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35-669: Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta , Canada. It is located within Alberta's Rockies , sharing much of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country . The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village . The following is the incorporation history of Kananaskis Improvement District. There are no communities located within Kananaskis Improvement District. The following localities are located within Kananaskis Improvement District. Kananaskis experiences

70-426: A subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 156 living in 60 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -29.4% from its 2016 population of 221. With a land area of 4,203.24 km (1,622.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km (0.1/sq mi) in 2021. In

105-473: A combined population totaling 2,146. With some exceptions, their boundaries are coterminous with that of a national or provincial park. Five of them are located within national parks, and two are within provincial parks. Special areas are rural municipalities created in 1938 under the authority of the Special Areas Act. A special area is not to be confused with a specialized municipality , which

140-502: A combined population totalling 466,470 as of 2019. According to Section 80 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a village if: Essentially, villages are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 300 people. When a village's population exceeds 1,000 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a town , but the change in incorporated status

175-616: A combined population totalling 471,852 as of 2019. According to Section 581 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), Alberta's Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, may form an improvement district. Section 582 of the MGA requires that the order to form an improvement district must describe its boundaries and give it an official name. Alberta currently has seven improvement districts, which have

210-402: A hamlet to incorporate as a village – Barnwell and Wabamun were the last two to do so both on January 1, 1980. It is much more common these days for villages to revert to hamlet status through the dissolution process instead. Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Alberta) On January 4, 2021, Ric McIver became Acting Minister of Municipal Affairs, replacing Tracy Allard . On July 8 McIver

245-493: A provincial interest, appeals of linear property assessments, intermunicipal disputes, municipal annexations, and other matters. The New Home Buyer Protection Board hears appeals from the New Home Buyer Protection Office. The Surface Rights Board settles disputes between companies that have the right to drill for subsurface fossil fuels and the owners of the surface of the land. It can also direct

280-457: A specialized municipality on January 1, 1996. According to Section 59 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), hamlets are unincorporated communities that: Further, Section 59 of the MGA provides the councils of municipal districts (or counties ) and specialized municipalities the authority to designate unincorporated communities within its boundaries as hamlets. Hamlets may also be designated within improvement districts and special areas by

315-402: A total of 19 cities with a combined population totalling 2,959,559 as of 2019. According to Section 81 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a town if: Essentially, towns are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 1,000 people. When a town's population exceeds 10,000 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of a city , but

350-574: A village, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory. Alberta currently has a total of 51 summer villages, with a combined population totalling 5,200 as of 2019. According to Section 83 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), a municipality may incorporate as a specialized municipality under one of the following three scenarios: Essentially, specialized municipalities are municipalities that are unconventional in nature compared to other municipalities in Alberta, and they are incorporated under

385-479: Is a completely different municipal status. Alberta's three special areas had a combined population totalling 4,184 in 2016. An urban service area is a type of hamlet that is not officially defined under the Municipal Government Act (MGA). However, the province of Alberta recognizes it as equivalent to a city for the purposes of program delivery and grant eligibility according to the Orders in Council that established

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420-535: Is administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs . However, residents do elect an advisory council consisting of a chairperson and three councillors to oversee the activities of municipal staff. On June 26 and 27, 2002, the area hosted the 28th G8 Summit . This annual "Group of 8" Summit was held in Kananaskis Village at the Kananaskis Resort (also called the "Delta Lodge at Kananaskis"). This

455-781: Is also responsible for the Public Library Services Branch, which provides policy, planning and administrative expertise to public libraries across Alberta. Public Safety's mandate includes safe buildings, equipment and facilities and emergency response, regulated by the Safety Codes Act . Public Safety comprises Safety Services, the New Home Warranty and the Office of the Fire Commissioner. The Land Compensation Board determines

490-465: Is different from that of a municipal district. As such, Alberta Municipal Affairs provides municipal districts with the opportunity to brand themselves either as municipal districts or counties in their official names. Of Alberta's 63 municipal districts, 46 of them brand themselves as counties . Over the past 30 years, Alberta has observed a trend of numerous municipal districts rebranding themselves as counties through official name changes. Some of

525-458: Is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities , towns , villages and summer villages ), specialized municipalities , rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts , and special areas ), Métis settlements , and Indian reserves . All types of municipalities are governed by local residents and were incorporated under various provincial acts, with

560-485: Is not mandatory. Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain village status even if the number of residents falls below the 300 limit. Some of Alberta's villages have never reached a population of 300 people, but were incorporated as villages before there was a requirement to have a population of 300 or more. Alberta currently has a total of 81 villages, with a combined population totalling 34,600 as of 2021. According to former Section 79 of

595-432: The 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kananaskis Improvement District had a population of 221 living in 58 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of -11.2% from its 2011 population of 249. With a land area of 4,213.95 km (1,627.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.1/sq mi) in 2016. Like all improvements districts in Alberta, Kananaskis Improvement District

630-601: The Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo and Strathcona County as specialized municipalities . These Orders in Council (see Schedule 1, Section 7 and Schedule 1, Section 3 respectively) also state that: Essentially, urban services areas meet the eligibility requirements of the MGA to incorporate as a city. As such, they are Alberta's largest hamlets. There are currently two urban services areas in Alberta: Fort McMurray, within

665-838: The Alberta Emergency Management Agency, and the Special Areas Board. Municipal Services and Legislation provides support, advice and other assistance in the areas of municipal government, administration and land use planning to Alberta's urban , rural and specialized municipalities. This division is also responsible for municipal inspections, viability reviews, and the Municipal Government Act Review. Branches include Municipal Services and Major Legislative Projects and Strategic Planning. Municipal Assessment and Grants provides support, advice and other assistance in

700-411: The Minister of Municipal Affairs pursuant to Section 590 of the MGA and Section 10 of the Special Areas Act respectively. When a hamlet's population reaches 300, it becomes eligible to incorporated as a village under Section 80 of the MGA, so long as the majority of the buildings are still on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m (19,900 sq ft). However, it is a modern-day rarity for

735-430: The Municipal Government Act (MGA), a municipal district is an area in which: Essentially, municipal districts are large rural areas in which their citizens reside on farms, country residential subdivisions or unincorporated communities (i.e., hamlets, localities and other settlements). In Alberta, the term county is synonymous with the term municipal district – it is not its own incorporated municipal status that

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770-431: The Municipal Government Act (MGA), a summer village is an area that: As a result of Section 79 being repealed, summer villages can no longer be formed in Alberta. Essentially, summer villages were once formed from urban communities with populations of less than 300 people and significant non-permanent populations. When a summer village's population exceeds 300 people, its council may apply to change its status to that of

805-457: The amount of compensation to be paid when land is expropriated for a public service. In some cases, it is the body that recommends whether expropriation is warranted. The Land Compensation Board was under Alberta Environment and Parks until 2018. The Municipal Government Board is a provincial tribunal in Alberta, Canada. It is established pursuant to the Municipal Government Act. The MGB hears appeals from subdivision applications involving

840-786: The areas of property assessment, education property taxes, and municipal grants to Alberta's urban , rural and specialized municipalities. This division is also responsible for the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) program, Federal Gas Tax program, and assessment of all linear property (e.g., oil/gas wells, pipelines, electric power lines, and telecommunication systems) in Alberta. Branches include Assessment Services and Grants and Education Property Tax. Corporate Strategic Services provides support, advice and other assistance to other divisions within Municipal Affairs. Corporate Strategic Services

875-484: The authority of the existing MGA instead of relying on the creation of their own separate acts (i.e., the Special Areas Act allowed the incorporation of Alberta's three special areas and the Metis Settlements Act allowed the incorporation of Alberta's eight Métis settlements). Alberta's six specialized municipalities have a combined population totalling 242,395 as of 2019. According to Section 78 of

910-415: The change in incorporated status is not mandatory. Communities with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 1,000 limit. Some of Alberta's towns have never reached a population of 1,000 people, but were incorporated as towns before the current requirement to have a population of 1,000 or more. Alberta currently has a total of 107 towns, with

945-589: The exception of Indian reserves, the administration of municipalities in Alberta is regulated by the Municipal Government Act, the Special Areas Act and the Metis Settlements Act. As of 2019, the combined unofficial population of all of Alberta's municipalities was 4,271,759. According to Section 82 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), an area may incorporate as a city if: Essentially, cities are formed from urban communities with populations of at least 10,000 people. Alberta currently has

980-471: The exception of improvement districts (governed by either the provincial or federal government), and Alberta's Indian reserves (governed by local band governments under federal jurisdiction). Alberta also has numerous unincorporated communities (including urban service areas , hamlets and a townsite ) that are not independent municipalities in their own right. However, they are all recognized as sub-municipal entities by Ministry of Municipal Affairs under

1015-762: The jurisdiction of specialized municipalities or rural municipalities, with the exception of the lone townsite (its jurisdiction is shared with an Indian reserve that surrounds it). With the exception of Métis settlements, Statistics Canada recognizes all of Alberta's municipalities as census subdivisions and groups them into 19 census divisions based on geography. Within census divisions, Statistics Canada groups some of Alberta's municipalities/census subdivisions into two census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or 12 census agglomerations (CAs) for enumeration purposes. All CMAs include large urban centres and surrounding census subdivisions. All CAs also include large urban centres and in some cases their surrounding census subdivisions. With

1050-468: The jurisdiction of the RM of Wood Buffalo, was formerly a city prior its amalgamation with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995. It was designated an urban service area at the time of the amalgamation. Sherwood Park has always been an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of Strathcona County. It became an urban service area when Strathcona County changed its status from a municipal district to

1085-411: The new ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing was created from Alberta Municipal Affairs and Seniors and Community Supports . Libraries, community and voluntary sector services, previously under the authority of Alberta Community Development , were amalgamated in the new ministry. On March 12, 2008, Premier Stelmach reverted Municipal Affairs and Housing back to Municipal Affairs by moving

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1120-491: The reasons why a municipal district would rebrand itself as a county include that the term county is: more recognizable by the general public; has a more traditional appeal; and is more marketable from an economic development perspective. The last municipal district (MD) to rebrand itself as a county was the MD of Foothills No. 31, which was renamed as Foothills County on January 1, 2019. Alberta's 63 municipal districts have

1155-486: The responsibilities over housing and the voluntary sector to the new ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs and Culture and Community Spirit respectively. Alberta's Ministry of Municipal Affairs includes "Municipal Services and Legislation", "Municipal Assessment and Grants", "Corporate Strategic Services", and "Public Safety". The ministry also has oversight of the Municipal Government Board ,

1190-465: Was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs. Rebecca Schulz became the minister of October 24, 2022. The Municipal Affairs ministry was established on December 20, 1911, with the purpose of implementing the new municipal legislation regarding incorporation of towns, villages, rural municipal districts, improvement districts and cities. The ministry is responsible for enforcement of a variety of provincial legislation including: On December 15, 2006,

1225-800: Was the second time Canada used a lodge venue for the G8 Summit, after its inaugural 7th G7 Summit at Montebello, Quebec in 1981. So far, it is the only G8 Summit to be held in Western Canada . The 2002 conference pumped some $ 300-million into the Kananaskis and Alberta economy; however, security cost taxpayers in excess of $ 200-million. It will host the G7 meeting for a second time in 2025. List of communities in Alberta#Improvement districts The province of Alberta , Canada,

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