1 Definitions
(a) "affordable housing accommodation" means a housing
accommodation designated by the Minister as an affordable
housing accommodation under section 31.1(1);
(a.01) "affordable housing provider" means the owner or operat or
of an affordable housing accommodation;
(a.02) repealed 2024 c15 s1;
(a.03) "Alberta escalator" mean s the Alberta escalator as defined
in section 44.2 of the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act;
(a.1) "Corporation" means th e Alberta Social Housing
Corporation;
(a.2), (a.3) repealed 2024 c15 s1;
(b) "Deputy Minister" means the Deputy Minister of the
Minister's department appointed under the Public Service
Act;
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(c) "federal Act" means the National Housing Act (Canada);
(d) "housing accommodation" m eans buildings or units in
buildings that are suitable and adequate for human
habitation, including services that may be provided to
residents of the buildings or units because of their
circumstances, and includes a lodge accommodation;
(e) "lodge accommodation" means a home for the use of senior
citizens who are not capable of maintaining or do not desire
to maintain their own home, including services that may be
provided to them because of their circumstances;
(f) "management body" means a management body established
by the Minister under section 5;
(g) "Minister" means the Minist er determined under section 16
of the Government Organization Act as the Minister
responsible for this Act;
(g.1) "monthly disposable income" means monthly disposable
income as defined in the regulations;
(h) "municipality" means a city, town, parks town, village,
summer village, municipal district, improvement district,
special area or Metis settlement, and includes a collecting
board within the meaning of the Education Act;
(i) "senior household" means a senior household as defined in
the regulations;
(j) "standard lodge accommoda tion" means standard lodge
accommodation as defined in the regulations.
RSA 2000 cA-25 s1;2012 cE-0.3 s288;2018 c17 s1
2021 c23 s2;2024 c15 s1
The minimum monthly disposable income amount
RSA 2000
(a) under section 33.1(3)(a) of this Act, is $365, and
(b) under section 33.1(3)(b) for this Act, must be adjusted by an
amount equal to
(i) the minimum monthly disposable income amount for the
previous calendar year, including any increase to that
amount made under the regulations,
multiplied by
(ii) the Alberta escalator.
2 Repealed 2024 c15 s1.
2018 c17 s1;2019 c18 s2;2024 c15 s1
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