The new ICF Workbook consolidates recent legislative changes, refreshed guidance, and practical resources into a single, comprehensive tool to support municipalities undertaking ICF negotiations, reviews, and renewals. RMA, ABmunis, and Alberta Municipal Affairs are pleased
With a new session beginning in the Legislature, RMA’s Legislative Update returns. These bulletins summarize and explain the important and relevant details of potential and upcoming legislation in Alberta, including notable Orders in Council. Members’
To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA is releasing a monthly bulletin highlighting recent actions undertaken on select active resolutions The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a selection of
Members are encouraged to review new compensation disclosure requirements and begin preparing for public reporting obligations ahead of the 2027 implementation date. Municipal Affairs is reminding municipalities of upcoming employee compensation disclosure requirements that were
Continue to build your governance knowledge this fall with two upcoming online EOEP courses. Land Use Planning & Approvals Land use decisions shape how communities grow and develop. EOEP’s online Land Use Planning & Approvals
In November 2023, RMA’s Quasi-judicial Agencies Committee (QJAC) released a report with eight recommendations for government and agencies to improve integration of rural municipal perspectives into engagement and approval processes. The report focused on the
Join RMA for a walkthrough of a forthcoming member resource aimed at providing guidance to rural municipalities on the use of a Cost Calculation Model (CCM) within their Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) negotiations. Bill 50
There’s still time to build your governance knowledge this fall! EOEP has upcoming learning opportunities to help elected officials navigate key council responsibilities. In Person – November 2, 2026 Join us at the Edmonton Convention
District 1 and District 4 Director elections will take place at the 2026 RMA Fall Convention The nomination period for all positions up for election on the RMA Board of Directors in 2026 has now
The resolutions that will be presented during the resolution session at the RMA 2026 Fall Convention are now available. The following resolutions were submitted prior to the RMA’s resolution deadline: 1-26F Preserving Municipal Authority Aggregate
RMA’s Agritourism Strategy Working Group’s final report, Growing Success: Advancing Agritourism in Alberta, is now publicly available. The Working Group was established to support the development of a comprehensive provincial strategy for agritourism that facilitates
The one-time rebate can make connectivity more affordable for some Albertans in hard-to-reach places On October 13, the Government of Alberta launched the Alberta Satellite Rebate Program. Under the rebate program, around 10,000 Albertan households
Building on RMA’s Data Centre Primer, the Regulatory Guide provides a high level overview of the approval frameworks for data centre developments and their co-located power plants. In April 2026, RMA released the Data Centre
Provincial Intervention in Local Bylaws Undermines Municipal Autonomy NISKU, ALBERTA, OCTOBER 8, 2026 – This week, the Government of Alberta announced that it will require the cities of Edmonton and Calgary to amend their land-use
As per the RMA’s Resolution Process policy, an emergent resolution is defined as a resolution submitted to the RMA after the resolution deadline – October 6, 2026 for the 2026 Fall Convention – that addresses
Alberta Hospital and Surgical Health Services is currently recruiting new members for the 14 Regional Advisory Councils (RAC) – Health. The RACs were launched in 2025 to provide the Government of Alberta with a formal
