• Alberta government to introduce over a dozen new bills as MLAs return Tuesday

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-23 17:54:21.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Governance, Education, Energy, Transportation, Housing]

  The United Conservative Party government of Alberta is set to introduce approximately 14 new bills during the fall sitting of the 31st legislature spanning October 27 to December 3, 2026. Key legislative items include overhauling school report cards, updating the compassionate intervention healthcare program, establishing regulatory protections for data centres to safeguard electricity and water supplies, implementing merit-based public sector hiring, and introducing consumer protections for defective vehicles and event ticket resales. Additionally, the legislative session will feature a debate on a new electoral map required to be tabled by November 2 following recommendations from an advisory panel, while the New Democratic Party opposition intends to introduce private members' bills addressing healthcare, affordability, and education.

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• Mattamy Homes taps into sunny Alberta's solar energy

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-16 15:00:03.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Housing, Energy, Environment, Climate]

  Mattamy Homes has integrated standard solar panel systems into more than 1,000 new single-family, duplex, and rear-lane townhomes across Alberta since June 2024, in partnership with trade partners SkyFire Energy and Zeno Renewables. The initiative has saved homeowners an estimated $460,000 annually in energy costs and reduced carbon emissions by approximately 3,200 tonnes per year. Standard offerings include an eight-panel system per home along with triple-pane windows, improved air tightness, and EnerGuide labelling. Additionally, Mattamy Homes has acquired 153 acres in southeast Calgary for the Belvedere community and partnered with Truman for a 253-acre master-planned community in Chestermere, expected to deliver roughly 1,900 homes with construction starting in summer 2028.

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• Ottawa to provide $2B in rebates for homeowners who install heat pumps

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-08 15:57:40.0
  Tags: [National, Energy, Environment, Housing, Affordability]

  The federal government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, is launching a $2-billion rebate program to help an estimated 820,000 homeowners across Canada install new heat pumps or replace existing heating systems over the next eight years. Officials state that the program will save participating homeowners an average of $1,400 annually on heating bills while lowering emissions. Additionally, Ottawa is partnering with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to offer low-interest financing enabling apartment building owners to retrofit more than 280,000 homes over the same eight-year period.

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• P.E.I. government moves to break up IRAC into two new regulatory bodies

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-21 17:05:04.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Governance, Energy, Housing, Economy]

  The Prince Edward Island government announced it will dismantle the 35-year-old Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) and replace it with two specialized regulatory bodies overseeing energy and utilities, and land use and appeals, respectively. Prompted by an interim independent review conducted by Rory Francis, the reform will establish a standalone Residential Tenancy Office reporting to the Minister of Housing and Communities, introduce a merit-based public appointment process for commissioners, mandate external reviews every six years, and create a public electricity consumer advocate. Legislation to enact these changes will be brought forward in the fall legislative session, with public feedback open until October 2, 2026, and the commissioner's final report due November 1, 2026.

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