Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) (Unproclaimed Sections Only)

RED TAPE REDUCTION STATUTE S AMENDMENT ACT, 2025 (NO. 2) Chapter 25 HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Fair Registration Practices Act Amends SA 2019 cF‑1.5 2 (1) The Fair Registration Practices Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(1) is amended (a) by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) “application”, in respect of an application for registration made to a regulatory body, includes all information or documentation required by the regulatory body for the making of the application; (b) by repealing clause (f); (c) by adding the following after clause (j): (j.1) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (d) in clause (n) by striking out “in the regulations”; (e) by adding the following after clause (n): (o) “work experience” includes experiential training. (3) The following is added after section 4: Prohibited requirements 4.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), a regulatory body shall not establish or maintain any of the following as a requirement for registration unless approved to do so under section 4.2: (a) a requirement for work experience obtained in Canada; (b) a prescribed requirement for work experience with a connection to Canada. (2) A regulatory body may, in respect of a type or class of registration in a designated trade or regulated profession, establish or maintain a requirement for work experience referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) if the regulatory body permits, subject to conditions if applicable, an applicant to be registered and work in a type or class of registration in that designated trade or regulated profession while the applicant obtains the work experience to satisfy the requirement. (3) Nothing in subsection (1)(a) prohibits a regulatory body from accepting work experience obtained in Canada to satisfy a requirement for registration if the regulatory body also accepts alternatives to work experience obtained in Canada that meet the prescribed criteria, if any. (4) Nothing in subsection (1)(b) prohibits a regulatory body from accepting work experience with a connection to Canada to satisfy a requirement for registration if the regulatory body also accepts alternatives to work experience with a connection to Canada that meet the prescribed criteria, if any. Ministerial approval of prohibited requirement 4.2 (1) The Minister may approve a regulatory body establishing or maintaining a requirement prohibited under section 4.1 if the Minister is satisfied that the requirement is necessary to protect public health or safety. (2) A regulatory body may, in writing, request an approval referred to in subsection (1) by submitting the following to the Minister: (a) the request in the form and manner determined by the Minister; (b) a statement about whether the request relates to (i) all applications for registration, regardless of type or class, or (ii) only an application for registration that is of a type or class; (c) the regulatory body’s reasons and supporting documentation for the request; (d) any other information or documentation required by the Minister. (3) On receiving a request for approval that complies with subsection (2), the Minister shall (a) approve the request in accordance with subsection (5), or (b) refuse to approve the request in accordance with subsection (6). (4) An approval of a regulatory body’s request under subsection (3)(a) applies only to an application for registration received by the regulatory body on or after the later of (a) the date of the approval, or (b) the date specified in the approval, if any. (5) If the Minister approves a regulatory body’s request under subsection (3)(a), the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, (a) provide the regulatory body with written notice of the approval, and (b) as applicable, specify the following in the written notice: (i) the conditions of the approval; (ii) the time during which the approval is valid; (iii) whether the approval applies to (A) all applications for registration, regardless of type or class, or (B) only an application for registration that is of a type or class. (6) If the Minister refuses to approve a regulatory body’s request under subsection (3)(b), the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, provide the regulatory body with written notice of the refusal. (7) The Minister may, at any time, amend or revoke an approval under subsection (3)(a). (8) If the Minister amends or revokes an approval, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, provide the regulatory body with written notice of the amendment or revocation. Reconsideration 4.3 (1) Within 30 days after being notified of the Minister’s decision made under section 4.2(3) or (7), a regulatory body may request that the Minister reconsider that decision. (2) A regulatory body may, in writing, request a reconsideration referred to in subsection (1) by submitting the following to the Minister: (a) the request in the form and manner determined by the Minister, if any; (b) the regulatory body’s reasons and supporting documentation for the request; (c) any other information or documentation required by the Minister. (3) On receipt of a request for reconsideration that complies with subsection (2), the Minister (a) shall reconsider the decision, and (b) may rescind, vary or confirm the decision. (4) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable, provide the regulatory body with written notice of the Minister’s reconsideration decision. (4) Section 5(1) is amended (a) in clause (a) by striking out “that are to accompany” and substituting “to be included with”; (b) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (a), adding “and” at the end of clause (b) and adding the following after clause (b): (c) if work experience is a requirement for registration, the criteria that the regulatory body uses to assess whether the applicant meets the requirement. (5) Section 6(a) and (b) are repealed and the following is substituted: (a) make an interim registration decision in accordance with the timing requirements specified in the regulations, (b) make a registration decision in accordance with the timing requirements specified in the regulations, (6) Section 23 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by adding the following after clause (c): (c.1) prescribing a requirement for the purposes of section 4.1(1)(b); (c.2) prescribing criteria for the purposes of section 4.1(3) or (4); (ii) by repealing clause (d) and substituting the following: (d) specifying timing requirements for the purposes of section 6(a) or (b); (b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following: (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may (a) establish different classes of interim registration decisions, registration decisions or regulatory bodies, and (b) provide differently for those classes. (7) The following is added after section 23: Transitional matters re sections 4.1 and 4.2 23.1 (1) Subject to subsection (4), section 4.1 applies to an application for registration in respect of which a regulatory body has not, before the coming into force of section 4.1, made an interim registration decision. (2) Subject to subsection (4), section 4.1 applies to an application for registration in respect of which a regulatory body has not, before the coming into force of section 4.1, made a registration decision. (3) The Minister may exercise the power under section 4.2 to approve a request from a regulatory body before that section comes into force, but the exercise of that power has no effect until that section comes into force. (4) If, before the coming into force of section 4.1, the Minister has not made a decision under section 4.2(3)(a) or (b) in respect of a regulatory body’s request, (a) section 4.1 does not apply to the regulatory body until 30 days after the Minister makes the decision, and (b) despite section 4.2(4), if the Minister approves the request under section 4.2(3)(a), the approval applies to an application for registration received by the regulatory body (i) before the date of approval, or (ii) on or after the date of approval. Transitional re timely decisions 23.2 (1) Despite section 6(a), if, before the coming into force of this section, a regulatory body has not made an interim registration decision in respect of an application for registration, the regulatory body shall make the interim registration decision within 6 months after receiving the application for registration. (2) Despite section 6(b), if, before the coming into force of this section, a regulatory body has not made a registration decision in respect of an application for registration, the regulatory body shall make the registration decision within a reasonable time after receiving the application for registration. (8) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Government Organization Act Amends RSA 2000 cG‑10 3 (1) The Government Organization Act is amended by this section. (2) Schedule 12 is amended (a) by adding the following before Part 1: Definition 0.1 In this Schedule, “Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services” means the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services appointed under section 2 of the Traffic Safety Act . (b) in section 17(2) by striking out “Minister” and substituting “Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services”; (c) by adding the following after section 17: Use of identification cards for Government programs and services 17.1 Subject to the regulations, the purposes for which an identification card may be used include, but are not limited to, the operation or administration of any Government program or service. Use of identification cards under other enactments 17.2 Subject to the regulations, where an enactment authorizes an identification card to be used for a purpose other than as an identification card, (a) that enactment applies to the identification card with respect to its use for that purpose, and (b) this Part and the regulations apply to the identification card with respect to its use as an identification card. Collection, use, disclosure and display of information 17.3 In accordance with the regulations, the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services may collect, use and disclose information about an applicant for an identification card that relates directly to and is necessary for the use of the identification card for a purpose referred to in section 17.1 or 17.2 and may display that information on the applicant’s identification card. (d) in section 20 by adding the following after clause (f): (f.1) identification cards used for a purpose referred to in section 17.1 or 17.2; (f.2) the collection, use, disclosure and display of information under section 17.3; (3) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Livestock Industry Diversification Act Amends RSA 2000 cL‑17 5 (1) The Livestock Industry Diversification Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) in clause (b) by striking out “that farm” and substituting “that diversified livestock farm”; (ii) by repealing clause (d.02) and substituting the following: (d.02) “diversified livestock farm” includes a diversified livestock production farm and a harvest preserve; (d.03) “diversified livestock production farm” means a place where live diversified livestock animals are kept or are to be kept for production or breeding, but does not include a harvest preserve, veterinary clinic, abattoir as defined in the Meat Inspection Act , temporary holding facility or place where live diversified livestock animals are kept only for a temporary purpose; (d.04) “former licensee” means a person whose licence has been cancelled or suspended under section 7(1); (d.05) “harvest” means to locate and kill or attempt to locate and kill a diversified livestock animal as a recreational experience; (d.06) “harvest preserve” means a place where live diversified livestock animals are kept or are to be kept for harvesting, but does not include a diversified livestock production farm, veterinary clinic, abattoir as defined in the Meat Inspection Act , temporary holding facility or place where live diversified livestock animals are kept only for a temporary purpose; (iii) by adding the following after clause (i): (i.1) “meat” means meat as defined in the Meat Inspection Act ; (iv) in clause (l) by adding “diversified livestock” after “whose”; (v) by repealing clause (m.1) and substituting the following: (m.1) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (vi) in clause (m.2) by striking out “species prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council” and substituting “prescribed species”; (b) by repealing subsection (8). (3) Section 2(2) is amended by striking out “individuals as”. (4) Section 4 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): (3) Except as prescribed, no person may acquire or hold a licence to operate a diversified livestock farm on land in respect of which a licence for an uninspected slaughter operation as defined under the Meat Inspection Act has been issued under that Act. (5) Section 6 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “the farm specified” and substituting “the diversified livestock farm specified”; (b) in subsection (3) by adding “diversified livestock” before “farm” wherever it occurs; (c) in subsection (4) by striking out “endorse” and substituting “impose”; (d) by adding the following after subsection (4): (4.1) The Minister may, in imposing terms and conditions on a licence, consider any matter the Minister considers relevant, including, in whole or in part, any code, standard or guideline approved by the Minister under section 34. (6) Section 7(1) is repealed and the following is substituted: Cancellation and suspension of farm licences 7 (1) If the Minister is satisfied that a licensee, or a former licensee whose licence has been suspended, has contravened or allowed the contravention of any provision of this Act or any prescribed provision of any other prescribed Act, the Minister may, by giving written notice to the licensee or the former licensee, (a) cancel or suspend the licensee’s licence, or (b) cancel the former licensee’s licence. (7) Section 8 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by striking out “whose licence has been cancelled or suspended under section 7(1)” and substituting “a former licensee”; (ii) by striking out “or suspension by” and substituting “or suspension, as the case may be, by”; (b) in subsection (6) by striking out “applicant, licensee” and substituting “applicant”. (8) Section 9 is amended (a) in subsection (1) (i) by adding “and subject to section 15(2)” after “section 4(1)”; (ii) by striking out “the farm may” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm may”; (iii) by striking out “without a licence”; (b) in subsections (2) and (3) by striking out “licensee or”. (9) Section 10(b) is amended by striking out “the farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”. (10) Section 10.1 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “The Minister may issue a permit” and substituting “Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may issue a permit”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “For the avoidance of any doubt, the Minister” and substituting “The Lieutenant Governor in Council”; (c) in subsection (3) by striking out “The Minister may, instead of issuing a permit, by regulation” and substituting “The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation,”; (d) in subsection (4) (i) by striking out “Section 6(4) applies” and substituting “Section 6(4) and (4.1) apply”; (ii) by striking out “as it applies” and substituting “as they apply”. (11) Section 12 is amended by striking out “the diversified livestock farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”. (12) Section 13 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “the diversified livestock farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “found on a farm” and substituting “is found on the farm”. (13) Section 15 is amended (a) in subsection (1) by striking out “the farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”; (b) in subsection (2) by striking out “A licensee or former licensee whose licence has been cancelled or suspended” and substituting “A former licensee”; (c) by adding the following after subsection (2): (3) Except as prescribed, an operator shall not allow a live present diversified livestock animal to leave a harvest preserve. (14) Section 18.01 is amended (a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following: Hunting 18.01 (1) A person shall not hunt or permit a person to hunt a big game or controlled animal as defined in the Wildlife Act on a diversified livestock farm. (b) in subsection (2)(a) by striking out “a farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”; (c) in subsection (3) (i) by striking out “a farm” and substituting “a diversified livestock farm”; (ii) by striking out “that is on the farm” and substituting “that is on a diversified livestock farm”. (15) The following is added after section 18.01: Harvesting 18.011 (1) No person other than a customer or guest of an operator of a harvest preserve may harvest a diversified livestock animal. (2) A diversified livestock animal may only be harvested on a harvest preserve. (16) Section 18.02 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): (3) Except as prescribed, a person shall not sell or otherwise deal in a diversified livestock animal harvested on a harvest preserve. (17) Section 30 is amended (a) in clause (a) (i) by adding “18.011,” after “18.01(1),”; (ii) by adding “or (3)” after “18.02(1)”; (b) in clause (f) by striking out “34(1)(n)” and substituting “33(1)(t)”. (18) Sections 33 and 34 are repealed and the following is substituted: Regulations 33 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (a) respecting the genetic composition of diversified livestock animals allowed or prohibited on diversified livestock farms; (b) respecting licences and permits, including (i) establishing fees payable in respect of them, (ii) establishing and specifying the activities authorized by or under them, (iii) specifying qualifications required to obtain and hold them, (iv) establishing conditions precedent to obtaining them, (v) with respect to permits, any other subject-matters generally dealt with in sections 4 to 10, but suitably adapted for permits, and (vi) providing for a permit, licence or other kind of permission under other legislation of Alberta or another jurisdiction as the authorization for an activity referred to in section 10.1(1); (c) respecting the registration and identification of prospective diversified livestock animals; (d) respecting the movement, registration and tagging of calves of diversified livestock animals on harvest preserves; (e) with respect to diversified livestock animals, respecting (i) their possession, (ii) their importation to or exportation from Alberta, (iii) their transportation and movement to and from diversified livestock farms, (iv) the proving of their ownership, identification, registration or status, (v) their marketing, or other commercial activities with respect to them, (vi) their harvesting or killing, (vii) the labelling, removal and movement of meat from a diversified livestock animal from a harvest preserve, (viii) the transfer of meat from a harvested diversified livestock animal from an operator to a customer or guest of an operator, (ix) the donation of the carcass of a diversified livestock animal from a harvest preserve, (x) the cutting and wrapping of meat from a harvested diversified livestock animal on a harvest preserve, including restricting or prohibiting types of processing on a harvest preserve, (xi) the collection, movement, transfer, sale and labelling of specified parts of and products from diversified livestock animals from a harvest preserve, (xii) the labelling, sale, transfer, removal and movement of diversified livestock animal carcasses and carcass parts from a harvest preserve, and (xiii) the storage of carcasses and carcass parts from diversified livestock animals from a harvest preserve; (f) respecting strays and straying, including the capture or killing of strays by or on behalf of operators; (g) respecting liability for damage and expenses caused by strays or attempts to capture or kill strays; (h) respecting circumstances where wildlife is found or suspected to be on diversified livestock farms or otherwise in containment, and establishing prohibitions or restrictions on prescribed activities on those farms; (i) respecting places or circumstances where any diversified livestock animals are found or suspected to be, whether in containment or not, and establishing prohibitions or restrictions with respect to those places or circumstances; (j) providing for the control of inventories of diversified livestock animals on diversified livestock farms; (k) providing for measures operators must take to maintain their diversified livestock farms in a sanitary condition and to control animal diseases; (l) respecting perimeter‑fencing and handling facilities standards for diversified livestock farms; (m) providing for the procedures for removing specified parts and products from specified diversified livestock animals and for marking parts and products so removed; (n) providing rules for the humane care of diversified livestock animals; (o) respecting the enforcement of provisions of this Act; (p) respecting evidentiary matters relating to the administration or enforcement of provisions of this Act; (q) respecting recording and reporting information by licensees or permittees and by former licensees referred to in section 9; (r) respecting the health of diversified livestock animals or prospective diversified livestock animals; (s) respecting the inspection by the Director or inspectors of diversified livestock farms and associated vehicles and of activities referred to in clause (b)(ii), and respecting investigations of alleged or suspected contraventions of this Act; (t) providing for penalties for contraventions of the Act that are not referred to in section 30(a) to (e) or for contraventions of a regulation; (u) exempting or excluding a class or person, animal or activity from the application of this Act, except section 18.01, whether conditionally or unconditionally; (v) respecting appeals under section 8; (w) respecting the Minister’s review or approval under section 34 of codes, standards or guidelines respecting the operation of harvest preserves, including codes, standards or guidelines developed by the diversified livestock industry; (x) defining any word or expression used but not defined in this Act; (y) prescribing anything that is required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the Minister’s recommendation following the Minister’s consultation on the subject-matter with the Minister responsible for the Wildlife Act , make regulations (a) prescribing species for the purpose of section 1(1)(m.2); (b) respecting the ownership of diversified livestock animals, including the conditions under which the private ownership of strays ends and changes to ownership by the Crown or otherwise; (c) respecting the conditions under which the status of strays as diversified livestock animals ends and changes to that of wildlife or otherwise. (3) Regulations made under subsection (2)(a) may not prescribe fur‑bearing animals as defined in the Fur Farms Act . (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, for the purposes of this Act, make regulations applying any provisions of the Livestock Identification and Commerce Act , the Stray Animals Act or any provisions, including in particular Parts 6, 7 and 8, of the Wildlife Act , and may adapt any such provisions as the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate to the context of this Act or otherwise considers advisable. (5) A regulation made under this Act may adopt or incorporate, in whole or in part or with modifications, a code, standard or guideline that relates to any matter in respect of which a regulation may be made under this Act if the code, standard or guideline is publicly available. (6) A code, standard or guideline may be adopted or incorporated under subsection (5) as it reads on a specific date or as amended from time to time. Ministerial approval of codes, etc. 34 (1) The Minister may, subject to the regulations, approve in writing, in whole or in part and as it reads on a specific date or as amended from time to time, a code, standard or guideline relating to the operation of harvest preserves. (2) If the code, standard or guideline referred to in subsection (1) is not publicly available, a person applying for its approval shall make the code, standard or guideline publicly available as soon as practicable after the Minister approves it. (19) Section 35 is amended by striking out “kinds or numbers of animals” and substituting “kinds, types or numbers of animals”. (20) The following provisions are amended by adding “diversified livestock” before “farm” wherever it occurs: section 5(2); section 11(1), (3) and (4)(a) and (b); section 14; section 16(1); section 26(1)(a). (21) This section comes into force on Proclamation. Traffic Safety Act Amends RSA 2000 cT‑6 6 (1) The Traffic Safety Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 8(1) is amended by adding “, but does not include information collected under section 51.3 if that information is not pertinent to determining whether the individual is qualified to be issued an operator’s licence” after “identification of an individual”. (3) The following is added after section 51: Use of operator’s licences for Government programs and services 51.1 Subject to the regulations, the purposes for which an operator’s licence may be used include, but are not limited to, the operation or administration of any Government program or service. Use of operator’s licences for purposes other than as motor vehicle documents 51.2 Subject to the regulations, where an enactment authorizes an operator’s licence to be used for a purpose other than as a motor vehicle document, (a) that enactment applies to the operator’s licence with respect to its use for that purpose, and (b) this Act applies to the operator’s licence with respect to its use as a motor vehicle document. Collection, use, disclosure of information and display on operator’s licences 51.3 In accordance with the regulations, the Registrar may collect, use and disclose information about an applicant for an operator’s licence that relates directly to and is necessary for the use of the operator’s licence for a purpose referred to in section 51.1 or 51.2 and may display that information on the applicant’s operator’s licence. (4) Section 64 is amended by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) governing any matter with respect to an operator’s licence used for a purpose referred to in section 51.1 or 51.2; (a.2) governing any matter with respect to the collection, use, disclosure and display of information under section 51.3; (5) This section comes into force on Proclamation.