31 Oct, 2024 New Authority: Property Tax Incentive Bylaws for Residential Property By Greg Plester Rebecca Kos Stephen Raitz Introduction Municipalities now have the authority to offer residential tax incentives in Alberta, similar to the incentives introduced...
30 Apr, 2020 Responding to FOIP Requests During the Pandemic: Time Limits Extended by Ministerial Order By Rebecca Kos On April 9, 2020, the Minister of Service Alberta issued Ministerial Order No. SA: 009/2020 (“SA: 009/2020”) in response to the public...
21 Apr, 2020 Update on Assessment and Taxation Deadlines Extended by Ministerial Order: Blanket Extension to October Rescinded By Rebecca Kos This article is current as of April 20, 2020. The COVID-19 response is continually evolving. Therefore, before relying on this article,...
03 Apr, 2020 Extensions to Deadlines under the MGA in Response to COVID-19 By Rebecca Kos Warning: As a result of further Ministerial Orders issued by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, this article is no longer current and...
14 Nov, 2017 Select MGA Amendments Proclaimed: What does this mean for you right now? By Rebecca Kos Keegan Rutherford Written by: Rebecca Kos & Keegan Rutherford On October 26, 2017, the Province approved three Orders in Council, proclaiming the majority...
13 Sep, 2017 Pause Before Hitting Record: Things Municipalities Should Consider Before Adopting Body-Worn Cameras By Rebecca Kos Body-worn cameras can provide an audio-visual record of events from a municipal enforcement officer’s point of view. These records can...
30 Aug, 2017 Trial Delays - Is Jordan Helping? By Rebecca Kos In R v Jordan, a decision released last year, the Supreme Court of Canada imposed a framework to determine whether an accused was tried...