Alberta Regulation 1/2012

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA LAMB PRODUCERS PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 2/2012) on

January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act.

1 The Alberta Lamb Producers Plan Regulation

(AR 263/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding the following after

clause (i):

(i.01) "fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the Commission

provided for in

section 16;

Section 9(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) A request to inspect the books and records referred to in

subsection (1)(

d) must be made to the Commission at least 7 days in

advance.

Section 10(b), (

c) and (

d) are repealed.

Section 27(2) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(2) The Commission may publish a notice of a meeting in any

manner that the Commission determines will provide notice to all

persons entitled to the notice.

Section 29(

a) is amended by striking out "in the current or

immediately preceding 12 months" and substituting "in the current

or the 2 immediately preceding fiscal years".

Section 37 is repealed.

Section 39 is amended by striking out "February 28, 2012"

and substituting "April 30, 2017".

9 The

Schedule is amended in

section 2

(

a) in clause (a)

(

i) by adding the following after subclause (v):

(v.1) Kananaskis Improvement District;

(v.2) Municipal District of Foothills No. 31;

(v.3) Vulcan County;

(ii) in subclause (vi) by striking out "(v)" and

substituting "(v.3)";

(

b) in clause (b)

(

i) by adding the following after subclause (v):

(v.1) Municipal District of Acadia No. 34;

(v.2) Special Area No. 2;

(v.3) Special Area No. 3;

(v.4) County of Newell;

(ii) in subclause (vi) by striking out "(v)" and

substituting "(v.4)";

(

c) in clause (c)

(

i) by repealing subclause (i);

(ii) by repealing subclause (iv);

(iii) by repealing subclause (v);

(iv) by repealing subclause (vi) and substituting

the following:

(vi) Rocky View County;

(

v) by repealing subclauses (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii);

(vi) by adding the following after subclause (xiv):

(xiv.1) Clearwater County;

(xiv.2) Red Deer County;

(vii) in subclause (xv) by striking out "(xiv)" and

substituting "(xiv.2)";

(

d) in clause (d)

(

i) by repealing subclause (ii);

(ii) by repealing subclause (ix) and substituting

the following:

(ix) Camrose County;

(iii) by repealing subclause (x);

(

e) in clause (e)

(

i) by adding the following after subclause (xii):

(xii.1) Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17;

(xii.2) County of Thorhild No. 7;

(xii.3) Athabasca County;

(xii.4) Strathcona County;

(xii.5) Lac La Biche County;

(ii) in subclause (xiii) by striking out "(xii)" and

substituting "(xii.5)";

(iii) by repealing subclause (xiv);

(

f) in clause (f)

(

i) by repealing subclause (

i) and substituting the

following:

(

i) Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National

Park);

(ii) by repealing clauses (iv), (x), (xii) and (xiii);

(

g) in clause (g)

(

i) by striking out "includes the land included in";

(ii) by repealing subclause (

v) and substituting the

following:

(

v) County of Northern Lights;

(iii) by repealing subclause (vi) and substituting

the following:

(vi) Mackenzie County;

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Alberta Regulation 2/2012

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA PORK PRODUCERS' PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 3/2012) on

January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act.

1 The Alberta Pork Producers' Plan Regulation

(AR 219/2001) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (f);

(

b) in clause (g)

(

i) by striking out "domesticus";

(ii) by adding "or farmed wild boar, but does not include

feral wild boar" after "domestic pig";

(

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

(n.1) "Regional Director" means a Director who is elected or

appointed, as the case may be, to represent the

registered producers of a region;

Section 6(2) is amended in clause (l)

(

a) by adding "or implement" after "to establish";

(

b) by adding "or implementation" after "establishment".

Section 8(

b) is amended in clauses (

i) and (ii) by striking

out "General Manager" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Executive Director".

5 The following is added after

section 8:

Information

8.1(1) The Minister designated under

section 16 of the Government

Organization Act as the Minister responsible for the Animal Health

Act is authorized to disclose to the Corporation for use by the

Corporation in carrying out its functions and duties information,

including personal information as defined in the Freedom of

Information and Protection of Privacy Act, that has been collected or

used by the Minister under the Animal Health Act and the regulations

under that Act and that relates to the administration of the Act,

including

(

a) traceability, and

(

b) quarantines, orders and other matters under Parts 4 to 8 of the

Animal Health Act.

(2) The Corporation is authorized to disclose information, including

personal information as defined in the Freedom of Information and

Protection of Privacy Act, that has been collected by or used by the

Corporation under the Act and the regulations in carrying out its

functions and duties and that relates to the administration of the Plan,

including the information required under

Schedule 2 to the Alberta

Pork Producers' Commission Regulation (AR 285/96), to the

following:

(

a) the Minister designated under

section 16 of the Government

Organization Act as the Minister responsible for the Animal

Health Act in respect of matters relating to swine traceability

and quarantines, orders and other matters under Parts 4 to 8

of the Animal Health Act;

(

b) the Minister designated under

section 16 of the Government

Organization Act as the Minister responsible for the Traffic

Safety Act in respect of matters relating to the transportation

of hogs.

Section 11 is amended by striking out "the Hog

Registration, Licensing and Universal Service Charge Regulation"

and substituting "the Alberta Pork Producers' Commission

Regulation".

Section 12 is amended

(

a) by adding "and Directors" after "vote of the delegates";

(

b) by adding "and Directors" after "special meeting of the

delegates".

Section 13 is amended by adding "and Directors" after

"delegates" wherever it occurs.

Section 16(

a) is amended by striking out "district meetings"

wherever it occurs and substituting "regional meetings".

Section 26(1)(

b) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(

b) is a represented adult as defined in the Adult Guardianship

and Trusteeship Act or is the subject of a certificate of

incapacity in effect under the Trustee Act;

11 The heading before

section 30 is amended by striking

out "District" and substituting "Regional".

Section 31 is amended by striking out "district meeting"

wherever it occurs and substituting "regional meeting".

13 The heading before

section 35 is amended by striking

out "General" and substituting "Directors and".

Section 35 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Directors and delegates meeting

35(1) In each year there must be an annual meeting of all the

Directors and delegates in Alberta.

(2) The annual meeting of the Directors and delegates must be held

not later than 15 months following the date of the conclusion of the

last annual meeting of the Directors and delegates.

Section 36(1) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Special Directors and delegates meetings

36(1) Special meetings of Directors and delegates

(

a) may be called by the Corporation at any time, and

(

b) must be called by the Corporation on

(

i) the written request of the Council, or

(ii) the written request of at least 1/3 of the Directors and

delegates.

Section 38 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Notice of meeting

38 At least 14 days' notice in writing specifying the date, time and

place of annual meetings or special meetings of Directors and

delegates must be given by the Corporation to every Director and

delegate by mailing the notice to each Director's and delegate's last

known address as shown on the records of the Corporation.

Section 39 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Quorum

39 The quorum for an annual or a special meeting of the Directors

and delegates is the majority of the combination of Directors and

delegates.

Section 40(2) is amended by striking out "district annual

meetings" and substituting "regional annual meetings".

Section 41 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1)

(

i) in clause (

b) by striking out "the district" and

substituting "the region";

(ii) by repealing clause (

c) and substituting the

following:

(

c) in the case of an election for a regional Director or

a delegate, resides, subsection to subsection (3),

within the region that the regional Director or

delegate is to represent.

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "district" wherever it

occurs and substituting "region";

(

c) in subsection (3)

(

i) in clause (

a) by striking out "adjacent district" and

substituting "adjacent region";

(ii) by repealing clause (

b) and substituting the

following:

(

b) during the time that the producer is eligible to vote

in that adjacent region, to nominate persons to hold

office and to hold office as a regional Director or

as a delegate to represent the registered producers

in that adjacent region in the same manner and

under the same conditions as if that producer

resided in that adjacent region.

(

d) in subsections (4) to (6) by striking out "district"

wherever it occurs and substituting "region".

Section 42 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by adding "in accordance with

subsection (2.1)" after "occur";

(

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

(2.1) A registered producer may vote either

(

a) by mail ballot, or

(

b) in person,

but not by both methods.

21 The following is added after

section 42:

Mail ballot

42.1(1) A mail ballot must be made available to each registered

producer by being mailed to the registered producer at least 30 days

prior to the ballot closing date for the regional annual meeting at

which the vote will be conducted.

(2) The ballot closing date must be

(

a) set by the Commission, and

(

b) not more than 5 business days prior to the date of the regional

annual meeting at which the vote will be conducted.

Section 43(2)(

b) is amended by striking out "districts'

annual meetings" and substituting "regions' annual meetings".

Section 43.1 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Election of candidates for 2012 and thereafter

43.1(1) The Corporation must hold elections during the regional

annual meetings for the year 2012 and thereafter as follows:

(

a) Region No. 1 is to elect 2 Directors and 2 delegates at the

2012 regional annual meeting and every 3rd year thereafter;

(

b) Region No. 2 is to elect 2 Directors and 2 delegates at the

2014 regional annual meeting and every 3rd year thereafter;

(

c) Region No. 3 is to elect 2 Directors and 2 delegates at the

2013 regional annual meeting and every 3rd year thereafter.

(2) All regions must participate in the election of 2 Directors at

large at the 2012 regional annual meeting and every 3rd year

thereafter.

Section 43.2 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Transitional provisions re terms of office

43.2(1) The unexpired term of office of a Director or a delegate of

Region No. 3 elected in 2011 expires on the day before the regional

annual meeting in 2013.

(2) The unexpired term of office of a Director or a delegate of

Region No. 2 elected in 2011 expires on the day before the regional

annual meeting in 2014.

(3) The unexpired term of office of a Director or a delegate of

Region No. 1 elected prior to or in 2009 expires on the day before

the regional annual meeting in 2012.

(4) The unexpired term of office of a Director at large elected prior

to or in 2009 expires on the day before the last regional annual

meeting in

Section 47 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Returning officer

47 The Executive Director of the Corporation, or the designate of

the Executive Director, is the returning officer and responsible for all

administrative procedures relating to the conduct of elections.

Section 48 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Duties of returning officer

48(1) The returning officer is to prepare and distribute to each

region a list of eligible voters for that region, and that list must

contain

(

a) the names of the eligible voters,

(

b) their addresses, and

(

c) their producer registration numbers.

(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Council, no person shall

destroy any records or ballots in respect of a vote or an election held

under this Plan until 90 days have elapsed from the day on which the

vote was taken.

27 The heading before

section 50 is amended by striking

out "Districts" and substituting "Regions".

Section 52 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "District No. 1" and

substituting "Region No. 1";

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "District No. 2" and

substituting "Region No. 2";

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "District No. 3" and

substituting "Region No. 3".

29 Sections 53, 54 and 55 are repealed.

Section 56 is amended by striking out "September 30,

2012" and substituting "September 30, 2017".

31(1) The following sections are amended by striking out

"district Director" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Regional Director":

section 25(b);

section 36(2);

section 40(5) and (7);

section 43(2)(a);

section 44(1);

section 45(1.1);

section 46.

(2) The following sections are amended by striking out

"district Directors" wherever it occurs and substituting

"Regional Directors":

section 19;

section 22;

section 34;

section 40(1);

section 42(2);

section 43(1)(a);

section 44(2);

section 45(1).

(3) The following sections are amended by striking out

"district annual meeting" wherever it occurs and substituting

"regional annual meeting":

section 30(2) and (3);

section 33;

section 34;

section 40(1), (2) and (3);

section 42(1) and (2);

section 43(2)(a);

section 44(1).

(4) The following sections are amended by striking out

"district" wherever it occurs and substituting "region":

section 23;

section 30(1);

section 42(2)(b), (5) and (8)(d);

section 43(1)(b);

section 45(2).

(5) The following sections are amended by striking out

"districts" wherever it occurs and substituting "regions":

section 24;

section 40(6);

section 50;

section 51.

(6) The following sections are amended by striking out "in

that district" and substituting "in that region":

section 22;

section 44(1)(b).

(7) The following sections are amended by striking out "for

a district" and substituting "for a region":

section 22;

section 30(3);

section 45(1).

(8) The following

section is amended by striking out "for the

district" and substituting "for the region":

section 36(2).

(9) The following

section is amended by striking out "for the

entire district" and substituting "for the entire region":

section 31(2).

(10) The following sections are amended by striking out "of

a district" and substituting "of a region":

section 25(b);

section 31(1).

(11) The following sections are amended by striking out "of

the district" and substituting "of the region":

section 30(2);

section 31(1)(a);

section 44(1)(a).

(12) The following

section is amended by striking out "that

adjacent district" wherever it occurs and substituting "that

adjacent region":

section 41(3)(b).

(13) The following sections are amended by striking out

"within the district" and substituting "within the region":

section 40(5)(

a) and (7)(b);

section 41(1)(c).

(14) The following

section is amended by striking out "for

that district" and substituting "for that region":

section 30(3).

(15) The following

section is amended by striking out

"special district meeting" and substituting "special regional

meeting":

section 33.

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Alberta Regulation 3/2012

Vital Statistics Act

VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 6/2012) on

January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 76 of the Vital Statistics Act.

Table of Contents

Interpretation

Collection of Registration Information

2 Completion of birth registration document

3 Information required for birth registration document

4 Birth registration document in respect of adoption

5 Birth registration document in respect of surrogacy

6 Non-completion report

7 Notice of birth or stillbirth

8 Registration of birth after one year

9 Information required for stillbirth registration document

10 Medical certificate of stillbirth

11 Conflicting information

12 Interim medical certificate of stillbirth

13 Registration of stillbirth after one year

14 Information required for marriage registration document

15 Registration of marriage after one year

16 Information required for change of name

17 Information required for death registration document

18 Information required for registration of death in respect of

unidentified body

19 Information required for registration of presumed death

20 Registration of death after one year

21 Medical certificate of death

22 Conflicting information

Use and Disclosure of Information

23 Application

24 Birth certificate or certified copy of birth registration record

25 Marriage certificate or certified copy of marriage registration record

26 Death certificate or certified copy of death registration record

27 Certified copy of stillbirth registration record

28 Certified copy of medical certificate or interim medical certificate of

stillbirth or death

29 Certificate of change of name

30 Search of registration records

31 Release of information

32 Translation

33 Duties of researcher

34 Expiry

35 Coming into force

Interpretation

1(1) In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Vital Statistics Act;

(b) "full legal name" means

(

i) in the case of a person born in Canada, the person's

name as shown on the birth registration document of

that person, or

(ii) in the case of a person born outside Canada, the

person's name as shown on the documents under which

the person was lawfully admitted to Canada;

(c) "full name" means a person's currently used first name and

last name;

(d) "place", in the context of the place where an event occurred,

means the municipal address and the name of the

municipality where the event occurred, including the name of

a hospital, church or other facility, if applicable, or, if the

event did not occur in a municipality, as much information

with respect to the location where the event occurred as

possible, including the name of the closest municipality.

(2) For the purposes of registration of the particulars of an event, the

name of the place where an event occurred is the name by which the

place was known at the time when the event occurred.

Collection of Registration Information

Completion of birth registration document

2(1) In this section, "incapable" means unable because of death,

mental or physical disability, absence from Alberta or otherwise.

(2) For the purposes of this section, "mental disability", in respect of a

person, includes but is not limited to the status of being subject to a

temporary or permanent guardianship order under the Adult

Guardianship and Trusteeship Act.

(3) Subject to this section, the birth registration document for a child

born in Alberta must be completed and signed by the birth mother and

other parent of the child and delivered to the Registrar.

(4) If the father or other parent of the child is not known to or is

unacknowledged by the birth mother of the child, the birth mother

shall complete and sign the birth registration document and deliver it to

the Registrar.

(5) The particulars of the father or other parent of a child may be

registered only if both the birth mother and the father or other parent

sign the birth registration document.

(6) If the birth mother is incapable of completing the birth registration

document, it may be completed and delivered to the Registrar by either

(

a) the birth mother's guardian, if one has been appointed under

the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act,

(

b) the birth mother's agent, if one has been appointed under the

Personal Directives Act, or

(

c) the birth mother's parent or guardian, if the birth mother is a

minor.

(7) If a person referred to in subsection (6) is not available to complete

and deliver the birth registration document on behalf of the birth

mother, the document may be completed, subject to subsection (8), and

delivered to the Registrar by a person who

(

a) has sufficient knowledge of the child's birth to provide the

information required under

section 3, and

(

b) is

(

i) either

(

A) the biological father of the child, where the father

makes an affidavit setting out the evidence

required in support of a presumption of parentage

under

section 8 of the Family Law Act, or the other

parent of the child determined in accordance with

section 8.1 of the Family Law Act, or

(

B) a person who has been granted a declaration of

parentage under

section 9 of the Family Law Act,

(ii) if no person meets the qualifications set out in subclause

(i)(

A) or (B), a person who has been appointed guardian

of the child pursuant to a guardianship order under

section 23 of the Family Law Act.

(8) A person who completes a birth registration document on behalf of

the birth mother under subsection (6) or (7) shall provide a written

explanation in the form of an affidavit as to why the birth mother is

incapable of completing the birth registration document.

(9) Where the birth mother is incapable of completing the birth

registration document, information in respect of the biological father or

other parent of the child may also be provided by a person who meets

the requirements set out in subsection (7)(b)(i)(

A) or (B).

(10) If a birth takes place in a hospital as defined in

section 1 of the

Hospitals Act, the hospital administrator must use the administrator's

best efforts to ensure that a birth registration document is completed by

the person responsible in accordance with this

section and must ensure

that it is delivered to the Registrar within 10 days from the date of

birth.

(11) If a birth registration document is incomplete, the hospital

administrator must immediately notify the person who provided the

partial information and use the administrator's best efforts to ensure

that the person provides the additional information necessary to

complete the birth registration document and deliver it to the Registrar.

(12) Where the hospital administrator is satisfied that a birth

registration document will not be completed and delivered under

subsection (3), (4), (6) or (7) in a timely manner, a non-completion

report explaining the reasons for the failure to complete the document

must be completed and delivered to the Registrar by the hospital

administrator within 10 days from the date of birth.

(13) This

section does not apply to a birth registration document

completed in accordance with

section 13, 14 or 16(1) or (2) of the Act.

(14) For the purposes of

section 8 of the Act, where the parents do not

agree on the last name or names to be used for the child because the

birth mother is incapable, the person who meets the requirements set

out in subsection (7)(b)(i)(

A) or (

B) may choose the last name or

names to be used for the registration of the child's birth.

Information required for birth registration document

3(1) The information that must be provided in respect of a child for

the registration of the child's birth within one year is as follows:

(

a) full name;

(

b) date and place of birth;

(

c) sex;

(

d) if the pregnancy resulted in the birth of more than one child,

the number of children born and the order of birth of the

child being registered.

(2) The information that must be provided in respect of the birth

mother for the registration of a child's birth is as follows:

(

a) the birth mother's full legal name;

(

b) subject to

section 2(6) and (7), the birth mother's signature.

(3) Additional information that must be provided, if available, in

respect of the birth mother is as follows:

(

a) date and place of birth;

(

b) age;

(

c) marital status;

(

d) current home telephone number;

(

e) currently used name;

(

f) current home address and mailing address, if different.

(4) The information that must be provided in respect of the father or

other parent of a child in respect of the registration of the child's birth,

if a father or other parent is listed on the birth registration document, is

as follows:

(

a) full legal name;

(

b) sex;

(

c) either

(

i) the signature of the father or other parent, or

(ii) an affidavit setting out the evidence required in support

of a presumption of parentage under

section 8 or 8.1 of

the Family Law Act or a declaration of parentage under

section 9 of the Family Law Act.

(5) Additional information that must be provided, if available, in

respect of the child's father or other parent, if the father or other parent

is listed on the birth registration document, is as follows:

(

a) date and place of birth;

(

b) currently used name;

(

c) age.

(6) The information that must be provided in respect of a person who

completes and signs the birth registration document on behalf of the

birth mother under

section 2(6) or (7) is as follows:

(

a) full name;

(

b) telephone number and other contact information;

(

c) relationship to the child, if any.

(7) This

section does not apply to the registration of the birth of a

deserted unidentified newborn pursuant to

section 13 of the Act or a

birth registration document completed in accordance with

section 14 or

16(1) or (2) of the Act.

Birth registration document in respect of adoption

4(1) For the purposes of

section 16(1) or (2) of the Act, the

information that must be provided to the Registrar in respect of an

adopted person is as follows:

(

a) the person's full legal name as it should appear pursuant to

the adoption order;

(

b) the person's sex.

(2) For the purposes of

section 16(1) or (2) of the Act, the information

that must be provided to the Registrar in respect of each of the person's

adoptive parent or parents is as follows:

(

a) the full legal name of the parent;

(

b) the currently used name of the parent, if different from (a);

(

c) the sex of the parent.

(3) For the purposes of

section 16(1) or (2) of the Act, the information

that must be provided, if available, to the Registrar in respect of each

of the person's adoptive parent or parents is as follows:

(

a) the parent's signature;

(

b) the parent's date and place of birth;

(

c) the parent's current home telephone number and mailing

address.

Birth registration document in respect of surrogacy

5(1) For the purposes of

section 14 of the Act, the information that

must be provided to the Registrar in respect of a surrogacy birth is as

follows:

(

a) the child's full legal name as it appears in the declaration of

the court under

section 8.2 of the Family Law Act;

(

b) the child's sex;

(

c) the child's date and place of birth as originally recorded.

(2) For the purposes of

section 14 of the Act, the information that

must be provided to the Registrar in respect of a person who is

declared to be a parent of the child by the Court under

section 8.2(6) of

the Family Law Act, and any person who as a result of that declaration

is a parent of the child under

section 8.1 of the Family Law Act, is as

follows:

(

a) the full legal name of the parent;

(

b) the currently used name of the parent, if different;

(

c) the sex of the parent.

(3) For the purposes of

section 14 of the Act, the information that

must be provided, if available, to the Registrar in respect of a

surrogacy birth is as follows:

(

a) if the pregnancy resulted in the birth of more than one child,

the number of children born and the order of birth of the

child being registered;

(

b) the parent's signature;

(

c) the parent's date and place of birth;

(

d) the parent's age at the time of the child's birth;

(

e) the parent's marital status;

(

f) the parent's current home address, telephone number and

mailing address, if different.

Non-completion report

6 The information that must be provided, to the extent that it is

available to the hospital administrator, in a non-completion report for

the purposes of sections 2(12) and 9(10) is as follows:

(

a) the birth mother's full legal name or currently used name, if

different;

(

b) the birth mother's date of birth;

(

c) the birth mother's current mailing address;

(

d) the child's sex;

(

e) the child's date and place of birth;

(

f) the name and address of the hospital;

(

g) the reason why the birth registration document or notice of

birth has not been completed;

(

h) the reason why the birth registration document and notice of

birth are not being sent to the Registrar together;

(

i) the name and contact information of the person providing the

report;

(

j) the signature of the person referred to in clause (i).

Notice of birth or stillbirth

7(1) The information that must be provided on a notice of birth or

stillbirth, to the extent that it is known to the person completing the

notice, is as follows:

(

a) the child's date and place of birth or stillbirth;

(

b) the birth mother's full legal name or currently used name, if

different;

(

c) whether the pregnancy was a single or multiple pregnancy;

(

d) the birth order of the child, in the case of a multiple

pregnancy;

(

e) whether the child was born alive or stillborn;

(

f) the child's sex;

(

g) the type and name of attendant at the birth or stillbirth;

(

h) the name and contact information of the person completing

the notice;

(

i) if the birth or stillbirth occurred outside a hospital, the

attendant's contact information and signature and

relationship to the birth mother, if any.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1), the

following information must be provided, if available, on a notice of

birth or stillbirth:

(

a) the full legal name of the child;

(

b) the time of birth or stillbirth;

(

c) the gestational age and birth weight of the child;

(

d) the birth mother's date of birth;

(

e) the birth mother's marital status;

(

f) the birth mother's current contact information;

(

g) the address to which the birth mother was discharged;

(

h) in the case of a birth, whether the child will be adopted;

(

i) the birth mother's age;

(

j) the number of children born alive to the birth mother;

(

k) the number of children stillborn to the birth mother;

(

l) the father's or other parent's full legal name and date of birth.

Registration of birth after one year

8(1) The information that must be provided in respect of the

registration of a birth after one year from the date of birth is as follows:

(

a) the full name of the person;

(

b) the person's sex;

(

c) the person's date and place of birth;

(

d) whether the person is alive at the time of registration;

(

e) the birth mother's full legal name;

(

f) the name and signature of the person registering the birth.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1),

(

a) the information in respect of a birth that is required, if

available, under

section 3(3) and (5),

(

b) the birth mother's signature, and

(

c) the other parent's signature, if the name of the other parent is

to be recorded on the birth registration document,

must also be provided, if available, for the purpose of registering a

birth under this section.

(3) The signature of the person who provided the affidavit required for

the purposes of

section 6 of the Act must also be provided for the

purpose of registering a birth under this section.

(4) If the name of the other parent of the person whose birth is being

registered is to be recorded on the birth registration document, the

other parent's full legal name and sex must be provided.

Information required for stillbirth registration document

9(1) The information that must be provided in respect of a child for

the registration within one year of the stillbirth of the child is as

follows:

(

a) the full name of the child;

(

b) the date and place of stillbirth;

(

c) if the pregnancy resulted in the birth or stillbirth of more than

one child, the number of children born or stillborn and the

order of birth of the child being registered;

(

d) the sex of the child.

(2) The information that must be provided in respect of the birth

mother for the registration of the stillbirth of a child is as follows:

(

a) full legal name;

(

b) signature, subject to

section 2(6) and (7).

(3) Additional information that must be provided, if available, in

respect of the birth mother of a stillborn child is as follows:

(

a) currently used name;

(

b) date and place of birth;

(

c) age;

(

d) marital status;

(

e) current home telephone number;

(

f) current mailing address and current home address, if

different.

(4) The information that must be provided in respect of a father or

other parent for the registration of the stillbirth of a child, if a father or

other parent is listed on the stillbirth registration document, is as

follows:

(

a) full legal name;

(

b) sex;

(

c) either

(

i) the signature of the father or other parent, or

(ii) an affidavit setting out the evidence required in support

of a presumption of parentage under

section 8 or 8.1 of

the Family Law Act or a declaration of parentage under

section 9 of the Family Law Act.

(5) Additional information that must be provided, if available, in

respect of the father or other parent, if the father or other parent is

listed on the stillbirth registration document, is as follows:

(

a) date and place of birth;

(

b) age;

(

c) currently used name.

(6) The information that must be provided in respect of a person who

completes and signs a stillbirth registration document on behalf of the

birth mother is as follows:

(

a) full name;

(

b) telephone number and other contact information;

(

c) relationship to the child, if any.

(7) The information that must be provided in respect of the disposition

of the remains of a stillborn child is as follows:

(

a) method of disposition;

(

b) proposed date of disposition;

(

c) name and address of the cemetery, crematorium or other

place of disposition;

(

d) name, address and telephone number of the funeral home,

hospital or person who will be in charge of the remains for

the purpose of disposition;

(

e) the date on which the burial permit was issued;

(

f) the name and contact information of the person who issued

the burial permit.

(8) If a stillbirth takes place in a hospital as defined in

section 1 of the

Hospitals Act, the hospital administrator must use the administrator's

best efforts to ensure that a stillbirth registration document is

completed in accordance with this

section and delivered to the

Registrar within 10 days of the date of stillbirth.

(9) If a stillbirth registration document is incomplete, the hospital

administrator must use the administrator's best efforts to ensure the

person responsible completes the stillbirth registration document and

delivers it to the Registrar.

(10) Where the hospital administrator is satisfied that a stillbirth

registration document will not be completed and delivered in a timely

manner, a non-completion report explaining the reasons for the failure

to complete the document must be completed and delivered to the

Registrar by the hospital administrator within 10 days of the date of

stillbirth.

Medical certificate of stillbirth

10(1) The information that must be provided, if known, on a medical

certificate of stillbirth is as follows:

(

a) the last name of the child;

(

b) the date and place where the stillbirth occurred;

(

c) the sex of the child;

(

d) the immediate and any antecedent or underlying causes or

significant conditions contributing to the stillbirth;

(

e) whether an autopsy was performed and, if so, the particulars;

(

f) the name and medical designation of the attending physician

or medical examiner;

(

g) the contact information of the attending physician or medical

examiner;

(

h) the signature of the attending physician or medical examiner

and the date on which the certificate was signed;

(

i) the given names of the child;

(

j) the manipulative, instrumental or other operative procedures

used in the delivery;

(

k) whether the fetus was dead prior to the procedure referred to

in clause (j);

(

l) the nature of the procedure;

(

m) whether the death occurred before or during labour;

(

n) whether labour was induced.

(2) The medical certificate of stillbirth submitted to the Registrar must

bear the original signature of the physician or medical examiner who

completed it.

Conflicting information

11 Where the following information shown on the stillbirth

registration document conflicts with the information shown on the

medical certificate of stillbirth, the information on the medical

certificate of stillbirth must be used to register the stillbirth:

(

a) the sex of the child;

(

b) the date and place of the stillbirth.

Interim medical certificate of stillbirth

12 The Registrar may register a stillbirth with an interim medical

certificate of stillbirth that includes the information required under

section 10(1)(a), (b), (c), (f), (

g) and (h).

Registration of stillbirth after one year

13(1) The information that must be provided in respect of the

registration of a stillbirth after one year is as follows:

(

a) the last name of the child;

(

b) the sex of the child;

(

c) the date and place of the stillbirth;

(

d) the birth mother's full legal name;

(

e) the name and signature of the person registering the stillbirth.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1),

additional information required under

section 9(4), where applicable,

section 9(3), (5) or (7), where available, must be provided.

(3) Where the application for registration of a stillbirth is being made

more than one year from the date of stillbirth, the person who signs the

stillbirth registration document must also provide the affidavit required

under

section 6 of the Act in respect of the registration of a birth.

Information required for marriage registration document

14(1) The information that must be provided respecting each of the

parties to a marriage for the registration of the marriage within one

year is as follows:

(

a) full legal name or currently used name, if different;

(

b) marital status at the time of issuance of the marriage licence;

(

c) sex;

(

d) date and place of birth;

(

e) signature.

(2) Additional information that must be provided, if available,

respecting each of the parties to the marriage is as follows:

(

a) parents' full legal names;

(

b) parents' places of birth;

(

c) religious denomination.

(3) The information that must be provided in respect of each witness

to a marriage for the registration of the marriage is as follows:

(

a) currently used name;

(

b) mailing address and telephone number;

(

c) signature.

(4) The information required in respect of the solemnization of the

marriage is as follows:

(

a) the date of the marriage;

(

b) the place where the marriage was solemnized;

(

c) the name and registration number of the person authorized

under the Marriage Act to solemnize the marriage;

(

d) whether the person referred to in clause (

c) is a marriage

commissioner, a marriage registrar designated by a Local

Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i Faith or a member of the

clergy, and if the person is a member of the clergy, the

religious denomination to which the person belongs;

(

e) the signature of the person referred to in clause (c).

Registration of marriage after one year

15(1) The information that must be provided for the registration of a

marriage after one year is as follows:

(

a) the full legal name of each of the parties to the marriage, or

the person's currently used name, if different;

(

b) the date of the marriage;

(

c) the sex of each of the parties to the marriage;

(

d) the place where the marriage was solemnized;

(

e) the name and signature of the person registering the

marriage.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1), the

following information must also be provided, if available:

(

a) the marital status of each of the parties to the marriage at the

time of issuance of the marriage licence;

(

b) the date and place of birth of each of the parties to the

marriage;

(

c) the names and places of birth of the parents of each of the

parties to the marriage;

(

d) the religious denomination of each of the parties to the

marriage;

(

e) the currently used names of each of the witnesses at the time

of the marriage;

(

f) the addresses of and other contact information for each of the

witnesses;

(

g) the signatures of the witnesses;

(

h) the signature of the parties to the marriage;

(

i) the name, registration number and signature of the person

who solemnized the marriage;

(

j) whether the person referred to in clause (

i) was a marriage

commissioner, a marriage registrar designated by a Local

Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i Faith or a member of the

clergy and, if the person was a member of the clergy, the

religious denomination to which the person belongs.

Information required for change of name

16(1) The information that must be provided by an applicant for a

change of name under

Part 3 of the Act is the applicant's

(

a) currently used name,

(

b) date and place of birth,

(

c) sex,

(

d) proof of identity that meets the requirements of

section 15 of

the Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation,

(

e) current address and mailing address,

(

f) telephone number, and

(

g) signature.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an applicant must

also provide an affidavit confirming that the address in Alberta given

by the applicant under subsection (1) is the applicant's address.

(3) Where the applicant referred to in subsection (1) is an employee of

the Government of Alberta who is making the application in the

applicant's official capacity on behalf of another person whose name is

to be changed,

(a) subsection (2) does not apply to the applicant,

(

b) the information that must be provided in respect of the

applicant is

(

i) the information required under subsection (1)(a), (e), (

f) and (g), and

(ii) the type and identification number of the applicant's

government-issued identification,

and

(

c) if the applicant is not applying in person, the applicant must

submit a statutory declaration in the form established by the

Registrar with respect to the applicant's government-issued

identification.

(4) The information that must be provided in respect of a person

referred to in

section 22(2) of the Act is

(

a) if the person whose name is to be changed is the applicant, in

addition to the information required under subsection (1),

(

i) proof of marital status of the person that meets the

requirements of

section 17 of the Vital Statistics

Ministerial Regulation,

(ii) a record of the person's fingerprints taken by a law

enforcement agency in accordance with

section 24(2)(

j) of the Act,

(iii) certificates that show all previous changes of name of

the person,

(iv) the name being applied for, and

(

v) the person's full legal name and any other name by

which the person is known,

and

(

b) if the person whose name is to be changed is not the

applicant,

(

i) the information required under clause (

a) as it relates to

the person whose name is to be changed,

(ii) the person's full legal name and any other name by

which the person is known,

(iii) the person's address and telephone number,

(iv) the person's sex,

(

v) the date and place of birth of the person,

(vi) proof of the person's relationship to the applicant,

(vii) the person's consent in the form established by the

Registrar to the change of name, and

(viii) the person's signature.

(5) The information that must be provided in respect of a child whose

name is to be changed pursuant to an application under

Part 3 of the

Act is

(

a) the child's full legal name and any other names by which the

child is known,

(

b) the date on which and the place where the child was born,

(

c) the child's address,

(

d) the child's sex,

(

e) where the child is 12 years of age or older, a record of the

child's fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency in

accordance with

section 24(2)(

j) of the Act,

(

f) the names of the persons listed as parents on the child's birth

registration document,

(

g) the name being applied for,

(

h) if the child is 12 years of age or older, the child's signature as

it currently appears and the child's consent in the form

established by the Registrar to change the name, and

(

i) certificates that show all previous changes of name of the

child.

(6) The information that must be provided in respect of a person

whose consent to a change of name is required for the purposes of an

application under

Part 3 or

Part 4 of the Act is

(

a) the person's full name,

(

b) the person's current mailing address and telephone number,

(

c) proof of the person's relationship to the person for whom

consent to the change of name is being provided,

(

d) the person's signature,

(

e) the full name, address and telephone number of the person

who witnessed the signing of the consent form and the

relationship of the witness to the person giving consent, if

any, and

(

f) the signature of the witness.

(7) A person may not be a witness for the purposes of subsection (6) if

(

a) the person is named on the document to be registered,

(

b) the person's consent is also required for the registration of

the document,

(

c) the person is under the age of 18 years, or

(

d) in the opinion of the Registrar, acting as a witness would

involve the person in a conflict of interest.

Information required for death registration document

17(1) The information that must be provided in respect of a deceased

person for the registration of the death of the person within one year is

as follows:

(

a) the full legal name of the deceased or the name used by the

deceased immediately prior to death, if different;

(

b) the sex of the deceased;

(

c) the age of the deceased at the time of death;

(

d) the date and place of death;

(

e) the name, address and telephone number of the person who is

providing the information for registration of the death and the

person's relationship to the deceased, if any.

(2) Additional information that must be provided, if available,

respecting the deceased person is as follows:

(

a) the deceased's date and place of birth;

(

b) the full legal names and places of birth of the deceased's

parents, if known;

(

c) the deceased's occupation and type of business prior to

death;

(

d) the deceased's marital status;

(

e) whether the deceased was an adult interdependent partner at

the time of death;

(

f) the name of the deceased's spouse or adult interdependent

partner, if any;

(

g) the deceased's usual permanent residence prior to death;

(

h) the deceased's Alberta personal health number;

(

i) the deceased's social insurance number;

(

j) the deceased's Alberta driver's licence number or

identification card number, if any.

(3) The information that must be provided for the registration of a

death in respect of the disposition of the remains of the deceased

person is as follows:

(

a) method of disposition;

(

b) proposed date of disposition;

(

c) name and address of the cemetery, crematorium or other

place of disposition;

(

d) name, address and telephone number of the funeral home,

hospital or person who will be in charge of the remains for

the purpose of disposition;

(

e) name and contact information of the person who issued the

burial permit in respect of the deceased person and the date

on which it was issued.

Information required for registration of death in respect

of unidentified body

18(1) In the case of an unidentified body, the information that must be

provided for the registration of the death is the following information

as it appears on the medical certificate of death:

(

a) the sex and age of the body;

(

b) the date of death;

(

c) the place where the death occurred;

(

d) the name, address and telephone number of the person who is

providing the information for registration of the death.

(2) The information that must be provided for the registration of a

death in respect of the disposition of the remains of an unidentified

body is as follows:

(

a) method of disposition;

(

b) proposed date of disposition;

(

c) name and address of the cemetery, crematorium or other

place of disposition;

(

d) name, address and telephone number of the funeral home,

hospital or person who will be in charge of the remains for

the purpose of disposition;

(

e) name and contact information of the person who issued the

burial permit in respect of the unidentified body and the date

on which it was issued.

Information required for registration of presumed death

19(1) In the case where the death of a person is presumed, the

information that must be provided for the registration of the death is

the information set out in the court order that declares or decrees that

the death is presumed to have occurred.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1), the

information under

section 17(1) and (2) must also be provided, if

known, in respect of a person who is presumed to be deceased.

(3) Section 17(3) does not apply in the case of a presumed death.

Registration of death after one year

20(1) The information that must be provided in respect of a deceased

person for the registration of the death of the person after one year is as

follows:

(

a) the full legal name or the name used by the deceased

immediately prior to death, if different;

(

b) the date of death;

(

c) the place where the death occurred;

(

d) the sex and age of the deceased;

(

e) the name and contact information of the person who

completed the form.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1), the

information that must be provided under

section 17(2) or (3) must also

be provided, if available.

(3) The affidavit required for the purposes of

section 35(

b) of the Act

may be provided by anyone with personal knowledge of the facts.

(4) The person who signs the affidavit referred to in subsection

(3) must also be recorded as the informant for the purposes of subsection

(1)(e).

(5) This

section does not apply to the registration of a death in respect

of an unidentified body under

section 18 or the registration of a

presumed death under

section 19.

Medical certificate of death

21(1) Subject to subsection (2), the information in respect of a

deceased person that must be provided, to the extent that it is known,

on the medical certificate of death is as follows:

(

a) the full legal name or currently used name of the deceased;

(

b) the deceased's Alberta Personal Health Number;

(

c) the date and place of death;

(

d) the sex and age of the deceased;

(

e) the immediate cause of death and any antecedent or

underlying causes or significant conditions that contributed

to the death of the deceased;

(

f) the manner of death, including

(

i) whether the death occurred as the result of an accident,

suicide or homicide or is undetermined, unclassified or

pending investigation,

(ii) the place where and the date on which the injury or

incident that resulted in the death occurred, and

(iii) a description of the circumstances of the injury or

incident;

(

g) whether an autopsy was performed and, if so, the particulars

of the autopsy, including whether further information about

the cause of death will be available at a later date;

(

h) whether the death occurred during or within 90 days

following a pregnancy;

(

i) whether the death occurred within 10 days of a surgical

operation and, if so, the operative findings;

(

j) the name of the attending physician or medical examiner, if

applicable;

(

k) the date on which the attending physician last attended the

deceased before death;

(

l) whether the attending physician or medical examiner viewed

the body after death;

(

m) whether notification to the medical examiner is required;

(

n) the signature of the physician or medical examiner who

completed the medical certificate of death;

(

o) the date on which the attending physician or medical

examiner, as the case may be, completed the medical

certificate of death;

(

p) the mailing address and business telephone number of the

attending physician or medical examiner.

(2) The medical certificate of death submitted to the Registrar must

bear the original signature of the physician or medical examiner who

completed it.

Conflicting information

22 Where the following information in respect of a deceased person

shown on a death registration document conflicts with the information

shown on the medical certificate of death, the information shown on

the medical certificate of death shall be used to register the death of the

deceased person:

(

a) the sex of the deceased;

(

b) the date or place of death of the deceased.

Use and Disclosure of Information

Application

23(1) The information to be provided by an applicant for

information, records or services under sections 46 to 50 of the Act is

(

a) the applicant's full name,

(

b) the applicant's mailing address and telephone number,

(

c) the purpose of the application,

(

d) the relationship, if any, of the applicant to the person to

whom the record applies,

(

e) proof of identity that meets the requirements of

section 15 of

the Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation, and

(

f) the date and the signature of the applicant.

(2) A person who wishes to apply for information, records or services

under the Act may by consent designate an individual as an agent to

make the application on that person's behalf if the designated agent

(

a) is 18 years of age or older, and

(

b) has known the person for at least one year.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b), the Registrar may accept an

application by a designated agent who has known the person for less

than one year where the Registrar is satisfied that

(

a) the consent is otherwise valid, and

(

b) the application meets the requirements of this section.

(4) Consent for the purposes of this

section must

(

a) be in the form established by the Registrar,

(

b) must contain

(

i) the full name, address and telephone number of the

applicant giving the consent,

(ii) the signature of the applicant,

(iii) the name of the designated agent to whom consent is

being given,

(iv) the address and telephone number of the designated

agent, and

(

v) the length of time the designated agent has known the

applicant,

and

(

c) be surrendered at the time of making the application.

(5) The designated agent must at the time of making the application

(

a) sign the application for the information, record or service,

(

b) provide proof of identity that meets the requirements of

section 15(1) or (2) of the Vital Statistics Ministerial

Regulation,

(

c) provide a statutory declaration in the form established by the

Registrar in accordance with subsection (6) or (7), and

(

d) produce the original signed consent form.

(6) If the designated agent makes the application in person, the

statutory declaration referred to in subsection (5) must contain

(

a) the full name of the designated agent,

(

b) the address and telephone number of the designated agent,

(

c) the full name of the person on whose behalf the application is

being made, and

(

d) the length of time the designated agent has known the person.

(7) If the designated agent makes the application by mail, the statutory

declaration referred to in subsection (5) must, in addition to the

information set out in subsection (6)(

a) to (d), meet the requirements

set out in

section 15(3) of the Vital Statistics Ministerial Regulation.

Birth certificate or certified copy of birth

registration record

24(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following persons may apply to

the Registrar in the form established by the Registrar for a birth

certificate or a certified copy of a birth registration record of a person:

(

a) the person whose birth was registered by the birth

registration record;

(

b) a person who is named on the birth registration record of the

person referred to in clause (

a) as a parent of that person;

(

c) a person who is named as a parent of the person referred to in

clause (

a) in a declaration of parentage made pursuant to

section 8.2 or 9 of the Family Law Act;

(

d) a person who is named as a parent of the person referred to in

clause (

a) in an order respecting parentage that is

substantially equivalent to a declaration of parentage under

the Family Law Act that was made by a Canadian court under

an enactment of another province or territory;

(

e) a person who is designated by the personal directive of the

person referred to in clause (

a) as that person's agent;

(

f) a person who is in the process of adopting the person referred

to in clause (a), as shown in a petition for adoption filed in

accordance with the Adult Adoption Act, the Child, Youth and

Family Enhancement Act or an enactment respecting

adoption of another jurisdiction;

(

g) a person who is, pursuant to an enactment or a court order,

the guardian or trustee of a person referred to in clause (

a) or

(b), if the making of the application is consistent with the

authority granted to the guardian or trustee;

(

h) a person who holds a power of attorney to act on behalf of a

person referred to in clause (

a) or (b), if the making of the

application is consistent with the powers and duties of the

attorney conferred by the power of attorney;

(

i) a lawyer who has been retained by a person referred to in

clauses (

a) to (

h) or (

k) to provide legal services to that

person, if the information is required for the provision of

those legal services;

(

j) the designated agent of a person referred to in clauses (

a) to

(h), on providing the person's consent in the form established

by the Registrar;

(

k) a person authorized by an order of a court in Alberta to make

the application;

(

l) a person who requires the certificate or certified copy for the

purposes of complying with another enactment;

(

m) if the person referred to in clause (

a) is deceased,

(

i) the executor, personal representative or administrator of

the deceased's estate, or the Public Trustee for the

purpose of complying with

Part 2, Division 2 of the

Public Trustee Act, or

(ii) an adult who is the next of kin, as defined in the Fatality

Inquiries Act, of the deceased;

(

n) where there is no person referred to in clause (m)(ii) living

and no person eligible to apply in accordance with clauses (

a) to (m)(i), an adult relative of the person referred to in clause

(a);

(

o) where there is no person authorized under clauses (

a) to (n),

any person who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar of that fact

and that the certificate or certified copy is required;

(

p) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) Where the person referred to in subsection (1)(

a) is a child

(

a) younger than the age of 12, the application must be made on

behalf of the child by a parent or guardian of the child,

(

b) between the ages of 12 and 14, the child may make the

application with the consent of the child's parent or guardian

in the form established by the Registrar, and

(

c) older than the age of 14, the child may make the application

on his or her own behalf.

(3) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(

p) or (2).

Marriage certificate or certified copy of marriage

registration record

25(1) The following persons may apply to the Registrar in the form

established by the Registrar for a marriage certificate or a certified

copy of a marriage registration record:

(

a) either of the persons whose names appear on the marriage

registration record as the parties to the marriage;

(

b) a person who is, pursuant to an enactment or a court order,

the guardian or trustee of a person referred to in clause (a), if

the making of the application is consistent with the authority

granted to the guardian or trustee;

(

c) a person who holds a power of attorney to act on behalf of a

person referred to in clause (a), if the making of the

application is consistent with the powers and duties of the

attorney conferred by the power of attorney;

(

d) the designated agent of a person referred to in clauses (

a) to

(c), on providing the person's consent in the form established

by the Registrar;

(

e) a lawyer who has been retained by a person referred to in

clauses (

a) to (c), (

f) or (

g) to provide legal services to that

person, if the information is required for the provision of

those legal services;

(

f) a person who is designated by the personal directive of a

person referred to in clause (

a) as that person's agent;

(

g) a person authorized by an order of a court in Alberta to make

the application;

(

h) if a person referred to in clause (

a) is deceased,

(

i) the executor, personal representative or administrator of

the deceased's estate, or the Public Trustee for the

purpose of complying with

Part 2, Division 2 of the

Public Trustee Act, or

(ii) an adult who is the next of kin, as defined in the Fatality

Inquiries Act, of the deceased;

(

i) where there is no person referred to in clause (h)(ii) living

and no person eligible to apply in accordance with clauses (

a) to (h)(i), an adult relative of a person referred to in clause (a);

(

j) where there is no person authorized under clauses (

a) to (i),

any person who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar of that fact

and that the certificate or certified copy is required;

(

k) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(k).

Death certificate or certified copy of death

registration record

26(1) The following persons may apply to the Registrar in the form

established by the Registrar for a death certificate or a certified copy of

a death registration record:

(

a) the executor, personal representative or administrator of the

deceased's estate, or the Public Trustee for the purpose of

complying with

Part 2, Division 2 of the Public Trustee Act;

(

b) an adult who is the next of kin, as defined in the Fatality

Inquiries Act, of the deceased, including a minor who is a

parent, spouse or adult interdependent partner of the

deceased;

(

c) a person who immediately before the deceased's death was,

pursuant to an enactment or a court order, the guardian or

trustee of the deceased, if the making of the application is

consistent with the authority granted to the guardian or

trustee;

(

d) a person authorized by an order of a court in Alberta to make

the application;

(

e) a person who was, immediately before the deceased's death,

a joint tenant with the deceased, on providing a certified copy

of the title to the property that shows the joint tenancy;

(

f) the designated agent of a person referred to in clauses (

a) to

(c), on providing the person's consent in the form established

by the Registrar;

(

g) where there is no person referred to in clause (

b) living and

no person eligible to apply in accordance with clauses (

a) to

(d), an adult relative of the deceased;

(

h) if the Registrar considers it appropriate,

(

i) a former spouse or former adult interdependent partner

of the deceased, or

(ii) a government agency or other organization that provides

benefits to survivors or beneficiaries of the deceased;

(

i) a representative of the funeral home that makes the

arrangements for the disposition of the deceased's body, at

the time of disposition;

(

j) a lawyer who has been retained by a person referred to in

clauses (

a) to (e), (

g) or (

h) to provide legal services to that

person, if the information is required for the provision of

those legal services;

(

k) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(k).

Certified copy of stillbirth registration record

27(1) The following persons may apply to the Registrar in the form

established by the Registrar for a certified copy of a stillbirth

registration record:

(

a) an adult who is the next of kin, as defined in the Fatality

Inquiries Act, of the stillborn child, including a minor who is

a parent of the deceased;

(

b) where there is no person referred to in clause (

a) living, an

adult relative of the stillborn child;

(

c) the designated agent of a person referred to in clause (

a) or

(b), on providing the person's consent in the form established

by the Registrar;

(

d) a person who has been authorized by an order of a court in

Alberta to apply;

(

e) a representative of the funeral home that makes the

arrangements for the disposition of the stillborn child's body,

at the time of disposition;

(

f) where there is no person authorized under clauses (

a) to (e),

any person who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar of that fact

and that the certified copy of the stillbirth registration record

is required;

(

g) a lawyer who has been retained by a person referred to in

clause (a), (c), (

d) or (

f) to provide legal services to that

person, if the information is required for the provision of

those legal services;

(

h) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(h).

Certified copy of medical certificate or interim

medical certificate of stillbirth or death

28(1) The following persons may apply to the Registrar in the form

established by the Registrar for a certified copy of a medical certificate

or interim medical certificate of stillbirth or death:

(

a) an adult person who is the next of kin, as defined in the

Fatality Inquiries Act, of the stillborn child or deceased

person, including a minor who is a parent of the stillborn

child or deceased person or a spouse or adult interdependent

partner of the deceased;

(

b) the designated agent of a person referred to in clause (a), on

providing the person's consent in the form established by the

Registrar;

(

c) a person who has been authorized by an order of a court in

Alberta to apply;

(

d) a person who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar that the

certified copy of the medical certificate or interim medical

certificate of stillbirth or death is required to accompany an

application for a burial permit or disinterment permit or for

the purpose of transporting the body of the stillborn child or

deceased person;

(

e) a lawyer who has been retained by a person referred to in

clause (a), (

c) or (

d) to provide legal services to that person,

if the information is required for the provision of those legal

services;

(

f) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(f).

Certificate of change of name

29(1) The following persons may apply to the Registrar in the form

established by the Registrar for a certificate in respect of a change of

name:

(

a) the person whose name was changed;

(

b) the person who applied for the change of name;

(

c) a person who is, pursuant to an enactment or a court order,

the guardian or trustee of the person referred to in clause (a),

if the making of the application is consistent with the

authority granted to the guardian or trustee;

(

d) where the person whose name was changed is a minor,

(

i) a parent of the person who is listed on the person's birth

registration document,

(ii) the guardian or trustee of the person's parent,

(iii) a person to whom the person's parent has given power

of attorney,

(iv) a person who is named as a parent of the person in a

declaration of parentage made pursuant to

section 8.2 or

9 of the Family Law Act, or

(

v) a person who is named as a parent of the person in an

order respecting parentage that is substantially

equivalent to a declaration of parentage under the

Family Law Act that was made by a Canadian court

under an enactment of another province or territory;

(

e) the designated agent of a person referred to in clauses (

a) to

(d), on providing the person's consent in the form established

by the Registrar;

(

f) a person who holds a power of attorney to act on behalf of a

person referred to in clause (a), if the making of the

application is consistent with the powers and duties of the

attorney conferred by the power of attorney;

(

g) a person authorized by an order of a court in Alberta to make

the application;

(

h) if the person referred to in clause (

a) is deceased, the

executor, personal representative or administrator of the

deceased person's estate, or the Public Trustee for the

purpose of complying with

Part 2, Division 2 of the Public

Trustee Act;

(

i) any person affiliated with a police service or law

enforcement agency who by affidavit satisfies the Registrar

that the certificate or certified copy is required.

(2) An applicant must provide proof acceptable to the Registrar that

the applicant meets the applicable criteria set out in subsection (1)(

a) to

(i).

Search of registration records

30(1) The information to be provided by an applicant for a search of a

registration record is,

(

a) in respect of a birth,

(

i) the full legal name of the person,

(ii) the date on which and the place where the birth

occurred, including the name of the hospital, if

applicable,

(iii) the sex of the person, and

(iv) the full legal names and places of birth of the person's

parents, and any other names the person's parents may

have been known by,

(

b) in respect of a stillbirth,

(

i) the full legal name of the stillborn child,

(ii) the date on which and the place where the stillbirth

occurred, including the name of the hospital, if

applicable,

(iii) the sex of the stillborn child, and

(iv) the full legal names and places of birth of the stillborn

child's parents, and any other names the stillborn child's

parents may have been known by,

(

c) in respect of a marriage,

(

i) the full legal names of the spouses and any other names

the spouses may have been known by,

(ii) the sex of each of the spouses,

(iii) the places of birth of the spouses, and

(iv) the date on which and the place where the marriage took

place,

and

(

d) in respect of a death,

(

i) the full legal name of the deceased, including the last

name of the deceased used immediately prior to death,

if different,

(ii) the age, date of birth and sex of the deceased,

(iii) the deceased's marital status and usual place of

residence prior to death, and

(iv) the date on which and the place where death occurred.

(2) The information to be provided by an applicant for a search of a

change of name record is

(

a) the former name of the person to whom the record applies,

(

b) the new name of the person referred to in clause (a),

(

c) the approximate date on which the person's name was

changed, and

(

d) the person's date and place of birth, if known, and the sex of

the person.

Release of information

31 The Registrar may give access to or provide copies of or

information from any register or record on file in the office of the

Registrar to the following persons:

Government of Alberta, the government of another province

or territory, the Government of the United States of America,

the government of any state of the United States of America

or the government of a member of the British

Commonwealth;

(

b) a police officer as defined in the Police Act or a

representative of a police service under the Police Act or any

municipal or provincial police service of another province or

territory;

(

c) a representative of a regional health authority established

pursuant to the Regional Health Authorities Act, an approved

hospital designated pursuant to the Hospitals Act or any

Workers' Compensation Board in Canada;

(

d) the Chief Medical Examiner appointed under

section 5 of the

Fatality Inquiries Act;

(

e) the Chief Medical Officer appointed under

section 13 of the

Public Health Act;

(

f) a representative of a federally, provincially or territorially

administered pension plan in respect of information

necessary for the administration of the pension of one of its

members;

(

g) a person in accordance with

(

i) an enactment of Alberta or Canada that authorizes or

requires the disclosure or access, or

(ii) a treaty, arrangement or agreement under an enactment

of Alberta or Canada that authorizes or requires the

disclosure or access.

Translation

32(1) Where a document required for the purposes of this Regulation

(

b) the notarized affidavit of the translator stating that the

translation is accurate.

the notarized affidavit of the translator is to be borne by the applicant.

Duties of researcher

33(1) The Registrar may give access to or provide copies of or

information from any register or record on file in the office of the

Registrar to a researcher who satisfies the Registrar that

(

a) the purpose of the research is legitimate and cannot

reasonably be accomplished unless the information is

provided in individually identifiable form,

(

b) any record linkage is not harmful to the individuals the

information is about and the benefits to be derived from the

linkage are clearly in the public interest,

(

c) the information to be released will not be used in any way

that would reveal the identity of any individual who is the

subject of the information, and

(

d) all individual identifiers will be removed or destroyed at the

earliest reasonable time.

(2) A researcher must

(

a) sign an agreement with the Registrar in respect of the use,

subsequent use, disclosure, security and confidentiality of

information disclosed to the researcher under subsection (1),

and

(

b) take the following oath:

OFFICIAL OATH

I, (name) , do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will diligently,

faithfully and to the best of my ability execute according to law the

responsibilities required of me by the research agreement dated

, which allows me access to registers or records specified

in the agreement, and that I will not, without due authorization,

disclose or make known any matter or thing that the terms of the

research agreement forbid me to disclose.

SO HELP ME GOD

(omit if affirmed)

(signature of person swearing or affirming)

TAKEN and subscribed before me at (place) on (date) , 20 .

(signature of Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public)

(A Commissioner for Oaths or a Notary Public

in and for the Province of Alberta)

Expiry

34 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 October 31, 2016.

Coming into force

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

section 76 of the Vital Statistics Act, SA 2007 cV-4.1.

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Alberta Regulation 4/2012

Vital Statistics Act

VITAL STATISTICS TRANSITIONAL REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 7/2012) on

January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 76 of the Vital Statistics Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

2 Completion of matters

3 Director as Registrar

4 Collection of information

5 Expiry

6 Coming into force

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Vital Statistics Act, SA 2007 cV-4.1;

(b) "former Act" means the Vital Statistics Act, RSA 2000 cV-4.

Completion of matters

2 Any of the following matters that were commenced but not

completed in accordance with the former Act prior to the coming into

force of

section 76 of the Act must be completed as if the former Act

had not been repealed:

(

a) an application to register

(

i) a birth,

(ii) a stillbirth,

(iii) a death,

(iv) an adoption, or

(

v) a marriage;

(

b) an application to amend the registration record of an event;

(

c) an application for a certificate or certified copy of a

registration record;

(

d) an application for a search of registration records.

Director as Registrar

3 The Director appointed under

section 25 of the former Act is

deemed to have been appointed as Registrar under

section 44 of the

Act.

Collection of information

4 The Registrar may collect any information in respect of a vital

statistics event that the Director was authorized to collect under the

former Act.

Expiry

5 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 December 11, 2013.

Coming into force

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

section 76 of the Vital Statistics Act, SA 2007 cV-4.1.

Alberta Regulation 5/2012

Senatorial Selection Act

SENATE NOMINEE REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 8/2012) on

January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 29 of the Senatorial Selection Act.

Table of Contents

1 Application

2 Forms

3 Term of a Senate nominee

4 Official count

5 Repeal

6 Expiry

Schedule

Application

1 This Regulation applies to an election under the Senatorial

Selection Act that is to be held in conjunction with a general election

under the Election Act.

Forms

2(1) The forms, oaths and notices to be used under the Senatorial

Selection Act are the following:

(

a) the forms, oaths and notices prescribed in the Schedule;

(

b) subject to subsection (2), Forms 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

15, 16, 18 and 21 of the Election Act Forms Regulation

(AR 141/2011) under the Election Act;

(

c) any other forms and notices prescribed by the Chief Electoral

Officer.

(2) The forms referred to in subsection (1) may be used without

making any specific references to the Senatorial Selection Act for the

purposes of the election under the Senatorial Selection Act and the

general election under the Election Act.

Term of a Senate nominee

3(1) The term of a Senate nominee declared elected in the election

held in 2004 under the Senatorial Selection Act expires on the earlier

(

a) the issuance of a writ under

section 5(1)(

b) of the Senatorial

Selection Act, or

(

b) December 2, 2013.

(2) The term of a Senate nominee declared elected in an election held

after the coming into force of this

section commences on the day the

person is declared elected in accordance with the Senatorial Selection

Act and expires on the issuance of a writ under

section 5(1)(

b) of the

Senatorial Selection Act.

Official count

4(1) Each returning officer shall add together the ballot accounts as

prepared by the deputy returning officers.

(2) On complying with subsection (1), the returning officer shall

prepare the prescribed Statement of Official Results.

(3) Notwithstanding

section 21(1) of the Act, the Chief Electoral

Officer may extend the time within which each returning officer must

submit to the Chief Electoral Officer the Statement of Official Results

prepared by the returning officer.

(4) This

section expires in accordance with

section 29(2) of the

Senatorial Selection Act.

Repeal

5 The Senate Nominee Regulation (AR 215/2004) is repealed.

Expiry

6 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 December 31, 2020.

Schedule

Form 1

(Section 5)

Writ Under the Senatorial Selection Act

Canada

Province of Alberta

Elizabeth The Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom,

Canada and her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the

Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

To , Chief Electoral Officer,

Greeting:

We command you that, notice of the time and place of election being

given, you do cause an election to be held to elect person(

s) in accordance with the Senatorial Selection Act as person(

s) who may

be summoned to the Senate of Canada for the purpose of filling a

vacancy or vacancies relating to Alberta, with nomination day of the

election to be held on the date fixed for nominations for the next

general election under the Election Act, and in the event of a poll being

required you do cause a poll to be taken on the date fixed for voting for

the next general election under the Election Act and you do cause the

name(

s) of the person(

s) so elected to be certified to the President of

the Executive Council.

Dated at the City of Edmonton in the Province of Alberta, this

day of , 20 .

Endorsement

By Order: This writ received on the

_____ day of ______, 20__

_________________ ___________________

Lieutenant Governor Chief Electoral Officer

Form 2

(Section 34)

Senate Nominee Election

Proclamation

For the purpose of electing person(

s) according to the Senatorial

Selection Act whose name(

s) is (are) to be submitted by the

Government of Alberta to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada as a

person(

s) who may be summoned to the Senate of Canada for the

purpose of filling a vacancy or vacancies relating to Alberta, Public

Notice is hereby given to the electors that the following are fixed

pursuant to the Senatorial Selection Act:

Revisions to List of Electors

Revisions to the List of Electors will be conducted at the locations,

dates and times fixed for the Revisions to the List of Electors for the

next general election in each electoral division under the Election Act.

Nomination of Candidates

Commencing immediately and continuing until 2:00 p.m. on the date

fixed for nominations for the next general election under the Election

Act, unless that day falls on a Sunday or holiday, nomination papers

may be filed with the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer during

normal business hours at [address], for a candidate under the

Senatorial Selection Act.

Advance Polls

Advance Polls will be held at the locations designated and on the dates

and hours fixed for Advance Polls for the next general election in each

electoral division under the Election Act.

Polling Day

Voting will take place on the date and at the hours fixed at which

polling places will open and close for voting for the next general

election in each electoral division under the Election Act.

Announcement of Official Results

The announcement of official results will take place at the Office of

the Chief Electoral Officer 10 days after the polling date fixed for the

next general election under the Election Act.

Additional information concerning the Senate Nominee Election may

be obtained from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, [address]

[telephone number], or from the returning officer in the applicable

Electoral Division:

[returning officer's name, Electoral Division]

[address]

[telephone number]

Issued (date) by (Chief Electoral Officer)

Form 3

(Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11)

Senate Nominee Election

Candidate Nomination Paper

Part 1

We, the undersigned electors of the Province of Alberta, nominate

(print name of candidate) , representing

(political party, if applicable) as a candidate for the purpose of

electing a person according to the Senatorial Selection Act, whose

name is to be submitted by the Government of Alberta to the Queen's

Privy Council for Canada as a person who may be summoned to the

Senate of Canada for the purpose of filling a vacancy relating to

Alberta.

Printed Name

of Elector

Address

in Alberta

Telephone

Number

Signature

of Elector

Date

I, (print name) , swear (or affirm) that I witnessed the signatures of

the electors recorded on this Senate Nominee Election Candidate

Nomination Paper.

Sworn (or affirmed) before me )

at the of , )

in the Province of Alberta, this ) _______________

day of , 20 . ) (signature of witness)

(signature of authorized person) )

Print name:_________________________

Authority to administer oath:___________

A person who takes a false oath commits an offence and is liable to a

fine or imprisonment.

Each elector must be ordinarily resident in the Province of Alberta.

To be signed by 1500 or more electors in the presence of the witness.

Each page containing signatures must be witnessed.

Part 2

The electors whose names appear on the Senate Nominee Election

Candidate Nomination Paper nominate:

(print name of candidate)

as a candidate for the purpose of electing a person according to the

Senatorial Selection Act, whose name is to be submitted by the

Government of Alberta to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada as a

person who may be summoned to the Senate of Canada for the purpose

of filling a vacancy relating to Alberta.

Address for Service

Documents may be served and notices given respecting the candidate at:

(campaign address including postal code - for publication)

(campaign telephone number - for publication)

(campaign fax number - for publication)

Official Agent

In accordance with

section 10 of the Senatorial Selection Act, I appoint

(print name of official agent) of (complete home address including

postal code) (telephone number) as my official agent.

I, (print name) , confirm that I am not a candidate and that I consent

to my appointment as the official agent.

(signature of official agent) (date)

Declaration of Candidate

I, (print name of candidate) , declare that I am eligible under

section

8 of the Senatorial Selection Act to be a candidate, that I consent to

my nomination and that I wish my name to appear on the ballot paper

as (print any combination of given name, initials or nickname)

(print surname) .

Complete A or B, whichever applies

A ? The attached Senate Nominee Election Candidate's Nomination

Endorsement Certificate from (political party) confirms that I

am the officially endorsed candidate under the Senatorial

Selection Act

B ? I am an independent candidate under the Senatorial Selection

Act

I further declare that I am a registered candidate under the Election

Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.

(signature of candidate) (date)

Form 4

(Section 14)

Senate Nominee Election

Acclamation

I hereby certify and declare that the candidate(

s) elected pursuant to

the writ under the Senatorial Selection Act is (are):

Name(

s) Political Party/Independent

The acclamation is the result of (check one):

? the number of candidates nominated is less than or equal to

the number of persons to be elected

? one or more of the other candidates having withdrawn

(signature of Chief Electoral Officer) (date)

Form 5

(Section 20)

Senate Nominee Election

Affidavit of Printer

I, (print name) , swear (or affirm)

* that by direction of the Chief Electoral Officer for the

Province of Alberta I printed ballots for use at the election to

be held under the Senatorial Selection Act on the

day of , 20 , on the paper furnished for that purpose,

* that the attached sample shows the description of the ballots

printed by me,

* that I supplied the Chief Electoral Officer with (number of

ballots) ballots, and

* that no other of the ballots were printed by or supplied by me

to anyone.

Sworn (or affirmed) before me )

at the of , )

in the Province of Alberta, this ) _______________

day of , 20 . ) (signature of printer)

(signature of authorized person) )

Print name:_________________________

Authority to administer oath:___________

A person who takes a false oath commits an offence and is liable to a

fine or imprisonment.

Form 6

Form of Senate Nominee Ballot

FRONT OF BALLOT

This ballot shall not be marked for more than ___ candidate(s).

Stub Counterfoil Ballot

NAME OF CANDIDATE

POLITICAL PARTY OR

INDEPENDENT

NAME OF CANDIDATE

POLITICAL PARTY OR

INDEPENDENT

NAME OF CANDIDATE

POLITICAL PARTY OR

INDEPENDENT

BACK OF BALLOT

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number from

Poll Book

INITIALS OF

DRO

Senatorial Selection

Year

(SECOND FOLD)

(FIRST FOLD)

Form 7

Form of Senate Nominee Special Ballot

(Front of Special Ballot)

Print the name(

s) of not more than [number of persons to

be elected] different Senate Nominee candidates on the

lines below.

I vote for:

I vote for:

I vote for:

(Back of Special Ballot)

SENATE NOMINEE

ELECTION

SPECIAL BALLOT

Supplied by the Chief Electoral

Officer of Alberta

Initials of returning officer,

election clerk

or administrative assistant

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Form 8

(Section 21)

Senate Nominee Election

Certificate and Return

I hereby certify that at the election held under the Senatorial Selection

Act on the day of , 20 , the following candidates

received the number of votes set opposite their names:

Name of Candidate

Votes Received

Political Party/

Independent

I hereby certify that the person(

s) elected under the Senatorial

Selection Act is (are):

Name

Political Party/Independent

Dated at the of , in the Province of Alberta.

(signature of Chief Electoral Officer) (date)

Form 9

(Section 23)

Disclaimer

I, (print name of candidate) , do hereby disclaim my right to have

my name forwarded by the Government of Alberta to the Queen's

Privy Council for Canada after having been declared elected at the

(day/month/year) election under the Senatorial Selection Act, and

request that my name not be submitted to the Queen's Privy Council

for Canada, or if my name has been submitted, the submission be

withdrawn.

(print name of candidate) (signature of candidate)

(print name of witness) (signature of witness)

(print address of witness)

Filed this day of , 20 .

(signature of Chief Electoral Officer)

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Alberta Regulation 6/2012

Municipal Government Act

HIGHWAY 43 EAST WASTE COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 11/2012)

on January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Highway 43 East Waste Commission Regulation

(AR 32/94) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2 is amended

(

a) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting the

following:

(

a) Lac Ste. Anne County;

(

b) in clause (

f) by striking out "Southview" and

substituting "South View";

(

c) in clause (

l) by striking out "Village" and

substituting "Town";

(

d) by repealing clause (m).

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Alberta Regulation 7/2012

Regional Health Authorities Act

HEALTH QUALITY COUNCIL OF ALBERTA REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 15/2012)

on January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 23 of the Regional Health Authorities Act.

1 The Health Quality Council of Alberta Regulation

(AR 130/2006) is repealed on the coming into force of the

Health Quality Council of Alberta Act.

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Alberta Regulation 8/2012

Wills and Succession Act

INTERNATIONAL WILLS REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 20/2012)

on January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 56 of the Wills and Succession Act.

Table of Contents

1 Registration system

2 Registrar

3 Filing of the list

4 Repeal

5 Coming into force

Schedule

Registration system

1 The Minister of Justice and Attorney General shall establish a

system of registration of international wills.

Registrar

2 The Public Trustee is designated as the registrar of the system.

Filing of the list

3 The list to be filed with the registrar by a person authorized to act in

connection with international wills under

section 55 of the Wills and

Succession Act must be in the form set out in the Schedule.

Repeal

4 The International Wills Registration System Regulation (AR 35/97)

is repealed.

Coming into force

5 This Regulation comes into force on the day immediately following

the day on which the Wills and Succession Act comes into force.

Schedule

List of persons who executed international wills during the month

of 20 :

Name of

testator

Address

of testator

Occupation

of testator

Testator's

date of

birth

Testator's

place of

birth

Date of

execution

of will

I certify that I have acted as a person authorized to act in connection

with international wills in the wills listed above.

______________________________

Signature of authorized person (or agent)

______________________________

Address

______________________________

Date

Alberta Regulation 9/2012

Wills and Succession Act

COURT PROCEDURES REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 21/2012)

on January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 112 of the Wills and Succession Act.

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Surrogate Rules" means the Surrogate Rules

(AR 130/95).

Applications to the Court

2 Every application to the Court under the Wills and Succession Act

must be made in accordance with the Surrogate Rules.

Required financial information

3 A person who receives a request for financial information under

section 95(2) of the Act shall provide financial information in

accordance with Rule 70.9 of the Surrogate Rules.

Coming into force

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

Wills and Succession Act.

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Alberta Regulation 10/2012

Judicature Act

SURROGATE RULES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: January 20, 2012

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 22/2012)

on January 20, 2012 pursuant to

section 28.1 of the Judicature Act.

1 The Surrogate Rules (AR 130/95) are amended by this

Regulation.

2 Rule 1 is amended in clause (

i) by adding ", except in rule

54.1," before "includes".

3 Rule 4 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Application for directions

4(1) A personal representative or a person interested in an estate

may apply in Form C 1 to the court for directions at any time.

(2) On an application for directions, the court may consider

(

a) practice, procedural or other issues or questions and ways to

resolve them, and

(

b) any other matter that may aid in the resolution or facilitate

the resolution of a claim, application or proceeding or

otherwise fairly or justly resolve the matter for which

direction is sought.

4 Rule 11(2) is amended

(

a) in clause (

d) by striking out "issue" and substituting

"descendants";

(

b) in clause (

h) by striking out "of closest and equal degree

of consanguinity" and substituting "determined in

accordance with sections 67 and 68 of the Wills and

Succession Act".

5 Rule 13(1)(

b) is amended by adding the following after

subclause (ix):

(

x) Form NC 20.1.

6 Rule 14 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Void gift

14 Subject to the reinstatement of a gift by the court under

section

40 of the Wills and Succession Act, an application made with respect

to a will must indicate that a gift is void if the will provides for a gift

to a beneficiary who

(

a) is a witness to the will,

(

b) is an individual who signed the will on behalf of the testator

under

section 19(1) of the Wills and Succession Act,

(

c) is an interpreter who provided translation services in respect

of the making of the will, or

(

d) is, within the meaning of

section 21(3) of the Wills and

Succession Act, the spouse or adult interdependent partner of

an individual described in clause (a), (

b) or (c).

7 Rule 21 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Minor testator

21 If the deceased was under 18 years of age at the time the will

was made, the applicant must prove that the deceased at that time

(

a) had a spouse or adult interdependent partner,

(

b) was a member of

(

i) a regular force as defined in the National Defence Act

(Canada), or

(ii) another component of the Canadian Forces and was, at

the time of making the will, placed on active service

under the National Defence Act (Canada),

(

c) was authorized to make, alter or revoke a will by an order of

the court under

section 36 of the Wills and Succession Act, or

(

d) in respect of a will made before the coming into force of the

Wills and Succession Act, was a person described in

section

9(1)(

c) or (3) of the Wills Act.

8 Rule 26(1) is amended by striking out "and" at the end of

clause (

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

(a.1) in Form NC 20.1 to the appropriate persons, if any, and

9 Rule 40(2) is amended by striking out "a notice of motion"

and substituting "an application".

10 The following is added after rule 54:

Division 3

Making, Altering or Revoking of

a Will by a Minor

Application under Wills and Succession Act

54.1(1) In this section, "minor" means an individual referred to in

section 36(1) of the Wills and Succession Act.

(2) An application for the purposes of

section 36 of the Wills and

Succession Act must be made by filing Form C 14, and an

accompanying affidavit in Form C 2, with the court.

(3) The form and affidavit referred to in subrule (2) must be served

at least 5 days before the hearing of the application, unless the court

permits a shorter period for service, on the Public Trustee, the

parents of the minor, the guardians of the minor and the trustee of

the estate of the minor, if any, and anyone else as directed by the

court.

(4) The court may dispense with service of the documents referred

to in subrule (2) on any person.

11 Rule 57 is amended by repealing clause (

n) and

substituting the following:

(

n) family members as defined in

section 72(

b) of the Wills and

Succession Act;

(

o) any person who has filed a Form C 1 for a matter relating to

the estate.

12 Rule 58(

a) is amended by striking out "a notice of motion"

and substituting "an application".

13 The following is added after rule 58:

Reply and demand for notice

58.1(1) For the purposes of Divisions 1.1 and 3, where an

application has been filed under rule 58 or 70.1, any person required

under rule 57 to be served with the application may file a reply in

Form C 2.1, accompanied with an affidavit in Form C 2, if evidence

is submitted, or a demand for notice in Form C 2.2.

(2) A demand for notice may be filed and served at any time before

the resolution of the matter.

(3) A reply and accompanying affidavit, if any, must be filed and

served 5 days or more before the returnable date stated in the

application or as directed by the court.

14 Rule 59(1) is amended by striking out "on all the persons

interested in the estate, if any" and substituting "on the persons

listed in rule 57 who are interested in the estate, if any".

15 Rule 64(1) is amended by adding the following after

clause (b):

(b.1) direct a person to file a reply, accompanied with an affidavit,

if evidence is to be submitted, or a demand for notice;

16 Rule 68 is amended by adding "or a document that is alleged

to be a testamentary document" after "production of a testamentary

document".

17 The following is added after rule 70:

Division 1.1

Applications under Various Acts

Applications under various Acts

70.1(1) An application for the purposes of

section 37, 38, 39(1),

40(1), any provision of

Part 5 or

section 109 of the Wills and

Succession Act must be commenced by filing Form C 1 accompanied

with an affidavit in Form C 2.

(2) An application for the purposes of

section 80.1 of the Family

Law Act may be commenced by filing Form C 1 accompanied with

an affidavit in Form C 2.

(3) Rule 75(3) and (4) apply to applications referred to in subrule

(1).

(4) For the purpose of establishing whether an application referred

to in subrule (1) was made within 6 months after the grant, the

relevant date is the date of filing of the Form C 1 under that subrule.

Powers of the court

70.2 For greater certainty, on an application under this Division the

powers of the court include those set out in rules 62, 64, 66, 68, 69,

70, 77(4) and 90.

Parties, etc.

70.3 Rules 56, 83, 85, 88 and 91 apply to applications under this

Division.

Service

70.4 Subject to

section 91 of the Wills and Succession Act, service

of an application under this Division must be made on the persons

listed in rule 57 who are interested in the estate and the application,

if any, or as otherwise directed by the court.

Notice

70.5 Notice of an application under this Division must be given to

the persons required to be served under rule 70.4 in accordance with

rule 61.

Rules that apply to service of documents

70.6 Rules 59 and 60 apply to the service of documents under this

Division.

Proceedings in chambers

70.7 Rule 63 applies to an application under this Division.

Witness fees

70.8 Any person who appears as a witness at a hearing under this

Division

(

a) is entitled to an allowance in accordance with

Schedule B,

Division 3 of the Alberta Rules of Court (AR 124/2010), and

(

b) may be given a preparation allowance and any additional

allowances in amounts specified by the court.

Disclosure of financial information in family

maintenance and support applications

70.9(1) Subject to subrule (3), a family member who receives a

request under

section 95(2) of the Wills and Succession Act from the

personal representative of the deceased's estate must provide the

personal representative with the following financial information:

(

a) an affidavit respecting the family member's income, assets

and liabilities, including

(

i) assets held jointly,

(ii) any property or benefit that the family member expects

or claims by reason of the deceased's death to receive

under the Matrimonial Property Act, the Dower Act,

Part 5, Division 2 of the Wills and Succession Act or

otherwise, and

(iii) any interest in an estate, whether vested or contingent;

(

b) a copy of every personal income tax return filed by the

family member for each of the 3 most recent taxation years

or, if a tax return has not been filed for the previous year, a

copy of the family member's T4, T4A and all other relevant

tax slips and statements disclosing any and all sources of

income for the previous year;

(

c) a copy of every notice of assessment or reassessment issued

to the family member for each of the 3 most recent taxation

years, or a copy of the Canada Revenue Agency printout of

the last 3 years' income tax returns;

(

d) if the family member is an employee, a copy of each of the

family member's 3 most recent statements of earnings

indicating total earnings paid in the year to date, including

overtime or, where such a statement is not provided by the

employer, a letter from the employer setting out that

information and the rate of annual salary or remuneration;

(

e) if the family member receives income from employment

insurance, social assistance, a pension, workers'

compensation, disability payments, dividends or any other

source, the most recent statement of income indicating the

total amount of income from the applicable source during the

current year or, if such a statement is not provided, a letter

from the appropriate authority stating the required

information;

(

f) if the family member is a student, a statement indicating the

total amount of student funding received during the current

academic year, including loans, grants, bursaries,

scholarships and living allowances;

(

g) if the family member is self-employed in an unincorporated

business,

(

i) particulars of every payment issued to the family

member during the 6 most recent weeks from any

business or corporation in which the family member has

an interest or to which the family member has rendered

a service,

(ii) the financial statements of the family member's

businesses or professional practices for the 3 most

recent taxation years, and

(iii) a statement showing a breakdown of all salaries, wages,

management fees or other payments or benefits paid to

the family member or to individuals or corporations

with whom the family member does not deal at arm's

length for the 3 most recent taxation years;

(

h) if the family member is a partner in a partnership,

confirmation of the family member's income and draw from,

and capital in, the partnership for its 3 most recent taxation

years;

(

i) if the family member has an interest of 1% or more in a

privately held corporation,

(

i) the financial statements of the corporation and any

subsidiaries of it for its 3 most recent taxation years,

(ii) a statement showing a breakdown of all salaries, wages,

management fees and other payments or benefits paid to

the family member, or to individuals or corporations

with whom the corporation, and every related

corporation, does not deal at arm's length for the 3 most

recent taxation years, and

(iii) a record showing the family member's shareholder's

loan transactions for the past 12 months;

(

j) if the family member is a beneficiary under a trust, a copy of

the trust settlement agreement and copies of the trust's 3

most recent financial statements;

(

k) copies of all bank account statements solely or jointly in the

family member's name for the past 6 months;

(

l) copies of credit card statements for all credit cards solely or

jointly in the family member's name for the past 3 months;

(

m) copies of the most recent statements for all RRSPs, TFSAs,

RRIFs, insurance policies, pensions, term deposit certificates,

guaranteed investment certificates, stock accounts, stock

options, including deferred compensation units, and other

investments or holdings in the family member's name or in

which the family member has an interest;

(

n) copies of any matrimonial property agreement, minutes of

settlement, judgments or orders the family member had with

the deceased relating to the division of property, spousal

support or child support obligations;

(

o) the family member's monthly budget of expenses.

(2) Subject to subrule (3), a personal representative of a deceased's

estate who receives a request under

section 95(2) of the Wills and

Succession Act from a family member must provide the family

member with the following financial information if it is or may

reasonably be expected to be in the possession of the personal

representative:

(

a) an inventory of property and debts in Form NC 7;

(

b) a description and appraisal or valuation of any property

owned by the deceased or in which the deceased had an

interest at the time of death;

(

c) a list of all bank accounts or other property held jointly by

the deceased at the time of death;

(

d) a list, including a statement of value, of all RRSPs, TFSAs,

RRIFs, insurance policies, pensions, term deposit certificates,

guaranteed investment certificates, stock accounts, stock

options, including deferred compensation units, and other

investments or holdings in the deceased's name at the time of

death, and the names of any designated beneficiaries in

relation to them;

(

e) if the deceased at the time of death was the beneficiary of a

trust or held a power of appointment over property, a

description of the property, its value and the disposition of

the property;

(

f) copies of any matrimonial property agreement and any

minutes of settlement, judgments or orders the deceased had

relating to the division of property or spousal support or child

support obligations;

(

g) a copy of all terminal tax returns for the deceased's estate;

(

h) a description of any other property in which the deceased had

an interest at the time of death.

(3) No document is required to be disclosed under subrule (1) or

(2) unless the document is relevant and material to the determination of

maintenance and support in the application.

(4) A person who has been requested to provide financial

information under

section 95 of the Wills and Succession Act must

do so within

(

a) one month if the person resides in Canada, or

(b) 2 months if the person resides in a country other than

Canada.

(5) An application under

section 95(4) or (5) of the Wills and

Succession Act may be made by filing and serving Forms C 1 and

C 2 in accordance with rules 60 and 61 on the person who was

requested to provide the financial information.

18 Rule 84(2)(

c) is amended by striking out "Wills Act" and

substituting "Wills and Succession Act".

Schedule 1,

Part 2, Table 1 is amended

(

a) in

section 3 by striking out "the Intestate Succession

Act" and substituting "Part 3 of the Wills and Succession

Act";

(

b) in

section 5(

f) by striking out "the Dependants Relief

Act" and substituting "Part 5, Division 2 of the Wills and

Succession Act";

(

c) by repealing

section 5(

g) and substituting the

following:

(

g) arranging for family members to receive notices under

Part 5, Division 2 of the Wills and Succession Act, if

necessary;

Schedule 3 is amended

(

a) in Form NC 2

(

i) by adding the following after item 4.2:

4.21 NC 20.1 Notice of void gift

(ii) by repealing items 4.5 and 4.6 and substituting

the following:

4.5 NC 23 Notice to spouse/adult interdependent partner of

deceased

Family Maintenance and Support

4.6 NC 24 Notice to a dependent child or minor grandchild or

great-grandchild of the deceased

Family Maintenance and Support

(iii) by adding the following after item 6:

7. The following special or unusual circumstances exist in relation to

this estate: ________________________________________.

(

b) by repealing Form NC 3 and substituting the

following:

NC 3

ESTATE NAME

DOCUMENT

Schedule 1: Deceased

Name

And any other name(

s) by

which known

Last residence address in full

Date of birth

Place of birth

Date of death

Place of death

Habitual province/state of

residence

The deceased died

Testate:

Intestate:

After a thorough search of all

likely places, no testamentary

paper of the deceased has

been found.

IMMEDIATE FAMILY

Indicate whether there are any persons in each of the following categories

of relationship to the deceased, and provide the indicated details.

SPOUSE

? Yes ? No

If yes, provide the following information about the spouse:

Name:

Complete address:

ADULT INTERDEPENDENT PARTNER

? Yes ? No

If yes, provide the following information about the adult interdependent

partner:

Name:

Complete address:

? the adult interdependent partner lived with the deceased in

a relationship of interdependence

? for a continuous period of not less than 3 years

commencing and ending

? of some permanence of which there is a child

? born

date

? adopted

date

? the adult interdependent partner entered into an adult

interdependent partner agreement with the deceased which

agreement is dated .

The adult interdependent partner

? is

? is not

related to the deceased by blood or adoption.

FORMER SPOUSE(S)

? Yes ? No

If yes, provide the following information about each former spouse:

Name:

Complete address:

Date of death (if applicable):

Date of divorce (if applicable):

CHILDREN

? Yes ? No

If yes, provide the following information about each child:

Name:

Complete address:

Age: Date of birth:

Date of death (if applicable):

Died leaving children:

At the time of the deceased's death, this child was:

? under 18 years of age;

? an adult who is unable to earn a livelihood by reason of

mental or physical disability;

? between the ages of 18 and 22 and unable to withdraw

from his or her parents' charge because he or she is a

full-time student. (Complete only if date of death is after

February 1, 2012.)

If there is a surviving spouse or adult interdependent partner, check one:

? All of the deceased's children are also children of the

deceased's surviving spouse or adult interdependent

partner.

? Some or all of the deceased's children are not children of

the deceased's surviving spouse or adult interdependent

partner (provide names).

GRANDCHILDREN OR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN

(Complete the following

section relating to grandchildren or

great-grandchildren only if date of death is after February 1, 2012.)

Grandchildren or great-grandchildren of the deceased

(

a) who were under 18 years of age at the time of the deceased's death,

(

b) in respect of whom the deceased, during life, demonstrated a settled

intention to treat as his or her own child,

(

c) whose primary home, since birth or for at least 2 years immediately

before the grandparent's death, was with the grandparent, and

(

d) whose primary financial support, since birth or for at least 2 years

immediately before the grandparent's death, was provided by the

grandparent.

? Yes ? No

If yes, provide the following information about each grandchild or

great-grandchild:

Name:

Complete address:

Age: Date of birth:

(

c) by repealing Form NC 4 and substituting the

following:

NC 4

ESTATE NAME

DOCUMENT

Schedule 2: Will

Date of will:

Deceased's age at date of will:

Name of first witness:

Name of second witness:

(Complete this

section if the will was made before February 1, 2012:)

The deceased married or entered into an adult interdependent partner

agreement after the date the will was made and before February 1, 2012.

? Yes

? No

(Delete if resealing:) To the best of the personal representative's(

s) information and belief, this is the deceased's original last will.

(Delete if resealing:) The personal representative(

s) has (have) examined

the will and observes that

(

d) by repealing Form NC 6 and substituting the

following:

NC 6

ESTATE NAME

DOCUMENT

Schedule 4: Beneficiaries

(For each beneficiary, provide the following information.)

Name:

Relationship:

Complete address:

Age:

Nature of gift:

Paragraph number of will:

Section number (intestacy):

(indicate whether under the

Wills and Succession Act or

Intestate Succession Act)

Except as otherwise provided, all beneficiaries are mentally capable.

VOID GIFTS

? No void gifts.

(Complete this

section if the will of the deceased was made prior to

February 1, 2012:)

The gift to (beneficiary) is void because he or she: (check one)

? is a witness to the will.

? at the time the will was made was the spouse or adult interdependent

partner of a witness to the will.

(Complete this

section if the will of the deceased was made after February

1, 2012:)

The gift to (beneficiary) is void because he or she: (check one)

? is a witness to the will.

? at the time the will was made was the spouse or adult interdependent

partner of a witness to the will.

? signed the will on behalf of the deceased.

? at the time the will was made was the spouse or adult interdependent

partner of the person who signed the will on behalf of the deceased.

? was an interpreter who provided translation services in respect of the

making of the will.

? at the time the will was made was the spouse or adult interdependent

partner of the interpreter who provided translation services in respect of

the making of the will.

REVOKED GIFTS

? No revoked gifts.

? The gift to __________________ is revoked because the deceased and

__________________ were divorced on a date that occurred

(

a) after the will was made, and

(

b) on or after February 1, 2012.

? The gift to __________________ is revoked because the deceased and

__________________ ceased to be adult interdependent partners on a date

that occurred

(

a) after the will was made, and

(

b) on or after February 1, 2012.

(

e) in Form NC 7 by striking out "LAND AND

BUILDINGS" and substituting the following:

LAND AND BUILDINGS IN ALBERTA

Location of Property: (provide municipal address or, if none,

closest village, town or city).

Legal description of Property:

(

f) by adding the following after Form NC 20:

NC 20.1

ESTATE NAME

DOCUMENT Notice of void gift

To: (name)

Complete address:

You are named as a beneficiary in the last will of _______________. The

personal representative(

s) named in the will have applied for a grant of

probate or administration with will annexed, as applicable.

Choose one:

? Void residuary gift

Enclosed with this notice is a copy of the application for grant of

probate or administration with will annexed, as applicable. This

includes a copy of the will and a list of the estate property and debts.

The will states that you are to receive part of the residue of the estate.

? Void specific gift

The will states that you are to receive (specify gift) .

The gift made to you is void because: (check one)

? you are a witness to the will.

? at the time the will was made you were the spouse or adult

interdependent partner of a witness to the will.

? the will was made after February 1, 2012 and you signed the will on

behalf of the deceased.

? the will was made after February 1, 2012 and at the time the will was

made you were the spouse or adult interdependent partner of the person

who signed the will on behalf of the deceased.

? the will was made after February 1, 2012 and you were an interpreter

who provided translation services in respect of the making of the will.

? the will was made after February 1, 2012 and at the time the will was

made you were the spouse or adult interdependent partner of the interpreter

who provided translation services in respect of the making of the will.

When the court issues the grant, the personal representative(

s) will collect

the estate property, pay the debts, complete the administration of the estate

and anything else required of the personal representative(s). Then they will

be in a position to distribute the estate.

You may make an application to the court to validate the gift made to you.

There are some time requirements that must be met. You must begin any

application within 6 months after the date the court issues the grant of

probate or administration with will annexed, as applicable.

If you want to take this further, you must consult your own lawyer

immediately.

Personal representative Date:

Name:

Complete address:

Lawyer for personal representative Date:

Responsible lawyer:

Firm name:

Complete address: Phone no.:

Fax no.: File no.:

(

g) in Form NC 21 by striking out "the Intestate Succession

Act" and substituting "Part 3 of the Wills and Succession

Act";

(

h) in Form NC 22 by striking out "issued" and

substituting "issues";

(

i) in Form NC 23

(

i) immediately under the title "Notice to

spouse/adult interdependent partner of deceased" by

striking out "Dependants R