Monthly Resolution Update – March 2026
To improve reporting on resolution advocacy, the RMA releases a monthly bulletin highlighting recent updates and actions undertaken on select active resolutions The Monthly Resolution Update Bulletin is a way of routinely highlighting a selection of the over 70 currently active resolutions, offering members a more detailed insight into the work being carried out on their behalf. For […]
RMA’s Legislative Update: Week of March 23-27
These bulletins summarize and explain the important and relevant details of potential and upcoming legislation in Alberta, including notable Orders in Council. Members’ Issues and Related Bills or Activities Bill 15 – Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 Honourable Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Bill 15 represents a major step toward establishing a provincial police force by amending the Police Act to allow the […]
Driver Hiring: Best Practices
Hiring qualified drivers for company vehicles, trucks, and equipment is a crucial component of any organization’s risk management strategy. Driver behaviour affects safety, claim frequency, and insurance costs. Having a clear and effective system for assessing drivers is essential to ensure organizations avoid taking on unnecessary risk. This bulletin outlines practical steps to assess driver […]
RMA’s Legislative Update: Week of March 16-20
These bulletins summarize and explain the important and relevant details of potential and upcoming legislation in Alberta, including notable Orders in Council. Members’ Issues and Related Bills or Activities Bill 15 – Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 Honourable Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Bill 15 represents a major step toward establishing a provincial police force by amending the Police Act to allow the […]
Hiring Summer Students: Best Practices
Hiring summer students at your organization can be a very positive practice, both for you and the broader community. From a community standpoint, it can provide an important source of skills education and experience building for the student population. For your own organization, it presents the opportunity to inject fresh perspective, as well as establish […]
Mitigating Roadside Clean Up Risks
Roadside cleanup activities, whether undertaken through the Alberta Highway Cleanup Program or as part of routine county road upkeep, help maintain safe and clean roadways. Organized cleanups also present a valuable opportunity for communities to come together in collaboration to help keep their roads clean. However, roadside cleanup involves certain risks. To mitigate these hazards, […]
RMA and Government of Alberta Announce Final Property Tax Accountability Strategy Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NISKU, ALBERTA, MARCH 16, 2026 – The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) and Government of Alberta have released the final report of the Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS). The PTAS was formed in spring 2025 to bring together municipal, government, regulator, and industry representatives to build a common understanding of the municipal […]
RMA’s Response to Budget 2026
In response to the Government of Alberta’s release of Budget 2026, RMA released an Initial Analysis on February 27. As a follow up to that initial analysis, RMA has created a detailed response document that builds on its pre-budget submission. This new analysis explores where Budget 2026 aligns with RMA’s pre-budget submission and identifies future advocacy for budget requests that were not met. The analysis centres on four themes: Additionally, included in the analysis is a section comparing Budget 2026 to the […]
Veterinary Summer Student Grant
Rural Alberta has a veterinarian workforce shortage. Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada announced the $250,000 Veterinary Student Recruitment and Retention Pilot Program. The program will provide a rural summer work experience for veterinary students with the aim to encourage students to pursue work in rural Alberta. The two-year pilot program will provide a maximum of $10,000 to eligible applicants. Eligible applicants […]
RMA’s Legislative Update: Week of March 9-13
These bulletins summarize and explain the important and relevant details of potential and upcoming legislation in Alberta, including notable Orders in Council and important and poignant points from the debates between elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) as they create law. After the release of Budget 2026, Legislature took a week to breathe, relax, and ponder the benefits, faults, and potential implications of what was […]