| Name of public agency | Category | Responsibilities | Ministry |
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| Alberta Assessors' Association - Executive Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business and affairs of the Alberta Assessors' Association, and reviews disciplinary complaints. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Association of Architects and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Joint Board of Practice | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Operates a Joint Board of Practice, including provisions respecting the assessment of applications for authorization certificates, recommendations on applications for authority to prepare final drawings for buildings, and more. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Association of Architects - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business and affairs of the Alberta Association of Architects. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Association of Architects - Practice Review Board | Advisory | Responsible for the assessment of existing and development of new educational and experience requirements for registration; makes recommendations on the IAP, IID, and Professional Development Programs. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Association of Landscape Architects - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business of the Alberta Association of Landscape Architects. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Board of Skilled Trades | Advisory | Consults with industry to make recommendations respecting: the designation and rescission of designation of trades; standards and requirements for certification in trades; advice on restricted activities and classes of individuals who can perform them; establishing standards, requirements, undertakings falling under, and the successful completion of education, training, and/or apprenticeship for trades. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) | Advisory | Responsible for providing guidance and advice on post-secondary admission and accreditation/certification transfer policy. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Human Ecology and Home Economics Association (AHEA) - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Focused on improving the quality of life of families and individuals through the best use of their resources; offers professional development and networking opportunities to human ecologists and home economists. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Institute of Agrologists - Complaint Review and Hearing Tribunals | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers complaints reviews and hearing tribunals in the profession of agrology. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Institute of Agrologists - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the activities of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Land Surveyors' Association - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the activities of the Alberta Land Surveyors' Association. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Land Surveyors' Association - Practice Review Board | Advisory | Assesses and develops new educational standards, experience requirements, desirable competence standards of practitioners. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Represents the profession of planners within Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Shorthand Reporters' Association - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the activities of the Alberta Shorthand Reporters' Association and associated services, including broadcast captioning, communication access realtime translation (CART), and court reporting. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Society of Professional Biologists - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Self-regulating agency representing Professional Biologists, including administering a code of ethics, continuing competency, and certifications. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta University of the Arts Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | The professional regulatory organization governing the practice of veterinary medicine in Alberta. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) - Hearing Tribunal and Complaint Review Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews and directs referrals, complaints, and investigations against veterinarians. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) - Practice Review Board | Advisory | Assesses existing and develops new educational, experience, and competence standards for registered veterinarians and permit holders. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Board of Examiners | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Adjudicates allegations of unskilled practice or unprofessional conduct against technology professionals. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews appeals from hearings and reviews against professional technologists, and decisions or orders of the Joint Practice Review Board. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Discipline Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Investigates complaints against professional technologists received by the Registrar. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Investigative Committee | Advisory | Investigates complaints against professional technologists received by the Registrar. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Practice Review Board | Advisory | Assesses existing and develops new educational, experience, competence, and continuing professional development standards for professional technologists. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) & Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Joint Professional Technologists Regulation Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | May make regulations regarding the eligibility of applications for registration as professional technologists, the establishment and administration of a register of technologists along with their functions, duties, and responsibilities of the ASET Registrar. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for regulating Alberta's forest management professionals and forest services. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals - Joint Complaint Review Committee and Hearing Tribunal | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Investigates complaints of unethical/unskilled practices by forest management professionals, and if found guilty can restrict their practice, require skills upgrading, or impose fines. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals of any decision or order made against professional members, licensees, permit holders, or certificate holders. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Board of Examiners | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Confirms that individuals approved for registration in the professions of engineering and geoscience meet the standards. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business and affairs of APEGA. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Discipline Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Adjudicates allegations of unskilled practice or unprofessional conduct against APEGA members, and maintains competence, ethics, and skill standards. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Investigative Committee | Advisory | Investigates complaints against members of APEGA. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) - Practice Review Board | Advisory | Assesses existing and develops new educational, experience, competence, and continuing professional development standards for professional members, licensees, permit holders, and certificate holders. | Advanced Education |
| Association of School Business Officials of Alberta - Executive Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Controls and manages the business affairs of the Association including approving and adopting a code of ethics and representing school business officials. | Advanced Education |
| Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) - Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business and affairs of ASET. | Advanced Education |
| Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (ACPA) - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Regulates the practice of chemists in Alberta, by issuing the certification of P.Chem (Professional Chemist) and C.I.T. (Chemist in Training) to members. | Advanced Education |
| Athabasca University Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. In October 2023, the Government of Alberta fired the entire board in order to administer an institutional review, related to recent investigations into complaints against the CEO and Chair. [3] [4] | Advanced Education |
| Bow Valley College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Campus Alberta Quality Council | Advisory | Offers recommendations and advice to the Minister of Advanced Education on applications for new post-secondary institutions, and monitoring the quality and operations of existing degree programs. | Advanced Education |
| Canadian Information Processing Society of Alberta - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Offers networking opportunities to IT professionals, professional certification, accreditation of post-secondary IT programs, and operates an IT job board. | Advanced Education |
| Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Professional regulatory body for chartered professional accountants. | Advanced Education |
| Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta - Discipline and Appeal Tribunals Roster of Public Members | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Investigates and adjudicates allegations of unprofessional conduct of chartered professional accountants; hears appeals and can quash, confirm, vary, or reverse all of part of any decisions made. | Advanced Education |
| Electrical Contractors Association of Alberta (ECAA) - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages and conducts the business and affairs of the ECCA. | Advanced Education |
| MacEwan University Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Oversees the profession of certified management consultants in Alberta. | Advanced Education |
| Keyano College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Lakeland College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Land Agent Advisory Committee | Advisory | Advises the Minister and Registrar of Land Agents on activities impacting land owners, land agents, and employers; upon request, may review qualifications of license applications for and standards of conduct for land agents. | Advanced Education |
| Lethbridge College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Medicine Hat College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Minister's Advisory Council on Higher Education and Skills | Advisory | Provides advice and recommendations to the Minister regarding strategic goals of post-secondary institutions, performance metrics, institutional re-structuring. Has been criticized for undermining institutional autonomy and promoting austerity and neoliberalism through its recommendations, such as performance-based funding. [5] | Advanced Education |
| Mount Royal University Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| NorQuest College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Northern Lakes College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Northwestern Polytechnic Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Olds College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Portage College Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Premier's Council on Skills | Advisory | Represents industries to align present and future education and training for desired job-skills. | Advanced Education |
| Red Deer Polytechnic Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Society of Local Government Managers of Alberta - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Regulates local government managers, sets practice standards, and offers Certified Local Government Managers (CLGM) designation. | Advanced Education |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| Supply Chain Management Association Alberta - Board of Directors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Providing information and education, leading to a professional designation as a SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) | Advanced Education |
| University of Alberta Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| University of Alberta Senate | Advisory | Inquires into any matter benefiting the University. | Advanced Education |
| University of Calgary Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| University of Calgary Senate | Advisory | Inquires into any matter benefiting the University. | Advanced Education |
| University of Lethbridge Board of Governors | Service Delivery | Appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education; the Board of Governors are responsible for establishing admission, enrolment, and program requirements; annual budgets, determining domestic and international tuition rates; disciplining staff and students; setting the working conditions in contracts with academic and non-academic staff unions. | Advanced Education |
| University of Lethbridge Senate | Advisory | Inquires into any matter benefiting the University. | Advanced Education |
| Alberta Electric System Operator | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Operates Alberta's electrical grid and electricity generation market (which as of November 2023, is 46% owned by TransAlta [6] [7] ). | Affordability and Utilities |
| Alberta Utilities Commission | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for regulating the utilities sector, natural gas, and electricity markets. | Affordability and Utilities |
| Balancing Pool | Public Trust | Manages financial accounts related to the transition to a "competitive generation market"; meets obligations related to sold and unsold Power Purchase Arrangements. | Affordability and Utilities |
| Market Surveillance Administrator | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Acts as enforcement agency protecting the operations of Alberta's wholesale electricity markets and retail electricity and natural gas markets. | Affordability and Utilities |
| Power and Natural Gas Consumers' Panel | Advisory | Advises the Minister regarding policies and regulations affected residential, farm, and small business electricity and natural gas consumers. | Affordability and Utilities |
| Agriculture Financial Services Corporation | Corporate Enterprise | Provides lending and insurance services , and compensation programs including: loans to beginning farmers, commercial lending, crop insurance, hail insurance, and agricultural income stabilization payments. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Provides advice on the establishment, operation, and control of boards and commissions legislated by the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act; helps with business and industry-oriented developments and research. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Drainage Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Advises the Minister, provides oversight and support to drainage districts, and hears appeals on decisions related to taxes and construction damages. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Farm Implement Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages the Farm Implement Compensation Fund, financed through dues, levies, penalties, and assessments on licensed dealers and distributors. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Irrigation Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Makes recommendations on issues related to the irrigation industry, hears appeals under the Irrigation Districts Act, establishes policies and procedures to rehabilitate irrigation district infrastructure. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Marketing of Agricultural Products Act Appeal Tribunal | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals on orders, directions, and decisions by regulated agriculture and irrigation marketing boards and commissions. | Agriculture and Irrigation |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) | Public Trust | Supports and contributes to the arts in Alberta by providing participation opportunities, promoting Alberta artists; helps with the collecting, preservation, and display of works of art by Alberta artists. | Arts, Culture, and Status of Women |
| Conseil consultatif de l'Alberta en matière de francophonie / Alberta Advisory Council on the Francophonie | Advisory | Represents French-speaking Albertans, advises French Policy, improves the delivery of government services in French, makes recommendations on the use of provincial funding for services in French. | Arts, Culture, and Status of Women |
| Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) | Advisory | Reviews incidents of family violence resulting in deaths; advises Minister on prevention and reduction strategies for incidents of family violence. | Children and Family Services |
| Attendance Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Alternative to the court system for the enforcement of mandatory school attendance, for children aged 6 to 16. | Education |
| Board of Reference Roster | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals on school-board decisions related to the termination of employment or designation of teachers, or refusal to release a teacher from a work contract. | Education |
| Certification Appeal Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for hearing appeals related to the issuance or re-issuance of teacher certification. | Education |
| College of Alberta School Superintendents | Advisory | Promote public knowledge of the importance, aims, and interests of education in Alberta; improve the teaching profession by developing continuing education programs, conducting research to keep and improve competency; | Education |
| Minister's Youth Council | Advisory | Provides the Minister with student perspectives on policies, programs, and initiatives available through the K-12 education system. | Education |
| Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Assigns panel members to serve on hearing and appeal committees, related to unprofessional conduct, professional incompetence, and related penalties. | Education |
| Alberta Energy Regulator Board of Directors | Advisory | Responsible for reviewing all energy development applications related to oil, bitumen, natural gas, deep geothermal, and coal; responsible for conducting inspections, penalizing companies, and holding hearings on controversial and environmentally destructive projects. The Board of Directors approves regulatory changes, sets performance standards, conducts investigations and compliance checks, and makes decisions on remediation and reclamation projects. Leadership of the Alberta Energy Regulator has been widely criticized for its close ties to oil executives and industry representatives. [8] [9] [10] It has historically colluded with corporations to cover-up environmental catastrophes like oil spills and pipeline leakages - most recently in February 2023, when it was revealed that the AER hid evidence of multiple tailings ponds leakages at Imperial Oil's Kearl tar-sands mine, amounting to over 5.3 million litres of wastewater spillage, for multiple years. [11] [12] [13] | Energy and Minerals |
| Alberta Energy Regulator Hearing Commission | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for reviewing all energy development applications related to oil, bitumen, natural gas, deep geothermal, and coal; responsible for conducting inspections, penalizing companies, and holding hearings on controversial and environmentally destructive projects. The Hearing Commissioners conduct hearings into energy applications, regulatory appeals, and other day-to-day operations. | Energy and Minerals |
| Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission | Corporate Enterprise | Responsible for marketing and selling conventional crude oil received by the government, instead of receiving resource royalties; develops commodity prices, and implements the Bitumen Royalty-in-Kind (BRIK) Program. | Energy and Minerals |
| Alberta Conservation Association | Service Delivery | Conserving and enhancing Alberta's "natural biological resources" under Alberta's Wildlife Regulation . | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Alberta Professional Outfitters Society | Service Delivery | Qualifying, allocating opportunities to, disciplining, and licensing guides and outfitters (including non-resident and non-Canadians) in Alberta. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Alberta Recycling Management Authority | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages provincially regulated recycling programs for scrap tires, waste electronics, and waste paint and paint containers. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Beverage Container Management Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Manages the provincial recycling program for beverage containers. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Caribou Sub-Regional Council | Advisory | Provides recommendations to the Minister for areas encompassing one or more of Alberta's caribou ranges, to maintain populations, consider multi-species conservation, recreational and economic opportunities, and the exercise of Treaty rights within them. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (Emissions Reduction Alberta) | Service Delivery | Provides funding for greenhouse gas emissions reduction initiatives. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Endangered Species Conservation Committee | Advisory | Advises the Minister on matters related to officially and unofficially recognized endangered species, biodiversity conservation, and recovery plans for endangered species. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Environmental Appeals Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals related to environmental approvals, water licenses, enforcement orders, reclamation and remediation certificates, preliminary certificates, administrative penalties, and environmental protection orders. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel | Advisory | Advises the Chief Scientist and Minister on incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into the environmental science program. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Mackenzie River Basin Board | Advisory | Administers the Mackenzie River Basin Transboundary Waters Master Agreement., regulating water quantity and quality sharing between Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Natural Resources Conservation Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears concerns and grievances relating to industrial development proposals in forestry, non-energy mining, recreation, and water management. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Prairie Provinces Water Board | Advisory | Administers the Master Agreement on Apportionment regulating water quantity and quality sharing between Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Ronald Lake Bison Herd Cooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides advice related to long-term sustainability of the Ronald Lake Bison Herd, as well as Indigenous uses and cultural connections to the herd and land. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Science Advisory Panel | Advisory | Reviews the scientific validity and relevance of the environmental science program, and related research programs and plans. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Advisory Committee | Advisory | Makes recommendations on certification program policy, facility classifications, applications for renewals, certification examinations, and specific training and education criteria. | Environment and Protected Areas |
| Alberta Order of Excellence Council | Advisory | Administers the Alberta Order of Excellence award. | Executive Council |
| Invest Alberta Corporation | Service Delivery | Attracts capital investment to Alberta from national and international investors, particularly in energy, agriculture, and tourism. | Executive Council |
| Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park Cooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides recommendations on matters related to developing a park-specific management plan, and implementation oversight. | Forestry and Parks |
| Birch River Wildland Provincial ParkCooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides recommendations on matters related to developing a park-specific management plan, and implementation oversight. | Forestry and Parks |
| Dillon River Wildland Provincial ParkCooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides recommendations on matters related to developing a park-specific management plan, and implementation oversight. | Forestry and Parks |
| Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta | Service Delivery | Promotes and starts projects to enhance Alberta's forest resources and the management of forest resources on public lands. | Forestry and Parks |
| Kananaskis Improvement District Council | Service Delivery | Provides local government and municipal services to residents of Kananaskis Country. | Forestry and Parks |
| Kazan Wildland Provincial Park Cooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides recommendations on matters related to developing a park-specific management plan, and implementation oversight. | Forestry and Parks |
| Public Lands Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals under Part 10 of the Public Lands Administration Regulation. | Forestry and Parks |
| Richardson Wildland Provincial Park Cooperative Management Board | Advisory | Provides recommendations on matters related to developing a park-specific management plan, and implementation oversight. | Forestry and Parks |
| Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of chiropractors in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College and Association of Opticians | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of opticians in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of laboratory technologists and X-Ray technologists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of medical diagnostic technologists and therapeutic technologists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Occupational Therapists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of occupational therapists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Optometrists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of optometrists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Paramedics | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of paramedics in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Pharmacy | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of pharmacists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Social Workers | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of social workers in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta Dental Association and College | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of dentists in Alberta. | Health |
| Alberta Health Services | Service Delivery | The centralized health authority and health service provider for the province of Alberta. | Health |
| College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of registered nurses in Alberta. | Health |
| College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of respiratory therapists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Acupuncturists of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of acupuncturists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Alberta Dental Assistants | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of dental assistants in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Alberta Denturists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of denturists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Alberta Psychologists | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of psychologists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Dental Technologists of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of dental technologists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Dietitians of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of dietitians in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of hearing aid practitioners in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of licensed practical nurses in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of medical laboratory technicians in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Midwives of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of midwives in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of naturopaths in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of physicians and surgeons in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of podiatric physicians in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of registered dental hygienists in Alberta. | Health |
| College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of registered psychiatric nurses in Alberta. | Health |
| Expert Committee on Drug Evaluation and Therapeutics | Advisory | Acts as the external drug advisory committee for the Minister, providing advice and recommendations on the therapeutic value and cost effectiveness of drug products. | Health |
| Health Information and Data Governance Committee (HIDGC) | Advisory | Provides advice to ensure the safety and protection of health information and data to support patient care, health system management, research, and program planning. | Health |
| Health Quality Council of Alberta | Service Delivery | Advises the Minister on the quality of provincial health services, monitors and assesses patient safety and service quality, makes recommendations to improve the strategies, programs, and delivery of safe and quality patient care. | Health |
| Hospital Privileges Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals from members and former members of medical staff in hospitals. | Health |
| MSI Foundation Board of Trustees | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Provides grants and funding for research into the provision of medical and allied health services. | Health |
| Out-Of-Country Health Services Appeal Panel | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals on decisions with respect to requests for payment for insured services and hospital services already received or to be received outside of Canada. | Health |
| Out-Of-Country Health Services Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews and makes decisions on applications for approval for funding of insured services or insured hospital services not available in Alberta or Canada. | Health |
| Physiotherapy Alberta College and Association | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Directs and regulates the practice of physiotherapists in Alberta. | Health |
| Provincial Primary Care Network Committee | Advisory | Advises the Minister on sustainable governance and leadership structures relating to primary care networks (PCNs), and integrates and aligns PCN policy, standards, and operations across Alberta. | Health |
| Public Health Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals regarding decisions made by regional health authorities, such as the issuance, cancellation, suspension, or refusal to issue licenses or permits. | Health |
| Tribunal Roster of Public Members under the Health Professions Act | Regulatory/Adjudicative | List of public members who may be selected to sit on complaint review committees and hearing tribunals. | Health |
| Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations | Advisory | Considers opportunities for cooperation on Alberta-Ukraine initiatives. | Immigration and Multiculturalism |
| Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council | Advisory | Advises the minister on combating racism and implementing anti-racism action items. | Immigration and Multiculturalism |
| Premier's Council on Multiculturalism | Advisory | Advises the Minister on ways to support multiculturalism, cultural exchange, cross-cultural understanding, education initiatives and public awareness, and inclusion. | Immigration and Multiculturalism |
| Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation | Corporate Enterprise | Facilitates investment by Indigenous groups and companies into natural resource projects. | Indigenous Relations |
| First Nations Women's Council on Economic Security | Advisory | Provides advice on strengthening the economic security of First Nations women in Alberta. | Indigenous Relations |
| Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Resolves disputes through mediation, adjudication, public education regarding land disputes, membership in a Metis Settlement, surface access, and more. | Indigenous Relations |
| Metis Women's Council on Economic Security | Advisory | Provides advice on strengthening the economic security of Metis and Inuit women in Alberta. | Indigenous Relations |
| Premier's Council on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls | Advisory | Advises and supports government initiatives related to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, violence against 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and economic insecurity in Indigenous communities. | Indigenous Relations |
| Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals for workers and employers who are dissatisfied with decisions made by the Workers' Compensation Board. | Jobs, Economy, and Trades |
| Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers, reviews, and rules on applications and filings related to Alberta's labour laws, including unionization votes, strike votes, and union busting. | Jobs, Economy, and Trades |
| Northern Alberta Development Council | Advisory | Provides advice on Northern developments, social and economic programs, and community and government services and program delivery. | Jobs, Economy, and Trades |
| Workers' Compensation Board | Service Delivery | Administers Alberta's workers' compensation program. | Jobs, Economy, and Trades |
| Alberta Human Rights Commission | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for education and engagement towards reducing discrimination, resolving human rights complaints; oversees the Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund. | Justice |
| Alberta Law Foundation | Service Delivery | Uses funds collected from interest from lawyer's general trust accounts to support a variety of organizations undertaking public legal education, law libraries, law research and reform, Indigenous legal programs, and student legal aid programs. | Justice |
| Alberta Law Libraries | Service Delivery | Decision-making body for funding, setting governing policies, and overseeing the operations of Alberta Law Libraries. | Justice |
| Criminal Code Review Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Makes and reviews dispositions concerning accused persons for whom verdicts of "not criminally responsible because of mental disorder" or "unfit to stand trial". | Justice |
| Fatality Review Board | Advisory | Reviews investigations by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and makes recommendations on whether to hold public inquiries. | Justice |
| Judicial Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Considers appointment proposals for application judges, [14] Provincial Court judges, and justices of the peace; deals with complaints against persons in these positions, enforces applicable conflict of interest and code of ethics regulations. | Justice |
| Law Society of Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Promotes high standards, professional conduct, and independence of the legal profession in Alberta; provides recommendations on continuing professional development and education criteria. | Justice |
| Notaries Public Advisory Committee | Advisory | Reviews requests for appointment of Notaries Public in Alberta. | Justice |
| Provincial Court Nominating Committee | Advisory | Selects candidates, interviews, and makes recommendations for Provincial Court judge appointments from a list of candidates provided by the Judicial Council. | Justice |
| Rules of Court Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Makes recommendations to the Minister on amendments to the Alberta Rules of Court. | Justice |
| Mental Health Review Panel Roster | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals from former patients certified by the Mental Health Act relating to competency to make treatment decisions (including objections to treatment), returns to correctional facilities, cancellation/admission/review of renewal certificates. | Mental Health and Addiction |
| Alberta Boilers Safety Association | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers and enforces Alberta's pressure equipment safety programs and standards. | Municipal Affairs |
| Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers specified safety services pertaining to elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, freight platform lifts, man lifts, passenger ropeways, personnel hoists, liftsfor persons with physical disabilities, amusement rides, and all other 'elevating devices'. | Municipal Affairs |
| Calgary Metropolitan Regional Board | Advisory | Promotes sustainability, environmentally responsible land-use planning, growth management, regional infrastructure policies, service deliveries, and economic profitability of the Calgary Metropolitan Region. | Municipal Affairs |
| Edmonton Metropolitan Regional Board | Advisory | Promotes sustainability, environmentally responsible land-use planning, growth management, regional infrastructure policies, service deliveries, and economic profitability of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. | Municipal Affairs |
| Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LRPT) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Quasi-judicial tribunal that adjudicates issues of surface rights, expropriation, assessment, subdivision, development, and inter-municipal disputes. | Municipal Affairs |
| Safety Codes Council (SCC) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews and formulates codes and standards for all things, processes, and activities covered by the Safety Codes Act. Administers the accreditation of safety permitting and inspection services, hears appeals, and administers provincial electronic permit system. | Municipal Affairs |
| Special Areas Board | Service Delivery | Manages the public lands and delivers municipal services to communities within Special Area No. 2, Special Area No. 3, and Special Area No. 4. | Municipal Affairs |
| Alberta Parole Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for making parole decisions for inmates serving sentences of less than two years in provincial correction facilities. | Public Safety and Emergency Services |
| Law Enforcement Review Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews public complaints about municipal police officer conduct, and hears appeals of disciplinary actions taken by Chiefs of Police against officers or Peace Officers who have had their appointments cancelled. | Public Safety and Emergency Services |
| Public Security Indigenous Advisory Committee | Advisory | Advises government on public security issues, including policing and peace officer standards, harvesting rights, restorative justice, and victim services. | Public Safety and Emergency Services |
| Victims of Crime and Public Safety Programs Committee | Advisory | Evaluates grant funding applications, and provides information on services and programs for victims of crime. | Public Safety and Emergency Services |
| Classification Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals by non-management provincial government employees regarding job evaluation decisions. | Public Service Commission |
| Management Job Evaluation Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals by provincial government management employees of job evaluation decisions. | Public Service Commission |
| Alberta Social Housing Corporation | Corporate Enterprise | Responsible for the provision of basic housing accommodation for all Albertans, especially those requiring social support or assistance. Also owns and administers 26,000 provincially-owned rental units in seniors' lodges and social housing, though is currently privatizing the majority of these. [15] [16] | Seniors, Community, and Social Services |
| Citizens' Appeal Panel (CAP) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals and renders decisions regarding AISH and other social assistance program claims and disputes. | Seniors, Community, and Social Services |
| Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Provincial Parent Advisory Committee (PPAC) | Advisory | FSCD administers and advises policies regarding child-focused services and support programs for children with disabilities; PPAC represents parents of children with disabilities and advises the government and FSCD on their behalf. | Seniors, Community, and Social Services |
| Premiers' Council on Charities and Civil Society (PCCCS) | Advisory | Advises and engages civil society leaders, organizations, and government on building civil society capacity and social enterprises. | Seniors, Community, and Social Services |
| Premiers' Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities | Advisory | Advises and provides recommendations to government on issues, programs, policies, and services pertaining to persons with disabilities. | Seniors, Community, and Social Services |
| Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Regulates funeral businesses, directors, embalmers, and salespeople; setting and enforcing standards of conduct, licensing, education criteria; and monitoring, investigating, and enforcing funeral trust accounts and complaints. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) | Corporate Enterprise | Conducts and manages provincial lotteries, controls the manufacture, import, sale, purchase, possession, storage, transportation, use, and consumption of liquor and cannabis. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers the Fair Trading Act in automotive industry by: regulating the sale, lease, cosigning, and repair of motor vehicles, enforcing standards of conduct, licensing industry members, establishing education criteria, and investigating and enforcing complaints. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Credit Counselling Services of Alberta (operating as Money Mentors) | Service Delivery | Responsible for administering the Orderly Payment of Debts program and providing financial literacy materials and programs. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Debtors' Assistance Board | Service Delivery | Responsible for administering the Orderly Payment of Debts program. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Horse Racing Alberta | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for governing, directing, controlling, regulating, managing, and promoting horse racing; protecting the health, safety and welfare of racehorses, racing participants, and racing officials. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Horse Racing Appeal Tribunal | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews appeals of rulings and directions of racing officials. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Administers the Real Estate Act , regulates real estate and mortgage brokers, property managers, and appraisers; sets and enforces standards of conduct; licenses industry members, establishes education criteria, monitors industry member trust accounts, administers the Real Estate Assurance Fund, and investigates and enforces complaints. | Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| Alberta Enterprise Corporation Board | Public Trust | Developing and investing in venture capital funds for technology, innovation, and knowledge sectors in Alberta, including: information and communications technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, and environmental technology. | Technology and Innovation |
| Alberta Innovates | Service Delivery | Responsible for funding and conducting research and development projects, and promoting 'innovation' in Alberta. It has two subsidiaries, InnoTech Alberta and C-FER Technologies. | Technology and Innovation |
| Alberta Research and Innovation Advisory Committee | Advisory | Provides strategic advice and recommendations regarding innovation and research. | Technology and Innovation |
| Travel Alberta | Service Delivery | Acts as a marketing agency for Alberta's tourism sector and tourism industry companies in domestic, national, and international markets. | Tourism and Sport |
| Strategic Aviation Advisory Council (SAAC) | Advisory | Responsible for providing advice, research, analysis, and consultation in order to increase economic development and market expansion in the aviation and aerospace sectors. | Transportation and Economic Corridors |
| Alberta Accreditation Committee | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Overseeing, reviewing, approving providers of continuing education and annual courses that brokers, agents, and adjusters must attend to stay licensed. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Employment Pension Tribunal | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears certain appeals made by pension plan administrators, and can inquire into, hear, and determine all matters relating to decisions made by the Superintendent of Pensions. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Insurance Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | The financial arm for the four insurance councils (Alberta Insurance Council, Insurance Adjusters' Council, General Insurance Council, and Life Insurance Council). | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) | Public Trust | Oversees investments for government-owned funds, Alberta's public sector pension plans, and other public entities. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Pensions Services (APS) Corporation | Service Delivery | Administers public service pension plans, provides services and supports for group benefit programs, and secretariat services for certain pension boards and committees. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Securities Commission | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for making, administering, enforcing, and adjudicating provincial securities laws. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| ATB Financial | Corporate Enterprise | Provides core financial and banking services. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Audit Committee | Advisory | Provides advice to the government and Auditor General on issues including financial statement presentation and disclosure, accounting policies, non-financial performance information, and the Auditor General's reports. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Automobile Insurance Rate Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Reviews automobile insurance rates, ratings, and coverage programs. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Oversees and regulates the business practices of Alberta credit unions and guarantee deposits. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| General Insurance Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for licensing and disciplining general insurance agents. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Insurance Adjusters' Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for licensing and disciplining insurance adjusters. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Insurance Councils Appeal Board | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Hears appeals of decisions for the three councils that regulate insurance professionals in Alberta (Insurance Adjusters' Council, General Insurance Council, and Life Insurance Council). | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) Corporation | Public Trust | Administers the LAPP, the largest pension plan in Alberta, which in 2022 had $58.7 billion in assets. [17] The plan covers over 290,000 employees of 437 employers in Alberta, including municipalities, colleges, school boards, non-profits/not-for-profits, charities, other public sector entities, and for-profit corporations. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Life Insurance Council | Regulatory/Adjudicative | Responsible for licensing and disciplining life insurance agents. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) Board | Public Trust | Reviews the actions of the administrator (APS) and investment manager (AIMCo) of pension plans for managers in government agencies, certain post-secondary institutions, and other public services. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) Corporation | Public Trust | Reviews the actions of the administrator (APS) and investment manager (AIMCo) of pension plans for employees of the government, certain public agencies, post-secondary institutions, and other public employees. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Special Forces Pension Plan (SFPP) Corporation | Public Trust | Reviews the actions of the administrator (APS) and investment manager (AIMCo) of pension plans for municipal police officers in Alberta, including: Calgary Police Service, Camrose Police Service, Edmonton Police Service, Lacombe Police Service, Lethbridge Police Service, Medicine Hat Police Service, and Taber Police Service. | Treasury Board and Finance |
| Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF) Board | Public Trust | Acts as trustee, administrator, and custodian of the Teachers' Pension Plan (TPP) and the Private School Teachers' Pension Plan (PSTPP) for teachers and other education workers in Alberta. | Treasury Board and Finance |
