This one-year research project focuses on property rights and land use regulation in Alberta. The objectives of this program are threefold: 1) To analyze the constitutional, legal and regulatory frameworks that demarcate private property rights in land in Alberta; 2) To describe the present scope of Alberta’s property rights system and to identify key issues arising from recent land use initiatives; and 3) To develop a nontechnical summary of the above to serve as a resource for stakeholders, policy makers, and land users in general.
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ALI Presents: Land Use 2014
ALI’s inaugural two-day conference, Land Use 2014, will bring together policy and research communities from Alberta, Canada, and around the world.
Learn More →The Land-use Framework
The recent growth of the natural resource sector – in a province where 80 per cent of the population lives in urban centres – has resulted in competition between different land uses, not all properly coordinated.
Learn More →What are property rights?
Property rights can be complex and difficult to define. Proprietary interests in land include not only ownership of the title to land, but also leases, rights of way, licenses, mineral rights, and more.
Learn More →Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA)
The ALSA authorizes the provincial Cabinet to establish planning regions and adopt a statutory plan for each region. Seven planning regions have been established corresponding to the natural watersheds in the province.
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