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Section 8 is repealed and the following is substituted: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Section 21 is repealed.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.