Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) published a report in July 2025 recommending that the provincial government enact a standalone AI law. The report identifies three components for a provincial AI framework: a purpose-built AI statute, modernisation of existing privacy legislation (PIPA and the Health Information Act), and alignment with a broader digital strategy.
The OIPC recommended that Alberta’s framework draw on the EU AI Act’s risk-based approach and that it complement rather than duplicate emerging federal legislation. The report was submitted to the Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish, who acknowledged receipt.
As of April 2026, Alberta has not enacted AI-specific legislation in response to the OIPC report. No provincial AI regulatory body has been established. The OIPC itself is a privacy regulator and does not have a general AI mandate.
Score note: dimension 10 scores 0 (no AI governance body with explicit mandate exists; the OIPC report is a recommendation, not enacted law; OIPC is a privacy regulator, not an AI regulator).