Alberta Gazette — 30 April 2026 (Part II)

30 April 2026

Alberta — Gazette

Alberta Gazette — 30 April 2026 (Part II)

30 April 2026

Alberta — Gazette

Alberta Regulation 66/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA OAT GROWERS COMMISSION

PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 8, 2026

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

7/2026) on April 1, 2026 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural

Products Act.

1 The Alberta Oat Growers Commission Plan Regulation

(AR 151/2022) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Functions of Commission

8 The Commission

(

a) is, subject to the Act, responsible for the operation,

regulation, supervision and enforcement of

(

i) the Plan,

(ii) the regulations made by the Commission, and

(iii) the bylaws,

and

(

b) may, in accordance with

section 50 of the Act, be authorized

to perform any function or duty and exercise any power

imposed or conferred on the Commission by or under a

Canada Act.

Section 9(

g) is amended by striking out "Plan" and

substituting "Plan, the bylaws".

Section 18 is amended by striking out "July 31, 2027" and

substituting "July 31, 2034".

Alberta Regulation 67/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA OAT GROWERS COMMISSION (EXPIRY DATE

EXTENSION) AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 8, 2026

For information only: Made by the Alberta Oat Growers Commission on January 19,

2026 and approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on

February 23, 2026 pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act and

section 9 of the Alberta Oat Growers Commission Plan Regulation (AR

151/2022).

1 The Alberta Oat Growers Commission Regulation

(AR 138/2012) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 20 is amended by striking out "July 31, 2027" and

substituting "July 31, 2034".

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Alberta Regulation 68/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BEEKEEPERS COMMISSION PLAN

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 8, 2026

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

8/2026) on April 2, 2026 pursuant to

section 23 of the Marketing of Agricultural

Products Act.

1 The Alberta Beekeepers Commission Plan Regulation

(AR 91/2022) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 20 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2026" and

substituting "May 31, 2033".

Section 21 is repealed.

Alberta Regulation 69/2026

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA BEEKEEPERS COMMISSION

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 8, 2026

For information only: Made by the Alberta Beekeepers Commission on January 27,

2026 and approved by the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council on

February 23, 2026 pursuant to

section 26 of the Marketing of Agricultural Products

Act and

section 11 of the Alberta Beekeepers Commission Plan Regulation (AR

91/2022).

1 The Alberta Beekeepers Commission Regulation

(AR 73/2006) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 7 is amended by striking out "the Plan and the

regulations" and substituting "the Plan, this Regulation and the

bylaws".

Section 10 is amended by striking out "May 31, 2026" and

substituting "May 31, 2033".

Section 10.1 is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 70/2026

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act

DESIGNATED TRADES AND RESTRICTED

ACTIVITIES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 16, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Advanced Education (M.O.

108/2026) on April 15, 2026 pursuant to sections 12(1) and 22(2) of the Skilled

Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

1 The Designated Trades and Restricted Activities

Regulation (AR 161/2022) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1) is amended by adding the following after

clause (a):

(a.1) "Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs

Regulation" means the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation (AR 160/2022);

Schedule 1 is amended by repealing

section 1(

q) and

substituting the following:

(

q) electrician, including the

(

i) construction electrician branch, and

(ii) industrial electrician branch

of the trade;

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) in

section 19

(

i) in subsection (1)(

a) and (b)(

i) by adding

", pressure vessels" after "boilers, heat exchangers";

(ii) in subsection (2)

(

A) by adding ", pressure vessels" after "heat

exchangers" wherever it occurs;

(

B) in clause (

i) by striking out "oxyfuel";

(

b) by repealing the heading "Electrician" preceding

section 43 and substituting the heading "Electrician

- Construction Electrician Branch";

(

c) in

section 43

(

i) in subsection (1)

(

A) by repealing clause (

a) and substituting

the following:

(a) "construction electrical system" means any

type of residential, commercial, institutional

or industrial building or structural electrical

system and includes the following:

(

i) systems providing power;

(ii) generation systems, including

photovoltaic;

(iii) distribution systems;

(iv) electromechanical systems;

(

v) grounding and bonding systems;

(vi) power conversion systems;

(vii) measuring and metering systems;

(viii) storage systems, including dry cell and

storage batteries and storage battery

systems;

(ix) control systems;

(

x) lighting systems;

(xi) heating, cooling and ventilation systems;

(xii) communication, fibre optic and data

systems;

(xiii) fire alarm systems, including security

systems, intrusion alarms, access

control, card key lock systems or similar

equipment;

(xiv) signal systems;

(xv) security systems;

(xvi) protection systems;

(xvii) cathodic systems;

(xviii) all related electrical system equipment

and electrical components related to

construction electrical systems;

(

B) in clause (

c) by striking out "an electrical

system" and substituting "a construction

electrical system";

(

C) in clause (

e) by adding "construction" after

"operation of";

(ii) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting

the following:

(2) When performed within undertakings of the branch of

the designated trade, preparing, installing, altering,

repairing, inspecting, verifying, commissioning,

troubleshooting, maintaining, operating and energizing

construction electrical systems are restricted activities

within the construction electrician branch of the designated

trade of electrician.

(iii) in subsection (3) by adding "construction

electrician branch of the" after "within the";

(

d) in

section 44

(

i) in subsection (1)(

c) by striking out "an electrical

system" and substituting "a construction electrical

system";

(ii) in subsection (2)

(

A) in the portion preceding clause (

a) by

adding "construction electrician branch of the"

after "within the";

(

B) by repealing clauses (

a) to (

g) and

substituting the following:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in

the branch of the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in

the branch of the designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship

education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education

and Industry Training Programs Regulation

in the branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application

for issuance of an Alberta Journeyperson

Certificate in the branch of the designated

trade if the application is subsisting and,

during the time that the application is

subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who

holds a trade certificate or an endorsement in

the branch of the designated trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application

for approval by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation of an

apprenticeship education agreement in the

branch of the designated trade if the

application is subsisting and, during the time

that the application is subsisting, the work of

the individual in the branch of the designated

trade is carried out under the same conditions

as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved

by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs

Regulation in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student

work training program in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an

education or training program that is

recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a

program that, on successful completion, will

result in a document recognized by order of

the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta

Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade if, during the time that the

individual is registered in the program, the

work of the individual in the branch of the

designated trade is carried out under a mentor

and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an

apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under

the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch

of the designated trade;

(

C) by repealing clause (

l) and substituting the

following:

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted

activity within the branch of the designated

trade that is the same as a restricted activity

within another designated trade or branch of a

designated trade and for which the same

training is provided in both the branch of the

designated trade and the other designated

trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate

or, if applicable, an endorsement in the

other designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other

designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in

respect of the restricted activity;

(

e) by adding the following after

section 44:

Electrician - Industrial Electrician Branch

Restricted activities

44.1(1) In this section,

(a) "external electrical circuit" means the components of an

impressed current cathodic protection system that are

down line of the rectifier;

(b) "impressed current cathodic protection system" means

an industrial electrical system that reduces the corrosion

of a metal surface by making the metal surface into the

cathode of an electrochemical cell by means of direct

current supplied by a power source;

(c) "industrial electrical system" means any type of

industrial building or structural electrical system and

includes the following:

(

i) systems providing power;

(ii) generation systems, including photovoltaic;

(iii) distribution systems;

(iv) electromechanical systems;

(

v) grounding and bonding systems;

(vi) power conversion systems;

(vii) measuring and metering systems;

(viii) storage systems, including dry cell and storage

batteries and storage battery systems;

(ix) control systems;

(

x) lighting systems;

(xi) heating, cooling and ventilation systems;

(xii) communication, fibre optic and data systems;

(xiii) fire alarm systems, including security systems,

intrusion alarms, access control, card key lock

systems or similar equipment;

(xiv) signal systems;

(xv) security systems;

(xvi) protection systems;

(xvii) cathodic systems;

(xviii) all related electrical system equipment and

electrical components related to industrial

electrical systems;

(d) "rectifier" means the component of an impressed

current cathodic protection system that starts with the

input terminal of the internal breaker and includes all

wiring, connections and components up to and

including the output terminals and the enclosure;

(e) "undertakings of the branch of the designated trade"

means the installation, alteration, repair, inspection,

verification, commissioning, maintenance and operation

of industrial electrical systems.

(2) When performed within undertakings of the branch of the

designated trade, preparing, installing, altering, repairing,

inspecting, verifying, commissioning, troubleshooting,

maintaining, operating and energizing industrial electrical

systems are restricted activities within the industrial electrician

branch of the designated trade of electrician.

(3) For greater certainty, the following activities are not

restricted activities within the industrial electrician branch of the

designated trade of electrician:

(

a) installing, commissioning, monitoring, evaluating,

maintaining, repairing and decommissioning the

external electrical circuit portion of an impressed

current cathodic protection system;

(

b) troubleshooting and replacing components of a rectifier

that is not installed.

Classes of individuals

44.2(1) In this section,

(a) "Canadian Electrical Code" means the CSA Standard

C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code,

Part 1, Safety

Standard for Electrical Installations declared in force,

as amended or replaced from time to time, by the

Electrical Code Regulation (AR 209/2006);

(b) "disconnecting means" means a disconnecting means as

defined in the Canadian Electrical Code;

(c) "impressed current cathodic protection system" means

an industrial electrical system, as defined in

section

44.1, that reduces the corrosion of a metal surface by

making the metal surface into the cathode of an

electrochemical cell by means of direct current supplied

by a power source;

(d) "installed" means a state of being physically connected

to a power source;

(e) "locked out and tagged out" means a state in which the

power source has been securely de-energized in

accordance with industry practice;

(f) "rectifier" means the component of an impressed

current cathodic protection system that starts with the

input terminal of the internal breaker and includes all

wiring, connections and components up to and

including the output terminals and the enclosure;

(g) "VAC" means volts of alternating current.

(2) Only the following classes of individuals may perform a

restricted activity within the industrial electrician branch of the

designated trade of electrician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the

branch of the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the branch

of the designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance

of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of

the designated trade if the application is subsisting and,

during the time that the application is subsisting, the

work of the individual in the branch of the designated

trade is carried out under the supervision of an

individual who holds a trade certificate or an

endorsement in the branch of the designated trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval

by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education

and Industry Training Programs Regulation of an

apprenticeship education agreement in the branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and,

during the time that the application is subsisting, the

work of the individual in the branch of the designated

trade is carried out under the same conditions as those

that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship

education agreement approved by the Registrar under

the Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work

training program in the branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or

training program that is recognized by the Administrator

under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program

that, on successful completion, will result in a document

recognized by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as being the equivalent of an Alberta

Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade if, during the time that the individual is

registered in the program, the work of the individual in

the branch of the designated trade is carried out under a

mentor and the same supervision and ratio requirements

as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation in the branch of

the designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity

in accordance with an authorization issued by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity

in accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this

Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity

in respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by

the individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity

in respect of a farming and ranching operation, as

described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational

Health and Safety Code (AR 191/2021), if the

individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work and, in respect of the farming and

ranching operation, is a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or (IV) of the

Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity

within the branch of the designated trade that is the

same as a restricted activity within another designated

trade or branch of a designated trade and for which the

same training is provided in both the branch of the

designated trade and the other designated trade or

branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if

applicable, an endorsement in the other designated

trade or branch of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship

education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education

and Industry Training Programs Regulation

in the other designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity;

(

m) any individual who is performing the following

restricted activities in respect of the installation,

commissioning, maintenance and repair on impressed

current cathodic protection systems if the individual

holds a trade certificate in the designated trade of

cathodic protection technician:

(

i) with respect to a rectifier that is installed,

(

A) taking output readings and making output

adjustments,

(

B) connecting and disconnecting the output

terminations of the rectifier,

(

C) troubleshooting,

(

D) installing and removing current interrupters,

(

E) measuring input voltage

(

I) if the rectifier has a disconnecting

means installed in compliance with the

Canadian Electrical Code, up to a

maximum of 600 VAC, and

(II) in any other case, up to a maximum of

240 VAC,

and

(

F) performing commissioning;

(ii) with respect to a rectifier that is locked out and

tagged out, replacing rectifier components and

performing decommissioning checks.

(3) For greater certainty, only the classes of individuals set out

in subsection (2)(

a) to (

l) may install or uninstall the power

source wiring to a rectifier.

(

f) in

section 75

(

i) by repealing subsection (1)(

c) and (e);

(ii) in subsection (2)

(

A) in clause (

e) by striking out ", including

transits, levels and explosive actuated tools";

(

B) in clause (

f) by striking out ", including wire

rope, block and tackle, cranes, derricks, hoisting

equipment, swing stages, aerial platforms and

scaffolds";

(

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

(

j) installing exterior and interior doors and

windows;

(

k) installing caulking, adhesives and sealant

materials.

(

g) in

section 77

(

i) in subsection (1)

(

A) by repealing clause (c);

(

B) by repealing clause (

f) and substituting the

following:

(f) "structures" means the following:

(

i) any type of residential, commercial,

industrial, civil or agricultural structure;

(ii) bridges, including abutments, decks,

girders, beams, diaphragms, piers and

permanent guard rails;

(iii) buildings that are engineered and

constructed of reinforced concrete, other

than buildings constructed using

insulated concrete forms;

(ii) in subsection (2)

(

A) in clause (

g) by striking out ", including

transits, levels and explosive actuated tools";

(

B) in clause (

h) by striking out ", including wire

rope, block and tackle, cranes, derricks, hoisting

equipment, swing stages, aerial platforms and

scaffolds";

(

h) in

section 79

(

i) in subsection (1)

(

A) by repealing clause (

c) and substituting

the following:

(c) "precast concrete component" means the

following:

(

i) post-tensioned precast panels;

(ii) pre-tensioned precast panels;

(iii) architectural panels;

(iv) tilt-up panels;

(

v) precast abutments;

(vi) precast slabs;

(vii) precast beams;

(viii) precast columns;

(ix) precast piers;

(

x) precast permanent guard rails;

(xi) precast free-standing walls;

(xii) precast structural walls;

(xiii) precast foundations;

(xiv) precast floors;

(

B) by repealing clause (

e) and substituting

the following:

(e) "structures" means the following:

(

i) any type of residential, commercial,

industrial, civil or agricultural structure;

(ii) curtain walls;

(iii) bridges, including abutments, decks,

girders, beams, diaphragms, piers and

permanent guard rails;

(iv) metal building systems;

(

v) buildings that are engineered and

constructed of metal, steel or precast

concrete components, other than

buildings constructed using insulated

concrete forms;

(

C) by repealing clause (f)(iv) and substituting

the following:

(iv) the erection and placement of precast

concrete components or prestressed concrete

structures.

(ii) in subsection (2)

(

A) by repealing clause (

d) and substituting

the following:

(

d) erecting and placing precast concrete

components or prestressed concrete

structures;

(

B) in clause (

f) by striking out ", including

transits, levels, explosive actuated tools, post drills,

radial drills, angle rolls, punches, shears, brakes

and presses";

(

C) in clause (

g) by striking out ", including wire

rope, block and tackle, cranes, derricks, hoisting

equipment, swing stages, aerial platforms and

scaffolds";

(

i) in

section 115(2)(

h) by striking out "invented" and

substituting "inverted".

5 Sections 3 and 4(

b) to (

e) come into force on May 1, 2026.

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Alberta Regulation 71/2026

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act

APPRENTICESHIP EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY TRAINING

PROGRAMS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 16, 2026

For information only: Made by the Minister of Advanced Education (M.O.

109/2026) on April 15, 2026 pursuant to

section 10(2) of the Skilled Trades and

Apprenticeship Education Act.

1 The Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation (AR 160/2022) is amended by this

Regulation.

Schedule 1, item 15 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Electrician

Construction Electrician Branch

Industrial Electrician Branch

Schedule 2, item 15 is repealed and the following is

substituted:

Electrician

Construction Electrician Branch

2:1

Industrial Electrician Branch

2:1

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

Alberta Regulation 72/2026

Police Act

INDEPENDENT AGENCY POLICE SERVICE

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 16, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 116/2026)

on April 16, 2026 pursuant to

section 33.95 of the Police Act.

1 The Independent Agency Police Service Regulation

(AR 163/2025) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 3(3)(

a) is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 73/2026

Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act

SCRAP METAL DEALERS AND RECYCLERS

AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 16, 2026

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 117/2026)

on April 16, 2026 pursuant to

section 10 of the Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers

Identification Act.

1 The Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Regulation

(AR 124/2020) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(a)(viii) is repealed.

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