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Wildfire (and other threat) insurance moratoria guideline

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Provides guidance on the provision of property and automobile insurance when property and automobiles are exposed to an elevated environmental threat.

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Guideline 03-2024 - Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols Regulation interpretative guideline

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This Guideline was updated to provide information for injured motorists, insurers, lawyers, and primary health care practitioners (physicians, chiropractors, and physical therapists) regarding the... More ≫

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This Guideline was updated to provide information for injured motorists, insurers, lawyers, and primary health care practitioners (physicians, chiropractors, and physical therapists) regarding the application of the Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols Regulation (“DTPR”), as well as claims and billing processes for claimants treated under the DTPR.

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Property tax credit guidelines : Provincial Education Requisition Credit, Designated Industrial Requisition Credit

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These guidelines and supporting documentation will assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas... More ≫

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These guidelines and supporting documentation will assist municipalities in applying for the Provincial Education Requisition Credit for uncollectable education property taxes on oil and gas properties and for the Designated Industrial Requisition Credit for any uncollectable Designated Industrial property tax requisition. The two programs were established to assist municipalities where taxes related to requisitioned amounts cannot be collected from property owners.

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Local Government Fiscal Framework program guidelines

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The Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) is Alberta’s primary funding mechanism for providing local governments with predictable infrastructure and operating grant support. Local governments... More ≫

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The Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) is Alberta’s primary funding mechanism for providing local governments with predictable infrastructure and operating grant support. Local governments determine projects and activities to be funded by the LGFF based on local priorities, within the general qualification criteria set out in the program guidelines. The LGFF is replacing the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, which was in place from 2007 to 2023.

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Guide to Water Act authorizations required for excavations (dugouts, borrow pits and other types of pits/excavations) [2024]

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations... More ≫

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations into the ground that may trigger Water Act authorizations are dugouts, borrow pits, pits, or other pits/excavations. This guide does not address excavations that may be created for the purpose of drainage, flood control, erosion control, or channel realignment. Also not addressed by this guide is the issue of whether evaporative loss is considered a "diversion of water" under the Water Act.

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Alberta electric utility wildfire risk management : best management practices 2024

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This document is intended to provide a high-level guide for utility companies to actively manage wildfire risk. It lays out a systemized management approach to establishing the fundamental... More ≫

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This document is intended to provide a high-level guide for utility companies to actively manage wildfire risk. It lays out a systemized management approach to establishing the fundamental components of a risk management program or Wildfire Risk Management Plan.

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Alberta construction cost reporting guide

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The costs of construction reported by the company to the assessor are the actual expenditures made in constructing the facility as referenced in the agreement with the contractor or as incurred... More ≫

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The costs of construction reported by the company to the assessor are the actual expenditures made in constructing the facility as referenced in the agreement with the contractor or as incurred directly by the company. Construction costs include both direct and indirect costs.

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Alberta railway property assessment minister's guidelines

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Annual updates of the railway assessment minister's guidelines.

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Recording and reporting information for assessment audit and equalized assessment manual

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains... More ≫

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An annual audit program, involving submissions of data from municipalities to Alberta Municipal Affairs, checks for compliance with regulated assessment standards. The annual submission contains the information about every assessable property in the municipality for the purposes of conducting the annual audit and for determining the equalized assessment. The main section of this manual describes the following: how that information is to be submitted to the ministry's Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system; and the steps of the annual audit process, including collection & processing of property sales data, sales price adjustments, matching sale data to assessment data, stratification of data, and use of standardized codes. The final sections briefly review scheduled detailed assessment audits, the declaration prepared by the assessor, reporting of linear property assessments, and the municipal audit & assessment process.

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Alberta farm land property assessment minister's guidelines

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Annual update of the farm land assessment minister's guidelines.

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