion of water for industrial or

commercial purposes;

(

c) an oilfield waste classified under the Oil and Gas

Conservation Rules (AR 151/71).

(2) A water-based liquid under subsection (1)(

a) or (

b) is eligible to

be considered water for reuse only if the release of that liquid would

require authorization under the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

Section 14(

a) is amended by striking out "section

54(1)(b)(i), (ii), (

v) or (vi)" and substituting "section 54(1)(b)(i),

(ii), (v)(

A) or (vi)(A)".

Section 15(1)(a)(iii) and (b)(vi) are amended by adding

"measuring and" after "verified".

Schedule 3 is amended in

section 1 by adding the

following after clause (b):

(b.1) a diversion of water from precipitation that is intercepted and

captured by a roof and eavestrough system of a building, if

the captured water is

(

i) either used immediately or stored in a container, tank or

vessel that is separate from any other source of water,

and

(ii) used only within the boundaries of the parcel of land or

property on which it is collected;

7 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of the Water Amendment Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 51/2026

Electric Utilities Act

RESTRUCTURED ENERGY MARKET

ISO RULES REGULATION

Filed: March 11, 2026

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

35/2026) on March 10, 2026 pursuant to

section 20.01 of the Electric Utilities Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Adoption of REM ISO Rules

3 Administration

4 Amendment of REM ISO Rules

5 Conflict with ISO rules

6 Rescission of ISO rules

7 Publication

8 Market transition error

9 Phased coming into force

10 Non-application of complaint provisions

Definitions

1 In this Regulation, "REM ISO Rules" means the document titled

Restructured Energy Market ISO Rules, published by the Alberta

Electric System Operator, as amended or replaced from time to time.

Adoption of REM ISO Rules

2 The REM ISO Rules are adopted by reference as rules established

under

section 20.01 of the Act.

Administration

3(1) The Independent System Operator is responsible for

administering the REM ISO Rules.

(2) Administering the REM ISO Rules includes

(

a) interpreting and applying the REM ISO Rules,

(

b) managing the process for maintaining and updating the REM

ISO Rules in accordance with this Regulation, and

(

c) performing any other duties assigned to the Independent

System Operator under the Act or this Regulation.

Amendment of REM ISO Rules

4(1) The Independent System Operator may propose an amendment to

the REM ISO Rules in accordance with this section.

(2) A proposed amendment must be submitted to the Minister in a

form and manner acceptable to the Minister.

(3) Before submitting the proposed amendment, the Independent

System Operator must carry out stakeholder engagement in accordance

with the stakeholder engagement process established by the

Commission in its rules under

section 20.9 of the Act.

(4) Despite subsection (3), the Independent System Operator may

submit a proposed amendment without carrying out stakeholder

engagement if, in the opinion of the Independent System Operator and

the Minister, the amendment is required to address an urgent need.

(5) A proposed amendment has no force or effect until it is approved

by the Minister.

(6) Once an amendment is approved by the Minister, the Independent

System Operator must publish the amendment in accordance with

section 7.

(7) Subject to

section 9, a published amendment takes effect on the

date of publication.

Conflict with ISO rules

5(1) If an ISO rule made under

section 19 or 20 of the Act conflicts

with a provision of the REM ISO Rules, the REM ISO Rules prevail.

(2) To resolve a conflict described in subsection (1), the Independent

System Operator may, with the Minister's approval,

(

a) amend the ISO rule to the extent of the conflict, or

(

b) rescind the ISO rule, in whole or in part.

Rescission of ISO rules

6(1) The Independent System Operator may, with the approval of the

Minister, rescind an ISO rule made under

section 19 or 20 of the Act

if, in the opinion of the Independent System Operator, the ISO rule is

inconsistent with the REM ISO Rules, including where the ISO rule is

not applicable to the operation of the restructured energy market.

(2) The rescission may be made in whole or in part.

Publication

7(1) The Independent System Operator must, as soon as practicable

after the Minister's approval under

section 4, publish on its website the

REM ISO Rules, including any amendments approved by the Minister.

(2) Before an amendment to the REM ISO Rules comes into force, the

Independent System Operator must publish on its website a notice

stating the date on which the amendment comes into force.

Market transition error

8(1) In this section, "market transition error" means a situation in

which the restructured energy market cannot operate due to

(

a) a software, hardware or communication system failure, or

(

b) any other circumstance that prevents the restructured energy

market from operating normally.

(2) If the Independent System Operator determines that a market

transition error is caused by a circumstance described in subsection

(1)(

a) and cannot be remedied within a reasonable amount of time, the

Independent System Operator may suspend the application of all or

part of the REM ISO Rules.

(3) If the Independent System Operator suspends the application of the

REM ISO Rules under subsection (2), the Independent System

Operator must, immediately after declaring the suspension, notify the

Minister and market participants of

(

a) the reason for the declaration, and

(

b) the Independent System Operator's plan to restore the

operation of the REM ISO Rules.

(4) If the Independent System Operator determines that a market

transition error is caused by a circumstance described in subsection

(1)(b), the Independent System Operator must request the Minister's

approval before suspending the application of all or part of the REM

ISO Rules.

(5) The request must include

(

a) the reason for the request, and

(

b) the Independent System Operator's plan to restore the

operation of the REM ISO Rules.

(6) When the Independent System Operator suspends the application

of all or part of the REM ISO Rules under subsection (2) or (4), it must

apply, to the extent necessary, the ISO rules that were in force

immediately before the REM ISO Rules came into force.

(7) The Independent System Operator must notify the Minister and

market participants when the market transition error has been remedied

and the restructured energy market has resumed operations.

(8) The Minister may, by order, direct the Independent System

Operator to end a suspension under this

section and to reinstate the

application of the REM ISO Rules.

Phased coming into force

9(1) A provision of the REM ISO Rules identified in the Rules as

subject to phased commencement has no force or effect until the

Independent System Operator, by notice published on its website, fixes

the day on which the provision comes into force.

(2) If the application of the REM ISO Rules is suspended under

section 8, the Independent System Operator may, following restoration

of the restructured energy market, reinstate provisions of the REM ISO

Rules in accordance with subsection (1) and must publish notice of the

reinstatement on its website.

Non-application of complaint provisions

10 Sections 25 and 26 of the Act do not apply to the REM ISO Rules.

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Alberta Regulation 52/2026

Traffic Safety Act

SAFEROADS ALBERTA AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Justice (M.O. 1/2026) on March 10,

2026 pursuant to

section 188.1 of the Traffic Safety Act.

1 The SafeRoads Alberta Regulation (AR 224/2020) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after

clause (d):

(d.1) "audio-visual record" means a photograph, video recording

or audio recording;

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by renumbering it as

section 2(1);

(

b) in subsection (1)

(

i) by striking out "Subject to

section 2.1, the" and

substituting "The";

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

(g.1) subject to

section 2.01, any audio-visual record

made by an officer in the course of issuing a notice

of administrative penalty, or any transcript created

from the audio-visual record;

(

c) by adding the following after subsection (1):

(2) The Director is not required to provide to the recipient

(

a) information that is substantially similar to information

that has been provided to the recipient under subsection

(1), or

(

b) a record that records the same information or

interaction, or portion of information or interaction, as

another record provided to the recipient under

subsection (1), including a record made by another

officer or that records the interaction from another

location or perspective.

(3) The Director is not required to

(

a) determine whether a record to be provided under

subsection (1) exists, or

(

b) provide to the recipient confirmation as to whether a

record exists.

4 The following is added after

section 2:

Audio-visual records

2.01 For the purpose of

section 2(1)(g.1), an officer makes an

audio-visual record in the course of issuing a notice of administrative

penalty if it is made during the period beginning with the officer's

first interaction with the recipient in relation to the contravention for

which the notice of administrative penalty is issued and continuing

until the issuance of a notice of administrative penalty or, if

applicable, the completion of a roadside appeal under

section 88.11

of the Act.

Section 2.1 is repealed.

6 The SafeRoads Alberta Regulation (AR 224/2020), as it read

immediately before the coming into force of this Regulation, applies to

an application for a review of a notice of administrative penalty that

was issued for a contravention that occurred before September 1, 2026.

7 This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2026.

Alberta Regulation 53/2026

Limitations Act

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE

(MINISTERIAL) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: March 12, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Justice (M.O. 4/2026) on March 10,

2026 pursuant to

section 5.1(15) of the Limitations Act.

1 The Notice to the Public Trustee (Ministerial) Regulation

(AR 204/2015) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "500" and

substituting "1000".

3 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 12(15) of the Financial Statutes Amendment

Act, 2025 (No. 2).