To assist with members’ engagement in the Police Funding Model Review being conducted by the Government of Alberta, RMA has created a member guide. The Government of Alberta has announced that a Police Funding Model (PFM)
Following consultations throughout 2024, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) released a draft blackline version of Rule 007: Facility Applications on March 23, 2025 and invited written feedback from interested parties and stakeholders. Rule 007 sets out the application
On April 7, 2025, the Government of Alberta tabled Bill 49: Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025. This Bill proposes changes to many different pieces of legislation – notable to members are changes to
RMA has published its analysis of Bill 50, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, which was introduced to the Legislative Assembly on April 8, 2025. The Bill proposes broad amendments to several key pieces of
RMA has released a report analyzing the Government of Alberta’s recently released Mature Asset Strategy (MAS) final report. The MAS was launched in summer 2024 with the intent of developing a series of recommendations to support continued operations
The RMA’s Rural Economic Development Toolkit includes practical guidance and tools for:
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has conducted a member survey identifying that as of December 31, 2024, at least $253.9 million of municipal property taxes have gone unpaid by oil and gas companies. This
The RMA’s Wildfire Working Group (WWG) met throughout the summer of 2024 and again in January 2025 to develop a strategy to manage wildfires outside the Forest Protection Area (FPA), as requested by RMA resolution 7-23F:
