O.C. 409/2013



O.C. 409/2013

A.R. 227/2013

December 13, 2013

The Lieutenant Governor in Council makes the Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Amendment Regulation set out in the attached Appendix.

For Information only

Recommended by: President of the Executive Council

Authority: Government Organization Act

(sections 16, 17 and 18 )

APPENDIX

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY

AMENDMENT REGULATION

1   The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation (AR 80/2012) is amended by this Regulation.

2   Section 7 is repealed.

3   Section 10 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Human Services

10(1)  The Minister of Human Services continues as the Minister responsible for the following enactments:

(a) Adult Adoption Act;

(b) Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act;

(c) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act;

(d) Blind Persons’ Rights Act;

(e) Child Care Licensing Act;

(f) Child and Family Services Authorities Act;

(g) Child and Youth Advocate Act;

(h) Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act;

(i) Children First Act;

(j) Drug endangered Children Act;

(k) Family and Community Support Services Act;

(l) Family Support for Children with Disabilities Act;

(m) Income and Employment Supports Act;

(n) Minors’ Property Act;

(o) Personal Directives Act;

(p) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance Act;

(q) Persons with Developmental Disabilities Foundation Act;

(r) Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Act;

(s) Premier’s Council on Alberta’s Promise Act;

(t) Protection Against Family Violence Act;

(u) Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act;

(v) Public Trustee Act;

(w) Service Dogs Act;

(x) Social Care Facilities Review Committee Act;

(y) Widows’ Pension Act.

(2)  The Minister of Human Services is designated as the Minister responsible for the Building Families and Communities Act.

(3)  The responsibility for the Social Care Facilities Licensing Act continues as the common responsibility of the Minister of Human Services and the Minister of Health.

(4)  The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the Children and Youth Services Grants Regulation (AR 73/2001) continue as the responsibility of the Minister of Human Services.

(5)  The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the Employment and Immigration Grant Regulation (AR 94/2009) are transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Human Services and the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

4   The following is added after section 11:

Innovation and Advanced Education

11.1(1)  The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education:

(a) Access to the Future Act;

(b) Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act;

(c) Alberta Competitiveness Act;

(d) Alberta Economic Development Authority Act;

(e) Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act;

(f) Alberta Heritage Scholarship Act;

(g) Alberta Research and Innovation Act, except sections 9(2), (3) and (4), 10, 12(1) and 13(a) and (b);

(h) Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(i) sections 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 and section 2 of Schedule 3 to the Government Organization Act;

(j) Post-secondary Learning Act, except sections 66(2) and (3), 67, 72(3) and (4), 73, 80 and 99(1)(a) and (2) to (6);

(k) Private Vocational Training Act;

(l) Student Financial Assistance Act.

(2)  The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and the Minister of Infrastructure:

(a) section 3 of Schedule 1 to the Government Organization Act;

(b) sections 72(3) and (4), 73, 80 and 99(1)(a) and (2) to (6) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.

(3)  The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in sections 9(2), (3) and (4), 10 and 13(a) and (b) of the Alberta Research and Innovation Act and the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education in section 12(1) of the Alberta Research and Innovation Act are transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and the Minister of Health.

(4)  The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in sections 3(7), 7(2), 8(2), 9, 10(1), 12(3), 13, 14 and 15 of the Alberta Research and Innovation Regulation (AR 203/2009) are transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and the Minister of Health.

(5)  The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in the Enterprise and Advanced Education Grants Regulation (AR 121/2008) are transferred to the common responsibility of the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

(6)  The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the part of the appropriation transferred under subsection (7), is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education.

(7)  The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the 2013-14 Government appropriation for Enterprise and Advanced Education, except for the parts of the appropriation transferred to the responsibility of the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour under section 12.1(4), is transferred to the Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education.

5   The following is added after section 12:

Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour

12.1(1)  The responsibility for the following enactments is transferred to the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour:

(a) Agrology Profession Act;

(b) Architects Act;

(c) Blind Workers’ Compensation Act;

(d) Burial of the Dead Act;

(e) Consulting Engineers of Alberta Act;

(f) Employment Standards Code;

(g) Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act;

(h) section 1 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 8 to the Government Organization Act;

(i) Labour Relations Code;

(j) Land Agents Licensing Act;

(k) Land Surveyors Act;

(l) Managerial Exclusion Act;

(m) MLA Compensation Act;

(n) Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(o) Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act;

(p) Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act;

(q) Public Service Employee Relations Act;

(r) Radiation Protection Act;

(s) Regulated Accounting Profession Act;

(t) Regulated Forestry Profession Act;

(u) Special Payment Act;

(v) Veterinary Profession Act;

(w) Workers’ Compensation Act.

(2)  The Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour is designated as the Minister responsible for the Public Sector Services Continuation Act.

(3)  The responsibility for that part of the public service associated with the parts of the appropriations transferred under subsections (4) and (5), is transferred to the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

(4)  The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2013-14 Government appropriation for Enterprise and Advanced Education is transferred to the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour:

(a) program 1, Ministry Support Services: the portion of elements 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 related to supports directly provided to the program transferred by clause (b);

(b) program 7, Workforce Strategies.

(5)  The responsibility for the administration of the unexpended balance of the following parts of the 2013-14 Government appropriation for Human Services is transferred to the Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour:

(a) program 1, Ministry Support Services: the portion of elements 1.4 to 1.7 related to supports directly provided to the programs, elements and portions of elements transferred by clauses (b) to (e);

(b) program 2, Employment:

(i) the portion of element 2.11, Career Development Services, related to the Adult Learning Information System;

(ii) the portion of element 2.12, Basic Skills and Academic Upgrading, related to tuition-based support for labour market skills training;

(iii) element 2.14, Summer Temporary Employment and Other Employment Programs;

(iv) the portion of element 2.15, Training for Work, related to tuition-based support for labour market skills training;

(v) element 2.16, Settlement and Integration;

(vi) element 2.17, Workforce Partnerships;

(vii) element 2.18, Aboriginal Development Partnerships;

(c) program 14, Workplace Standards;

(d) program 15, Labour Relations Board;

(e) program 16, Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation.

6   Section 18 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2.1):

(2.2)  The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance is designated as the Minister responsible for the Public Service Salary Restraint Act.

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