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Municipal census manual : requirements and guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2022 to current]

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for conducting a census at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Municipal Census ... More ≫

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for conducting a census at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Municipal Census Regulation and all other procedures and policies related to the census.

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Closed meetings of council (in-camera) [2020]

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Describes the use of closed meetings by municipal councils. Explains what is considered a closed meeting under the Municipal Government Act, under what authority a council can close a meeting, how... More ≫

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Describes the use of closed meetings by municipal councils. Explains what is considered a closed meeting under the Municipal Government Act, under what authority a council can close a meeting, how to prepare for a closed meeting, what can and should not be discussed, and how to record discussion.

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Petition to council : information for Albertans, elected officials and municipal officers [2019]

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The intent of this document is to identify those areas of the Municipal Government Act relating to petitions to council, and to supplement and explain the petitioning requirements. Topics covered... More ≫

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The intent of this document is to identify those areas of the Municipal Government Act relating to petitions to council, and to supplement and explain the petitioning requirements. Topics covered include: What constitutes a petition within the context of this document and the Act, the protection of personal information in petitions, who may petition, what can be petitioned, the number of petitioners required, other general requirements, the role of a petition witness, determining whether a petition is sufficient, and council’s response to a sufficient petition.

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Municipal census manual : requirements and guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2019]

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for conducting a census at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of... More ≫

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for conducting a census at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of Population Regulation and all other procedures and policies related to the census.

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Municipal census manual : requirements and guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2018]

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for census taking at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of Population... More ≫

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for census taking at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of Population Regulation and all other procedures and policies related to the census.

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Closed meetings of council (in-camera) [2017]

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Describes the use of closed meetings by municipal councils. Explains what is considered a closed meeting under the Municipal Government Act, under what authority a council can close a meeting, how... More ≫

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Describes the use of closed meetings by municipal councils. Explains what is considered a closed meeting under the Municipal Government Act, under what authority a council can close a meeting, how to prepare for a closed meeting, what can and should not be discussed, and how to record discussion.

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In-camera discussions of council [2016]

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In-camera is a legal term meaning “in private”. When a council goes in-camera, it means that the council meeting(s) (as defined in the Municipal Government Act (MGA)) is closed to the public.

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Municipal census manual : requirements and guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2015]

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The manual contains a list of mandatory requirements for conducting a census, as well as a number of guidelines and recommendations. The first sections of the manual describe the authority for... More ≫

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The manual contains a list of mandatory requirements for conducting a census, as well as a number of guidelines and recommendations. The first sections of the manual describe the authority for conducting a municipal census, the role of the municipal council, and how to apply the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) to a municipal census. The subsequent sections describe the roles of census coordinator and the census enumerator. The final section provides a set of additional census questions that municipalities may choose to use in their census. The appendices contain various sample census materials. The methodologies, terms, and techniques for census-taking described in this manual are accepted by Alberta Municipal Affairs for determining the population of municipalities as described in the Determination of Population Regulation. The statistical concepts and principles reflected in this manual are based on those recognized by Statistics Canada and other...

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Municipal census manual : requirements and guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2013]

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for census taking at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of Population... More ≫

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The Municipal Census Manual provides a step-by-step guide for census taking at the municipal level. It assists census coordinators and enumerators in complying with the Determination of Population Regulation and all other procedures and policies related to the census. The manual contains a list of mandatory requirements for conducting a census, as well as a number of guidelines and recommendations (see page 11). Some key definitions related to the census appear on the following page.

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Municipal census training manual : guidelines for conducting a municipal census [2008]

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the procedures outlined in this manual constitute general standard practices used in conducting a census of population, and are intended as guidelines only.

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