Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation
This regulation assigns which Alberta ministers are responsible for specified enactments and, in some cases, share responsibility for particular sections.
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Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation
This regulation assigns which Alberta ministers are responsible for specified enactments and, in some cases, share responsibility for particular sections.
(Consolidated up to 171/2026) ALBERTA REGULATION 107/2026 Government Organization Act DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Executive Council 2 Advanced Education 3 Affordability and Utilities 4 Agriculture and Irrigation 5 Arts, Culture and Status of Women 6 Assisted Living and Social Services 7 Children and Family Services 8 Education and Childcare 9 Energy and Minerals 10 Environment and Protected Areas 11 Forestry and Parks 12 Hospital and Surgical Health Services 13 Indigenous Relations 14 Infrastructure 15 Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration 16 Justice 17 Mental Health and Addiction 18 Municipal Affairs 19 Primary and Preventative Health Services 20 Public Safety and Emergency Services 21 Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction 22 Technology and Innovation 23 Tourism and Sport 24 Transportation and Economic Corridors 25 Treasury Board and Finance 26 Repeal Executive Council 1 (1) The President of Executive Council is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Order of Excellence Act ; (b) section 11 of the Government Organization Act and sections 1, 6 and 7 of Schedule 6 to the Government Organization Act ; (c) International Agreements Act ; (d) Provincial Priorities Act . (2) The President of Executive Council is designated as the Minister responsible for the administration of the Regulatory Review Secretariat. (3) The President of Executive Council and the Minister of Infrastructure are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for section 2 of Schedule 11 to the Government Organization Act . Advanced Education 2 (1) The Minister of Advanced Education is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Agrology Profession Act ; (b) Alberta Heritage Scholarship Act ; (c) Architects Act ; (d) Chartered Professional Accountants Act ; (e) Consulting Engineers of Alberta Act ; (f) Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act ; (g) sections 1 and 2 of Schedule 1, section 2 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 8 to the Government Organization Act ; (h) Labour Mobility Act ; (i) Land Agents Licensing Act ; (j) Land Surveyors Act ; (k) Post‑secondary Learning Act , except sections 66(2) and (3), 67, 80 and 99(1)(a) and (2) to (6); (l) Private Vocational Training Act ; (m) Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act ; (n) Professional Governance Act ; (o) Regulated Forest Management Profession Act ; (p) Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act ; (q) Student Financial Assistance Act ; (r) Veterinary Profession Act . (2) The Minister of Advanced Education and the Minister of Infrastructure are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for (a) section 3 of Schedule 1 to the Government Organization Act , and (b) sections 80 and 99(1)(a) and (2) to (6) of the Post‑secondary Learning Act . Affordability and Utilities 3 (1) The Minister of Affordability and Utilities is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Utilities Commission Act ; (b) Canyon Creek Hydro Development Act ; (c) Dunvegan Hydro Development Act ; (d) Electric Utilities Act ; (e) Gas Distribution Act ; (f) Gas Utilities Act ; (g) Schedule 13.1 to the Government Organization Act ; (h) Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act ; (i) Hydro and Electric Energy Act ; (j) Public Utilities Act ; (k) Rate of Last Resort Stability Act ; (l) Renewable Electricity Act ; (m) Rural Utilities Act ; (n) Utility Commodity Rebate Act ; (o) Water, Gas and Electric Companies Act , except section 4. (2) The Minister of Affordability and Utilities, the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for section 4 of the Water, Gas and Electric Companies Act . Agriculture and Irrigation 4 (1) The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Agricultural Operation Practices Act ; (b) Agricultural Pests Act ; (c) Agricultural Service Board Act ; (d) Agricultural Societies Act ; (e) Agriculture Financial Services Act ; (f) Animal Health Act ; (g) Animal Keepers Act ; (h) Animal Protection Act ; (i) Bee Act ; (j) Crop Payments Act ; (k) Dairy Industry Act ; (l) Drainage Districts Act ; (m) Farm Implement and Dealership Act ; (n) Feeder Associations Guarantee Act ; (o) Fur Farms Act ; (p) Schedule 2 to the Government Organization Act ; (q) Part 2.1 of the Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act ; (r) Irrigation Districts Act ; (s) Line Fence Act ; (t) Livestock Identification and Commerce Act ; (u) Livestock Industry Diversification Act ; (v) Livestock and Livestock Products Act ; (w) Marketing of Agricultural Products Act ; (x) Meat Inspection Act ; (y) Property Rights Advocate Act ; (z) Soil Conservation Act ; (aa) The St. Mary and Milk Rivers Water Agreements (Termination) Act ; (bb) Stray Animals Act , except section 9; (cc) Supporting Alberta’s Local Food Sector Act ; (dd) Weed Control Act . (2) The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation and the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for Part 3 of the Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act . Arts, Culture and Status of Women 5 (1) The Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Centennial Medal Act ; (b) Alberta Foundation for the Arts Act ; (c) Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act ; (d) Arts Professions Recognition Act ; (e) Emblems of Alberta Act ; (f) Family and Community Support Services Act ; (g) Family Day Act ; (h) Film and Television Tax Credit Act ; (i) Film and Video Classification Act ; (j) Freedom to Care Act ; (k) Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act ; (l) Glenbow‑Alberta Institute Act ; (m) Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act ; (n) Polish‑Canadian Heritage Day Act ; (o) Public Service Act ; (p) Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recognition Act ; (q) Reservists’ Recognition Act ; (r) Special Days Act ; (s) Ukrainian‑Canadian Heritage Day Act ; (t) Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act ; (u) Women’s Institute Act . (2) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsections (3) to (5) is transferred to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. (3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is transferred to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women: (a) program 1.2, Associate Minister’s Office; (b) the portion of program 4.1, Economic Development and Business Supports, related to the Film and Television Tax Credit; (c) the portion of program 5.2, Multiculturalism and Community Supports, related to anti‑racism and ethnocultural grants, the Premier’s Council on Multiculturalism, the Alberta Black Advisory Council, the Alberta Anti‑Racism Advisory Council, the Premier’s Summit on Fairness for Newcomers, the Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards, Alberta’s Anti‑Racism Action Plan and events hosted by the Associate Minister. (4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Treasury Board and Finance is transferred to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women: (a) program 9, Public Service Commission; (b) the portion of program 1.3, Corporate Services, related to the parts of the appropriation transferred under clause (a). (5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of program 6, Community Supports and Family Safety, except for the part related to strategic corporate initiatives and the part transferred to the responsibility of the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction in section 17(4)(b), of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Assisted Living and Social Services is transferred to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. Assisted Living and Social Services 6 (1) The Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Adult Adoption Act ; (b) Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act ; (c) Advocate for Persons with Disabilities Act ; (d) Alberta Housing Act ; (e) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act , except sections 1.1, 10, 10.1 and 12.1; (f) Continuing Care Act ; (g) section 1 of Schedule 13 to the Government Organization Act ; (h) Part 5 of the Income and Employment Supports Act ; (i) Minors’ Property Act ; (j) Personal Directives Act ; (k) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Services Act ; (l) Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Act ; (m) Public Trustee Act ; (n) Seniors Benefit Act , except sections 2, 5 and 6; (o) Seniors’ Home Adaptation and Repair Act ; (p) Seniors’ Property Tax Deferral Act . (2) The Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for (i) sections 1.1, 10, 10.1 and 12.1 of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act , (ii) the Family Support for Children with Disabilities Act , (iii) sections 2, 5 and 6 of the Seniors Benefit Act , (iv) the powers, duties and functions of the Minister in sections 2(7) and 13 of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped General Regulation (AR 96/2026), and (v) the powers, duties and functions of the Minister in sections 8.3, 8.4 and 10 of the Seniors Benefit Act General Regulation (AR 213/94), (b) the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration for the Income and Employment Supports Act , except Part 5 and sections 3, 42(2) and 47, and (c) the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration and the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for (i) sections 3, 42(2) and 47 of the Income and Employment Supports Act , and (ii) the powers, duties and functions of the Minister in Part 3 and section 93(1)(a) of the Income Support, Training and Health Benefits Regulation (AR 122/2011). AR 107/2026 s6;171/2026 Children and Family Services 7 (1) The Minister of Children and Family Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Child and Youth Advocate Act ; (b) Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act , except sections 118(1), (2), (3) and (5)(b), 128(1)(a) and (3) and 131(2)(b); (c) Children First Act ; (d) Drug‑endangered Children Act ; (e) Protection Against Family Violence Act ; (f) Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act . (2) The Minister of Children and Family Services is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services for section 118(1), (2), (3) and (5)(b) of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act , and (b) the Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services and the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for sections 128(1)(a) and (3) and 131(2)(b) of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act . Education and Childcare 8 (1) The Minister of Education and Childcare is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta School Boards Association Act ; (b) College of Alberta School Superintendents Act ; (c) Early Learning and Child Care Act , except section 19(1) and (2); (d) Education Act , except sections 186.1 to 195 and 243; (e) Schedule 4 to the Government Organization Act ; (f) Northland School Division Act ; (g) Protection of Students with Life‑threatening Allergies Act ; (h) Remembrance Day Act ; (i) St. Albert and Sturgeon Valley School Districts Establishment Act ; (j) section 14(11) of the Teachers’ Pension Plans Act and provisions of the plan rules under that Act referred to in that subsection; (k) Teaching Profession Act . (2) The Minister of Education and Childcare is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services for section 19(1) and (2) of the Early Learning and Child Care Act , and (b) the Minister of Infrastructure for sections 186.1, 187, 187.2, 188 to 193, 194(a), (d) and (e), 195 and 243 of the Education Act . Energy and Minerals 9 (1) The Minister of Energy and Minerals is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act ; (b) Coal Conservation Act ; (c) Coal Sales Act ; (d) Expedited 120‑day Approvals Act ; (e) Freehold Mineral Rights Tax Act ; (f) Gas Resources Preservation Act ; (g) Geothermal Resource Development Act ; (h) Mineral Resource Development Act ; (i) The Mineral Titles Redemption Act ; (j) Mines and Minerals Act , except Part 8; (k) Natural Gas Marketing Act ; (l) Oil and Gas Conservation Act ; (m) Oil Sands Conservation Act ; (n) Petroleum Marketing Act ; (o) Pipeline Act ; (p) Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act ; (q) Turner Valley Unit Operations Act . (2) The Minister of Energy and Minerals is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas for (i) section 108(g), (h) and (j) of the Mines and Minerals Act , and (ii) the Responsible Energy Development Act , except section 16, and (b) the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas and the Minister of Indigenous Relations for section 16 of the Responsible Energy Development Act . Environment and Protected Areas 10 (1) The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Beaver River Basin Water Authorization Act ; (b) The Bighorn Agreement Validating Act ; (c) The Brazeau River Development Act ; (d) County of Westlock Water Authorization Act ; (e) East Central Regional Water Authorization Act ; (f) Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act ; (g) Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act , except section 37(1)(d) to (j); (h) Schedule 5 to the Government Organization Act , except sections 4 to 9; (i) Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act ; (j) Part 8 of the Mines and Minerals Act , except section 108(g), (h) and (j); (k) Natural Resources Conservation Board Act ; (l) North Red Deer Water Authorization Act ; (m) North Saskatchewan River Basin Water Authorization Act ; (n) Oil Sands Emissions Limit Act ; (o) Water Act , except section 6, Part 6 and sections 159 and 163. (2) The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas is designated as the Minister responsible for the Alberta Land Stewardship Act and is the Designated Minister for the purposes of that Act. (3) The Minister of Environment and Protected Areas is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Forestry and Parks for (i) section 37(1)(d) to (j) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act , (ii) the Fisheries (Alberta) Act , except sections 19 and 34.4(2)(a), (iii) the Forest Reserves Act , (iv) sections 4.1, 6, 7 and 12(2) of the Provincial Parks Act , (v) sections 1.1, 1.2, 11 to 14 and 18(c) of the Public Lands Act , (vi) the Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas and Heritage Rangelands Act , and (vii) the Wildlife Act , except sections 1.1 and 86(2)(a), (b) the Minister of Infrastructure for sections 4 to 9 of Schedule 5 to the Government Organization Act , (c) the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation for section 6 of the Water Act , (d) the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation and the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors for Part 6 and sections 159 and 163 of the Water Act , and (e) the Minister of Forestry and Parks and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services for (i) section 34.4(2)(a) of the Fisheries (Alberta) Act , and (ii) section 86(2)(a) of the Wildlife Act . Forestry and Parks 11 (1) The Minister of Forestry and Parks is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Boundary Surveys Act ; (b) Forest and Prairie Protection Act ; (c) Forests Act ; (d) Schedule 3.1 to the Government Organization Act ; (e) Provincial Parks Act , except sections 4.1, 6, 7, 12(2), 14 and 15; (f) Public Lands Act , except sections 1.1, 1.2, 11 to 14 and 18(c); (g) section 9 of the Stray Animals Act ; (h) Surveys Act , except section 5(1)(d) and (2)(b); (i) Trails Act ; (j) Willmore Wilderness Park Act . (2) The Minister of Forestry and Parks is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors for sections 14 and 15 of the Provincial Parks Act , and (b) the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction for section 5(1)(d) and (2)(b) of the Surveys Act . Hospital and Surgical Health Services 12 (1) The Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Emergency Health Services Act ; (b) Emergency Medical Aid Act ; (c) Health Facilities Act ; (d) Health Quality Council of Alberta Act ; (e) Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act ; (f) Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act ; (g) Provincial Health Agencies Act , except sections 1.976999912 and 1.97699993(f) and (j.5); (h) Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act . (2) The Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for sections 1.976999912 and 1.97699993(f) and (j.5) of the Provincial Health Agencies Act , and (b) the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for (i) section 9 of the Alberta Evidence Act , (ii) the Crown’s Right of Recovery Act , and (iii) Schedule 7 to the Government Organization Act . AR 107/2026 s12;171/2026 Indigenous Relations 13 The Minister of Indigenous Relations is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act ; (b) Constitution of Alberta Amendment Act, 1990 ; (c) Metis Settlements Act ; (d) Metis Settlements Accord Implementation Act ; (e) Metis Settlements Land Protection Act . Infrastructure 14 (1) The Minister of Infrastructure is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) sections 187.1 and 194(b) and (c) of the Education Act ; (b) section 3 of Schedule 11 to the Government Organization Act ; (c) section 6 of the Infrastructure Accountability Act ; (d) sections 66(2) and (3) and 67 of the Post‑secondary Learning Act ; (e) Public Works Act ; (f) Real Property Governance Act . (2) The Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for sections 1, 4, 5, 11 and 12 of Schedule 11 to the Government Organization Act . (3) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (4) is transferred to the Minister of Infrastructure. (4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is transferred to the Minister of Infrastructure: (a) program 4.3, Central Logistics, except for the portions related to contact centres and the employee safety office; (b) the portion of program 4.1, Procurement Services, related to the parts of the appropriation transferred under clause (a). Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration 15 The Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Investment Attraction Act ; (b) Blind Workers’ Compensation Act ; (c) Burial of the Dead Act ; (d) Employment Standards Code ; (e) Fair Registration Practices Act ; (f) section 1 of Schedule 3 and sections 2 to 4.4 of Schedule 6 to the Government Organization Act ; (g) Heroes’ Compensation Act ; (h) Immigration Oversight Act ; (i) International Interests in Mobile Aircraft Equipment Act ; (j) Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act ; (k) Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act , except Parts 2.1 and 3; (l) Labour Relations Code ; (m) Managerial Exclusion Act ; (n) MLA Compensation Act ; (o) Northern Alberta Development Council Act ; (p) Occupational Health and Safety Act ; (q) Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act ; (r) Post‑traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day Act ; (s) Promoting Job Creation and Diversification Act ; (t) section 8(6) of the Public Education Collective Bargaining Act ; (u) Public Service Employee Relations Act ; (v) Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act ; (w) Special Payment Act ; (x) Workers’ Compensation Act . Justice 16 (1) The Minister of Justice is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act ; (b) Adult Interdependent Relationships Act ; (c) Age of Majority Act ; (d) Alberta Evidence Act , except section 9; (e) Alberta Firearms Act ; (f) Alberta Human Rights Act ; (g) Alberta Personal Property Bill of Rights ; (h) Alberta Senate Election Act ; (i) Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act ; (j) Arbitration Act ; (k) Citizen Initiative Act ; (l) Class Proceedings Act ; (m) Conflicts of Interest Act ; (n) Contributory Negligence Act ; (o) Court of Appeal Act ; (p) Court of Justice Act ; (q) Court of King’s Bench Act ; (r) Criminal Notoriety Act ; (s) Critical Infrastructure Defence Act ; (t) Defamation Act ; (u) Election Act ; (v) Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ; (w) Electoral Boundaries Commission Act ; (x) Electoral Divisions Act ; (y) Estate Administration Act ; (z) Expropriation Act , except sections 27, 28 and 72; (aa) Extra‑provincial Enforcement of Custody Orders Act ; (bb) Factors Act ; (cc) Family Law Act ; (dd) Family Property Act ; (ee) Fatal Accidents Act ; (ff) Fatality Inquiries Act ; (gg) Fraudulent Preferences Act ; (hh) Frustrated Contracts Act ; (ii) Schedule 9 to the Government Organization Act ; (jj) Guarantees Acknowledgment Act ; (kk) Innkeepers Act ; (ll) Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act ; (mm) International Child Abduction Act ; (nn) International Commercial Arbitration Act ; (oo) International Conventions Implementation Act ; (pp) Interpretation Act ; (qq) Interprovincial Subpoena Act ; (rr) Judgment Interest Act ; (ss) Judicature Act ; (tt) Jury Act ; (uu) Justice of the Peace Act ; (vv) King’s Counsel Act ; (ww) King’s Printer Act ; (xx) Landlord’s Rights on Bankruptcy Act ; (yy) Languages Act/Loi linguistique ; (zz) Legal Profession Act ; (aaa) Limitations Act ; (bbb) Lobbyists Act ; (ccc) Maintenance Enforcement Act ; (ddd) Maternal Tort Liability Act ; (eee) Missing Persons Act ; (fff) Notaries and Commissioners Act ; (ggg) Oaths of Office Act ; (hhh) Occupiers’ Liability Act ; (iii) Ombudsman Act ; (jjj) Perpetuities Act ; (kkk) Part 5 of the Personal Property Security Act ; (lll) Petty Trespass Act ; (mmm) Powers of Attorney Act ; (nnn) Proceedings Against the Crown Act ; (ooo) Protecting Victims of Non‑consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act ; (ppp) Provincial Administrative Penalties Act ; (qqq) Provincial Offences Procedure Act ; (rrr) Public Inquiries Act ; (sss) Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act ; (ttt) Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act ; (uuu) Public’s Right to Know Act ; (vvv) Recall Act ; (www) Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act ; (xxx) Recording of Evidence Act ; (yyy) Referendum Act ; (zzz) Regulated Professions Neutrality Act ; (aaaa) Regulations Act ; (bbbb) The Revised Statutes 1980 Act ; (cccc) Sale of Goods Act ; (dddd) Statute Revision Act ; (eeee) Statutes Repeal Act ; (ffff) Survival of Actions Act ; (gggg) Tort‑feasors Act ; (hhhh) Trespass to Premises Act ; (iiii) Trustee Act ; (jjjj) Unconscionable Transactions Act ; (kkkk) Warehouse Receipts Act ; (llll) Wills and Succession Act . (2) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (3) is transferred to the Minister of Justice. (3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the portion of program 4.4, ATI Operations and King’s Printer, related to the publication of Acts, regulations, The Alberta Gazette and other legislative publications, of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is transferred to the Minister of Justice. Mental Health and Addiction 17 (1) The Minister of Mental Health and Addiction is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Blind Persons’ Rights Act ; (b) Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence Act ; (c) Compassionate Intervention Act ; (d) Mental Health Act , except section 53(1)(c); (e) Mental Health Services Protection Act ; (f) Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act ; (g) Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act ; (h) Service Dogs Act . (2) The Minister of Mental Health and Addiction and the Minister of Infrastructure are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for section 53(1)(c) of the Mental Health Act . (3) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (4) is transferred to the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction. (4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Assisted Living and Social Services is transferred to the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction: (a) program 5, Homeless and Housing Supports Services, except for the part related to the Chief Operating Officer; (b) the portions of 6.1, Program Planning and Delivery, and program 6.3, Family and Community Safety, related to service dogs. (5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the portion of program 1, Ministry Support Services, related to the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (4)(a) and (b), of the 2026-27 Government appropriation for Assisted Living and Social Services is transferred to the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction. Municipal Affairs 18 (1) The Minister of Municipal Affairs is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) The Calgary‑Canadian Pacific Transit Agreement Act ; (b) City of Lloydminster Act ; (c) The Edmonton‑Meadowview Agreement Act ; (d) Schedule 10 to the Government Organization Act , except sections 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10; (e) Libraries Act ; (f) Local Authorities Election Act ; (g) Local Government Fiscal Framework Act , except sections 1(i) and 10 and sections 6(3) and 9(4) of the Schedule; (h) Municipal Government Act , except Part 12; (i) New Home Buyer Protection Act , except Part 5; (j) Parks Towns Act ; (k) Safety Codes Act ; (l) Special Areas Act . (2) The Minister of Municipal Affairs is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration for sections 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 of Schedule 10 to the Government Organization Act , and (b) the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction for (i) sections 27, 28 and 72 of the Expropriation Act , (ii) the Land and Property Rights Tribunal Act , (iii) Part 12 of the Municipal Government Act , and (iv) Part 5 of the New Home Buyer Protection Act . Primary and Preventative Health Services 19 (1) The Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) ABC Benefits Corporation Act ; (b) Alberta Health Act ; (c) Alberta Health Care Insurance Act , except sections 40.1 and 71(s) to (u); (d) Charitable Donation of Food Act ; (e) COVID‑19 Related Measures Act ; (f) Drug Program Act ; (g) Health Information Act ; (h) Health Insurance Premiums Act ; (i) Health Professions Act ; (j) Mandatory Testing and Disclosure Act ; (k) M.S.I. Foundation Act ; (l) Pharmacy and Drug Act , except section 34; (m) Protection for Persons in Care Act ; (n) Public Health Act ; (o) Skin Cancer Prevention (Artificial Tanning) Act ; (p) Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act . (2) The Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services for section 40.1 of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act , (b) the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction for section 71(s) to (u) of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Act , and (c) the Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services and the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction for section 34 of the Pharmacy and Drug Act . (3) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Health contained in section 408(1)(b) of the Municipal Government Act that are referred to as being the powers, duties or functions of the Minister of Health continue to be transferred to the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services. Public Safety and Emergency Services 20 (1) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Body Armour Control Act ; (b) Civil Enforcement Act ; (c) Civil Forfeiture Act ; (d) Corrections Act ; (e) Dangerous Dogs Act ; (f) Disclosure to Protect Against Domestic Violence (Clare’s Law) Act ; (g) Emergency Management Act ; (h) section 7(b) of the Emergency 911 Act ; (i) section 19 of the Fisheries (Alberta) Act ; (j) Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act ; (k) Peace Officer Act ; (l) Police Act ; (m) Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act ; (n) Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act ; (o) Scrap Metal Dealers and Recyclers Identification Act ; (p) Security Services and Investigators Act ; (q) Victims of Crime and Public Safety Act , except section 10(c); (r) section 1.1 of the Wildlife Act ; (s) Witness Security Act ; (t) Youth Justice Act ; (u) sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Emergency 911 Levy Regulation (AR 18/2014). (2) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance for the Emergency 911 Act , except sections 3, 7(b) and 12(d), and (b) the Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services for section 10(c) of the Victims of Crime and Public Safety Act . Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction 21 (1) The Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Access to Information Act ; (b) Agricultural and Recreational Land Ownership Act ; (c) Alberta Whisky Act ; (d) Business Corporations Act ; (e) Cemeteries Act ; (f) Cemetery Companies Act ; (g) Charitable Fund‑raising Act ; (h) Common Business Number Act ; (i) Companies Act ; (j) Condominium Property Act ; (k) Consumer Protection Act ; (l) Cooperatives Act ; (m) Daylight Saving Time Act ; (n) Debtors’ Assistance Act ; (o) Dower Act ; (p) An Act to End Predatory Lending ; (q) Franchises Act ; (r) Funeral Services Act ; (s) Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act ; (t) Garage Keepers’ Lien Act ; (u) Schedule 12 and sections 2 and 3 of Schedule 13 to the Government Organization Act ; (v) Horse Racing Alberta Act ; (w) iGaming Alberta Act ; (x) Land Titles Act ; (y) Law of Property Act ; (z) Marriage Act ; (aa) Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act ; (bb) sections 2 and 3 of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act ; (cc) Official Time Act ; (dd) Partnership Act ; (ee) Personal Property Security Act , except Part 5; (ff) Possessory Liens Act ; (gg) Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act ; (hh) Real Estate Act ; (ii) Red Tape Reduction Act ; (jj) Religious Societies’ Land Act ; (kk) Residential Tenancies Act ; (ll) Societies Act ; (mm) Surface Rights Act ; (nn) Vital Statistics Act ; (oo) Warehousemen’s Lien Act ; (pp) Woodmen’s Lien Act . (2) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsections (3) and (4) is transferred to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction. (3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the portion of program 1.3, Corporate Services, related to compensation payments pursuant to tribunal rulings, of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Environment and Protected Areas is transferred to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction. (4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of program 9, Land and Property Rights Tribunal, of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Municipal Affairs is transferred to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction. Technology and Innovation 22 (1) The Minister of Technology and Innovation is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act ; (b) Alberta Research and Innovation Act ; (c) Electronic Transactions Act ; (d) section 14 of Schedule 11 to the Government Organization Act ; (e) Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit Act ; (f) Personal Information Protection Act ; (g) Protection of Privacy Act . (2) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (3) is transferred to the Minister of Technology and Innovation. (3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the portion of program 3, Communications and Public Engagement, related to technical web development, management and maintenance, of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Executive Council is transferred to the Minister of Technology and Innovation. Tourism and Sport 23 (1) The Minister of Tourism and Sport is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Get Outdoors Weekend Act ; (b) All‑season Resorts Act ; (c) Fairness and Safety in Sport Act ; (d) First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Act ; (e) Foreign Cultural Property Immunity Act ; (f) Historical Resources Act ; (g) Travel Alberta Act ; (h) Traveller Protection and Destination Development Act . (2) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (3) is transferred to the Minister of Tourism and Sport. (3) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of program 6, Heritage, of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Arts, Culture and Status of Women is transferred to the Minister of Tourism and Sport. (4) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the portion of program 1.3, Corporate Services, related to the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (3), of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Arts, Culture and Status of Women is transferred to the Minister of Tourism and Sport. Transportation and Economic Corridors 24 (1) The Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act ; (b) Financing Alberta’s Strategic Transportation Act ; (c) Schedule 14 to the Government Organization Act ; (d) Highways Development and Protection Act ; (e) Public Transit and Green Infrastructure Project Act ; (f) Railway (Alberta) Act ; (g) Regional Airports Authorities Act ; (h) Strategic Aviation Advisory Council Act ; (i) Traffic Safety Act , except sections 2(1), 8, 64(a), (d), (f), (g), (g.1), (m), (s) and (u)(i) to (iv), 100(a) to (c.3) and 188.1. (2) The Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors is designated as having common responsibility with (a) the Minister of Infrastructure for sections 6 to 10 and 13 of Schedule 11 to the Government Organization Act , (b) the Minister of Justice for sections 100(a) to (c.3) and 188.1 of the Traffic Safety Act , (c) the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction for sections 2(1), 8 and 64(a), (d), (f), (g), (m), (s) and (u)(i) to (iv) of the Traffic Safety Act , and (d) the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction for section 64(g.1) of the Traffic Safety Act . Treasury Board and Finance 25 (1) The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance is designated as the Minister responsible for the following enactments: (a) Alberta Corporate Tax Act ; (b) Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act ; (c) Alberta Investment Management Corporation Act ; (d) Alberta Pension Protection Act ; (e) Alberta Personal Income Tax Act ; (f) Alberta Stock Exchange Restructuring Act ; (g) Alberta Taxpayer Protection Act ; (h) ATB Financial Act ; (i) Auditor General Act ; (j) Automobile Insurance Act ; (k) Back to School Act ; (l) Captive Insurance Companies Act ; (m) Civil Service Garnishee Act ; (n) Credit Union Act ; (o) sections 3 and 12(d) of the Emergency 911 Act ; (p) Employment Pension Plans Act ; (q) Financial Administration Act ; (r) Financial Consumers Act ; (s) Financial Innovation Act ; (t) Fuel Tax Act , except sections 9, 46, 54, 63(1), (1.1), (2), (3) and (6), 65, 69(b) and 71(1) and (2)(a); (u) Government Fees and Charges Review Act ; (v) Income Trusts Liability Act ; (w) Infrastructure Accountability Act , except section 6; (x) Insurance Act ; (y) Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act ; (z) Loan and Trust Corporations Act ; (aa) Local Authorities Capital Financing Act ; (bb) sections 1(i) and 10 of the Local Government Fiscal Framework Act and sections 6(3) and 9(4) of the Schedule to the Local Government Fiscal Framework Act ; (cc) Members of the Legislative Assembly Pension Plan Act ; (dd) Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act , except sections 2 and 3; (ee) Municipal Debentures Act ; (ff) Office of Statistics and Information Act ; (gg) Public Education Collective Bargaining Act , except section 8(6); (hh) Public Sector Employers Act ; (ii) Public Sector Pension Plans Act ; (jj) Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act ; (kk) Securities Act ; (ll) Securities Transfer Act ; (mm) Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act ; (nn) Teachers’ Pension Plans Act , except section 14(11) and provisions of the plan rules under that Act referred to in that subsection; (oo) Tobacco Tax Act ; (pp) Tourism Levy Act ; (qq) Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested Property Act ; (rr) Emergency 911 Levy Regulation (AR 18/2014), except sections 2(1) and 3(1). (2) The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation are designated as the Ministers with common responsibility for sections 9, 46, 54, 63(1), (1.1), (2), (3) and (6), 65, 69(b) and 71(1) and (2)(a) of the Fuel Tax Act . (3) The powers, duties and functions in enactments that are referred to as being the powers, duties or functions of the Minister of Finance or the Minister of Finance and Enterprise continue to be transferred to the responsibility of the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance. (4) The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriation transferred under subsection (5) is transferred to the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance. (5) The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2026‑27 Government appropriation for Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is transferred to the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance: (a) program 4.2, Client Service Operations; (b) the portion of program 4.1, Procurement Services, related to the parts of the appropriation transferred under clause (a). Repeal 26 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation (AR 11/2023) is repealed.
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