Alberta Bills
Transfer Public Safety Staff to New Police Service
Public safety workers may be moved to a new police service. Service time, union status and benefits continue, but no severance if the job is largely the same.
Tightening Rules for Medical Assistance in Dying
MAID would be limited to adults expected to die within 12 months and excludes mental-illness-only cases. Some facilities can refuse on-site MAID and a provincial service will approve providers.
Mutual Recognition of Out-of-Province Approvals
Stores and services must accept approvals from other provinces, so more products and licensed providers may arrive faster. Rules on dangerous goods and public health still apply.
New Protected Whisky Designation
This law creates a protected whisky label showing the spirit was made locally with most grain and water. Producers must register and follow rules or lose the label.
Refocus Schools on Academics and Neutrality
Schools will focus on core learning and limit political programming. The anthem will play weekly with written opt-outs, and the province can assume some school properties.
Teach Industry Skills and Create Fossil Fuel Day
Students will learn about oil, farming, forestry, construction and related jobs. February 13 will be Fossil Fuel Recognition Day, not a holiday.
Tougher Animal Care and Enforcement Law
Owners must give animals better care or face big fines and jail. Peace officers can inspect, seize animals, and rehome or euthanize unclaimed animals.
Ban Deepfakes and Restrict Citizen Petitions
Makes it illegal to make or share fake political videos and lets officials remove them. Stops citizen initiatives near elections and raises the public pay disclosure threshold.
Destination Marketing Fee Transparency Act
Hotels and tour operators may charge an optional destination fee only where a designated group exists. All mandatory fees must be shown at booking and held in trust for tourism.
Tourism Levy Hike and Pension Overhaul
Hotel stays will face a 6% tourism levy from April 2026. Caregiver tax credits and pension rules change, and data centres and credit unions face new fees and oversight.
Approving Spending for Services and Projects
This bill lets government pay for hospitals, schools, roads, and social programs. It keeps services running and allows shifts to speed up school and health projects.
Midyear Budget Top Up and Transfers
This bill gives government departments extra money so services keep running this year. It shifts big hospital funds into assisted living but does not raise taxes.
Ranchmen's Club Borrowing Cap Removed
Removes the club's $75,000 borrowing limit so it can take larger loans. Members, lenders, and neighbors may see more projects or fee changes.
Prairie Bible Institute Degree Expansion
The school can offer provincially approved bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. It can also grant its own diplomas and certificates; check approval before enrolling.
Ban on NDAs That Silence Survivors
Stops NDAs from silencing sexual misconduct survivors. Employers and others cannot use gag clauses and can be fined.
Plan for Full Accessibility by 2040
Creates a plan to cut barriers in work, schools, homes, services, transit, and websites. Public input will shape new rules with deadlines to fix access problems.
Health Worker Whistleblower Protection Act
Health workers can safely report serious problems without fear of punishment. Hospitals must investigate and publish yearly reports.
Streamline Licensing, ID Use, Resorts, Preserves
Makes licensing faster and lets you use provincial ID for services. Speeds resort approvals and sets rules for farm harvest preserves and land agent complaints.
Protecting Public Care, Tightening Private Billing
Keeps insured doctor and hospital care covered while banning extra billing. It requires written consent for private services, modernizes health records, and raises penalties.
Finance Overhaul: Data Levy, Disability Redesign
New finance law adds a data‑centre levy and redesigns disability benefits. It tightens tax rules and gives some legal protections, affecting families, tech operators, and investors.
Shielding Professionals' Speech and Banning DEI Training
Stops regulators from disciplining most off-duty speech and bans mandatory DEI or cultural competency training. Protections still allow discipline for threats, sexual misconduct, confidentiality breaches, or criminal convictions.
Tighter Election Rules and Legal Reforms
You must show ID to sign citizen petitions and candidates need 100 nomination signatures. Legal aid funding and lawyer discipline rules also change.
Technical Cleanups Across Multiple Laws
This bill makes small wording and oversight changes to several laws. It clarifies bee and weed inspections, lets boards use levies for bylaws, and does not change services.
Mandatory Early Reading and Math Checks
Kids in kindergarten to grade three will take short reading and math checks. Schools must share results with parents and send results to the province.
Water Law Overhaul: Reuse and Transparency
Captured rain and snow now count as water, and permits must be decided faster. Key water deals and monitoring data can be published, and licence holders face stronger reporting rules.
New Grid Rules for Data Centres
Electricity rules will prioritize reliability and let the operator limit big users like data centres. Small hydrogen-in-gas pilots may start in some areas.
Shielding School, Sport, and Youth Health Rules
Keeps certain school, sport, and youth health rules in force even if they conflict with Charter or human rights. Courts and rights bodies will have limited power to change them.
Major Plan for Long-Duration Grid Storage
Requires a province plan to add long-lasting batteries and grow a local battery industry. It aims to cut electricity costs, improve reliability, and bring new business.
International Deals Need Provincial Law First
International agreements will not change provincial rules unless the province passes a law to apply them. This may delay business and service changes from new trade deals.
Stricter Oversight for Career Colleges
Students must get written contracts and a refund fund helps if schools close. Schools must register, licence each program, pay into the fund, and face tougher inspections.
Threat Assessments and Police Service Reform
The law allows threat assessments and fast sharing of health and police data to prevent violence. It opens police jobs to permanent residents and updates police and corrections rules.
Tightening Political Gift and Conflict Rules
Stricter rules ban cash gifts, limit tickets, and require quick disclosure and approval of gifts over $100. Staff must follow a formal conduct code.
Minimum Wage Hike and Tip Protections
Minimum pay rises in steps and then yearly with inflation. Tips belong to workers and can be pooled only if staff agree in writing.
Government Imposes Four-Year Teachers' Contract
Classes resume immediately and teachers must return to work. Pay rises and a four-year contract are set, and strikes or lockouts are banned.