Alberta Gazette — 15 June 2015 (Part II)
15 June 2015
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Alberta Regulation 81/2015
Government Organization Act
DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: May 25, 2015
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 121/2015)
on May 25, 2015 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.
Section 3 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Agriculture and Forestry
3(1) The following enactments are transferred to the Minister of
Agriculture and Forestry:
(
a) Agricultural Operation Practices Act;
(
b) Agricultural Pests Act;
(
c) Agricultural Service Board Act;
(
d) Agricultural Societies Act;
(
e) Agriculture Financial Services Act;
(
f) Animal Health Act;
(
g) Animal Keepers Act;
(
h) Animal Protection Act;
(
i) Bee Act;
(
j) Crop Payments Act;
(
k) Dairy Industry Act;
(
l) Farm Implement Act;
(
m) Farm Implement Dealerships Act;
(
n) Feeder Associations Guarantee Act;
(
o) Forest and Prairie Protection Act;
(
p) Forests Act;
(
q) Fur Farms Act;
(
r) Gas Distribution Act;
(
s) Schedule 2 to the Government Organization Act;
(
t) Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act;
(
u) Irrigation Districts Act;
(
v) Line Fence Act;
(
w) Livestock Identification and Commerce Act;
(
x) Livestock Industry Diversification Act;
(
y) Livestock and Livestock Products Act;
(
z) Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;
(aa) Meat Inspection Act;
(bb) Rural Electrification Loan Act;
(cc) Rural Electrification Long-term Financing Act;
(dd) Rural Utilities Act;
(ee) Soil Conservation Act;
(ff) The St. Mary and Milk Rivers Water Agreements
(Termination) Act;
(gg) Stray Animals Act;
(hh) Weed Control Act;
(ii) Women's Institute Act.
(2) The responsibility for the Forests Reserves Act is transferred to
the common responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture and
Forestry and the Minister of Environment and Parks.
(3) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the
Agriculture and Rural Development Grant Regulation (AR 58/98)
are transferred to the responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture
and Forestry.
(4) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated
with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsections
(5) and (6) is transferred to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
(5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended
balance of the 2015-16 Government appropriation under the
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 for Agriculture and Rural
Development is transferred to the Minister of Agriculture and
Forestry.
(6) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended
balance of program 7, Forests, except that portion of element 7.1,
Wildfire Management and Emergency Response, related to the
Alberta Environmental Support and Emergency Response Team, of
the 2015-16 Government appropriation under the Appropriation
(Interim Supply) Act, 2015 for Environment and Sustainable
Resource Development is transferred to the Minister of Agriculture
and Forestry.
Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted:
Environment and Parks
8(1) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred
to the Minister of Environment and Parks:
(
a) The Bighorn Agreement Validating Act;
(
b) Black Creek Heritage Rangeland Trails Act;
(
c) Boundary Surveys Act;
(
d) The Brazeau River Development Act;
(
e) Climate Change and Emissions Management Act;
(
f) County of Westlock Water Authorization Act;
(
g) Drainage Districts Act;
(
h) East Central Regional Water Authorization Act;
(
i) Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, except
sections 30 and 37(
d) to (j);
(
j) sections 25 to 28 and 72 of the Expropriation Act;
(
k) Fisheries (Alberta) Act, except sections 19 and 41.1(a);
(
l) Schedule 5 to the Government Organization Act, except
sections 4 to 9;
(
m) Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act;
(
n) Part 8 of the Mines and Minerals Act, except
section 108(g),
(
h) and (j);
(
o) Natural Resources Conservation Board Act;
(
p) North Red Deer Water Authorization Act;
(
q) Protecting Alberta's Environment Act;
(
r) Provincial Parks Act, except sections 14 and 15;
(
s) Public Lands Act;
(
t) Recreation Development Act;
(
u) Surface Rights Act;
(
v) Surveys Act, except
section 5(1)(
d) and (2)(b);
(
w) Water Act, except
Part 6 and sections 159 and 163;
(
x) Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas and
Heritage Rangelands Act;
(
y) Wildlife Act, except sections 1.1 and 86(2)(a);
(
z) Willmore Wilderness Park Act.
(2) The Minister of Environment and Parks is designated as the
Minister responsible for the Alberta Land Stewardship Act and is the
Designated Minister for the purposes of that Act.
(3) The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to
the common responsibility of the Minister of Environment and Parks
and the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General:
(
a) section 41.1(
a) of the Fisheries (Alberta) Act;
(b)
section 86(2)(
a) of the Wildlife Act.
(4) The responsibility for sections 4 to 9 of
Schedule 5 to the
Government Organization Act is transferred to the common
responsibility of the Minister of Environment and Parks and the
Minister of Infrastructure.
(5) The responsibility for
section 5(1)(
d) and (2)(
b) of the Surveys Act
is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of
Environment and Parks and the Minister of Service Alberta.
(6) The responsibility for
Part 6 and sections 159 and 163 of the Water
Act is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of
Environment and Parks and the Minister of Transportation.
(7) The responsibility for sections 14 and 15 of the Provincial Parks
Act is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of
Environment and Parks and the Minister of Transportation.
(8) The responsibility for sections 30 and 37(
d) to (
j) of the
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act is transferred to the
common responsibility of the Minister of Environment and Parks and
the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
(9) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the
Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Grant
Regulation (AR 182/2000) are transferred to the responsibility of the
Minister of Environment and Parks.
(10) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated
with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (11) is
transferred to the Minister of Environment and Parks.
(11) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended
balance of the 2015-16 Government appropriation under the
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 for Environment and
Sustainable Resource Development, except the portion of program 7,
Forests, transferred under
section 3(6), is transferred to the Minister of
Environment and Parks.
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Alberta Regulation 82/2015
Forest Reserves Act
FOREST RESERVES (EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: May 28, 2015
For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Parks
(M.O. 02/2015) on May 25, 2015 pursuant to
section 7 of the Forest Reserves Act.
1 The Forest Reserves Regulation (AR 42/2005) is
amended by this Regulation.
Section 23 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2015" and
substituting "May 31, 2016".
Alberta Regulation 83/2015
Wildlife Act
WILDLIFE (2015 HUNTING SEASON - MINISTERIAL)
AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: May 28, 2015
For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Parks
(M.O. 04/2015) on May 25, 2015 pursuant to sections 12(1), 23 and 103(1)
of the Wildlife Act.
1 The Wildlife Regulation (AR 143/97) is amended by this
Regulation.
Section 30(17) is amended by striking out "322 to 332, 336
to 340" and substituting "322, 324, 330, 332, 336 to 342".
Section 31 is amended
(
a) in subsection (2) by adding "one" after "one of any";
(
b) in subsection (10)
(
i) by striking out "year for a kind" and substituting
"year for any one kind";
(ii) in clause (b)
(
A) by striking out "or (c)" and substituting ", (
c) or (f)";
(
B) by adding "or group of wildlife management
units" after "unit";
(
c) by adding the following after subsection (10):
(10.1) A resident may apply in any one fiscal year for a resident
antlerless elk special licence after having previously applied in
that fiscal year for a resident antlered elk special licence if and
only if
(
a) the application for an antlered elk special licence was
valid, made through a lottery and unsuccessful, and
(
b) the land referred to in subsection (11) is entirely within
the area in respect of which both applications are or
were made and within the wildlife management unit or
group of wildlife management units that was listed as
the applicant's first choice of area in the application for
the antlered elk special licence.
(
d) in subsection (11)
(
i) in the portion preceding clause (
a) by adding
"or who submits an application under subsection (10.1)"
after "subsection (10)";
(ii) in clauses (
b) and (
c) by adding "or (10.1), as the
case may be" after "(10)";
(
e) in subsection (12) by repealing clause (d);
(
f) in subsection (13)
(
i) in clause (
a) by striking out "and for any kind of
animal" and substituting "that has been";
(ii) in clause (
b) by striking out "a second application"
and substituting "an application to which subsection
(11) relates".
Section 130(4.2) is amended by striking out "144, 148 to
152, 160 to 164" and substituting "138, 142 to 166".
Part 1 of
Schedule 8 is amended
(
a) in item 9 by striking out "Resident moose licence" and
substituting "Resident moose archery licence";
(
b) in item 53 by striking out "Non-resident antlered moose
licence" and substituting "Non-resident antlered moose
archery licence".
Schedule 15 is amended
(
a) in
section 5
(
i) in clause (
h) by adding "162, 163, 164, 166," after
"WMUs";
(ii) in clause (
m) by striking out "September 3 to
September 27" and substituting "September 9 to
September 26";
(iii) in clause (
o) by striking out "November 27 to
November 29" and substituting "November 26 to
November 28";
(
b) in
section 8(2)(
c) by striking out "January 5" and
substituting "January 4";
(
c) in
section 10(6) by striking out "August 30 to
September 1" and substituting "September 5 to
September 7";
(
d) in
section 16
(
i) by repealing footnote 4 and substituting the
following:
4 This season does not apply to WMUs 210, 212, 214
and 314. The open season to hunt pheasants, ruffed
grouse, spruce grouse and gray partridge in those WMUs
is from September 1 in one year to January 15 in the next.
(ii) in footnote 7 by striking out "to November 30"
and substituting "in one year to January 15 in the
next";
(iii) by repealing footnote 16;
(iv) in footnotes 19 and 21 by striking out "to
November 30" and substituting "in one year to
January 15 in the next";
(
v) by repealing footnote 22 and substituting the
following:
22 This season does not apply to WMUs 206, 208, 216,
220, 221, 222, 224, 226, 228, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250 and
936. There is no ptarmigan season in those WMUs.
7 Tables 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 4 and 6 in
Schedule 15 are
repealed and the Tables respectively contained in the
Schedule to this Regulation are substituted.
Schedule to this (Amending) Regulation
Schedule 15
Table 1A
Prairie WMUs 100 Series and 732
Big Game Seasons
Species
Type
SEASON
WMUs
Archery Only
General
White-tailed
Deer
Antlered
S1 - N4
(Wed - Sat only)
N4 - N7
N11 - N14
N18 - N21
N25 - N28
102, 104, 106, 108, 1102,
112, 116, 118, 119, 124,
128, 130, 132, 134, 136,
138, 140, 142, 144, 148,
150, 151, 152, 156, 158,
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
162, 163, 164, 166
Antlerless
S1 - N4
(Wed - Sat only)
N4 - N71
N11 - N141
N18 - N211
N25 - N281
102, 106, 112, 116, 118,
119, 124, 128, 142, 144,
148, 150, 151, 152, 158,
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
162, 163, 164, 166
Mule Deer
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - N4
(Wed - Sat only)
N4 - N71
N11 - N141
N18 - N211
N25 - N281
102, 106, 112, 116, 118,
119, 124, 128, 142, 144,
148, 150, 151, 152, 158,
S1- O31
N1 - N301
162, 163, 164, 166
Antlered
S1 - N41
(Wed - Sat only)
N4 - N71
N11 - N141
N18 - N211
N25 - N281
104, 108, 1102, 130, 132,
134, 136, 138, 140, 156
Antlerless
S1 - N4
(Wed - Sat only)
N4 - N71
N11 - N141
N18 - N211
N25 - N281
104, 108, 110, 130, 132,
134, 136, 138, 140, 156
Moose
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1- O311
N1 - N301
102, 116, 118, 119, 124,
148, 150, 151, 152, 156,
158, 160, 162, 163, 164,
Elk
Antlered
and
Antlerless
Closed
S9 - S231
S24 -O81
O9 - O231
Closed
S9 - S301
O1 - O241
O25 - N161
N17 - D201
104, 108
Closed
S9 - S301
O1 - O241
O25 - N161
N17 - D201
J1 - J301
(124, 144, 148, 150)
Antlered
S1- O31
N1 - N301
(162, 163, 164, 166) (151,
152)
Antlerless
S1- O31
N1 - J201
(162, 163, 164, 166) (151,
152)
Closed
N4 - N71
N11 - N141
N18 - N211
N25 - N281
D2 - D51
J13 - J161
J20 - J231
J27 - J301
Antlered
Closed
N2 - N41
N9 - N111
N16 - N181
N23 - N251
N30 - D21
J11 - J131
J18 - J201
J25 - J271
Footnotes applicable to Table 1A:
1 This season applies only to the holder of an applicable special licence.
2 In that portion of WMU 110 that is the Blood Indian Reserve #148, the general season for
antlered white-tailed deer and antlered mule deer in that area is every day except Sunday during the
period beginning on the first date indicated in November and ending on the last date indicated in
November.
General Footnote: Where, in the WMUs column, there are WMUs enclosed in brackets, these
brackets are inserted only for administrative purposes, and do not form part of the Tables for
legislative purposes.
Table 1B
Prairie WMUs 200 Series and 728, 730, 936
Big Game Seasons
Species
Type
SEASON
WMUs
Archery Only
General
White-tailed
Deer
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
200, 202, 203, 204, 206,
208, 214, 216, 220, 221,
222, 224, 226, 228, 230,
232, 234, 236, 238, 240,
242, 244, 246, 250, 252,
254, 256, 258, 260
S1 - N30
Closed
212, 248
O17 - O31
N9 - N30
Antlered
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
Mule Deer
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
200, 202, 203, 204, 228,
230, 232, 234, 236, 238,
240, 242, 244, 246, 250,
252, 254, 256, 258, 260
S1- N30
Closed
212, 248
Antlered
S1- O311
N1 - N301
206, 208, 210, 214, 216,
220, 221, 222, 224, 226
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
206, 208, 210, 214, 216,
220, 221, 222, 224, 226
Moose
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1- O311
N1 - N301
200, 202, 203, 204, 206,
208, 210, 214, 216, 220,
221, 222, 224, 226, 228,
230, 232, 234, 236, 238,
240, 242, 244, 246, 250,
252, 254, 256, 258, 260
S1- N30
Closed
212, 248
Closed
N26 - N281,3
N30 - D51
D7 - D121
728, 730
O17 - O311
N1 - N231
Antlerless
Closed
O25 - D71,4
Those portions of WMU
248 within the County of
Strathcona and County of
Leduc
Elk
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - N30
Closed
212, 248
O17 - O311
N1 - D231
Antlered
S1 - O242
O25 - N302
S1 - O312
N1 - D302
216, 221, 224
S1 - O31
N1 - D301
(252, 254, 258, 260)
(236, 238, 256, 500)
(206, 222, 226, 244, 246)
(208, 220), (204, 228, 230)
(200, 202, 203, 232, 234)
(240, 242)
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - J201
(200, 202, 203, 232, 234)
(252, 254, 258, 260)
(236, 238, 256, 500)
(206, 222, 226, 244, 246)
(208, 220), (204, 228, 230)
(240, 242)
S1 - O31
N1 - D201
S1 - O24
O25 - N201
N21 - D201
J1 - J201
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N251
N26 - D201
J1 - J201
216, 221
Closed
D1 - D201,4,5
J4 - J201,4,5
Footnotes applicable to Table 1B:
1 This season applies only to the holder of an applicable special licence.
2 This season applies only to 3-point elk.
3 This season restricted to archery only or to hunting with a muzzle-loading firearm of .44 calibre
or greater.
4 This season is restricted to hunting with a shotgun, a cross-bow, to archery only, or to hunting
with a muzzle-loading firearm of .44 calibre or greater.
5 This season is open to hunting only from Monday to Friday of each week.
General Footnote: Where, in the WMUs column, there are WMUs enclosed in brackets, these
brackets are inserted only for administrative purposes, and do not form part of the Tables for
legislative purposes.
Table 1C
Foothills WMUs 300 Series
Big Game Seasons
Species
Type
SEASON
WMUs
Archery Only
General
White-tailed
Deer
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
310, 312, 314, 318, 320,
322, 324, 332, 334, 336,
337, 338, 348
S1 - O24
O25 - N30
300, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306, 308
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
326, 328, 330, 339, 340,
342, 344, 346, 347, 349,
350, 351, 352, 353, 354,
355, 356, 357, 360
Antlered
A25 - S23
S24 - N30
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
358, 359
Antlerless
A25 - S16
N1 - N7
358, 359
A25 - S23
N1 - N30
Mule Deer
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
310, 312
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
Antlered
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
352, 353, 355
A25 - S23
S24 - N30
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
328, 330, 339, 340, 342,
344, 346, 347, 349, 350,
351, 354, 356
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
S1 - O311
N1 - N301
314, 318, 320, 322, 324,
332, 337
A25 - S161
S17 - N301
357, 358, 359, 360
S1- O241
O25 - N301
300, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306, 308
Antlerless
A25 - S16
S17 - D201
357, 359, 360
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
314, 318, 320, 322, 324,
332, 337
S1- O24
O25 - N301
300, 302, 303, 304, 305,
306, 308
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
Moose
Antlered
and
Antlerless
S1- O311
N1 - N301
310, 312, 314, 316, 318,
320, 322, 324, 332, 334,
336, 337
Antlered
A25 - S23
S24 - O311
N1 - N301
339, 340, 342, 344, 346,
347, 349, 350, 351, 352,
353, 354, 355, 356, 357,
358, 359, 360
S1- O311
N1 - N301
338, 348
S1 - O241
O25 -N301
300, 302, 303, 304, 306,
A25 - S231
S24 - O311
N1 - N301
326, 328, 330
Antlerless
A25 - S23
S24 - N301
352, 355
A25 - S231
N1 - N301
Calf
Moose
A25 - S231
N1 - N301
359, 360
Elk
Antlered
A25 - S162
S17 - N302
326, 328, 330, 339, 340,
342, 344, 346, 347, 349,
350, 351, 352, 353, 354,
355, 356, 357, 358, 359,
S1 - O242
O25 - N302
302, 303, 304, 305, 306,
308, 310, 312, 314
S1 - O312
N1 - N302
316, 318, 320, 322, 324,
332, 334, 336, 337, 338,
Antlerless
A25 - S16
S17 - D201
340, 342
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
330, 352
S1 - O24
O25 - D201
D21 - J201
302, 303, 304, 305, 306,
308, 310
S1 - O31
N1 - D201
334, 336
S1 - O31
N1 - N251
N26 - D201
318, 324, 332
S1 - O24
O25 - N201
N21 - D201
J1 - J201
312, 314
A25 - S16
S17 - O311
N1 - D201
D21 - J201
346, 357, 358, 359, 360
S1 - O31
N1 - N251
N26 - D201
J1 - J201
320, 322
N21 - D201
D21 - J201
337, 348
A25 - S16
S17 - O311
N1 - D201
353, 354, 355, 356
Trophy Sheep
Resident
hunters
only
Closed
S9 - O31
3023,303, 306, 308
Footnotes applicable to Table 1C:
1 This season applies only to the holder of an applicable special licence.
2 This season applies only to 3-point elk.
3 The season for trophy sheep in WMU 302 applies only to full curl trophy sheep.
Table 1D
Mountain WMUs 400 Series
Big Game Seasons
Species
Type
SEASON
WMUs
Archery Only
General
White-tailed
Deer
Antlered and
Antlerless
S8 - S23
S24 - N301
404, 406, 408
S8 - N30
Closed
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
436, 437, 438, 439, 440,
441, 442, 444, 445, 446
Antlered
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
412, 414, 416, 417, 418,
420, 422, 426, 428, 429,
430, 432, 434
S1 - S23
S24 - N30
400, 402
Antlerless
A25 - S16
N1 - N30
412, 414, 416, 417, 418,
420, 422, 426, 428, 429,
430, 432, 434
S1 - S23
N1 - N15
400, 402
Mule Deer
Antlered and
Antlerless
S8 - S23
S24 - N301
404, 406, 408
S8 - N30
Closed
Antlered
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
412, 414, 432, 440, 441,
442, 444, 445, 446
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
416, 417, 418, 420, 422,
426, 428, 429, 430, 434,
436, 437, 438, 439
S1 - S231
S24 - N301
400, 402
Antlerless
S1 - S23
S24 - N301
400, 402
Moose
Antlered and
Antlerless
S8 - S23
S24 - N301
404, 406
S8 - N30
Closed
Antlered
A25 - S23
S24 - O311
412, 414
A25 - S23
S24 - N301
416, 417, 418, 420, 422,
426, 428, 430, 432, 434,
436, 437, 438, 439, 440,
441, 442, 444, 445, 446
A25 - S231
S24 - O311
N1 - N301
S8 - S23
S24 - N301
S1 - S161
S17 - N301
400, 402
Elk
Antlered and
Antlerless
S8 - N30
Closed
Antlered2 and
Antlerless
S8 - S16
S17 - N301
404, 406, 408
Antlered2
A25 - S161
S17 - N301
416, 417, 418, 420, 422,
428, 430
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
412, 414, 426, 432, 434,
436, 437, 438, 439, 440,
441, 442, 444, 445, 446
Antlered3
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
S1 - S16
S17 - N30
400, 402
Antlerless
S1 - S16
S17 - N301
400, 402
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
Trophy
Sheep
Resident
hunters only
Closed
A25 - S231
S24 - O311
A25 - O31
412, 414, 416, 417, 418,
420, 422, 426, 428, 430,
432, 434, 436, 438, 439,
440, 441, 442, 445
S9 - O31
4004, 402, 404, 406, 408
Non-resident
hunters and
Non-resident
Alien hunters
Closed
S1 - O151
412, 414, 416, 417, 418,
420, 422, 426, 428, 430,
432, 434, 436, 438, 439,
440, 441, 442, 445
Goat
Closed
S10 - O311,5
440, 442, 444
S17 - O311,5
400, 402
Footnotes applicable to Table 1D:
1 This season applies only to the holder of an applicable special licence.
2 This season applies only to 6-point elk.
3 This season applies only to 3-point elk.
4 The season for trophy sheep in WMU 400 applies only to full curl trophy sheep.
5 This season applies only to the portion of the WMU that is specified on each licence.
Table 1E
Boreal WMUs 500 Series and 841
Big Game Seasons
Species
Type
SEASON
WMUs
Archery Only
General
White-tailed
Deer
Antlered and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
500, 501, 502, 503, 504,
505, 506, 507, 508, 509,
A25 - A31
S1 - N30
511, 512, 514, 515, 516,
517, 518, 519, 520, 524,
525, 528, 529, 530, 531,
532, 534, 536, 539, 540,
541, 542, 544
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
521, 523, 526, 527, 535,
Antlered
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
Closed
S17 - N30
Antlerless
A25 - S16
N1 - N7
Closed
N1 - N30
Mule Deer
Antlered and
Antlerless
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
500, 501, 503, 505, 507,
Antlered
A25 - A31
S1 - N30
512, 514, 515, 516, 517,
518, 519, 528, 529, 530,
531, 532, 534, 536, 539,
540, 541, 542
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
Closed
S17 - N301
S1 - O311
N1 - N301
502, 504, 506, 509, 510
A25 - A311
S1 - N301
A25 - S161
S17 - N301
521, 522, 523, 526, 527,
A25 - A31
S1 - N301
520, 524, 525, 544
Antlerless
A25 - S16
S17 - D201
521, 522, 523, 526, 527
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
502, 504, 506, 509, 510
A25 - S16
S17 - N301
Moose
Antlered and
Antlerless
S1 - O311
N1 - N301
500, 501, 502, 503, 504,
506, 507, 508, 509
Antlered
Closed
S17 - O311
N1 - N301
A25 - S23
S24 - O311
N1 - N301
521, 522, 523, 526, 527,
535, 537
A25 - A31
S1 - O311
N1 - N301
511, 512, 514, 515, 516,
517, 518, 519, 520, 524,
525, 528, 529, 530, 536,
541, 542, 544
S1 - O311
N1 - N301
505, 510
A25 - A31
S17 - N301,4
531, 532, 534, 539, 540
Antlerless
(calf only)
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
505, 510
A25 - S231
N1 - N301
521, 522, 523, 526, 527
Elk
Antlered2
S1 - O31
N1 - N301
Antlered3
S1 - O31
N1 - N30
504, 505, 506, 507, 508,
510, 511
A25 - S16
S17 - N30
520, 521, 522, 523, 525,
526, 527, 528, 535, 537,
Antlerless
A25 - S16
S17 - O311
N1 - D201
D21 - J201
520, 521, 522, 523, 526,
527, 537, 544
S1 - O31
N1 - D201
504, 505, 506, 507, 508,
509, 510
S1 - O31
N1 - D201
D21 - J201
Footnotes applicable to Table 1E:
1 This season applies only to the holder of an applicable special licence.
2 This season applies only to 6-point elk.
3 This season applies only to 3-point elk.
4 A non-resident or non-resident alien who hunts antlered moose under an allocated licence in any
of the WMUs to which this season applies may hunt such moose only during one of the following
two periods: S1-O31 or N1-N30.
Table 4
Additional Seasons
ITEM
NO.
COLUMN I
BIG GAME
COLUMN II
LICENCE TYPE
COLUMN III
OPEN SEASON
COLUMN IV
LOCATION
Trophy sheep
WMU 410 Trophy Sheep Special Licence or
Non-resident / Non-resident Alien Trophy
Sheep Special Licence
Archery Only Season S9-N30
WMU 410
Trophy sheep
Resident Trophy Sheep Special Licence
Archery Only Season N1-N30
The portion of WMU 408 that is west of Highway 40
Trophy sheep
Resident Trophy Sheep Special Licence
A25-O31
WMU 446 and the portion of WMU 444 that lies north of the
Beaverdam Road
Trophy sheep
Resident Trophy Sheep Licence
A25-O31
The portion of WMU 444 that lies south of the Beaverdam Road
Trophy sheep
Non-resident / Non-resident Alien Trophy
Sheep Special Licence
S1-O15
The portion of WMU 444 that lies south of the Beaverdam Road
Trophy sheep
Resident Trophy Sheep Licence
Archery Only Season S9-O31
WMU 410
Trophy sheep
Resident Trophy Sheep Special Licence
N1-N10, N11-N20, N21-N30
Non-trophy sheep hunting areas 438C
Non-trophy sheep
Non-trophy Sheep Special Licence
S10-O31
Big Game Zone 4, except non-trophy sheep hunting areas 412,
414, 417, 418C, 422B, 426B, 428, 436, 438B, 439 and 441
Non-trophy sheep
Non-trophy Sheep Special Licence
S10-O31
Big Game Zone 5, except non-trophy sheep hunting area 404A
Non-trophy sheep hunting areas 402A, 402-303, 306 and 402-308
Non-trophy sheep
Non-trophy Sheep Special Licence
S10-N30
Non-trophy sheep hunting areas 410
Table 4
Additional Seasons (continued)
ITEM
NO.
COLUMN I
BIG GAME
COLUMN II
LICENCE TYPE
COLUMN III
OPEN SEASON
COLUMN IV
LOCATION
Trophy antelope
Trophy Antelope Special Licence
O19-O24
Antelope hunting areas A, B, C, D and F
Trophy antelope
Trophy Antelope Special Licence
S28-O3
Antelope hunting areas E, G and H
Trophy antelope
Antelope Archery Special Licence or
Non-resident or Non-resident Alien Trophy
Antelope Special Licence
Archery Only Season S9-S26
Antelope hunting areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H
Non-trophy antelope
Antelope Archery Special Licence
Archery Only Season S9-S26
Antelope hunting areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H
Non-trophy antelope
Non-trophy Antelope Special Licence
O1-O3, O5-O7
Antelope hunting areas E, G and H
Non-trophy antelope
Non-trophy Antelope Special Licence
O22-O24, O26-O28
Antelope hunting areas A, B, C, D and F
White-tailed deer
and mule deer
Camp Wainwright Deer Special Licence
N26-N28, N30-D2, D3-D5, D7-D9,
D10-D12
WMUs 728 and 730
Antlerless mule deer
and Antlerless
white-tailed deer
Foothills Deer Licence
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays, only from
D1-D20
WMU 212
While-tailed deer
Strathcona White-tailed Deer Licence
O25-D7
Those portions of WMU 248 within the County of Strathcona or
within the County of Leduc
Table 4
Additional Seasons (continued)
ITEM
NO.
COLUMN I
BIG GAME
COLUMN II
LICENCE TYPE
COLUMN III
OPEN SEASON
COLUMN IV
LOCATION
Elk
Resident Either Sex Elk Special Licence
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays, only from N3-N27
WMUs 116, 118, 119 and 624
Elk
Resident Either Sex Elk Special Licence
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays, only from D1-J1
WMUs 116, 118 and 119
Elk
Cypress Hills Elk Archery Licence
Archery Only Season S1-O15
WMUs 116, 118 and 119
Antlerless elk and
three point elk
WMU 300 Elk Special Licence or
Non-resident or Non-resident Alien Antlered
Elk Special Licence
S9-O24, O25-D24, D25-F21
WMU 300
Antlerless elk
WMU 212 Antlerless Elk Archery Licence
Archery Only Season S1-N30
WMU 212
Antlerless elk
Resident Elk Licence or Resident Antlerless
Elk Special Licence
Archery Only Season S1-O31
WMU 338
Antlerless elk
Resident Antlerless Elk Special Licence
N1-D20, D21-J20
The portion of WMU 338 that lies south of Highway 16 and north
of the power line in Township 52
Antlerless elk
Resident Elk Licence or Resident Antlerless
Elk Special Licence
Archery Only Season A25-S16
WMU 344
Antlerless elk
Resident Antlerless Elk Special Licence
S17-D20
The portion of WMU 344 that lies south of the Wildhay River
and Polecat Haul Road and west of Willow Creek Haul Road
Table 4
Additional Seasons (continued)
ITEM
NO.
COLUMN I
BIG GAME
COLUMN II
LICENCE TYPE
COLUMN III
OPEN SEASON
COLUMN IV
LOCATION
Antlerless elk
Resident Elk Licence or Resident Antlerless
Elk Special Licence
Archery Only Season A25-S16
WMU 438
Antlerless elk
Resident Antlerless Elk Special Licence
S17-N30
The portion of WMU 438 that lies northwest of Highway 16 and
southwest of Highway 40
Antlerless elk
Resident Elk Licence or Resident Antlerless
Elk Special Licence
Archery Only Season A25-S16
WMU 441
Antlerless elk
Resident Antlerless Elk Special Licence
S17-N30
The portion of WMU 441 that lies east of the Smoky River and
southwest of the Muskeg River
Antlerless elk
Resident Elk Licence or Resident Antlerless
Elk Special Licence
Archery Only Season A25-S16
WMU 444
Antlerless elk
Resident Antlerless Elk Special Licence
S17-N30
The portion of WMU 444 that lies west of the Smoky River and
north of Beaverdam Road
Elk
Resident Either Sex Elk Special Licence
N26-N28, N30-D5, D7-D12
WMUs 728 and 730
Antlerless moose
Resident Moose Licence or Resident
Antlerless Moose Special Licence
Archery Only Season A25-S23
WMU 353
Antlerless moose
Resident Antlerless Moose Special Licence
S24-N30
The portion of WMU 353 that lies west of range 23
Table 6
Upland Game Bird Seasons
GAME BIRD
ZONE
Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse and
Spruce Grouse
Blue Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ptarmigan
Gray
Partridge
S1-J151
S1-J155
Closed
O1-O3111
S1-J1515
S1-J1517
S1-J15
S1-J15
S1-J158
O1-O316
S1-J15
S1-J15
S1-J15
S1-J15
Closed
O1-O3120
S1-J1518
S1-J15
S1-J153
S1-J1524
S1-J159
O1-O3112
S1-J1522
S1-J1523
O15-N30
S1-N30
Closed
O1-O31
Closed
S1-N30
O15-N304
S1-N304
S1-J1510
O1-O31
S1-J1510
S1-N304
O15-N30
S1-N30
Closed
O1-O31
Closed
S1-N30
S1-J157
S1-J157
S1-J1519
O1-O3114
S1-J1521
S1-J1513
Alberta Regulation 84/2015
Chartered Professional Accountants Act
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS REGULATION
Filed: May 29, 2015
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 129/2015)
on May 28, 2015 pursuant to
section 15 of the Chartered Professional Accountants
Act.
Table of Contents
Definitions
Part 1
Registration
Division 1
Citizenship, Good Character and Reputation
2 Citizenship, good character and reputation
Division 2
Deadline for Application
3 Deadline for application as a member
Division 3
Registration of Candidates
4 Application for registration as a candidate
5 Continuance of registration as a candidate
Division 4
Registration of Members
6 Application for registration as a member by a candidate
7 Academic requirements
8 Experience requirements
9 Application for registration as a member by a designated
accountant from another provincial accounting organization
10 Application for registration as a member by an applicant
with a recognized accounting designation outside of Canada
11 Application for registration as a member by an applicant
without a recognized accounting designation outside of Canada
12 Application for registration as a member by other applicants
13 Education and experience requirements for professional
accounting firms
14 Education and experience requirements for professional
service providers
15 Requirements for registration of other persons or firms
16 Continuing education requirements
17 Continuing education reports
Division 5
Limited Liability Partnerships
18 Limited liability partnerships
Part 2
Use of Titles, Abbreviations and Initials
Division 1
Use of Chartered Professional Accountant and
Related Titles, Abbreviations and Initials
19 Chartered professional accountant
Division 2
Use of Certified General Accountant, Chartered Accountant
and Certified Management Accountant and Related Titles,
Abbreviations and Initials
20 Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated
with the designation of certified general accountant
21 Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated
with the designation of chartered accountant
22 Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated
with the designation of certified management accountant
23 Use by professional accounting firms of titles, abbreviations
and initials associated with the designation of certified general
accountant, chartered accountant or certified management
accountant
Division 3
Use of United States Certified Public Accountant and
Related Titles, Abbreviations and Initials
24 United States certified public accountant
Part 3
Repeals, Review and Coming into Force
25 Repeals
26 Review
27 Coming into force
Definitions
1 In this Regulation,
(a) "Act" means the Chartered Professional Accountants Act;
(b) "CPA professional education program" means the
professional education program established pursuant to
section 7;
(c) "good standing", in respect of a registration or membership,
means the registration or membership is not suspended;
(d) "incident" means any alleged occurrence, error, omission or
negligent act in rendering or failing to render professional
services that any reasonable person would expect to give rise
to a claim;
(e) "national qualifying examination" means a national
qualifying examination recognized by the Chartered
Professional Accountants of Canada and the board;
(f) "provincial accounting organization" means an organization
in a province or territory outside Alberta but within Canada
that grants the designation of certified general accountant,
certified management accountant, chartered accountant or
chartered professional accountant.
Part 1
Registration
Division 1
Citizenship, Good Character
and Reputation
Citizenship, good character and reputation
2(1) Each applicant for registration as a candidate or member of the
CPAA must provide satisfactory evidence to the registrar of being
(
a) a Canadian citizen or an individual lawfully permitted to
work or study in Canada, and
(
b) of having good character and reputation.
(2) In determining whether an applicant is of good character and
reputation, the registration committee must consider whether the
applicant
(
a) has had a finding of unprofessional conduct or similar
finding made against the applicant by any professional
organization, or has entered into an agreement with any
professional organization regarding the applicant's conduct,
and any orders made in consequence of any such finding or
agreement,
(
b) has any outstanding complaints or discipline matters with any
professional organization with which the applicant is or has
been registered,
(
c) has been convicted of a criminal offence in any jurisdiction,
(
d) has any outstanding charges under the criminal law of any
jurisdiction,
(
e) has, in any jurisdiction, been found guilty of contravening a
section of securities regulatory legislation, or has entered into
a settlement agreement, or similar agreement, with a
securities regulator,
(
f) has been found guilty of an offence under any tax legislation
that involves, explicitly or implicitly, dishonesty on the part
of the applicant, or having entered into a settlement
agreement with respect to such conduct,
(
g) has been subject to any of the provisions of the Bankruptcy
and Insolvency Act (Canada), or similar legislation in any
jurisdiction, or
(
h) has been found guilty of a breach of a code of conduct or an
academic infraction at any post-secondary education
institution or from any professional education program.
(3) In addition to the matters referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the
registration committee must consider
(
a) any character references,
(
b) information on steps taken to overcome and evidence that the
applicant has overcome any competence or ethical issues
related to subsection (1) or (2), and
(
c) any mitigating factors provided by the applicant.
Division 2
Deadline for Application
Deadline for application as a member
3(1) An application for registration as a member made under
section 6
must be made within 12 months of the date on which the applicant has
satisfied the requirements of
section 6.
(2) If an application for registration as a member is made outside the
time period prescribed in subsection (1), the registration committee
may consider the application and determine what additional
requirements, if any, are to be met for approval of the application.
Division 3
Registration of Candidates
Application for registration as a candidate
4(1) In addition to the requirements set out in
section 2, an applicant
for registration as a candidate must, within the timeframe prescribed by
the board, provide satisfactory evidence to the registrar of having
(
a) an undergraduate degree from a post-secondary institution
approved by the board or a body approved by the board in
accordance with standards approved by the board, and
(
b) met the grade requirement prescribed by the board or a body
approved by the board on courses approved by the board in
the areas listed in
section 7.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an individual may apply for
registration as a candidate if the individual provides, in addition to the
requirements set out in
section 2, satisfactory evidence to the registrar
(
a) enrolment in a post-secondary program of studies to
complete the post-secondary courses prescribed by the board
or a body approved by the board, and
(
b) completion of any grade and course requirements prescribed
by the board.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), an individual may apply
for registration as a candidate if the individual provides, in addition to
the requirements set out in
section 2, satisfactory evidence to the
registrar of
(
a) sufficient education as prescribed by the board,
(
b) sufficient accounting or business experience as prescribed by
the board, and
(
c) meeting any other requirements as prescribed by the board.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), (2) or (3), an applicant for
registration as a candidate who is registered as a candidate in good
standing with a provincial accounting organization shall be registered
as a candidate subject to
(
a) meeting the requirements in
section 2(1), and
(
b) any conditions on the applicant's registration with the other
jurisdiction.
Continuance of registration as a candidate
5(1) For the purpose of
section 54(1)(
a) of the Act, registration as a
candidate continues in effect if
(
a) the candidate meets the academic and practical experience
requirements as prescribed by the board, and
(
b) for candidates registered pursuant to
section 4(2), if the
candidate provides satisfactory evidence to the registrar of
continued enrolment in a post-secondary institution or of
meeting the requirements of
section 4(1) or (3).
(2) For the purposes of
section 54(1)(
a) of the Act, a registrant's
registration continues in effect if the registrant provides to the registrar,
in a timely manner,
(
a) satisfactory evidence of continuing to meet the requirements
section 2,
(
b) any changes to the information required to be provided to the
registrar under the Act, this Regulation, the bylaws and the
directives,
(
c) on request of the registrar, satisfactory evidence of continued
compliance with conditions imposed on the candidate's
registration, and
(
d) satisfactory evidence of meeting the reporting requirements
as prescribed by the board.
Division 4
Registration of Members
Application for registration as a member by a candidate
6 In addition to the requirements set out in
section 2, an application
for registration as a member of the CPAA by a candidate must be
accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the registrar that the
following requirements have been met:
(
a) the academic requirements under
section 7;
(
b) the grade or performance requirements on a national
qualifying examination as prescribed by the board or a body
approved by the board;
(
c) the experience requirements under
section 8.
Academic requirements
7(1) The board must establish a CPA professional education program
that will enable the development of
(
a) technical competencies consisting of
(
i) financial reporting,
(ii) strategy and governance,
(iii) management accounting,
(iv) audit and assurance,
(
v) finance,
(vi) taxation, and
(vii) other technical competencies prescribed by the board,
and
(
b) enabling competencies consisting of
(
i) professional and ethical behaviour,
(ii) problem-solving and decision-making,
(iii) communication,
(iv) self-management,
(
v) teamwork and leadership, and
(vi) other enabling competencies prescribed by the board.
(2) For the purposes of
section 6(a), an applicant meets the academic
requirements if the applicant meets the grade or performance
requirements prescribed by the board on the CPA professional
education program.
Experience requirements
8 For the purposes of
section 6(c), an applicant meets the experience
requirements if the applicant has
(
a) completed a minimum of 30 months of practical experience
and has met any requirements set by the board respecting
such practical experience,
(
b) satisfied requirements set by the board respecting supervision
and mentorship,
(
c) satisfied reporting requirements prescribed by the board, and
(
d) demonstrated, at the standard established by the board, the
practical application of the competencies set out in
section 7.
Application for registration as a member by a designated accountant from
another provincial accounting organization
9(1) For the purposes of
section 38(2)(
b) of the Act, if the applicant
for registration as a member of the CPAA is registered by a provincial
accounting organization as a chartered professional accountant, a
chartered accountant, a certified management accountant or a certified
general accountant, the applicant must provide satisfactory evidence to
the registrar that the applicant is registered in good standing with that
provincial accounting organization and meets the requirements of
section 2(1).
(2) If the registration of an applicant under subsection (1) is subject to
conditions or restrictions by another provincial accounting
organization, the registration committee may direct that the applicant's
registration be subject to conditions or restrictions, or may refuse the
application.
Application for registration as a member by an applicant with a
recognized accounting designation outside of Canada
10 For the purposes of
section 38(2)(
c) of the Act, if an applicant for
registration as a member of the CPAA holds an accounting designation
from an organization outside Canada that regulates accounting and is
recognized by the board as having substantially equivalent
competence, experience and practice requirements,
(
a) through a mutual recognition agreement, reciprocal
membership agreement, memorandum of understanding or
similar agreement, or
(
b) following a review by the board or a body approved by the
board,
the applicant must provide satisfactory evidence to the registrar that
the applicant has met the competence requirements referred to in
section 38(1)(
a) of the Act by providing evidence that the applicant
(
c) is registered in good standing with the organization that
granted the designation,
(
d) has completed any other course or examination requirements
that the board determines are necessary to ensure the
applicant's competence,
(
e) has met experience requirements substantially equivalent to
those required under
section 8, as determined by the
registration committee,
(
f) was engaged in the accounting profession in the jurisdiction
in which that organization is located for a 2-year period, or a
lesser period that the registration committee may approve,
immediately preceding the applicant's receipt of the
recognized accounting designation,
(
g) has met the language proficiency requirements established by
the board, and
(
h) has fulfilled any additional requirements specified by the
board.
Application for registration as a member by an applicant without a
recognized accounting designation outside of Canada
11 For the purposes of
section 38(2)(
d) of the Act, if an applicant for
registration as a member of the CPAA is registered with an
organization outside of Canada that regulates accounting, and that is
not recognized by the board under
section 10, the applicant must
provide satisfactory evidence to the registrar that the applicant has met
the competence requirements referred to in
section 38(1)(
a) of the Act
by providing evidence that the applicant
(
a) is registered in good standing with the organization that
granted the designation,
(
b) has met academic requirements substantially equivalent to
those required under
section 7, as determined by the
registration committee,
(
c) has completed any other course or examination requirements
that the board determines are necessary to ensure the
applicant's competence,
(
d) has met experience requirements substantially equivalent to
those required under
section 8, as determined by the
registration committee,
(
e) was engaged in the accounting profession in the jurisdiction
in which that organization is located for a 2-year period, or a
lesser period that the registration committee may approve,
immediately preceding the applicant's receipt of the
accounting designation,
(
f) has met the language proficiency requirements established by
the board, and
(
g) has fulfilled any additional requirements specified by the
board.
Application for registration as a member by other applicants
12(1) An applicant who does not meet the requirements under
section
9, 10 or 11, as the case may be, may provide evidence of competence
for the purposes of
section 38(1)(
a) of the Act in accordance with this
section, and must register as a candidate until the requirements are met.
(2) An applicant under subsection (1) may provide evidence of
competence under
section 38(2)(
d) of the Act by providing to the
registrar evidence of
(
a) grades and performance achieved in academic, educational
and other relevant studies,
(
b) relevant employment and professional accounting practice,
public accounting practice or substantially equivalent
experience, including documentation and examples of
relevant accomplishments and abilities,
(
c) membership in good standing with organizations relevant to
the accounting profession, the regulated standards and
requirements of such organizations and activities completed
in such organizations,
(
d) relevant professional development activities completed,
(
e) other relevant qualifications, accomplishments, abilities and
competencies, and
(
f) areas of employment or practice within which the applicant
intends to be professionally active,
which shall be assessed by the registration committee for the purpose
of determining competence requirements.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the evidence must be presented
in writing and may be supplemented by personal representations from
the applicant or from other individuals, at the request of the applicant
or at the direction of the registration committee.
(4) For the purposes of assessing experience in a professional
accounting practice or public accounting practice, the registration
committee may direct a review of client files that is substantially
equivalent to a practice review required under
Part 4 of the Act.
(5) For the purposes of assessing the evidence provided under
subsection (2), the registration committee may direct that the applicant
satisfactorily demonstrate certain abilities and competencies through
an oral or practical simulation examination.
Education and experience requirements for professional accounting firms
13 For the purposes of
section 50 of the Act, an applicant for
registration as a professional accounting firm must provide to the
registrar, for each area of services of professional accounting practice
and public accounting practice in which the firm plans to engage,
satisfactory evidence that each chartered professional accountant or
person within the firm who has the authority to issue any of those
services on behalf of the firm meets the education and experience
requirements prescribed by the board, including requirements
respecting the currency of education and experience.
Education and experience requirements for professional
service providers
14 For the purposes of
section 52 of the Act, an applicant for
registration as a professional service provider must provide to the
registrar, for each area of services of public accounting practice and
other professional services specified by the bylaws in which the
applicant plans to engage, satisfactory evidence that the applicant
meets the education and experience requirements prescribed by the
board, including requirements respecting the currency of education and
experience.
Requirements for registration of other persons or firms
15 For the purposes of
section 53(2) of the Act, an applicant for
registration as a professional accounting firm must provide to the
registrar, for any restricted activities as set out in
section 3 of the Act
in which the applicant plans to engage, satisfactory evidence that each
person who will be performing any of those restricted activities in
Alberta on behalf of the applicant meets the education and experience
requirements prescribed by the board, including requirements
respecting the currency of education and experience.
Continuing education requirements
16(1) For the purposes of this section,
(a) "continuing professional development" includes verifiable
learning activities and unverifiable learning activities;
(b) "verifiable learning activity " means a measurable learning
activity that contains significant intellectual and practical
content;
(c) "unverifiable learning activity" means an informal learning
activity that contains significant intellectual and practical
content.
(2) Each chartered professional accountant must complete continuing
professional development that provides for the development of new or
existing competencies that are relevant and appropriate to the chartered
professional accountant's overall professional responsibilities and
growth, and the board must prescribe
(
a) the total number of continuing professional development
hours on both an annual basis and in a 3-year cycle, and
(
b) the number of the total continuing professional development
hours that must consist of verifiable learning activities.
(3) The registration committee may grant an exemption from some or
all of the requirements prescribed under subsection (2).
Continuing education reports
17(1) Each chartered professional accountant must
(
a) submit annually, on or before the date prescribed by the
registrar and in the form prescribed by the registrar, a report
containing
(
i) a declaration that the chartered professional accountant
has complied or has not complied with
section 16, or
(ii) a declaration that the member has been granted an
exemption under
section 16(3),
and
(
b) keep, for 5 years, a record of continuing education completed
annually and, on request, provide to the registrar the record
and supporting documentation for reported hours.
(2) The registration committee may grant an exemption from some or
all of the requirements prescribed under subsection (1).
Division 5
Limited Liability Partnerships
Limited liability partnerships
18(1) For the purpose of registration as an Alberta limited liability
partnership or an extra-provincial limited liability partnership under
Part 3 of the Partnership Act, the applicant must provide satisfactory
evidence to the registrar that the partnership carries professional
liability insurance in an amount not less than
(a) $2 000 000 per incident for partnerships with fewer than 4
chartered professional accountants or professional
corporations engaged in the partnership's practice, and
(b) $2 500 000 per incident for partnerships with 4 or more
chartered professional accountants or professional
corporations engaged in the partnership's practice.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a letter of credit, bond or other
protection against professional liability may be substituted for
professional liability insurance if it is
(
a) in an amount not less than the professional liability insurance
that would be required under subsection (1), and
(
b) in a form approved by, and otherwise acceptable to, the
registration committee.
(3) A partnership referred to in subsection (1) must provide annually
to the registrar satisfactory evidence of continued compliance with
subsection (1) or (2).
Part 2
Use of Titles, Abbreviations
and Initials
Division 1
Use of Chartered Professional Accountant
and Related Titles, Abbreviations and Initials
Chartered professional accountant
19(1) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, and
unless otherwise set out in this regulation, a chartered professional
accountant may use the title "chartered professional accountant" or
"comptable professionnel agr‚‚" or the initials "CPA."
(2) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, a
chartered professional accountant who is authorized to do so by the
board may use the title "Fellow of the Chartered Professional
Accountants" or "fellow comptable professionnel agr‚‚" or the initials
"FCPA".
(3) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, a
chartered professional accountant who is authorized to do so by the
board may use the title "Associate of the Chartered Professional
Accountants" or "associ‚ d'un comptable professionnel agr‚‚" or the
initials "ACPA".
(4) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, and
unless otherwise set out in this regulation, a professional accounting
firm may use the title "chartered professional accountant" or
"comptable professionnel agr‚‚".
(5) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, the
registration committee may authorize a person or firm registered under
section 53 of the Act to use the title "chartered professional
accountant" or "comptable professionnel agr‚‚" or the initials "CPA"
in Alberta if such person or firm provides satisfactory evidence to the
registrar that such person or firm is allowed to use the designation
"chartered professional accountant" by a provincial accounting
organization, and the registration committee may set conditions on the
use of such titles and initials.
(6) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, the
registration committee may allow a registrant to use the title
"professional accountant" or "comptable professionnel" and set
conditions on its use.
(7) Any use of the chartered professional accountant designation and
related titles, abbreviations and initials set out in this
section is subject
section 156 of the Act.
Division 2
Use of Certified General Accountant,
Chartered Accountant and Certified
Management Accountant and Related Titles,
Abbreviations and Initials
Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated with the
designation of certified general accountant
20(1) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct,
only a registrant who
(
a) was, on the coming into force of this section, registered in
accordance with a former Act as a certified general
accountant,
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta,
(
i) registered as a certified general accountant by another
provincial accounting organization, or
(ii) previously registered as a certified general accountant
and currently registered as a chartered professional
accountant by another provincial accounting
organization,
(
c) has been granted the designation of a certified general
accountant by the CPAA in accordance with the Act,
may use the title "certified general accountant" or "comptable g‚n‚ral
accr‚dit‚", "comptable g‚n‚ral licenci‚", "comptable g‚n‚ral agr‚‚" or
the initials "CGA", in accordance with the Act.
(2) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, only a
registrant who,
(
a) on the coming into force of this section, was authorized in
accordance with a former Act to use the title "fellow of the
certified general accountants", or
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta, authorized by another provincial accounting
organization, to use the title "fellow of the certified general
accountants",
may, if authorized by the board, use the title "Fellow of the Certified
General Accountants", "fellow de la comptable g‚n‚ral accr‚dit‚",
"fellow de la comptable g‚n‚ral agr‚‚", "fellow de la comptable
g‚n‚ral licenci‚", "fellow de l'association des comptables g‚n‚raux
accr‚dit‚s" or the initials "FCGA".
(3) The registration committee may set conditions on the use of the
titles and initials set out in subsections (1) and (2).
Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated with the
designation of chartered accountant
21(1) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct,
only a registrant who
(
a) was, on the coming into force of this section, registered in
accordance with a former Act as a chartered accountant,
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta,
(
i) registered as a chartered accountant by another
provincial accounting organization, or
(ii) previously registered as a chartered accountant and
currently registered as a chartered professional
accountant by another provincial accounting
organization,
(
c) has been granted the designation of a chartered accountant by
the CPAA in accordance with the Act,
may use the title "chartered accountant" or "comptable agr‚‚" or the
initials "CA", in accordance with the Act.
(2) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, only a
registrant who,
(
a) on the coming into force of this section, was authorized in
accordance with a former Act to use the title "fellow of the
chartered accountants", or
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta, authorized by another provincial accounting
organization, to use the title "fellow of the chartered
accountants",
may, if authorized by the board, use the title "Fellow of the Chartered
Accountants", "fellow comptable agr‚‚" or the initials "FCA".
(3) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, only a
registrant who,
(
a) on the coming into force of this section, was authorized in
accordance with a former Act to use the title "associate of the
chartered accountants", or
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta, authorized by an organization outside of Alberta that
regulates accounting, to use the title "associate of the
chartered accountants",
may, if authorized by the board, use the title "Associate of the
Chartered Accountants", "associ‚ d'un comptable agr‚‚" or the initials
"ACA".
(4) The registration committee may set conditions on the use of the
titles and initials set out in subsections (1) and (2).
Use by individuals of titles, abbreviations and initials associated with the
designation of certified management accountant
22(1) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct,
only a registrant who
(
a) was, on the coming into force of this section, registered in
accordance with a former Act as a certified management
accountant,
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta,
(
i) registered as a certified management accountant by
another provincial accounting organization, or
(ii) previously registered as a certified management
accountant and currently registered as a chartered
professional accountant by another provincial
accounting organization,
(
c) has been granted the designation of a certified management
accountant by the CPAA in accordance with the Act,
may use the title "certified management accountant" or "comptable en
management accr‚dit‚s" or the initials "CMA", in accordance with the
Act.
(2) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct, only a
registrant who,
(
a) on the coming into force of this section, was authorized in
accordance with a former Act to use the title "fellow of the
certified management accountants", or
(
b) was, at the time that the registrant became a registrant in
Alberta, authorized by another provincial accounting
organization, to use the title "fellow of the certified
management accountants",
may, if authorized by the board, use the title "Fellow of the Certified
Management Accountants", "fellow comptable management
accr‚dit‚s" or the initials "FCMA".
(3) The registration committee may set conditions on the use of the
titles and initials set out in subsections (1) and (2).
Use by professional accounting firms of titles, abbreviations and initials
associated with the designation of certified general accountant, chartered
accountant or certified management accountant
23(1) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct and
for a period of 5 years from the coming into force of this section, a
professional accounting firm who was, on the coming into force of this
section, registered as a public accounting firm with the Certified
General Accountants' Association of Alberta may use the following
titles:
(a) "chartered professional accountant";
(b) "chartered professional accountant, certified general
accountant";
(c) "certified general accountant".
(2) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct and for
a period of 5 years from the coming into force of this section, a
professional accounting firm who was, on the coming into force of this
section, registered as a public accounting firm with the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Alberta may use the following titles:
(a) "chartered professional accountant";
(b) "chartered professional accountant, chartered accountant";
(c) "chartered accountant".
(3) Subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct and for
a period of 5 years from the coming into force of this section, a
professional accounting firm who was, on the coming into force of this
section, registered as a public accounting firm with the Society of
Management Accountants of Alberta may use the following titles:
(a) "chartered professional accountant";
(b) "chartered professional accountant, certified management
accountant";
(c) "certified management accountant".
(4) After the time period referred to in subsections (1), (2) and (3), and
subject to the bylaws and the rules of professional conduct professional
accounting firms referred to in subsections (1), (2) and (3) may use the
title "chartered professional accountant".
Division 3
Use of United States Certified Public
Accountant and Related Titles,
Abbreviations and Initials
United States certified public accountant
24(1) The registration committee may authorize a chartered
professional accountant to use the title "certified public accountant" or
the initials "CPA" or any title, description, abbreviation, letter or
symbol representing that title or those initials, alone or in combination
with any other title, description, abbreviation, letter, symbol or initials,
that represents expressly or by implication that the individual is a
certified public accountant if the person
(
a) provides satisfactory evidence to the registration committee
of having a current certified public accounting certificate
from the United States of America, and
(
b) completes an application in the form required by the
resolutions and pays the application fee specified by the
board.
(2) An applicant whose application is approved under subsection
(1) must use the designation "certified public accountant" or the initials
"CPA" only
(
a) when accompanied by and following
(i) "chartered professional accountant" or "CPA", or
(ii) where the applicant is authorized, "Fellow of the
Chartered Professional Accountants" or "FCPA",
and
(
b) when the designation also discloses the name of the
applicable certified public accounting jurisdiction in the
United States of America, in the following manner:
"chartered professional accountant, certified public
accountant (State, USA)" or "CPA, CPA (State, USA)".
(3) A person who has a current certified public accountant certificate
from the United States of America but who is not a chartered
professional accountant
(
a) may use the statement "certified as a certified public
accountant in (State, USA)", or
(
b) may use the statement "licensed as a certified public
accountant in (State, USA)" if that person has also been
granted the right to practise public accountancy by a state
board of accountancy in the United States of America that is
recognized by the board.
(4) A person referred to under subsection (3) may not use the
designation "certified public accountant" or "certified public
accountant (State, USA)" or the initials "CPA" or "CPA (State,
USA)".
(5) The registration committee may authorize a person or firm
registered under
section 53 of the Act or a professional accounting firm
registered under
section 49 of the Act to use the designation "certified
public accountant (State, USA)" or "CPA (State, USA)" in Alberta if
such person or firm
(
a) provides satisfactory evidence to the registration committee
that such person or firm has a current certified public
accountant certificate from the United States of America and
has the right to practise accountancy as granted by a state
board of accountancy in the United States of America that is
recognized by the board, and
(
b) completes an application in the form required by the
resolutions and pays the application fee specified by the
board.
(6) The registration committee may set conditions on the use of the
designation by applicants whose applications are approved under
subsections (1) and (5).
(7) The use of the designation authorized under subsection (1) or
(5) continues if the person or firm provides to the registrar
(
a) an annual filing that establishes continued compliance with
conditions set pursuant to subsection (6),
(
b) immediate notification of any contravention of a condition
set pursuant to subsection (6), and
(
c) the annual fees prescribed by the board.
Part 3
Repeals, Review and
Coming into Force
Repeals
25 The following regulations are repealed:
(
a) Certified General Accountants Regulation (AR 176/2001);
(
b) Certified Management Accountants Regulation
(AR 177/2001);
(
c) Chartered Accountants Regulation (AR 178/2001).
Review
26 In compliance with the ongoing regulatory review initiative, this
Regulation must be reviewed on or before June 30, 2025.
Coming into force
27 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of
section 15 of the Act.
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Alberta Regulation 85/2015
Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act
TOBACCO REDUCTION AMENDMENT REGULATION
Filed: May 29, 2015
For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 131/2015)
on May 29, 2015 pursuant to
section 9 of the Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act.
1 The Tobacco Reduction Amendment Regulation
(AR 201/2014) is amended by this Regulation.
Section 12 is amended in the new
section 10.2 by adding
the following after subsection (2):
(3) Subsection (2)(
c) is repealed on September 30, 2015.