Alberta Regulation 66/2020

Forest Reserves Act

FOREST RESERVES AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 22, 2020

For information only: Made by the Minister of Environment and Parks (M.O. 14/2020)

on April 8, 2020 pursuant to

section 7 of the Forest Reserves Act.

1 The Forest Reserves Regulation (AR 42/2005) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1(1)(

j) is repealed and the following is

substituted:

(j) "resident" means

(

i) an adult individual who is a Canadian citizen or a

permanent resident within the meaning of the

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), or

(ii) a corporation that has no share capital or in respect of

which the majority of the shares issued by the

corporation

(

A) are beneficially owned by residents within the

meaning of subclause (i), and

(

B) are owned for the exclusive use and benefit of

those resident shareholders and not in the interests

of or for the benefit of any other person;

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Alberta Regulation 67/2020

Alberta Health Care Insurance Act

CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 28, 2020

For information only: Made by the Minister of Health (M.O. 4/2020) on April 17,

2020 pursuant to

section 17 of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act.

1 The Claims for Benefits Regulation (AR 81/2006) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 7 is amended in subsections (1)(

a) and (2) by

striking out "180 days" and substituting "90 days".

3 The following is added after

section 9:

Transitional provision

9.1

Section 7(1)(

a) and (2), as they read immediately before the

coming into force of this Regulation, continue to apply in respect of

claims for benefits for health services provided before the coming

into force of this Regulation.

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Alberta Regulation 68/2020

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN TRADE

AMENDMENT REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: April 28, 2020

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on February 7, 2020 and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education

on April 27, 2020 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry

Training Act.

1 The Heavy Equipment Technician Trade Amendment

Regulation (AR 30/2019) is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 69/2020

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

TILESETTER TRADE

REPEAL REGULATION

Filed: April 28, 2020

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on April 2, 2020 and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education

on April 27, 2020 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry

Training Act.

Repeal

1 The Tilesetter Trade Regulation (AR 308/2000) is

repealed.

Coming into force

2 This Regulation has effect on April 30, 2020.

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Alberta Regulation 70/2020

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

RIG TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: April 28, 2020

For information only: Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

Board on April 2, 2020 and approved by the Minister of Advanced Education

on April 27, 2020 pursuant to

section 33(2) of the Apprenticeship and Industry

Training Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

2 Constitution of the trade

3 Tasks, activities and functions

Part 2

Trade Matters Respecting Levels of the Trade

4 Undertakings constituting levels 1, 2 and 3 of the trade

5 Tasks, activities and functions at level 1 of the trade

6 Tasks, activities and functions at level 2 of the trade

7 Tasks, activities and functions at level 3 of the trade

Part 3

Apprenticeship

8 Term of apprenticeship program

9 Trade certificates at levels 1, 2 and 3 of the trade

10 Supervision, etc., of apprentices

Part 4

Transitional Provisions and Repeal

11 Transitional

12 Repeal

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "apprentice" means a person who is an apprentice in the

trade;

(b) "draw-works" means the powered spool containing drilling

line, equipped with brakes, crown block and travelling block

used to suspend, raise and lower the drill string assembly;

(c) "drill string assembly" consists of drill pipe and bottom hole

assembly and other tools used to hold, guide and turn the drill

bit at the bottom of the well bore;

(d) "drilling console" means the central control system for the

drilling rig;

(e) "drilling rig" means the surface equipment, including derrick,

pipe, draw-works, drill string assembly and other mechanical

and ancillary equipment and systems necessary to drill an oil

or gas well;

(f) "technical training" means technical training as defined in the

Apprenticeship Program Regulation (AR 258/2000);

(g) "trade" means the occupation of rig technician designated as

a compulsory certification trade pursuant to the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

Part 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade

2(1) The trade consists of levels 1, 2 and 3 of the trade.

(2) The undertakings set out in

section 4 constitute the trade.

Tasks, activities and functions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the

tasks, activities and functions set out in sections 5, 6 and 7 come within

the trade.

Part 2

Trade Matters Respecting

Levels of the Trade

Undertakings constituting levels 1, 2 and 3 of the trade

4(1) The undertakings that constitute level 1 of the trade are the

regular maintenance of drilling rig engines, transmissions, heating

systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, generators, motors and

other mechanical equipment.

(2) The undertakings that constitute level 2 of the trade are

(

a) the undertakings set out in subsection (1),

(

b) the handling of the drill string at the upper end of the drilling

rig, and

(

c) the maintenance of drilling fluid systems and pumps during

drilling.

(3) The undertakings that constitute level 3 of the trade are

(

a) the undertakings set out in subsections (1) and (2),

(

b) the operation of the draw-works, rotary equipment and

pumps on the drilling rig, and

(

c) the operation of the drilling console.

Tasks, activities and functions at level 1 of the trade

5 When practising or otherwise carrying out work at level 1 of the

trade, the following tasks, activities and functions come within that

level of the trade:

(

a) maintaining equipment logs and maintenance records;

(

b) monitoring inventories of fuels, lubricants and other service

items;

(

c) participating in rig-in and rig-out;

(

d) contributing to the safety environment on the drilling rig.

Tasks, activities and functions at level 2 of the trade

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work at level 2 of the

trade, the following tasks, activities and functions come within that

level of the trade:

(

a) the tasks, activities and functions set out in

section 5;

(

b) mixing fluid chemicals and additives for use in the drilling

operation;

(

c) monitoring and recording volumes and properties of drilling

mud flows during drilling;

(

d) handling pipe;

(

e) handling sections of the drill string assembly.

Tasks, activities and functions at level 3 of the trade

7 When practising or otherwise carrying out work at level 3 of the

trade, the following tasks, activities and functions come within that

level of the trade:

(

a) the tasks, activities and functions set out in sections 5 and 6;

(

b) assembling and disassembling the drill string assembly;

(

c) monitoring and maintaining a record of the progress of the

drilling operation;

(

d) supervising drilling crew activities.

Part 3

Apprenticeship

Term of apprenticeship program

8(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being

granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an

apprenticeship program for the rig technician trade is 3 periods of not

less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program the apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on-the-job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(3) In the second period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on-the-job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

(4) In the third period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice

must acquire not less than 1500 hours of on-the-job training and

successfully complete the technical training that is required or

approved by the Board.

Trade certificates at levels 1, 2 and 3 of the trade

9(1) An apprentice who successfully completes the apprenticeship

program may be granted a trade certificate in level 3 of the trade.

(2) A person who successfully meets the requirements established,

approved or otherwise recognized by the Board may be granted a trade

certificate in level 1, level 2 or level 3 of the trade.

Supervision, etc., of apprentices

10(1) Where a person who holds a trade certificate in level 1 or level

2 of the trade is to provide supervision to an apprentice, that person is

eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(

a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute the level of the

trade at which that person is certified, and

(

b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within

the level of the trade at which that person is certified.

(2) An apprentice is eligible to carry out work in respect of the

undertakings and the tasks, activities and functions that come within

the level of certification of the apprentice's supervisor.

Part 4

Transitional Provisions and Repeal

Transitional

11(1) A person to whom a trade certificate in level 1 of the trade, or a

document purporting to be a trade certificate in level 1 of the trade,

was issued by the Minister before the coming into force of this

Regulation is deemed, on the coming into force of this Regulation, to

have been granted a trade certificate in level 1 of the trade under this

Regulation.

(2) A person to whom a trade certificate in level 2 of the trade, or a

document purporting to be a trade certificate in level 2 of the trade,

was issued by the Minister before the coming into force of this

Regulation is deemed, on the coming into force of this Regulation, to

have been granted a trade certificate in level 2 of the trade under this

Regulation.

(3) A person to whom a trade certificate in level 3 of the trade, or a

document purporting to be a trade certificate in level 3 of the trade,

was issued by the Minister before the coming into force of this

Regulation is deemed, on the coming into force of this Regulation, to

have been granted a trade certificate in level 3 of the trade under this

Regulation.

(4) A suspension of a trade certificate or document referred to in

subsection (1), (2) or (3) that is in effect immediately before the

coming into force of this Regulation continues in effect on the coming

into force of this Regulation until the suspension ceases to have effect

according to its terms.

(5) This

section does not apply to a person to whom a trade certificate

or document referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3) was issued if the

trade certificate or document was cancelled by the Minister after its

issuance and, immediately before the coming into force of this

Regulation, the cancellation remained in effect.

Repeal

12(1) The Rig Technician Trade Regulation (AR 9/2018) is repealed.

(2) This Regulation is repealed on April 30, 2020.

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Alberta Regulation 71/2020

Lobbyists Act

LOBBYISTS ACT GENERAL REGULATION

Filed: April 29, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 144/2020)

on April 29, 2020 pursuant to

section 20 of the Lobbyists Act.

Table of Contents

1 Definition

2 Fees

3 Time for filing certain consultant lobbyist returns

4 Transitional

5 Repeal

6 Coming into force

Definition

1 In this Regulation, "Act" means the Lobbyists Act.

Fees

2(1) Subject to subsection (2), the fee payable for filing a return

pursuant to

section 4 or 5 of the Act is $150.

(2) No fee is payable if the return is filed electronically.

(3) On application by a designated filer, the Registrar may reduce or

waive the payment of the filing fee payable by the designated filer

under this

section where the Registrar is of the opinion that to require

payment of the filing fee would cause undue financial hardship.

Time for filing certain consultant lobbyist returns

3(1) The designated filer in respect of a consultant lobbyist who

becomes a consultant lobbyist as the result of

(

a) an order referred to in

section 3.1(3) of the Act, or

(

b) a body becoming a public agency within the meaning of

Part

4.3 of the Conflicts of Interest Act,

shall file with the Registrar a return in the prescribed form and

containing the information required in

Schedule 1 of the Act with

respect to the undertaking not later than 30 days after the publication

of the order or the date on which the body becomes a public agency, as

the case may be.

(2) A designated filer is required to file only one return under

subsection (1) even though a consultant lobbyist named in the return

may, in connection with that undertaking, communicate with one or

more public office holders on one or more occasions or arrange one or

more meetings between a public office holder and any other individual.

Transitional

4 Nothing in this Regulation affects

(

a) a duty to file a return, to provide information or to publish

information that existed before this Regulation comes into

force, or

(

b) a time period that commenced in respect of a person or

proceeding before this Regulation comes into force.

Repeal

5 The Lobbyists Act General Regulation (AR 247/2009) is repealed.

Coming into force

6 This Regulation comes into force on July 1, 2020.

Alberta Regulation 72/2020

Minors' Property Act

MINORS' PROPERTY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 29, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 145/2020)

on April 29, 2020 pursuant to

section 17 of the Minors' Property Act.

1 The Minors' Property Regulation (AR 240/2004) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by striking out "$10 000" and

substituting "$25 000".

Section 2(1) is amended by striking out "$10 000" and

substituting "$25 000".

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Alberta Regulation 73/2020

Public Trustee Act

PUBLIC TRUSTEE GENERAL AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 29, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 146/2020)

on April 29, 2020 pursuant to

section 46 of the Public Trustee Act.

1 The Public Trustee General Regulation (AR 201/2015) is

amended by this Regulation.

Section 4(1) is amended by striking out "$10 000" and

substituting "$25 000".

Alberta Regulation 74/2020

Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions Compensation Act

REFORM OF AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

COMPENSATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: April 29, 2020

For information only: Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 147/2020)

on April 29, 2020 pursuant to sections 5 and 23 of the Reform of Agencies, Boards

and Commissions Compensation Act.

1 The Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Compensation Regulation (AR 31/2017) is amended by this

Regulation.

Schedule 2 is amended

(

a) by adding

Alberta Indigenous Opportunities

Corporation

Chief Executive

Officer

184 365

216 900

249 435

after

Alberta Human Rights Commission

Chief of the

Commission

and Tribunals

184 365

216 900

249 435

(

b) by striking out the following:

Alberta Indigenous Opportunities

Corporation

Chief Executive

Officer

153 595

180 700

207 805