• Affordability measures, consumer protection legislation coming: Alberta government

  Source: Alberta - Provincial Politics
  Date: 2026-10-24 00:52:20.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Affordability, Technology, Energy, Governance]

  Ahead of the Alberta legislative session, Government House Leader Joseph Schow outlined an upcoming suite of bills focused on lowering auto insurance costs, revising utility bill protections, and updating consumer rules for ticket resales and used vehicles. The provincial government under Premier Danielle Smith also plans to introduce new regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence data centres—addressing grid stability, power bills, and water usage following public backlash over a $13-billion Sturgeon County project involving Meta—alongside merit-based public sector hiring rules, bike lane legislation, and stricter illegal dumping penalties.

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• Alberta extends $100 rebate period as uptake lags below 50 per cent

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-30 17:56:13.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Affordability, Energy, Taxation]

  The Government of Alberta has extended the application deadline for its $100 energy rebate program by one month from September 30 to October 31, 2026. Administered under Finance Minister Jason Nixon, the program has seen uptake from 1.45 million out of nearly 3.4 million eligible Albertans, representing roughly 43 percent of the eligible population. The rebate was initially introduced on July 1, 2026, to replace the province's former fuel-tax relief program, which the government subsequently moved to reinstate by removing the entire 13-cent-per-litre provincial fuel tax starting October 1, 2026.

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