Common Business Number Regulation

(Consolidated up to 101/2026) ALBERTA REGULATION 33/2018 Common Business Number Act COMMON BUSINESS NUMBER REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Interpretation 2 Adoption of numbering system 3 Business information 4 Designated enactments 5 Prescribed date 6 Additional information 8.1 Expiry 9 Coming into force Schedule Interpretation 1 (1) In this Regulation, “Act” means the Common Business Number Act . (2) In the Act, “program account number” means any number or alphanumeric identifier assigned to a business entity by a public entity that is used in administering a program under a designated enactment. Adoption of numbering system 2 (1) The numbering system used to identify business entities for the purposes of the definition of “business number” in the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time, is adopted as the system of common business numbers for identifying business entities for the purposes of the Act. (2) For greater certainty, the common business number assigned to a business entity under the Act shall be its business number under the Income Tax Act (Canada). Business information 3 For the purposes of section 1(b)(viii) of the Act, the following information is prescribed as business information: (a) the business number assigned to the business entity under the Income Tax Act (Canada); (b) if the business entity is a sole proprietorship, the name, address and e‑mail address of the owner or sole proprietor; (c) the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of the officers of the business entity or individuals occupying a position substantially similar to that of an officer; (d) in addition to the addresses listed in section 1(b) of the Act, any address of the business entity, including, without limitation, its (i) head office address, (ii) registered office address, and (iii) address for service; (e) the jurisdiction under which the business entity was formed and registration information, if any, relating to the business entity from that jurisdiction; (f) information about events in the life cycle of the business entity, including, without limitation, (i) the commencement of operations or of registration, (ii) the cessation of operations or of registration, (iii) amalgamation, (iv) dissolution, (v) revival, or (vi) bankruptcy or insolvency; (g) information about the business activities of the business entity; (h) the English or French language preference of the business entity; (i) any change to any business information. Designated enactments 4 The enactments listed in the Schedule are designated enactments for the purposes of the Act. Prescribed date 5 The prescribed date for the purposes of section 4(2) of the Act is September 1, 2020. Additional information 6 For the purposes of section 6(2)(d) of the Act, the Minister may receive and store in the information system information that is reasonably necessary for the administration or operation of the system. Consequential amendments 7 and 8 These sections amend other regulations. The amendments have been incorporated into those regulations. Expiry 8.1 For the purpose 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 June 30, 2029. AR 137/2021 s2;101/2026 Coming into force 9 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of section 11 of the Common Business Number Act . Schedule 1 The following enactments are designated enactments: (a) the ABC Benefits Corporation Act; (a.1) the Access to Information Act ; (b) the Alberta Corporate Tax Act ; (c) the Business Corporations Act ; (d) the Companies Act ; (e) the Crown’s Right of Recovery Act ; (f) the Electric Utilities Act ; (g) the Emergency 911 Act ; (h) the Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act ; (i) the Employment Standards Code ; (j) the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act ; (k) the Fisheries (Alberta) Act ; (k.1) repealed AR 142/2025 s15; (l) the Fuel Tax Act ; (m) the Mines and Minerals Act , Part 8; (n) the Occupational Health and Safety Act ; (o) the Partnership Act ; (o.1) the Protection of Privacy Act ; (p) the Provincial Parks Act ; (q) the Public Lands Act ; (r) the Religious Societies’ Land Act ; (s) the Societies Act ; (t) the Tobacco Tax Act ; (u) the Tourism Levy Act ; (v) the Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested Property Act ; (w) the Water Act ; (x) the Wildlife Act; (y) regulations made under an enactment referred to in this Schedule. AR 33/2018 Sched;137/2021;168/2024;142/2025