Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Not in Force Section Only)

JUSTICE STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2026 Chapter 4 HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act Amends SA 2015 cP‑40.5 3 (1) The Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act is amended by this section. (2) Section 1(o) is repealed and the following is substituted: (o) “threshold”, except in a regulation made under section 5, means (i) in relation to an employee of the Government of Alberta, (A) for the 2026 calendar year, $130 000 of base salary or severance, and (B) for a subsequent calendar year, the amount of base salary or severance for the previous calendar year adjusted by the year‑over‑year weighted average percentage change in wage settlements for the public sector in Alberta for that previous calendar year, as published by the Government of Alberta, and rounded to the nearest dollar, and (ii) in relation to an employee of a public sector body, education body or municipal authority, (A) for the 2026 calendar year, $130 000 of total compensation and severance, and (B) for a subsequent calendar year, the amount of total compensation and severance for the previous calendar year adjusted by the year‑over‑year weighted average percentage change in wage settlements for the public sector in Alberta for that previous calendar year, as published by the Government of Alberta, and rounded to the nearest dollar. (4) Subsection (2) comes into force on January 1, 2027.