COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT (RSA 2000 cC-31.3)

RSA 2000 cC-31.3

Alberta — Consolidated Statutes

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Chapter C-31.3 Current as of August 27, 2025 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT

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1 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT

Chapter C-31.3 Table of Contents 1

Interpretation 2 Application of Act 3 Crown bound 4 COVID-19 liability protection 5 No right to compensation or other remedy 6 Non-application — required closure 7 Non-application — other Acts 8 Regulations 9 Coming into force HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Interpretation 1(1) In this Act, (a) “good-faith effort” includes an honest effort, whether or not that effort is reasonable; (b) “health service facility” means (

i) a public hospital or chartered surgical facility as define d in the Health Facilities Act, (ii) repealed 2022 cC-26.7 s66, (iii) a facility as defined in the Mental Health Act, (iv) a continuing care home as defined in the Continuing Care Act, (

v) a pharmacy as defined in the Pharmacy and Drug Act,

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Chapter C-31.3 2 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT (vi) a protective safe house as defined in the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act, (vii) a supportive living acc ommodation as defined in the Continuing Care Act, or (viii) a place where residentia l addiction treatment services are provided under the Mental Health Services Protection Act; (c) “law” means

an Act, regulation, order, bylaw or other instrument made under

an Act; (d) “Minister” means the Minist er determined under

section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act; (d.1) “provincial health agency” means a provincial health age ncy under the Provincial Health Agencies Act; (d.2) “provincial health corpora tion” means a provincial health corporation under the Provincial Health Agencies Act; (e) “public health guidance” means any advice, recommendations, directives, guidance or instructions given or made in respect of public health, regardless of the form or manner of their communication, by any of the following: (

i) t h e C r o w n ; (i.1) a provincial health agency, or a member, employee or agent of a provincial health agency; (i.2) a provincial health corporation, or a member, employee or agent of a provincial health corporation; (ii) a regional health author ity, or a member, employee or agent of a regional health authority; (iii) the Chief Medical Offi cer, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, an executive officer or a medical officer of health; (iv) a Minister or a department of the Government of Alberta or the Government of Canada, or an officer or employee of such a department; (

v) an agency of the Government of Alberta or the Government of Canada, or an officer or employee of such an agency;

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Chapter C-31.3 3 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT (vi) a public health official of the Government of Canada; (vii) a municipality as defined in the Municipal Government Act, or an officer or employee of a municipality; (viii) a regulatory body having j urisdiction over a person, or an officer or employee of such a regulatory body; (f) “regional health authority” means a regional health authority under the Provincial Health Agencies Act.

(2) Except as provided in this Act, words and phrases used in this Act have the meanings given to them in the Public Health Act.

(3) Nothing in this Act shall be read as affecting, interfering with, abrogating or limiting any defence or immunity that exists in law or at common law, including the protection from liability provided under

section 66.1 of the Public Health Act. 2021 cC-31.3 s1;2022 cC-26.7 s66;2024 c10 s11;2025 c10 s13 Application of Act 2 Subject to the regulations, this Act applies in respect of the following: (

a) a health service facility, including an owner, operator, director, officer, employee, contractor and subcontractor of a health service facility; (a.1) a provincial health agency, including a member, officer, employee, agent, contractor and subcontractor of a provincial health agency; (a.2) a provincial health corporation, including a member, off icer, employee, agent, contractor and subcontractor of a provincial health corporation; (

b) a regional health authority, including a member, officer, employee, agent, contractor and subcontractor of a regional health authority; (

c) a regulated member as defined in the Health Professions Act, including an employee, contractor and subcontractor of a regulated member; (

d) any other facility, person o r class of persons prescribed in the regulations. 2021 cC-31.3 s2;2024 c10 s11;2025 c10 s13 Crown bound 3 The Crown is bound by this Act.

Section 4

Chapter C-31.3 4 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT COVID-19 liability protection 4(1) Subject to sections 6 and 7 and the regulations, no action for damages lies or shall be commenced or maintained against a health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person referred to in

section 2 as a direct or indirect result of an individual being or potentially being infected with or exposed to COVID-19 on or after March 1, 2020 as a direct or indirect result of

an act or omission of a health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, if (

a) at the relevant time, the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, acted or made a good-faith effort to act in accordance with (

i) public health guidance relating to COVID-19 that applied to the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, and (ii) any federal, provincial or municipal law relating to COVID-19 that applied to the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, a n d (

b) the act or omission of th e health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, does not constitute gross negligence. (2) Subsection (1) applies notwithstanding any conflict or inconsistency in the public health guidance or laws applicable to the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person referred to in

section 2.

(3) For greater certainty, a difference in the degree of specificity respecting a matter does not constitute a conflict or inconsistency for the purposes of subsection (2). (4) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the cause of action arose before, on or after the day on which this

section comes into force.

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(5) This

section applies, with any necessary modification, with respect to a person referred to in

section 2 who is vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of another person if subsection (1) would negate the liability of the other person in relation to the act or omission. 2021 cC-31.3 s4;2024 c10 s11;2025 c10 s13 No right to compensation or other remedy 5 No person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the extinguishment or termination of rights under this Act. Non-application — required closure 6

Section 4 does not apply to acts or omissions of a health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person referred to in

section 2 if the act or omission (

a) occurred while a law required the operation of the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, to close, in whole or in part, and (

b) relates to an aspect of th e operation of the health service facility, provincial health agency, regional health authority, provincial health corporation or person, as the case may be, that was required to close under the law. 2021 cC-31.3 s6;2024 c10 s11;2025 c10 s13 Non-application — other Acts 7(1)

Section 4 does not apply to any administrative process or proceeding under any other Act or regulations under any other Act.

(2) For greater certainty,

section 4 does not apply to an administrative process or proceeding, or a cause of action, if any, under any of the following Acts, including any regulations under those Acts: (

a) t h e Employment Standards Code; (

b) t h e Heroes’ Compensation Act; (

c) t h e Labour Relations Code; (

d) t h e Occupational Health and Safety Act; (

e) t h e Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act; (

f) the Public Service Employee Relations Act;

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Chapter C-31.3 6 COVID-19 RELATED MEASURES ACT (

g) t h e Workers’ Compensation Act, except sections 22 and 22.1 of that Act.

(3) For greater certainty,

section 4 does not affect any immunity provided in the Workers’ Compensation Act, including in sections 21 and 22 of that Act. Regulations 8(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (

a) prescribing any other fac ility, person or class of persons for the purposes of

section 2(d); (

b) prescribing facilities, perso ns or classes of persons to whom

section 4 does not apply; (

c) imposing terms and conditions in respect of the applicatio n or non-application of

section 4; (

d) respecting any other matter the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be made retroactive to a day not earlier than March 1, 2020. Coming into force 9 This Act has effect on March 1, 2020.

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Collection	Alberta — Consolidated Statutes
Citation	RSA 2000 cC-31.3
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Volume / chapter	RSA 2000 cC-31.3
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