On October 28, 2019 the Alberta government introduced two bills
(Bills 20 and 21) which propose several legislative changes that
will impact post-secondary institutions in the Province, as well as
their students. The legislation has various aspects worth
considering, and we have summarized below some of the key changes
to various legislation that the Bills have created which we think
will be particularly relevant to post-secondary institutions
throughout Alberta.
Post-secondary Learning Act - Amended
Bill 21 changes the Post-secondary Learning Act to
suspend the current tuition freeze for the next three academic
years (see sections 61(3.1) and 61.01). Post-secondary institutions
can increase tuition fees to be paid by domestic students for these
years in accordance with any restrictions on increasing tuition
fees set out in the regulations. The Tuition and Fees
Regulation restricts annual tuition increases to 10 percent
per individual program.
