AB Bill 10 Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2)
Bill 10: Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2)
Bill Sponsor: Nally
Bill Type: Government Bills
Amendments: No
Money Bill: No
Documents Bill 10
First Reading
November 17, 2025 passed 271
Second Reading
November 19, 2025 adjourned 374-78
November 25, 2025 adjourned 514-21
November 26, 2025 adjourned 543-49
December 2, 2025 passed 670-76
Committee of the Whole
December 3, 2025 adjourned 728-29
December 3, 2025 passed 744-45
Third Reading
December 8, 2025 passed 789-94
Royal Assent
December 11, 2025 outside of House sitting
Comes into Force
on various dates SA 2025 c25 4/25/2026 9:09 PM
WHO GAINS POWER
- Minister of Service Alberta gains authority to enter master development agreements for all-season resorts — including construction, operation and maintenance — on both Crown and private land
- Minister gains power to approve or reject professional licensing bodies' requests to require Canadian work experience — and can amend or revoke approvals at any time
- Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services gains authority to collect, use and disclose information for government programs beyond just driving — and display that information on ID cards and operator's licences
- Lieutenant Governor in Council gains expanded regulation-making authority over diversified livestock farms, harvest preserves, harvesting rules, meat handling and animal movement
- Land Agents Registrar gains power to dismiss complaints deemed trivial, without merit or made in bad faith
WHO LOSES POWER
- Professional regulatory bodies (colleges, trade associations) lose the ability to require Canadian work experience for registration without Ministerial approval — the Minister decides if the requirement is justified
- Operators of diversified livestock farms face new restrictions: cannot hold a licence on land where an uninspected slaughter operation is licensed; cannot allow live animals to leave a harvest preserve without authorization
- Customers and guests are the only people permitted to harvest diversified livestock animals — and only on a harvest preserve
WHO GAINS MONEY
- All-season resort developers gain a clearer regulatory path and expanded land eligibility (including private land), potentially unlocking investment and development
- Diversified livestock operators running harvest preserves gain a new commercial framework for harvesting, meat transfer and carcass handling
WHO LOSES MONEY
- Professional regulatory bodies may face compliance costs to meet new timelines and transparency requirements for registration decisions
- Diversified livestock operators who sell or deal in harvested animals outside the new prescribed rules face fines up to $50,000 or imprisonment
THE CATCH
Most of this Bill comes into force on Proclamation — meaning the government controls the timing; none of these changes are automatic.
The expanded use of driver's licenses and ID cards for government programs creates a new data collection framework — what information gets collected and how it's used will be set entirely by regulation, with no Legislative guardrails defined in the Bill itself.
🚩 Privacy Flag: The Bill authorizes collection, use and disclosure of personal information for government programs — but sets no limits in Legislation. Every guardrail will be written by regulation, which can be changed at any time without a vote.
These Fair Registration Practices changes apply retroactively to applications already in progress — regulatory bodies that haven't yet made a decision may suddenly find their existing requirements prohibited.
🚩 Retroactivity Flag: These changes apply to applications already in progress. A regulatory body that hasn't yet issued a decision may find its existing requirements suddenly prohibited — with no grace period built into the Legislation.