Police Funding Regulation

(Consolidated up to 301/2025) ALBERTA REGULATION 7/2020 Police Act POLICE FUNDING REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 Requirement to pay for policing services 3 Cost formula 4 Obligation to pay 4.1 Annual report 5 Enhanced policing 6 Expiry Definitions 1 In this Regulation, (a) “fiscal year” means the period commencing April 1 of one year and ending on March 31 of the next year; (b) “Minister” means the Minister designated under section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for the Act; (c) “municipality” means (i) every municipal district and specialized municipality, and (ii) every town, village and summer village that has a population that is not greater than 5000; (d) “PPSA” means the Provincial Police Service Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta dated April 1, 2012 and extensions or renewals of that Agreement. Requirement to pay for policing services 2 Pursuant to section 4(1) of the Act, each municipality shall, subject to section 4(3) of the Act, pay a cost in each fiscal year for receiving general policing services provided by the provincial police service in an amount determined by the Minister in accordance with this Regulation. Cost formula 3 (1) In this section, (a) “call for service” means an occurrence that receives a police response, regardless of whether (i) the occurrence is reported by a member of the public or initiated by a police officer, or (ii) the police respond in person or in some other way; (b) “vacancy rate” means the percentage of frontline policing positions funded by the PPSA that are unfilled, excluding any position that is unfilled due to the position holder’s temporary absence. (2) The cost that a municipality must pay in each fiscal year is the amount determined by the following formula: (E + P + O) – (V + PD) where E is the Weighted Equalized Assessment for the municipality determined in accordance with subsection (3)(a); P is the Weighted Population Amount of the municipality determined in accordance with subsection (3)(b); O is the Weighted Occurrence for the municipality determined in accordance with subsection (3)(c); V is the Vacancy Subsidy for the municipality determined in accordance with subsection (3)(d); PD is the Population Density Subsidy for the municipality determined in accordance with subsection (3)(e). (3) For the purpose of this section and subject to subsection (5), (a) the Weighted Equalized Assessment for a municipality is, (i) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MEA x ATS x 50% TEA where MEA is the equalized assessment prepared annually by the Minister of Municipal Affairs for the municipality under Part 9, Division 5 of the Municipal Government Act ; TEA is the total of all the equalized assessments prepared by the Minister of Municipal Affairs for the municipalities; ATS is the total cost of the PPSA for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of all positions funded by the PPSA that the Minister determines to be frontline policing positions, and then multiplied by 22%; (ii) for the 2027-2028 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MEA x ATS x 50% TEA where MEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); TEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); ATS is the total cost of the PPSA for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of all positions funded by the PPSA that the Minister determines to be frontline policing positions, and then multiplied by 24%; (iii) for the 2028-2029 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MEA x ATS x 45% TEA where MEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); TEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); ATS is the total cost of the PPSA for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of all positions funded by the PPSA that the Minister determines to be frontline policing positions, and then multiplied by 26%; (iv) for the 2029-2030 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MEA x ATS x 40% TEA where MEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); TEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); ATS is the total cost of the PPSA for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of all positions funded by the PPSA that the Minister determines to be frontline policing positions, and then multiplied by 28%; (v) for the 2030-2031 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, the amount determined by the following formula: MEA x ATS x 30% TEA where MEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); TEA has the same meaning as in subclause (i); ATS is the total cost of the PPSA for the previous fiscal year multiplied by the percentage of all positions funded by the PPSA that the Minister determines to be frontline policing positions, and then multiplied by 30%; (b) the Weighted Population Amount for a municipality is the amount determined by the following formula: (MP − SP ) x ATS x 50% TP where MP is the population of the municipality as determined by the Minister; SP is the shadow population, if any, of the municipality as determined by the Minister; TP is the total of the populations of all the municipalities as determined by the Minister; ATS has the same meaning as in (i) clause (a)(i) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, (ii) clause (a)(ii) for the 2027-2028 fiscal year, (iii) clause (a)(iii) for the 2028-2029 fiscal year, (iv) clause (a)(iv) for the 2029-2030 fiscal year, and (v) clause (a)(v) for the 2030-2031 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years; (c) the Weighted Occurrence for a municipality is, (i) for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 fiscal years, 0; (ii) for the 2028-2029 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MO x ATS x 5% TO where MO is the number of calls for service in the municipality in the previous fiscal year, as determined by the Minister; TO is the total number of calls for service in all the municipalities in the previous fiscal year, as determined by the Minister; ATS has the same meaning as in clause (a)(iii); (iii) for the 2029-2030 fiscal year, the amount determined by the following formula: MO x ATS x 10% TO where MO has the same meaning as in subclause (ii); TO has the same meaning as in subclause (ii); ATS has the same meaning as in clause (a)(iv); (iv) for the 2030-2031 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, the amount determined by the following formula: MO x ATS x 20% TO where MO has the same meaning as in subclause (ii); TO has the same meaning as in subclause (ii); ATS has the same meaning as in clause (a)(v); (d) the Vacancy Subsidy for a municipality is the amount determined as follows: (i) if the vacancy rate for the police detachments serving the municipality in the previous fiscal year is less than the average vacancy rate for all police detachments serving the municipalities in the previous fiscal year, each as determined by the Minister, 0; (ii) if the vacancy rate for the police detachments serving the municipality in the previous fiscal year is equal to or greater than the average vacancy rate for all police detachments serving the municipalities in the previous fiscal year, each as determined by the Minister, the amount determined by the following formula: (E + P + O) x 5% where E is the Weighted Equalized Assessment for the municipality determined in accordance with clause (a); P is the Weighted Population Amount of the municipality determined in accordance with clause (b); O is the Weighted Occurrence for the municipality determined in accordance with clause (c); (e) the Population Density Subsidy is the amount determined as follows: (i) if the population density of the municipality is equal to or greater than the average population density of all the municipalities, each as determined by the Minister, 0; (ii) if the population density of the municipality is less than the average population density of all the municipalities, each as determined by the Minister, the amount determined by the following formula: (E + P + O) x 5% where E is the Weighted Equalized Assessment for the municipality determined in accordance with clause (a); P is the Weighted Population Amount of the municipality determined in accordance with clause (b); O is the Weighted Occurrence for the municipality determined in accordance with clause (c). (4) For the purpose of subsection (3)(b) and (e), the Minister must (a) use the population most recently specified by order of the Minister of Municipal Affairs under section 604.1 of the Municipal Government Act in determining the population, shadow population and population density of a municipality, and (b) in the case of a specialized municipality that has an urban service area with a population greater than 5000, exclude the population of the urban service area in determining the population, shadow population and population density of the specialized municipality. (5) For the purpose of the formulas in subsection (3)(a) to (c), the Minister may, in the Minister’s discretion, determine and impose a cap on the ATS amount used to determine the Weighted Equalized Assessment, Weighted Population Amount and Weighted Occurrence for a municipality for a fiscal year. AR 7/2020 s3;301/2025 Obligation to pay 4 (1) The Minister shall, in each fiscal year, notify each municipality of the amount that the municipality shall pay for that fiscal year for receiving general policing services provided by the provincial police service. (2) A municipality shall pay the amount determined by the Minister within 45 days of being notified of the amount owing, and any unpaid amount after that time shall be recoverable as a debt owing to the Crown. (3) Despite anything to the contrary in this Regulation, the Minister may, by order, (a) fully exempt a municipality from paying a cost for receiving general policing services provided by the provincial police service, (b) partially exempt a municipality from paying a cost for receiving general policing services provided by the provincial police service, or (c) determine a cost payable by a municipality for receiving general policing services provided by the provincial police service that is different from the cost determined for the municipality under section 3. AR 7/2020 s4;301/2025 Annual report 4.1 (1) In the fiscal year following the 2026-2027 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, the Minister shall publish on the website of the Minister’s department, in the form and manner determined by the Minister, an annual report relating to the costs determined under this Regulation, which may include (a) costs payable under this Regulation by a municipality in respect of a fiscal year, (b) total costs payable under this Regulation by all the municipalities in respect of a fiscal year, and (c) exemptions or costs payable in an amount determined under section 4(3). (2) The Minister may consult with the Provincial Police Advisory Board in preparing an annual report under this section. AR 301/2025 s4 Enhanced policing 5 The Minister may exempt a municipality from paying a cost for full-time enhanced policing positions funded under an agreement entered into under section 22 of the Act. Expiry 6 For the purposes 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 March 31, 2033. AR 7/2020 s6;207/2024;301/2025