Alberta Says It May Legislate to Protect Jurisdiction as Ottawa Approaches Municipalities on Housing

Published on November 21, 2023

The federal government is getting increasingly involved with municipalities as it seeks to boost housing supply, but Alberta says it may pass legislation to uphold the respect of its jurisdictional power. Alberta’s Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said in a Nov. 20 statement that he is “concerned about the repeated public comments” from federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser “indicating they will continue to deal directly with municipalities.” Mr. McIver said his government will seek to protect the province’s constitutional right to oversee its municipalities. “This may mean that Alberta tables legislation similar to Quebec, which requires the federal government to engage in negotiations with our province, rather than side-stepping us by engaging only with municipalities,” he said....

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