Alberta Regulation 89/2026

Regional Airports Authorities Act

REGIONAL AIRPORTS AUTHORITIES (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 137/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 40 of the Regional Airports Authorities Act.

1 The Regional Airports Authorities Regulation (AR 149/90)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 144.1 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026"

and substituting "June 30, 2027".

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Alberta Regulation 90/2026

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

(EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 139/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 175 of the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

1(1) The Beverage Container Recycling Regulation

(AR 101/97) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 22 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

2(1) The Designated Material Recycling and Management

Regulation (AR 93/2004) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 18 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

3(1) The Electronics Designation Regulation (AR 94/2004) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 5 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

4(1) The Lubricating Oil Material Designation Regulation

(AR 100/2018) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 5 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

5(1) The Paint and Paint Container Designation Regulation

(AR 200/2007) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 4 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

6(1) The Tire Designation Regulation (AR 95/2004) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 5 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2031".

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Alberta Regulation 91/2026

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 140/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 175 of the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

1 The Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation

(AR 194/2022) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Business plan, annual report, financial statements

8(1) The Authority shall,

(

a) not less than 30 days before the start of its fiscal year,

provide to the Minister a business plan for the Authority that

indicates its goals for the coming fiscal year, and

(

b) not more than 6 months after the end of its fiscal year,

provide to the Minister an annual report summarizing the

activities of the Authority and containing the audited

financial statements of the Authority for the fiscal year.

(2) The business plan, annual report and audited financial statements

must be provided in the form and manner and contain the contents

required by the Minister.

(3) The business plan and annual report must be made publicly

available.

Section 13 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a";

(

b) by repealing subsection (1.1) and substituting the

following:

(1.1) This Part does not apply to packaging-like products made

from flexible plastic that are ordinarily used in residential

premises for containing, protecting or handling food, such as

cling wrap, sandwich bags or freezer bags.

Section 19, Table 1 and

section 26, Table 2 are amended by

striking out "Oct 31" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Dec 31".

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Alberta Regulation 92/2026

Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act

LUBRICATING OIL MATERIAL DESIGNATION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 141/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 175 of the Environmental Protection and

Enhancement Act.

1 The Lubricating Oil Material Designation Regulation

(AR 100/2018) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

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

(a.1) "antifreeze" means a product, whether premixed or

concentrated, that contains ethylene or propylene glycol

and is used or intended for use as a vehicle engine

coolant;

(

b) in clause (d)

(

i) by adding ", antifreeze, diesel exhaust fluid or

windshield wiper fluid" after "oil";

(ii) by striking out "30 litres" and substituting "50

litres";

(

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

(d.1) "diesel exhaust fluid" means an aqueous urea solution

consisting of urea and de-ionized water that is used or

intended for use in the emission system of a diesel

vehicle;

(

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

(f.1) "windshield wiper fluid" means a fluid, whether

flammable or not, that contains cleaning solvent and

surfactants and is used or intended for use in the

windshield washer system of a vehicle.

(

e) by repealing clause (g).

Section 2 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Designated materials

2 The following are designated materials for the purposes of

Part 9,

Division 1 of the Act and the Designated Material Recycling and

Management Regulation (AR 93/2004):

(

a) antifreeze;

(

b) containers;

(

c) diesel exhaust fluid;

(

d) filters;

(

e) lubricating oil;

(

f) windshield wiper fluid.

4 This Regulation comes into force 90 days after it is filed

under the Regulations Act.

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Alberta Regulation 93/2026

Companies Act

COMPANIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 144/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 307 of the Companies Act.

1 The Companies Regulation (AR 119/2000) is amended by

this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended in

section 1

(

a) in clauses (

a) and (

d) by striking out "$77.25" and

substituting "$79.57";

(

b) in clauses (b), (c), (

i) and (

j) by striking out "$25.75"

and substituting "$26.52";

(

c) in clauses (h), (

k) and (

l) by striking out "$5.15" and

substituting "$5.30";

(

d) in clause (

e) by striking out "no charge" and

substituting "$15.00";

(

e) in clauses (

g) and (

m) by striking out "no charge" and

substituting "$20.00";

(

f) in clause (

n) by striking out "$1.03" and substituting

"$1.06".

3(1) This Regulation, except

section 2(

d) and (e), comes

into force on July 1, 2026.

(2) Section 2(

d) and (

e) come into force on October 1, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 94/2026

Religious Societies' Land Act

RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES' LAND AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 145/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 27 of the Religious Societies' Land Act.

1 The Religious Societies' Land Regulation (AR 169/2000)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3 is amended by striking out "$51.50" and

substituting "$53.05".

3 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 95/2026

Societies Act

SOCIETIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 7, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 146/2026)

on May 7, 2026 pursuant to

section 39 of the Societies Act.

1 The Societies Regulation (AR 122/2000) is amended by

this Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended in

section 1

(

a) in clauses (a), (a.1), (

d) and (

e) by striking out

"$51.50" and substituting "$53.05";

(

b) in clauses (b), (

i) and (

j) by striking out "$25.75" and

substituting "$26.52";

(

c) in clauses (h), (

k) and (

l) by striking out "$5.15" and

substituting "$5.30";

(

d) in clause (

m) by striking out "no charge" and

substituting "$20.00";

(

e) in clause (

n) by striking out "$1.03" and substituting

"$1.06".

3(1) This Regulation, except

section 2(d), comes into force

on July 1, 2026.

(2) Section 2(

d) comes into force on October 1, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 96/2026

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act

ASSURED INCOME FOR THE SEVERELY

HANDICAPPED GENERAL REGULATION

Filed: May 12, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 148/2026)

on May 12, 2026 pursuant to

section 12(1) of the Assured Income for the Severely

Handicapped Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation

Eligibility

2 General eligibility requirements for benefits

3 Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - assured income

for the severely handicapped program

4 Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - Alberta disability

assistance program

5 Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - Alberta disability

assistance program enduring health benefits

Benefits

6 Benefit commencement date

7 Benefit amounts and adjustments

8 Living allowance benefit

9 Modified living allowance benefit

10 Child benefit

11 Deductions from certain benefits

12 Personal benefit

13 Health benefit

14 Employment support

Review of Benefits

15 Refusal, suspension, variation, discontinuation of benefits

16 Duty to notify director

Financial Administrators

17 Appointment

18 Duties

19 Revocation of appointment

Underpayments and Collection of Debts Due

20 Underpayments

21 Deductions to collect debts due

Repeal, Expiry and Coming into Force

22 Repeal

23 Expiry

24 Coming into force

Schedules

Interpretation

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Assured Income for the Severely

Handicapped Act;

(b) "Alberta escalator" means the Alberta escalator as defined in

section 44.2 of the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act;

(c) "continuing care home" means a continuing care home as

defined in the Continuing Care Act;

(d) "death benefit" means a payment of a non-recurring nature

made as a result of the death of a person;

(e) "financial hardship" means a situation in which a person is

unable to arrange the person's circumstances and financial

affairs to meet the basic needs of the person, the person's

cohabiting partner and the person's dependent child;

(f) "financially interdependent" does not include a financial

interdependence based on the provision of child support,

spousal support or adult interdependent partner support;

(g) "institution" means a place or part of a place

(

i) for the detention or correction of persons who have

committed a crime or who are charged with the

commission of a crime, or

(ii) designated as a facility by the Mental Health Act Forms

and Designation Regulation (AR 136/2004);

(h) "principal residence" means

(

i) a home in which an applicant or client ordinarily resides

or, if an applicant or client is residing in a facility or

institution, in which the applicant's or client's

cohabiting partner or dependent child principally

resides, or

(ii) the home quarter section, including the buildings on the

quarter section, of a farm on which an applicant or

client ordinarily resides or, if an applicant or client is

residing in a facility or institution, on which the

applicant's or client's cohabiting partner or dependent

child principally resides;

(i) "severe disability" means a substantial impairment of mental

or physical functioning or both

(

i) that is permanent or likely to continue for at least 2

years,

(ii) the existence and likely duration of which has been

diagnosed and substantiated through relevant medical or

psychological reports provided under

section 3(2)(

a) or

4(2)(a), as applicable, and

(iii) for which all relevant treatment that could lessen the

impairment has been completed and in which no

improvement is expected.

(2) In the Act,

(a) "cohabiting partner" means one person with whom a person

(

i) is residing and

(

A) who is the person's spouse,

(

B) with whom the person has a relationship of

interdependence as defined in the Adult

Interdependent Relationships Act, or

(

C) with whom the person has a natural or adopted

child,

(ii) is financially interdependent and has a relationship

described in subclause (i)(A), (

B) or (

C) except that the

persons are not residing together;

(b) "dependent child" means, in respect of a person, a child who

(

i) unmarried or not in a cohabiting partner relationship,

(ii) not provided with any financial assistance under a

designated by the Minister under subsection (3),

(iii) dependent for support on the person,

(iv) residing with the person or would ordinarily be if the

child or the person was not residing in a facility, and

(

v) under 18 years of age or, if attending an education

program provided under the Education Act, under 20

years of age;

(c) "facility" means

(

i) a continuing care home,

(ii) a part of an approved hospital, as defined in the

Provincial Health Agencies Act, in which a person

receives similar care to that provided in a continuing

care home if

(

A) the person ordinarily resides in a continuing care

home and is temporarily residing at the approved

hospital to receive medical treatment, or

(

B) the person has been assessed as requiring

facility-based care under a facility-based care

assessment, as defined in the Continuing Care

Regulation (AR 21/2024), and is residing in the

approved hospital while waiting for admission to a

continuing care home,

(iii) a residential facility or part of a residential facility

approved by the Minister under subsection (4);

(d) "severe disability that permanently prevents employment"

means a severe disability determined by a director under

section 3(2)(

b) to permanently prevent employment;

(e) "severe disability that substantially impedes employment"

means a severe disability determined by a director under

section 4(2)(

b) to substantially impede employment

continuously or episodically.

(3) The Minister may designate a Government or Government of

Canada program for the purpose of subsection (2)(b)(ii).

(4) The Minister may approve a residential facility or part of a

residential facility for the purpose of subsection (2)(c)(iii) in

exceptional circumstances and if the applicant or client has unique care

needs.

Eligibility

General eligibility requirements for benefits

2(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (5), a person is eligible to receive a

benefit under

section 3, 3.02 or 3.04 of the Act, as applicable, if the

person satisfies a director that the person

(

a) is a

(

i) Canadian citizen, or

(ii) permanent resident within the meaning of the

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada),

(

b) is ordinarily resident in Alberta,

(

c) is 18 years of age or older, and

(

d) meets the additional eligibility requirements set out in

subsections (7) and (8) and sections 3, 4 and 5, as applicable.

(2) A person is not eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3, 3.02 or

3.04 of the Act if the person

(

a) receives a monthly pension under

Part 1 of the Old Age

Security Act (Canada),

(

b) is, subject to subsection (3), a member of a household unit, as

defined in the Income and Employment Supports Act, that

receives assistance under

Part 2, Division 1 of the Income

and Employment Supports Act,

(

c) is a resident of an institution described in

section 1(1)(g)(i),

(

d) has been convicted in the previous 12 months, unless

exempted under subsection (4), of

(

i) fraud under the Criminal Code (Canada) in relation to a

benefit provided under the Act or assistance provided

under

Part 2 of the Income and Employment Supports

Act, or

(ii) an offence under

section 11 of the Act or

section 41 of

the Income and Employment Supports Act.

(3) A person is eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3.04 of the

Act even if the person is a member of a household unit, as defined in

the Income and Employment Supports Act, that receives assistance

under

section 100 of the Income Support, Training and Health Benefits

Regulation (AR 122/2011).

(4) A director may exempt a person from the application of subsection

(2)(d).

(5) A person is not eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3 or 3.02

of the Act if the person is, unless exempted under subsection (6), a

resident of an institution described in

section 1(1)(g)(ii).

(6) A director may exempt a person from the application of subsection

(5) for up to 6 months if, in the director's opinion, the person will not

be a resident of the institution for more than the duration of the

exemption.

(7) To be eligible to receive a health benefit under

section 13(1)(b),

including a health benefit provided to a cohabiting partner or

dependent child, or a personal benefit under

section 12(1)(b), a person

must, if required by the Minister, agree to repay the benefit.

(8) To be eligible to receive a personal benefit under

section 12(1)(a),

a person must, if required by a director, agree to repay the benefit.

Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - assured

income for the severely handicapped program

3(1) A person meets the additional eligibility requirements to receive

a benefit under

section 3 of the Act if the person satisfies a director

that

(

a) the person has a severe disability that permanently prevents

employment,

(

b) the income, as determined by a director in accordance with

Schedule 1, of the person and the person's cohabiting partner

is less than the total of

(

i) the monthly amount, before the application of

section

11(1), of the living allowance benefit or modified living

allowance benefit that would be provided under

section

8 or 9, as applicable, to the person, and

(ii) the monthly amount, before the application of

section

11(1), of any child benefit that would be provided under

section 10 to the person,

and

(

c) the value of all assets, as determined by a director in

accordance with

Schedule 2, of the person and the person's

cohabiting partner is

(i) $100 000 or less, or

(ii) $5000 or less, in the case of eligibility for a personal

benefit.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a),

(

a) the person must provide a director with

(

i) relevant medical or psychological reports that diagnose

and substantiate the existence and likely duration of the

person's substantial impairment of mental or physical

functioning or both, and

(ii) any other relevant reports and examinations requested

by the director,

and

(

b) a director may determine, without considering any factors

other than the person's severe disability and its impact on the

person's ability to participate in employment, whether the

severe disability permanently prevents employment.

(3) If the Minister determines that a person is in financial hardship, the

Minister may exempt that person from the requirement set out in

(a) subsection (1)(b), in the case of eligibility for a health

benefit, and

(b) subsection (1)(c)(ii).

Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - Alberta

disability assistance program

4(1) A person meets the additional eligibility requirements to receive

a benefit under

section 3.02 of the Act if the person satisfies a director

that

(

a) the person has a severe disability that substantially impedes

employment,

(

b) the income, as determined by a director in accordance with

Schedule 1, of the person and the person's cohabiting partner

is less than the total of

(

i) the monthly amount, before the application of

section

11(1), of the living allowance benefit or modified living

allowance benefit that would be provided under

section

8 or 9, as applicable, to the person,

(ii) the monthly amount, before the application of

section

11(1), of any child benefit that would be provided under

section 10 to the person, and

(iii) the monthly amount, before the application of

section

11(1), of any personal benefit that would be provided

under

section 13 of

Schedule 3 to the person,

and

(

c) the value of all assets, as determined by a director in

accordance with

Schedule 2, of the person and the person's

cohabiting partner is

(i) $100 000 or less, or

(ii) $5000 or less, in the case of eligibility for a personal

benefit other than a personal benefit provided under

section 13 of

Schedule 3.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a),

(

a) the person must provide a director with

(

i) relevant medical or psychological reports that diagnose

and substantiate the existence and likely duration of the

person's substantial impairment of mental or physical

functioning or both, and

(ii) any other relevant reports and examinations requested

by the director,

and

(

b) a director may determine, without considering any factors

other than the person's severe disability and its impact on the

person's ability to participate in employment, whether the

severe disability substantially impedes employment

continuously or episodically.

(3) If the Minister determines that a person is in financial hardship, the

Minister may exempt that person from the requirement set out in

(a) subsection (1)(b), in the case of eligibility for a health

benefit, and

(b) subsection (1)(c)(ii).

(4) A director may exempt a person from the requirement set out in

subsection (1)(

a) for a period specified by the director that falls

between when the person makes an application to a director under

section 4 of the Act and when a director determines whether the person

is eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3 of the Act.

(5) For greater certainty, a person's receipt of a benefit under

section

3.02 of the Act during the time that the person was exempted under

subsection (4) must not be taken into account in a subsequent

determination of whether the person is eligible to receive a benefit

under

section 3.02 of the Act.

Additional eligibility requirements for benefits - Alberta

disability assistance program enduring health benefits

5 A person meets the additional eligibility requirements to receive a

health benefit under

section 3.04 of the Act if the person satisfies a

director that

(

a) the person received, immediately before the person ceased to

be eligible, as described in

section 3.04(

b) of the Act, to

receive a benefit under

section 3.02 of the Act, employment

or self-employment income as determined by a director in

accordance with

Schedule 1, and

(

b) the value of all assets, as determined by a director in

accordance with

Schedule 2, of the person and the person's

cohabiting partner is $100 000 or less.

Benefits

Benefit commencement date

6(1) In this section, "commencement date" means the first day of the

month in which a director receives the information that the director

considers necessary to determine whether a person is eligible to

receive a benefit.

(2) A director must not provide an eligible person with a benefit under

section 3 or 3.02 of the Act in respect of any period before the

commencement date.

Benefit amounts and adjustments

7(1) This

section applies to the following benefits:

(

a) a living allowance benefit;

(

b) the non-accommodation portion of a modified living

allowance benefit;

(

c) a child benefit;

(

d) a personal benefit.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amount of a benefit referred to in

subsection (1) is as follows:

(

a) in the case of a benefit referred to in subsection (1)(a), the

amount set out in

section 8(2) or (3) or determined in

accordance with

section 8(4) or (5), as applicable;

(

b) in the case of a benefit referred to in subsection (1)(b), the

amount set out in

section 9(2)(a);

(

c) in the case of a benefit referred to in subsection (1)(c), the

amount determined under

section 10(2);

(

d) in the case of a benefit referred to in subsection (1)(d), the

amount determined under

section 12(3).

(3) Subject to subsection (4), effective January 1 of the calendar year

immediately following the calendar year in which this

section comes

into force, the amount of a benefit referred to in subsection (1) must be

adjusted annually by an amount equal to

(

a) the amount of the benefit as of December 31 of the previous

calendar year,

multiplied by

(

b) the Alberta escalator.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to an amount determined under

section 12(3) that is

(

a) a reimbursement of an actual cost,

(

b) an amount established in an agreement entered into by the

Minister, or

(

c) based on an amount determined under another enactment or

Government program.

Living allowance benefit

8(1) A living allowance benefit may be provided monthly to an

applicant or client who does not reside in a facility.

(2) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) and

section 11(1), the monthly

amount of the living allowance benefit for a person with a severe

disability that permanently prevents employment is $1940.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) and

section 11(1), the monthly

amount of the living allowance benefit for a person with a severe

disability that substantially impedes employment is $1740.

(4) Subject to subsection (5) and

section 11(1), if an applicant or client

and the applicant's or client's cohabiting partner each are an applicant

or client eligible to receive a living allowance benefit, the monthly

amount of the living allowance benefit for each of the applicant or

client and the applicant's or client's cohabiting partner is 88% of the

monthly amount of the living allowance benefit set out in subsection

(2) or (3), as applicable.

(5) Subject to

section 11(1), if an applicant or client is in a transitional

bed in a hospital for which the applicant or client is not being charged

and, in a director's opinion, refuses a transfer to a continuing care

home or a discharge from the hospital to the community, the monthly

amount of the living allowance benefit for the applicant or client is

equal to the amount set out in

section 9(2)(a).

Modified living allowance benefit

9(1) A modified living allowance benefit consisting of a

non-accommodation portion and an applicable accommodation charge

may be provided monthly to an applicant or client who resides in a

facility.

(2) Subject to

section 11(1), the monthly amount of the modified

living allowance benefit is the total of

(a) $373, and

(

b) the amount of the applicable accommodation charge.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (2)(b), the amount of the applicable

accommodation charge is the actual amount payable by the applicant

or client, up to the maximum amount of the accommodation charge set

under the Continuing Care Act, in respect of a private room.

(4) The non-accommodation portion of a modified living allowance

benefit may be provided directly to an applicant or client who resides

in a facility.

(5) The applicable accommodation charge portion of a modified living

allowance benefit must be provided directly to the facility in which the

applicant or client resides, unless a director considers it appropriate in

the circumstances to provide that portion directly to the applicant or

client.

Child benefit

10(1) A child benefit may be provided monthly to one applicant or

client per household.

(2) Subject to

section 11(1), the monthly amount of the child benefit is

the total of

(a) $300 for the first or only dependent child,

(b) $117 for any 2nd dependent child,

(c) $88 for any 3rd dependent child,

(d) $59 for any 4th dependent child, and

(e) $30 per dependent child for any subsequent dependent

children.

Deductions from certain benefits

11(1) The following must be deducted from a living allowance

benefit, modified living allowance benefit, child benefit or personal

benefit provided under

section 13 of

Schedule 3:

(

a) if the client resides in a group home owned and operated by

the Government and designated by the Minister under

subsection (2), the amount payable by the person for

residence in that group home;

(

b) the client's income as determined by a director in accordance

with

Schedule 1;

(

c) if the client's cohabiting partner is not a client, the cohabiting

partner's income as determined by a director in accordance

with

Schedule 1.

(2) The Minister may designate, for the purpose of subsection (1)(a), a

group home owned and operated by the Government.

Personal benefit

12(1) Subject to subsection (2), a personal benefit may be provided

(

a) in accordance with this

section and

Schedule 3 if a director

considers the personal benefit to be necessary, or

(

b) if the Minister considers the provision of the personal benefit

to be necessary and approves the provision of the personal

benefit.

(2) A personal benefit must not be provided if the same or a similar

benefit is available from another program or source.

(3) Subject to

section 11(1), the amount of a personal benefit is the

amount determined by the Minister.

(4) The Minister may determine the frequency with which a personal

benefit may be provided.

Health benefit

13(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), (5), (7) and (8), a health benefit

may be provided for a drug, essential diabetic supply, ambulance

service, optical or dental good or service or other similar good or

service

(

a) as provided under a health benefit card issued by the

Minister, or

(

b) if approved by the Minister.

(2) A health benefit must not be provided to a person who is eligible

to receive the same or similar benefit, equal to a health benefit that

may be provided under subsection (1)(a), from another program or

source.

(3) If a benefit available from another program or source is not equal

to a health benefit that may be provided under subsection (1)(a), a

director may provide, as the payor of last resort, a health benefit for the

difference.

(4) Benefits available to a person under an employee health benefit

plan are subject to subsection (2) unless, in a director's opinion, it is

reasonable for the person not to participate in the plan.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), a health benefit must not be provided to

a cohabiting partner or dependent child if the cohabiting partner or

dependent child is not a Canadian citizen, unless the cohabiting partner

or dependent child is legally resident in Alberta under the Immigration

and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and is

(

a) a permanent resident or refugee who is not receiving

(

b) a person sponsored under a sponsorship agreement entered

into under subsection 152(1) of the Immigration and Refugee

Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227) for whom the

sponsor and, if any, the co-signer of the sponsorship

agreement are not providing, in a director's opinion, adequate

or appropriate support.

(6) A director may exempt a cohabiting partner or dependent child

from the application of subsection (5).

(7) A health benefit must not be provided under

section 3, 3.02 or 3.04

of the Act to a cohabiting partner or dependent child if the cohabiting

partner or dependent child is a resident of an institution described in

section 1(1)(g)(i).

(8) Subject to subsection (9), a health benefit must not be provided

under

section 3 or 3.02 of the Act to a cohabiting partner or dependent

child if the cohabiting partner or dependent child is a resident of an

institution described in

section 1(1)(g)(ii).

(9) A director may exempt a cohabiting partner or dependent child

from the application of subsection (8) for up to 6 months if, in the

director's opinion, the cohabiting partner or dependent child will not

be a resident of the institution for more than the duration of the

exemption.

Employment support

14 The Minister may determine the types of employment supports

that may be provided and the frequency with which an employment

support may be provided.

Review of Benefits

Refusal, suspension, variation, discontinuation of benefits

15(1) A director may refuse, suspend, vary or discontinue a benefit

provided under

section 3, 3.02 or 3.04 of the Act for which an

applicant or client is eligible

(

a) if, in the director's opinion, the applicant or client, or the

applicant's or client's cohabiting partner, has failed to

(

i) make use of or claim

(

A) income to which the applicant, client or cohabiting

partner is entitled, or

(

B) the benefit of an asset to which the applicant, client

or cohabiting partner is entitled,

(ii) provide information required by

section 5 of the Act or

as required by a director under that

section or has

provided false or incomplete information, or

(iii) comply with a reasonable request of the director to

authorize the director to gather or verify information

directly from a third party for the purposes of

section 5

of the Act,

(

b) if, in the director's opinion, the applicant or client has

(

i) failed to request a benefit under the Canada Pension

Plan (Canada) or under

Part 1 of the Old Age Security

Act (Canada) or to assign payment of that benefit to the

Minister in an amount equivalent to the living

allowance benefit or modified living allowance benefit,

(ii) used a benefit for a purpose for which the benefit was

not intended, or

(iii) temporarily left Alberta,

(

c) if the applicant or client is a person sponsored under a

sponsorship agreement entered into under subsection 152(1)

of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

(SOR/2002-227) and, in the director's opinion, the sponsor

or, if any, the co-signer of the sponsorship agreement is

capable of providing adequate or appropriate support.

(2) A director may refuse, suspend, vary or discontinue a benefit

provided under

section 3 or 3.02 of the Act for which an applicant or

client is eligible

(

a) if, in the director's opinion, the applicant or client, or the

applicant's or client's cohabiting partner, has failed to

provide the director with a copy of the applicant's, client's or

cohabiting partner's Notice of Assessment in respect of an

income tax return filed under the Income Tax Act (Canada),

(

b) if, in the director's opinion, the applicant or client has failed

(

i) make use of treatment to lessen the applicant's or

client's impairment, or

(ii) comply with a referral made by the director.

(3) A director may refuse, suspend, vary or discontinue a personal

benefit provided under

section 3 or 3.02 of the Act for which an

applicant or client is eligible if, in the director's opinion, the applicant

or client has failed to consent to a reasonable request of the director to

authorize the director to pay the applicant's or client's personal benefit

to a third party.

(4) A director may refuse, suspend, vary or discontinue a benefit

provided under

section 3.02 of the Act for which an applicant or client

is eligible if, in the director's opinion, the applicant or client has

(

a) refused to seek or accept or has reduced or terminated the

applicant's or client's reasonable employment, or

(

b) refused or neglected to participate in or make use of an

employment support.

Duty to notify director

16 For the purpose of

section 5(3)(

d) of the Act, an applicant or

client must notify a director of the following:

(

a) the termination or commencement of employment by the

applicant or client or the applicant's or client's cohabiting

partner;

(

b) if longer than one month, the applicant's or client's or the

applicant's or client's dependent child's institutionalization,

placement in a facility or absence from Alberta;

(

c) the commencement or dissolution of a cohabiting partner

relationship;

(

d) a change in the number of the applicant's or client's

dependent children;

(

e) a change in the applicant's or client's address or contact

information;

(

f) any matter that could result in the refusal, suspension,

variation or discontinuation of a benefit under

section 15.

Financial Administrators

Appointment

17(1) A director may appoint a financial administrator to administer

all or part of a client's benefit without the client's consent in

accordance with the process and criteria determined by the Minister

under subsection (2).

(2) The Minister may determine the process and criteria by which a

director may appoint a financial administrator to administer all or part

of a client's benefit without the client's consent.

Duties

18(1) A financial administrator has the same obligations under the

Act and this Regulation as the client whose benefit the financial

administrator administers.

(2) A financial administrator must

(

a) act in the client's best interests,

(

b) maintain records of receipts and disbursements of the client's

benefits, and

(

c) provide, as required by a director, any information the

director considers necessary to determine whether the

financial administrator has been acting in the client's best

interests.

(3) A financial administrator who is an owner, officer or employee of

the place of care in which the client resides must not pay more for the

client's residence and care than the amount that a director considers

reasonable.

(4) A financial administrator must provide the client a reasonable

amount, if available, from the client's living allowance benefit or

modified living allowance benefit for the client's personal use.

Revocation of appointment

19 The appointment of a financial administrator may be revoked

(

a) by a director if, in the director's opinion,

(

i) the financial administrator has not fulfilled the financial

administrator's obligations and duties, or

(ii) the appointment is no longer necessary,

(

b) by the client if the financial administrator was appointed by

consent and the client provides written notice to a director, or

(

c) by the financial administrator if the financial administrator

provides 30 days' written notice to a director.

Underpayments and Collection of Debts Due

Underpayments

20(1) Where a director determines that a client was underpaid a

benefit, the director must pay the outstanding amount to the client.

(2) A director may deduct from the outstanding amount

(

a) an amount or value of a benefit that the client must repay

under

section 7 of the Act, and

(

b) a debt due to the Government by the client.

Deductions to collect debts due

21 To collect any debt due to the Government, a director may deduct

the following from the living allowance benefit or modified living

allowance benefit payable to the client:

(

a) if there is a repayment agreement under

section 9(4)(

a) of the

Act, the amount consented in the agreement to be deducted;

(

b) if there is no repayment agreement under

section 9(4)(

a) of

the Act, an amount determined by the director.

Repeal, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeal

22 The Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped General

Regulation (AR 91/2007) is repealed.

Expiry

23 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for

ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be

repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this

Regulation expires on April 30, 2030.

Coming into force

24 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section

6(16) of the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2).

Schedule 1

Determination of Income

Total income

1(1) When determining income, a director must include the following:

(

a) income reportable under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is

not exempted by or under

section 7;

(

b) tax-exempt employment, self-employment or pension income

of an Indian as defined in the Indian Act (Canada);

(

c) the value of support, as determined by a director, received by

a person sponsored under a sponsorship agreement entered

into under subsection 152(1) of the Immigration and Refugee

Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227);

(

d) trust income that a director deems under subsection (2) to be

payable to a beneficiary under a trust;

(

e) a Canada disability benefit under the Canada Disability

Benefit Act (Canada) that is

(

i) not paid for the purpose of offsetting a person's cost of

applying for a disability tax credit under subsection

118.3(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), and

(ii) not exempted by

section 7(2).

(2) A director may deem, for the purpose of subsection (1)(d), trust

income to be payable to a beneficiary under a trust.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), when determining income, a director

must apply the following deductions to income included under

subsection (1):

(

a) if the income is employment income,

(

i) the deductions allowable under the Income Tax Act

(Canada) for

(

A) income tax,

(

B) Canada Pension Plan (Canada) contributions,

(

C) Employment Insurance Act (Canada) premiums,

(

D) union, professional and like dues, and

(

E) other employment expenses,

and

(ii) any deductions required by an employer as a condition

of employment;

(

b) if the income is self-employment income, limited or

non-active partnership income or rental income, the

deductions allowable under the Income Tax Act (Canada) for

(

i) determining net income,

(ii) Canada Pension Plan (Canada) contributions, and

(iii) union, professional and like dues;

(

c) if the income is employment insurance income, income tax;

(

d) if the income is tax-exempt employment income of an Indian

as defined in the Indian Act (Canada),

(

i) the deductions that would have been allowable under

clause (a)(i), had the income been taxable, and

(ii) any deductions allowable under clause (a)(ii);

(

e) if the income is tax-exempt self-employment income of an

Indian, as defined in the Indian Act (Canada), the deductions

that would have been allowable under clause (b), had the

income been taxable.

(4) A director is not required to deduct the following under subsection

(3):

(

a) any amount referred to in subsection (3)(a)(i), (b), (c), (d)(

i) or (

e) that, in the director's opinion, would not be allowed

under the Income Tax Act (Canada) or that artificially

reduces net income;

(

b) any amount referred to in subsection (3)(a)(ii) or (d)(ii) that

the director is not satisfied is being deducted as a condition

of employment.

Partial income deductions

2(1) Subject to

section 5, after application, subject to

section 1(4), of

any applicable deductions set out in

section 1(3), a director must

deduct, when determining income, the total of 100% of the income up

to $300, if the applicant or client does not have a cohabiting partner or

a dependent child, or up to $600, if the applicant or client has a

cohabiting partner or dependent child, and 25% of the remainder from

the following income:

(

a) investment income;

(

b) limited or non-active partnership income;

(

c) non-pension annuity income;

(

d) rental income;

(

e) trust income.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if both cohabiting partners are

applicants or clients, the cohabiting partners are treated as if

(

a) each cohabiting partner does not have a cohabiting partner,

and

(

b) only one cohabiting partner has, if any, a dependent child.

Income deductions for cohabiting partners

3(1) Subject to subsection (2) and

section 5, after application, subject

section 1(4), of any applicable deductions set out in

section 1(3), a

director must deduct, when determining the income of a cohabiting

partner of an applicant or client where the cohabiting partner is not an

applicant or client, the total of 100% of the income up to $1200 and

25% of the remainder from the following income:

(

a) a Canada disability benefit under the Canada Disability

Benefit Act (Canada) that is not paid for the purpose of

offsetting a person's cost of applying for a disability tax

credit under subsection 118.3(1) of the Income Tax Act

(Canada);

(

b) income, other than a death benefit, under the Canada

Pension Plan (Canada);

(

c) income under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada);

(

d) income under the Workers' Compensation Act;

(

e) pension income.

(2) Effective January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the

calendar year in which this

section comes into force, the dollar amount

set out in subsection (1) must be adjusted annually by an amount equal

(

a) the dollar amount as of December 31 of the previous calendar

year,

multiplied by

(

b) the Alberta escalator.

Employment and self-employment income deductions

4(1) Subject to

section 5, after application, subject to

section 1(4), of

any applicable deductions set out in

section 1(3), a director must

deduct, when determining income, employment and self-employment

income amounts in accordance with an order made under subsection

(2) subject to subsection (3).

(2) The Minister may, by order, determine

(

a) the employment and self-employment income amounts that a

director must deduct when determining income, and

(

b) the method for determining additional employment and

self-employment income amounts that a director must deduct

when determining income.

(3) If the hourly minimum wage established by

section 9(1)(

a) of the

Employment Standards Regulation (AR 14/97) is increased, the

employment and self-employment income amounts that a director must

deduct when determining income determined in an order made under

subsection (2)(

a) are increased by a percentage, rounded to 3 decimal

places, equal to the percentage increase in the minimum wage and

rounded up to the nearest dollar.

Deductions do not apply

5 The deductions set out in sections 2(1) and 3(1) and the deductions

determined, subject to

section 4(3), under an order made under

section

4(2) do not apply if a director determines that income has not been

reported in a timely manner or has been willfully misreported.

Determining income after income deductions

6(1) After application of the deductions set out in sections 2(1) and

3(1) and the deductions determined, subject to

section 4(3), under an

order made under

section 4(2), a director may, in accordance with this

section, determine income for the purposes of sections 3(1)(b), 4(1)(b),

5(

a) and 11(1)(

b) and (

c) of this Regulation.

(2) Income other than self-employment income is determined by one

of the following methods:

(

a) if income is reported monthly, based on the prior month's

actual income;

(

b) if income is reported other than monthly, based on

(

i) the actual monthly income of the prior reporting period,

(ii) the prior reporting period's actual income, prorated over

the number of months in that period, or

(iii) a combination of the methods set out in subclauses (

i) and (ii).

(3) Self-employment income is determined, subject to subsections

(4) and (5), based on the previous year's self-employment income,

prorated over 12 months.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), if, in a director's opinion, there is a

significant change in the present year's self-employment income

compared to the previous year's self-employment income, the director

may prorate the previous year's self-employment income over a period

other than 12 months.

(5) If, in a director's opinion, income is reported that relates to a

different or longer period than the period in which the income is

reported, the director may apply the income to, or prorate the income

over, the different or longer period.

Exempt income

7(1) The following income reportable under the Income Tax Act

(Canada) is exempt, and a director must not include it, when

determining income:

(

a) honoraria;

(

b) death benefits;

(

c) income for the benefit of a dependent child under the

following:

(

i) a child support agreement;

(ii) the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act;

(

d) a benefit under the Act;

(

e) a benefit as defined in the Seniors Benefit Act if it is received

by a cohabiting partner;

(

f) RRSP withdrawals;

(

g) a payment under a registered disability savings plan under

section 146.4 of the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(

h) an award or prize given in recognition of outstanding

academic or community achievement;

(

i) a scholarship, bursary or other form of contribution used for

educational purposes at a school or educational establishment

recognized under the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(

j) an education or training grant, an artist grant or a grant to

start a business;

(

k) money received for home repairs or renovations from the

community service organization;

(

l) income exempted by the Minister under subsection (3) where

(

i) an applicant or client or the applicant's or client's

cohabiting partner is residing in a facility, and

(ii) the Minister determines that the inclusion of the income

would create a financial hardship;

(

m) a payment received from the Government, the Government

of Canada or the government of another province or territory

and exempted by the Minister under subsection (4).

(2) A Canada disability benefit under the Canada Disability Benefit

Act (Canada) is exempt, and a director must not include it, when

determining income for the purposes of determining

(

a) whether a person is eligible to receive a modified living

allowance benefit, and

(

b) the amount of any benefit a person who is eligible to receive

a modified living allowance benefit is eligible to receive.

(3) The Minister may exempt income for the purpose of subsection

(1)(l).

(4) The Minister may exempt, for the purpose of subsection (1)(m), a

the government of another province or territory.

Schedule 2

Determination of Value of Assets

Valuation of assets

1(1) A director must value an asset, excluding an annuity, at market

value less any debt secured against the asset evidenced by a written

agreement.

(2) A written agreement referred to in subsection (1) must require

repayment of the debt at a rate of interest that, in a director's opinion,

was reasonable at the time the agreement was made.

(3) A director must value an annuity at its present value as calculated

by the director in accordance with generally accepted accounting

practices.

(4) When determining the value of a person's assets, a director must

include an asset disposed of by a person to another person if, in the

director's opinion, the asset was disposed of for less than fair market

value to establish or maintain eligibility for a benefit.

(5) When determining the value of a person's assets, a director must

consider a jointly or communally owned asset to be equally owned by

each owner unless a written document establishes the percentage of

ownership of each owner.

Exempt assets

2(1) In this section, "vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in the

Traffic Safety Act that is not used primarily as a recreational vehicle as

defined in the Vehicle Equipment Regulation (AR 122/2009).

(2) The following assets are exempt, and a director must not include

them, when determining the value of assets:

(

a) one principal residence;

(

b) one vehicle and one vehicle adapted to accommodate the

disability of the applicant or client or the applicant's or

client's cohabiting partner or dependent child;

(

c) a locked-in retirement account;

(

d) a registered disability savings plan under

section 146.4 of the

Income Tax Act (Canada);

(

e) clothing and reasonable household items;

(

f) a prepaid funeral;

(

g) an asset held by a trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding;

(

h) a non-commutable annuity purchased on or before February

1, 2002;

(

i) a payment received from the Government, the Government

of Canada or the government of another province or territory

and exempted by the Minister under subsection (3), and any

asset to the extent it was purchased with that payment;

(

j) a payment of a non-recurring nature received from a First

Nation, paid equally to each member on the First Nation's

band list and exempted by the Minister under subsection (4),

and any asset to the extent it was purchased with that

payment;

(

k) an asset exempted by a director under subsection (5) if it is

disposed of within the time specified by the director;

(

l) an asset held in a trust of which the applicant or client or the

applicant's or client's cohabiting partner is a beneficiary;

(

m) money received if that money is

(

i) not income as determined by a director in accordance

with

Schedule 1, and

(ii) invested within 365 days from the date of receipt in

(

A) a trust of which the applicant or client or the

applicant's or client's cohabiting partner is a

beneficiary, or

(

B) an asset described in clauses (

a) to (f).

(3) The Minister may exempt, for the purpose of subsection (2)(i), a

the government of another province or territory.

(4) The Minister may exempt, for the purpose of subsection (2)(j), a

payment of a non-recurring nature received from a First Nation and

paid equally to each member on the First Nation's band list.

(5) A director may exempt an asset for the purpose of subsection

(2)(k).

Schedule 3

Personal Benefits

Travel benefit

1(1) A travel benefit for travel expenses may be provided if

(

a) a client or client's dependent child has a health problem that,

in a director's opinion,

(

i) requires regular access to insured health services in

Alberta, and

(ii) is life-threatening or could be permanently debilitating

unless the insured health services are provided,

(

b) a client or client's dependent child must travel outside the

client's or client's dependent child's community

(

i) to receive, on a non-emergency basis, insured health

services in Alberta,

(ii) to appear in court if required by the Government or the

(iii) to comply with a court order, or

(iv) at the request of a director,

(

c) a client or client's dependent child must travel outside the

client's or client's dependent child's community to receive

addiction treatment in a residential addiction program

approved by the provincial health agency established for the

mental health and addiction health services sector or a

regional health authority under the Provincial Health

Agencies Act,

(

d) a client who is eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3.02

of the Act requires access to a training or employment

program that supports the client's efforts to obtain

employment, or

(

e) a client requires access to a structured program.

(2) A travel benefit for travel expenses may be provided for a person

to accompany

(

a) a client if

(

i) the person must, due to the client's medical condition,

accompany the client, and

(ii) a travel benefit is provided to the client under

subsection (1)(a), (b), (

c) or (d),

(

b) a client's dependent child if

(

i) the client is unable to accompany the child due to the

client's medical condition,

(ii) the person must accompany the child due to the child's

medical condition or age, and

(iii) a travel benefit is provided to the client under

subsection (1)(a), (

b) or (c).

Child care benefit

2(1) Subject to subsection (2), a child care benefit may be provided

for

(

a) the portion payable by a client of the cost for the client's

dependent child to participate in a child care program as

defined in the Early Learning and Child Care Act, or

(

b) the cost payable by a client for other child care arrangements

for the client's dependent child.

(2) A child care benefit may be provided only if

(

a) no adult member of the household is able to care for the

client's dependent child due to

(

i) employment,

(ii) a medical condition,

(iii) involvement with a training, employment or structured

program, or

(iv) attendance at an addictions treatment program,

(

b) a physician or a psychologist determines that it is in the

client's dependent child's best interests, or

(

c) it is unreasonable to expect the client's dependent child to

accompany the client for travel under

section 1(1)(

b) and no

other adult member of the household is available, for any

reason, to provide child care.

Prenatal needs benefit

3 A prenatal needs benefit may be provided for items required for

prenatal care if a client, client's cohabiting partner or client's

dependent child is at least 14 weeks pregnant.

Infant needs benefit

4 An infant needs benefit may be provided for items required for the

care of a client's infant child if the client or the client's cohabiting

partner

(

a) is at least 36 weeks pregnant or has given birth and the

dependent child is not more than 6 months old, or

(

b) has adopted, within the last 6 months, a dependent child who

is less than 12 months old.

Children's education benefit

5 A children's education benefit may be provided for fees and costs

payable by a client for the client's dependent child to attend school

from pre-school to high school if the child is registered to attend.

Employment and training allowance

6 Where a client who is eligible to receive a benefit under

section

3.02 of the Act is seeking employment, is applying for or participating

in a training or employment program or has a job offer, an employment

and training allowance may be provided for

(

a) applications, deposits, registration or testing fees for the

training or employment program, and

(

b) tools, goods, services or any other matter that enhances the

client's employability.

Special goods and services benefit

7(1) A special goods and services benefit may be provided if a client

requires

(

a) medical supplies or equipment, including maintenance of that

equipment, essential to manage the client's condition,

(

b) a special diet or supplement,

(

c) specialized clothing,

(

d) a guide dog as defined in the Blind Persons' Rights Act or a

service dog as defined in the Service Dogs Act, or

(

e) a medical alert service.

(2) A special goods and services benefit provided under subsection

(1)(

a) or (

b) may also be provided if required by a client's dependent

child.

Establishing-a-new-residence benefit

8 An establishing-a-new-residence benefit may be provided for costs

related to the establishment by a client of a new principal residence if

the client is

(

a) leaving an institution, or

(

b) escaping a situation in which the client or the client's

dependent child is being abused.

Moving benefit

9 A moving benefit may be provided for the transportation of the

household items of a client, client's cohabiting partner and client's

dependent child if it is essential for the client to move to a new

principal residence for any of the following reasons:

(

a) the client or the client's cohabiting partner has confirmed

full-time employment in Canada that assures the client's

reasonable future financial independence;

(

b) the client requires accommodation that is adapted to the

client's or client's dependent child's particular disability;

(

c) the client's current accommodation is endangering the health

or safety of the client or client's dependent child;

(

d) the client is moving to escape a situation in which the client

or client's dependent child is being abused;

(

e) the client is moving to another province for financial or

social support.

Remote community benefit

10 A remote community benefit may be provided for a client's

increased costs to maintain a principal residence in a permanent

community without all-season road access.

Emergency benefit

11 An emergency benefit may be provided for reasonable and

essential goods or services required on an emergency basis if, in a

director's opinion, the client or client's dependent child is in a situation

that presents a serious health or safety risk due to circumstances

beyond the client's control.

Funeral benefit

12 If the income and assets of the client and client's cohabiting

partner, or the client's and client's cohabiting partner's estates, are

inadequate and there are no other means to pay, a funeral benefit may

be provided for

(

a) funeral expenses to bury or cremate the client, client's

cohabiting partner or client's dependent child in Alberta, or

(

b) transportation expenses to transport the remains of the client,

client's cohabiting partner or client's dependent child who

died in Alberta to be buried or cremated within Canada.

Transition benefit

13(1) Subject to subsection (2), a transition benefit may be provided

to a formerly eligible client, as defined in

section 12.2(

c) of the Act, to

whom

section 12.6(1) of the Act applies.

(2) A transition benefit must not be provided to a formerly eligible

client referred to in subsection (1) who

(

a) is receiving a modified living allowance benefit, or

(

b) becomes ineligible to receive a benefit under

section 3.02 of

the Act and who a director subsequently determines is

eligible to receive a benefit under

section 3.02 of the Act.

Alberta Regulation 97/2026

Income and Employment Supports Act

INCOME SUPPORT, TRAINING AND HEALTH BENEFITS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 12, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 149/2026)

on May 12, 2026 pursuant to sections 18 and 50 of the Income and Employment

Supports Act.

1 The Income Support, Training and Health Benefits

Regulation (AR 122/2011) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) by adding the following after clause (c):

(c.1) "approved home" means a home where residential

support services are provided to adults with mental

illnesses by agreement between the Minister of

Primary and Preventative Health Services and the

service provider;

(c.2) "approved hospital" means an approved hospital as

defined in the Provincial Health Agencies Act;

(ii) in clause (

g) by striking out "leaner" and

substituting "learner";

(iii) by adding the following after clause (k):

(k.1) "group home" means a home where residential

support services are provided to adults with

physical or mental disabilities or illnesses by

agreement between the Government of Alberta and

the service provider;

(iv) by adding the following after clause (z):

(z.1) "type A continuing care home" means a type A

continuing care home as defined in the Continuing

Care Regulation (AR 21/2024);

(z.2) "type B continuing care home" means a type B

continuing care home as defined in the Continuing

Care Regulation (AR 21/2024).

(

b) by repealing subsection (2)(a.1), (a.11), (

c) and (h);

(

c) by repealing subsection (5).

Section 2 is amended

(

a) in subsection (3)(

f) by striking out "or a type A

continuing care home" and substituting ", a type A

continuing care home or a type B continuing care home";

(

b) in subsection (4)(

d) by striking out "or a nursing type

A continuing care home" and substituting ", a type A

continuing care home or a type B continuing care home".

Section 8(1)(

b) is amended by striking out "or at least one

adult member has a severe handicap as defined in the Assured Income

for the Severely Handicapped Act".

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "A member" and

substituting "Subject to subsection (2.1), a member";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2)(c);

(

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

(2.1) The Director may exempt a member of a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit from the application of subsection (1).

6 The following is added after

section 14:

Notice of assessment

14.1(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit is not eligible to receive income support and benefits

unless the member provides a notice of assessment in respect of an

income tax return filed under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

(2) The Director may exempt a member of a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit from the requirement in subsection (1) if the Director

determines it is appropriate to do so.

7 The following is added after

section 15:

Conviction of fraud or offence

15.1(1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit is not eligible to receive income support and benefits

if the member has been, in the previous 12 months, convicted of

(

a) fraud under the Criminal Code (Canada) in relation to

assistance provided under

Part 2 of the Act or a benefit

provided under the Assured Income for the Severely

Handicapped Act, or

(

b) an offence under

section 41 of the Act or

section 11 of the

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act.

(2) The Director may exempt a member of a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit from the application of subsection (1).

Section 16 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Recipient of benefits under Assured Income

for the Severely Handicapped Act

16(1) Subject to subsection (2), a barriers to full employment

household unit or an expected to work or working household unit is

not eligible to receive income support and benefits if an adult

member is a recipient of a benefit under the Assured Income for the

Severely Handicapped Act.

(2) A barriers to full employment household unit or an expected to

work or working household unit is eligible to receive income support

and benefits under

section 100 if an adult member is a recipient of a

benefit under

section 3.04 of the Assured Income for the Severely

Handicapped Act.

9 The following is added after

section 19:

Failure to comply with program obligation -

expected to work or working household units

19.1(1) Subject to subsection (3), a member of an expected to work

or working household unit is not eligible to receive income support

and benefits for a period longer than 6 consecutive months if, in the

Director's opinion, the member fails to comply with a program

obligation as set out in the Act and this Regulation.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a member of an expected to work or

working household unit is not eligible to receive income support and

benefits, except for income support and benefits under

section 100,

for a period of 3 consecutive months after the month in which the

member ceased to be eligible to receive income support and benefits

under subsection (1).

Director considers appropriate, exempt a member of an expected to

work or working household unit from the application of subsections

(1) and (2).

Section 23 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "The financial

resources" and substituting "Subject to

section 23.1, the

financial resources";

(

b) by repealing subsection (6) and substituting the

following:

(6) The following amounts may be deducted for the purpose of

subsection (5):

(

a) if earned by an adult member in a barriers to full

employment household unit

(

i) with one adult member, the first $350 plus 50% of

the remainder of the monthly income, or

(ii) with 2 or more adult members, the first $175 plus

50% of the remainder of the monthly income;

(

b) if earned by an adult member in an expected to work or

working household unit

(

i) with one adult member, the first $230 plus 25% of

the remainder of the monthly income, or

(ii) with 2 or more adult members,

(

A) the first $115 plus 25% of the remainder of

the monthly income when the adult member

is designated as expected to work or working,

and

(

B) the first $175 plus 50% of the remainder of

the monthly income when the adult member

is designated as barriers to full employment,

(

c) if earned by a dependent child,

(

i) the first $350 per month plus 25% of the remainder

of monthly income, or

(ii) 100% if the dependent child is attending school

under the Education Act.

11 The following is added after

section 23:

Director may apply or prorate financial resources

23.1 The Director may apply or prorate a financial resource

received by a member of a barriers to full employment household

unit or an expected to work or working household unit to a period

determined by the Director for the purposes of the following:

(

a) determining the eligibility for, and the amount of, income

support and benefits under the Act;

(

b) assessing and calculating an amount or value of assistance to

be repaid under

section 35 of the Act.

Section 24 is amended

(

a) in clause (

a) by striking out "the Act" and

substituting "Schedule 3.1";

(

b) in clause (

b) by striking out "the Act" and

substituting "Schedule 4".

13 The following is added after

section 24:

Amount of income support payments

24.1(1) The amount of an income support payment provided to a

barriers to full employment household unit or an expected to work or

working household unit referred to in

section 5.2(1)(

a) and (

b) of the

Act is as follows:

(

a) the amount set out in

Schedule 3.1 or determined in

accordance with

Schedule 3.1;

(

b) subject to

Schedule 3.1, effective January 1, 2027, an amount

adjusted annually in accordance with

section 24.2.

(2) The amount of an income support payment provided to a barriers

to full employment household unit or an expected to work or

working household unit referred to in

section 5.2(1)(

c) of the Act is

as follows:

(

a) the amount set out in

Schedule 4 or determined in accordance

with

Schedule 4;

(

b) subject to

Schedule 4, effective January 1, 2027, an amount

adjusted annually in accordance with

section 24.2.

Calculation of adjusted amounts

24.2 An income support payment must be adjusted annually by an

amount equal to

(

a) the amount of the income support payment as of December

31 of the previous calendar year,

multiplied by

(

b) the Alberta escalator.

Core shelter payment

24.3 If a household unit lives in an approved hospital, a type A

continuing care home or a type B continuing care home, the Director

must provide the core shelter payment directly to the approved

hospital, type A continuing care home or type B continuing care

home in which the household unit lives, unless the Director

determines there are appropriate circumstances to provide the

amount of the payment directly to the household unit.

Section 25(1)(

a) is amended by striking out "paid" and

substituting "provided".

Section 51(3)(

a) is amended by striking out "paid" and

substituting "provided".

Section 75 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "A member" and

substituting "Subject to subsection (3), a member";

(

b) by repealing subsection (2)(c);

(

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

(3) The Director may exempt a member of a household unit

from the application of subsection (1).

Section 87 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Former health benefits households

87(1) A household unit is financially eligible to receive a health

benefit during the current health benefit period if the household unit

(

a) was receiving income support and benefits as a barriers to

full employment household unit or as an expected to work or

working household unit, and

(

b) ceased to be eligible to receive the income support or benefits

due to excess income from

(

i) employment income or self-employment income, or

(ii) a disability benefit under the Canada Pension Plan.

(2) A household unit is financially eligible to receive a health

benefit during the current health benefit period if an adult member

(

a) was receiving a benefit under

section 3 of the Assured

Income for the Severely Handicapped Act

(

i) as it read immediately before the coming into force of

section 6(5) of the Financial Statutes Amendment Act,

2025 (No. 2), or

(ii) as it reads after the coming into force of

section 6(5) of

the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2),

and

(

b) ceased to be eligible to receive those benefits due to excess

income from

(

i) employment income or self-employment income, or

(ii) a disability benefit under the Canada Pension Plan.

(3) A household unit is financially eligible to receive a health

benefit during the current health benefit period if an adult member

(

a) was receiving a benefit under

section 3.02 of the Assured

Income for the Severely Handicapped Act,

(

b) ceased to be eligible to receive those benefits due to excess

income from

(

i) employment income or self-employment income, or

(ii) a disability benefit under the Canada Pension Plan,

and

(

c) is not eligible to receive a health benefit under

section 3.04 of

the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act.

(4) A household unit eligible to receive a health benefit under

subsection (1), (2) or (3), as applicable, is eligible to receive a health

benefit in any continuous subsequent health benefit period if the

assessed household unit's income is equal to or less than the

qualifying income level as determined by the Minister.

Section 90(1) and (2) are repealed and the following is

substituted:

Dependent children only

90(1) A household unit is financially eligible to receive a health

benefit on behalf of a dependent child during the current health

benefit period if

(

a) a member of the household unit is

(i) 18 years of age or older, or

(ii) 16 or 17 years of age and in receipt of the Canada Child

Benefit for the child,

and

(

b) the assessed household unit's income is equal to or less than

the qualifying income level as determined by the Minister.

(2) A household unit is financially eligible to receive a health

benefit on behalf of a dependent child, during the current health

benefit period, if

(

a) the household unit was receiving income support and benefits

as a barriers to full employment household unit or as an

expected to work or working household unit, or

(

b) an adult member was receiving a benefit under

section 3

or 3.02 of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped

Act.

Section 92 is repealed.

Section 97(1) is amended

(

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

(b.1) a decision under

section 10(2.1) as to whether to exempt

a person from the application of

section 10(1);

(b.2) a decision under

section 15.1(2) as to whether to exempt

a person from the 12-month period of ineligibility under

section 15.1(1);

(

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

(d.1) a decision to apply or prorate a financial resource to a

period determined by the Director under

section 23.1;

(

c) by adding the following after clause (l):

(l.1) a decision as to whether there are appropriate

circumstances to exempt a person from the requirement

to repay an amount or value under

section 35(5) of the

Act;

(

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

(

n) a decision under

section 75(3) as to whether to exempt a

person from the application of

section 75(1).

21 The following is added after

section 100:

Payment of outstanding amounts by Director

100.1(1) If the Director determines that a household unit was

underpaid any income support and benefits, the Director must pay

the outstanding amount to the household unit.

(2) The Director may deduct from an underpayment any amount

owed by a member of a household unit that is

(

a) an amount or value of assistance received to be repaid under

section 35 of the Act, or

(

b) a debt due to the Government.

Section 103 is amended by striking out "April 30, 2027"

and substituting "April 30, 2030".

Section 1(1)(

h) of

Schedule 1 is amended by striking

out "the learn$ave savings program or under another savings" and

substituting "a savings".

24 The following is added after

Schedule 3:

Schedule 3.1

Core Income Support

Core income support - barriers to full employment/

expected to work or working household units

1 The core income support that may be provided by the Director

under

section 5(1)(

a) of the Act to a barriers to full employment

household unit or an expected to work or working household unit is

comprised of a core essential payment and a core shelter payment

determined as follows:

(

a) the maximum core essential payment that may be provided to

a barriers to full employment household unit or an expected

to work or working household unit is the amount per month

determined under

section 2;

(

b) the maximum core shelter payment that may be provided to a

barriers to full employment household unit or an expected to

work or working household unit is the amount per month

determined under

section 3;

(

c) a high school incentive amount determined in accordance

with

section 25 of this Regulation, if the household unit has a

dependent child member who is

(

i) at least 16 years of age and under 20 years of age,

(ii) attending high school under the Education Act, and

(iii) a parent of a dependent child living with the household

unit.

Core essential payment - barriers to full employment/

expected to work or working household units

2 The maximum monthly amount of the core essential payment that

may be provided to a household unit that is a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit under

section 24.1(1)(

a) of this Regulation is,

(

a) if clauses (

b) to (

d) do not apply, the amount determined

under Table 1,

(

b) if clause (

c) or (

d) does not apply and the Director determines

that a household unit's need for the core essential payment is

limited to food, an amount determined by the Minister,

(

c) if an adult member of the household unit is living in an

approved hospital, a type A continuing care home, a type B

continuing care home or an institution similar to an approved

hospital, a type A continuing care home or a type B

continuing care home designated by the Minister, $373 for

each adult member, and

(

d) if an adult member of the household unit is living in an

approved home or a group home, the amount for each adult

member as determined by the Minister.

Table 1

Maximum Monthly Amount of

Core Essential Payment

Household

composition

Expected to

work or working

Barriers to full

employment

1 adult

$479

$619

2 adults

$773

$981

Children

1st child

$232

$232

2nd child

$117

$117

3rd child

$88

$88

4th child

$59

$59

Each additional

child

$30

$30

Core shelter payment - barriers to full employment/

expected to work or working household units

3(1) The maximum monthly amount of the core shelter payment that

may be provided to a household unit that is a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit under

section 24.1(1)(

a) of this Regulation is,

(

a) if clauses (

c) to (

g) do not apply and the household unit lives

in private housing, the amount determined under Table 2,

(

b) if clauses (

c) to (

g) do not apply and the household unit lives

in social housing, the amount determined under Table 3,

(

c) if the household unit lives in an approved home, $590,

(

d) if the household unit lives in an approved hospital, the

monthly accommodation charge established under

Part 2 of

the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act with respect to the

approved hospital,

(

e) if the household unit lives in a type A continuing care home

or a type B continuing care home, the accommodation charge

for the household unit under the Continuing Care Act and

must not exceed the maximum amount of the accommodation

charge set under that Act for a private room,

(

f) if the household unit lives in a shared family residence that is

not owned by an adult member of the household unit or in

which an adult member of the household unit is not a party to

a residential tenancy agreement with a third party, $121, and

(

g) if the household unit lives in a group home, $502 for each

adult member of the household unit.

(2) Section 24.1(1)(

b) of this Regulation does not apply to a core

shelter payment under subsection (1)(

d) or (e).

Table 2

Maximum Monthly Amount of Core Shelter

Payment (Private Housing)

Household composition

Private housing

1 adult

$381

2 adults

$515

1 adult and children

1 child

$644

2 children

$667

3 children

$690

4 children

$713

5 children

$738

6 children

$760

2 adults and children

1 child

$679

2 children

$701

3 children

$712

4 children

$737

5 children

$759

6 children

$783

Each additional child

$26

Table 3

Maximum Monthly Amount of Core Shelter

Payment (Social Housing)

Household

composition

Social housing

1 adult

$140

2 adults

$224

1 adult and children

1 child

$245

2 children

$300

3 children

$368

4 children

$435

5 children

$504

6 children

$572

2 adults and children

1 child

$302

2 children

$368

3 children

$435

4 children

$504

5 children

$572

6 children

$641

Schedule 4 is amended

(

a) by adding the following before

section 2:

Supplementary income support

1.1(1) The amount or value of a supplementary income support

payment or allowance to be provided to a barriers to full

employment household unit or an expected to work or working

household unit is the amount determined by the Minister.

(2) Section 24.1(2)(

b) of this Regulation does not apply to a

supplementary income support payment or allowance that is

(

a) a reimbursement of an actual cost,

(

b) an amount established in an agreement entered into by

the Minister, or

(

c) based on an amount that is determined under another

enactment or under a Government program.

(3) The Minister may determine the frequency with which a

supplementary income support payment or allowance may be

provided to a barriers to full employment household unit or an

expected to work or working household unit.

(

b) by repealing

section 2;

(

c) in

section 3(2)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out ", or the McCullough

Centre" and substituting "or a type B continuing

care home";

(ii) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) an adult member who is living in an institution

designated by the Director.

(

d) in sections 4(2) and 5(3)(

b) by striking out "section

3(2)(b)(i)" and substituting "section 3(2)(b)";

(

e) by repealing sections 16.1(2) and 22.

26 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into

force of

section 6(3) of the Financial Statutes Amendment

Act, 2025.

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Alberta Regulation 98/2026

Missing Persons Act

MISSING PERSONS (EXPIRY DATE EXTENSION)

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 150/2026)

on May 14, 2026 pursuant to

section 14 of the Missing Persons Act.

1 The Missing Persons Regulation (AR 151/2012) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 9 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2026"

and substituting "November 30, 2031".

Alberta Regulation 99/2026

Public Health Act

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT REGULATIONS (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 151/2026)

on May 14, 2026 pursuant to

section 66 of the Public Health Act.

1(1) The Housing Regulation (AR 173/99) is amended by

this section.

(2) Section 7 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2026"

and substituting "November 30, 2031".

2(1) The Nuisance and General Sanitation Regulation

(AR 243/2003) is amended by this section.

(2) Section 19 is amended by striking out "November 30,

2026" and substituting "November 30, 2031".

3(1) The Treatment Services Regulation (AR 248/85) is

amended by this section.

(2) Section 8 is amended by striking out "November 30, 2026"

and substituting "November 30, 2031".

4(1) The Work Camps Regulation (AR 218/2002) is amended

by this section.

(2) Section 16 is amended by striking out "November 30,

2026" and substituting "November 30, 2031".

Alberta Regulation 100/2026

Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act

TOBACCO, SMOKING AND VAPING REDUCTION (EXPIRY

DATE EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 152/2026)

on May 14, 2026 pursuant to

section 9 of the Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping

Reduction Act.

1 The Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Regulation

(AR 240/2007) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 12 is amended by striking out "October 31, 2026"

and substituting "October 31, 2031".

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Alberta Regulation 101/2026

Common Business Number Act

COMMON BUSINESS NUMBER (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 156/2026)

on May 14, 2026 pursuant to

section 11 of the Common Business Number Act.

1 The Common Business Number Regulation (AR 33/2018)

is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8.1 is amended by striking out "June 30, 2026" and

substituting "June 30, 2029".

Alberta Regulation 102/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

TURKEY PRODUCERS PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation (M.O.

12/2026) on May 12, 2026 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural

Products Act.

1 The Turkey Producers Plan Regulation (AR 29/2022) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The title is amended by adding "ALBERTA" before

"TURKEY".

Section 9(1)(

h) is amended by adding "and bylaws" after

"regulations".

Section 14(2) is repealed.

Section 18 is amended by striking out "September 30, 2026"

and substituting "September 30, 2033".

Section 19 is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 103/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

TURKEY MARKETING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: May 14, 2026

For information only: Made by the Alberta Turkey Producers on March 19, 2026

and approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on April 7,

2026 pursuant to sections 26 and 27 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

and

section 9 of the Turkey Producers Plan Regulation (29/2022).

1 The Turkey Marketing Regulation (AR 113/98) is

amended by this Regulation.

2 The title is amended by adding "ALBERTA" before

"TURKEY".

Section 10(2)(

b) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

b) forward to the Board the service charge, with an accounting

for the service charge, in time to reach the Board office not

later than

(

i) Wednesday of the week following the week in which

the turkeys are processed, or

(ii) if the turkeys are deemed to have been produced and

marketed under

section 9, 30 days from the receipt of

the service charge invoice.

Section 11 is amended by striking out "and this Regulation"

and substituting ", this Regulation and the bylaws".

Section 20(1)(

d) is amended by striking out "his" and

substituting "their".

Section 31 is amended by striking out "September 30, 2026"

and substituting "September 30, 2033".