About Alberta Legislative Databases on CanLII

This page contains specific details and notices about the consolidated statutes and regulations, the annual statutes and the historical revised statutes from Alberta. For further information about legislation on CanLII, please read our general section about legislation.

Content

The consolidated statutes and regulations and the annual statutes from Alberta are updated by CanLII from the Alberta King's Printer's site, maintained by the Alberta Government. The chapters of each revisions of the historical revised statutes were scanned from official publications.

Consolidated Statutes

RSA 2000

The consolidated statutes database contains point-in-time versions of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000 (RSA 2000) starting on February 17, 2003. These versions are "in force versions", that is, versions of the text as it was legally binding during a certain period of time.

CanLII cites the RSA 2000 and subsequent consolidations either by:

• their RSA 2000 chapter number, as for example: Agricultural Operation Practices Act, RSA 2000, c A-7; or
• their revised SA annual chapter number, as for example: Tobacco Reduction Act, SA 2005, c T-3.8.

Annual Statutes

The annual statutes database brings together the assented statutes once enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since the province’s inception, starting on May 1906. They include new Acts as well as Acts that amend existing consolidated Acts.

CanLII refers to annual statutes by their Statutes of Alberta (SA) chapter number, as for example:

• Alberta Senate Election Act, SA 2019, c A-33.5;
• Gaming and Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 2018, SA 2018, c 7.

Historical Revised Statutes

The historical revised statutes database contains all historical Revised Statutes of Alberta (RSA) adopted since the province’s inception in 1906. The chapters of each revision were made available as proclaimed into force on the following dates:

• RSA 1922: January 19, 1923;
• RSA 1942: February 15, 1943;
• RSA 1955: July 1, 1957;
• RSA 1970: March 1, 1971;
• RSA 1980: January 1, 1982.

CanLII cites these historical revisions by their RSA chapter number, as for example:

• The Agricultural Pests Act, RSA 1922 c 71;
• Tax and Rate Collection Act, RSA 1942 c 160;
• The Aerial Photographic Survey Act, RSA 1955 c 2;
• Tax Recovery Act, RSA 1970 c 360;
• Teachers’ Retirement Fund Act, RSA 1980 c T-2.

Links to the amending annual legislation are made available for each revised chapter. Unlike the RSA 2000, point-in-time versions are not provided for historical revisions.

Consolidated Regulations

The consolidated regulations database contains point-in-time versions of the Alberta Regulations (Alta Reg) enabled by a consolidated statute, starting on February 17, 2003. These versions are "posted versions", that is, versions of the text as it was posted on the official printer's website and downloaded by CanLII at a specific date.

CanLII cites these regulations by their Alta Reg number, as for example: Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 390/1968.

Notices

Copyright

The Province of Alberta holds copyright in the materials published in these databases. For further information, please refer to the Copyright and Disclaimer statement from the Alberta King's Printer.

Acknowledgements

The addition of the Revised and Annual Statutes of Alberta, dated 1906 – 2019, was made possible in 2019 by a grant from the Alberta Law foundation.