Act & Regulation

The Securities Act (Alberta), RSA 2000 cS-4, is the statute that establishes Alberta's securities laws and gives the Alberta Securities Commission its powers and duties. The Revised Statutes of Alberta (RSA) 2000 came into effect on January 1, 2002. Since that revision, the Act has been amended a number of times over the years. The statutes that contain these amendments are linked below, and each one can be viewed by clicking on the name of the statute.

Looking for the Alberta Securities Commission Rules (General) and Forms? See Regulatory Instruments.

 

Amending
Enactment 

Date of Royal Assent

Proclamation
information

Sections
awaiting proclamation

Sections
subsequently repealed,
replaced,
not pursued

Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021
(Bill 62)

17/6/2021 N/A None N/A

Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 20)

19/11/2018 N/A None - the entire
Act came into force on Royal Assent
N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 13) 
7/6/2017 N/A None - the entire
Act came into force on Royal Assent
N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 6)  27/5/2016 s.21 of SAA, 2016
See also Order in Council:
152/2017 
None N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 15)   30/3/2015 N/A None - the entire
Act came into force on Royal Assent
N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 5)  17/12/2014 s.59 of SAA, 2014
See also Order in Council:
145/2015 
22, 23, 24 and 55(b)   
Securities Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 3)   13/3/2014 s.29 of SAA, 2014
See also Order in Council:
383/2014 
None  N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 4)  29/4/2011 s.19 of SAA, 2011  See also Orders in Council:
89/2012
162/2013
383/2014 
None  2(a) will not be
pursued and was
effectively replaced
by 2(a) of the
Securities Amendment
Act, 2014
(Bill 3)
Securities Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 13)  22/4/2010 s.23 of SAA, 2010 See also Orders in Council:
252/2010
394/2010
88/2012 
None  N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 17) 26/5/2009  N/A None - the entire
Act came into force on Royal Assent
N/A
Securities Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 38) 4/11/2008 s.21 of SAA, 2008 See also Orders in Council:
453/2009
None 5 and 14 were repealed and replaced by 17 of the Securities Amendment Act, 2011
(Bill 4)

Securities Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 21)

Related: ASC Notice - Bill 21 Securities Amendment Act 2007

20/4/2007 s.26 of SAA, 2007 See also Orders in Council:
452/2009 
None

2(e) was repealed
and replaced by 20 of the Securities Amendment Act, 2008
(Bill 38)

10 was repealed and replaced by 16 of the Securities Amendment
Act, 2011

(Bill 4)

Securities Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 25)

Related: Notice of proposed amendments to the Securities Act

24/5/2006 s.62 of SAA, 2006 See also Orders in Council:
277/2006
436/2006
524/2006
615/2006
42/2008
27/2008
451/2009
209/2010
162/2013 
None 3 was repealed and replaced by 22 of the Securities Amendment
Act, 2010

(Bill 13)

37 and 40 will not be pursued and were effectively repealed via the Statues Repeal Act (Alberta)

27, 28 and 49(a) were repealed and replaced by 15(a), (b) and (c) of the Securities Amendment Act, 2011
(Bill 4)

Securities Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 19)

Related: Proclamation of Remainder of Bill 19

Related: June 8 Partial Proclamation of Securities Amendment Act 2005

Related: Partial Proclamation of Securities Amendment Act 2005

10/5/2005 s.33 of SAA, 2005 See also Orders in Council:
274/2005
431/2005 
None N/A
Notice of Proclamation of the Income Trust Liability Act (Bill 34) and consequential amendments to the Securities Act 1/6/2004 N/A None N/A

Securities Amendment Act, 2003
(Bill 14)

Related: Notice of update on amendments to the Securities Amendment Act 2003 and the Securities Regulation

Related: Notice of proclamation of Securities Amendment Act 2003 and amendments to the Securities Regulation

Related: Notice of proposed amendments to the Securities Act, Bill 14 received first reading

16/5/2003

s.39 of SAA, 2003 See also Orders in Council:
273/2003
113/2005 
None N/A
Notice of Proclamation of the Securities Amendment Act, 2003
2003 N/A None  N/A
Staff notice relating to numbering changes to the Securities Act
25/1/2002 N/A None N/A