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Alberta. Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife

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<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em>The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife was established through the <em>Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife Act</em> (S.A. 1986, chapter D-20.5), which received assent September 12, 1986. The Act was repealed and superseded by Government Organization Act (1994). The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, however, became part of the Department of Environmental Protection in January 1993 (A.R. 12/93). <em>Functional Responsibility:</em>The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife ensured the wise use of the province's natural resources, for the benefit of all Albertans; it was responsible for the management of Alberta's fish, wildlife, forests and public lands. The Department was created from the functions of the Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife and the Renewable Resource sector of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. This sector had been responsible for the administration of Alberta's forest resources, public lands and fish and wildlife resources. As well, land use planning, mapping, surveying and aerial photography were part of the sector's responsibility. These were all functions assumed by the Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife. The initial department organization directly reflected that of the Renewable Resource sector of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources. The department continued with the following divisions: the Alberta Forest Service, Public Lands, Fish and Wildlife, Resource Evaluation and Planning, Alberta Bureau of Surveying and Mapping and Foreign Ownership of Land Administration. The Alberta Forest Service managed Alberta's forest lands to ensure a perpetual supply of benefits and products all the while maintaining a high quality forest environment. The Public Lands Division was responsible for the administration of public lands. The Fish and Wildlife Division managed fish and wildlife resources to provide the maximum benefit while ensuring viable populations were maintained. The Resource Evaluation and Planning Division provided integrated resource policy and planning services. The Alberta Bureau of Surveying and Mapping coordinated all provincial surveying and mapping. The Foreign Ownership of Land Administration Division enforced the Foreign Ownership of Land Regulations. Later in 1986, the Forest Industry Development Division was established, to promote the development of Alberta's forest resources. The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife underwent reorganization in December 1987 which resulted in changes aimed at reducing administrative costs. Alberta Forest Service Division, Public Lands Division, Fish and Wildlife Division, Forest Industry Development Division remained for the most part unchanged, but a new Land Information Services Division was added, as was the Policy Secretariat. The Land Services Division was created from a merger of the Land Information Branch and the Bureau of Surveying and Mapping. Foreign Ownership of Land Administration became part of Public Lands. The Policy Secretariat was established to review and analyze existing policies and regulation, and to assist in the development of renewable resource policies consistent with department's mission. The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife shared a Finance and Administration sector with the Department of Energy; the division reported to the Department of Energy. <em>Predecessor and Successor Bodies:</em>The Government of Alberta has been responsible for its own natural resources since 1930, when responsibility and ownership of these resources was transferred to the Crown in right of Alberta. Prior to the Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, numerous departments had administered acts relevant to fish, wildlife, forests and public lands; the main departments included the Department of Lands and Mines (1931-1949), the Department of Lands and Forests (1949-1975), and the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (1975-1986), and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife (1975-1979). Following the Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, the Department of Environmental Protection assumed administration of most of the relevant acts, as well as the <em>Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife Act</em> itself, in early January 1993 (A.R. 12/93). Administration of Public Lands and related acts was transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Many of the same functions were transferred again in 2001 to the newly established Department of Sustainable Resource Development. <em>Administrative Relationships:</em>The Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife reported to the Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife. The Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife was a member of the Executive Council of the Alberta Government. <em>Administrative Structure:</em>The structure of the Department of the Forestry, Lands and Wildlife was hierarchical. The Department was divided into divisions; these divisions were then divided into various branches. The divisions remained relatively stable after an initial reorganization in 1987 following its split from the Department of Energy and Natural Resources in 1986. <em>Names of the Corporate bodies:</em>The new department, created from the Renewable Resources sector of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and the Associate Deputy Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife, was first established as the Department of Forestry in early 1986. By the time the Minister was appointed in May and the departmental act received assent in September, the name had become Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, to better reflect all the resources it was to manage. The Department is referred to as Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife in the Annual Reports. <em>Names of Chief Officers:</em>;Ministers of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife:;Don Sparrow, 1986-1987;LeRoy Fjordbotten, 1987-1992

Alberta. Department of Government Services

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Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution :In 1939 the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency was created. Functional Responsibility: The Alberta Government Purchasing Agency was created to form a part of a department as seen in The Alberta Government Purchasing Agency Act (S.A. Chapter 7, 1939). The Agency functioned to acquire by purchase or otherwise all supplies which any Department required. All departmental purchases related to supplies were made through the Agency other than by the exceptions set out in the Act. The Agency was directed by the enabling legislation to acquire supplies produced or manufactured in the Province of Alberta or sold by persons carrying on business in the Province whenever practical to do so. The Agency was under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Treasurer from its inception until 1975. In 1975, the Department of Government Services was created (S.A. Chapter 11, 1975). With this restructuring of Government, the Government Purchasing Agency, Central Mail and Courier Services were transferred from Treasury to Alberta Government Services. In 1976, an amendment to The Government Services Act repealed The Alberta Government Purchasing Agency Act. The amendment gave the Department of Government Services the function of the Purchasing Agency and a Director of Purchases. The Purchasing Branch continued to represent the Government in transactions with the private sector for the acquisition of merchandise and services. In 1982, the department of Government Services merged with the functions of public works from the Department of Housing and Public Works to form the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services. In 1983 the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services Act (S.A. Chapter D-25.2, 1983) repealed The Government Services Act. Predecessor and Successor Bodies: The function of central purchasing first appeared in 1925when the Provincial Treasurer supervised governmental purchases. The first official mention of the purchasing branch was Acting Supervisor of Purchases. Although the Purchasing Agency was repealed by the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services Act, the function was continued. The Department of Public Works, Supply and Services Act made the Minister of the Department responsible for the acquisition and provision of all supplies that were required by the departments. Every department under this legislation was required to procure its supplies through the Minister. In 2000, the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services merged with the Department of Transportation and Utilities to form Alberta Infrastructure. The function of the Purchasing Branch was altered when Alberta Infrastructure enhanced government procurement practice. The Supply Management Branch provided centralized purchasing of goods and associated services. The central procurement services of the Supply Management Branch are provided by its Procurement Section. The Procurement Section acquires goods over $10,000 required by government departments and establishes Standing Offers for common requirements. Effective April 1, 2002, responsibility for the mandate of Supply Management Branch was transferred from Alberta Infrastructure to Alberta Government Services, Alberta Corporate Service Centre. Administrative Relationships: The Lieutenant Governor in Council designated which department the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency would form a part of and appointed the Director of Purchases to head the Agency. Each Department had an Advisory Purchasing Committee, which determined the necessity for the acquisition of any supplies for the Department. The approval of the Committee was necessary to allow for the purchase of supplies by the Agency. The Lieutenant Governor in Council by Order in Council could allow a Department to make designated purchases. The Director of the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency could permit any Department to acquire any supplies that can be acquired at a lower cost by reason of transportation costs or for any other reason. The Director, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council had the power to make regulations regarding the administration and management of acquisition and purchasing. Under the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services Act, the Minister was charged with many of the duties the Director of Purchases had in previous legislation. The Lieutenant Governor in Council could, by regulation, provide for the acquisition of supplies other than through the Minister. Administrative Structure: The enactment of the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency Act in 1939 gave the existing branch structure. The Act allowed for the appointment of a director and the management and control of the Agency. In 1976, the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency became the Purchasing Branch of Government Services under the Supply Division headed by a Director of Purchases. In 1983, the Purchasing Branch became part of the Procurement Division of the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services. The Department of Public Works, Supply and Services reorganized and streamlined in 1994. The Purchasing Branch became part of the Supply Division under Information Technology and Supply. Names of the Corporate bodies: The enabling legislation named the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency. In 1976 the Alberta Government Purchasing Agency became the Purchasing Branch as seen in annual reports for Alberta Government Services. It continued as the Purchasing Branch under the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services. Names of Chief Officers: Director of Purchases George A. Clash [1941]-[1947]; John Blair* [1955]-1957; Bruce L. McLean 1958-[1977]; L. A. Schuck [1978]-1980; Fred M. Husband 1981-1982; M. J. Long 1983-[1984]

Alberta. Department of Government Services

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Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution: The Department of Government Services was established in 1975 and dissolved in 1982. Functional Responsibility: In 1975 as a result of government-wide reorganization, a decision was taken to centralize the management and delivery of a number of common service functions. This led to the creation of a new department, the <em>Department of Government Services </em>(S.A. Chapter 11, 1975). The functions managed by the Department of Government Services included: building operations and maintenance, data processing, records management, acquisition, disposal, communications, and printing. The Department Government Services was charged with the responsibility of integrating organizational units from a number of departments and agencies into an effective and efficient service-oriented delivery mechanism. The Department of Government Services became responsible for the elements of the former Public Work Department concerned with operation and maintenance; the Purchasing Agency from Treasury; the Data Processing Centre from the Provincial Auditor's Office; the Bureau of Public Affairs from the Executive Council; Government Aircraft operations and other operations that service government departments. Predecessor and Successor Bodies: The Department of Public Works was dissolved and dispersed in 1975 to form the Department of Government Service and the Department of Housing and Public Works. The <em>Department of Government Services Act</em> repealed the <em>Department of Public Works Act</em>. In 1982, the Department of Government Services was dissolved and the some of the existing functions merged with the Department of Housing and Public Works to form the Department of Public Works, Supply and Services. In 1983, the <em>Department of Public Works, Supply and Services Act </em>(S. A. Chapter D-25.5, 1983) repealed the <em>Department of Government Services Act</em>. Administrative Relationships: The Minister of the Department of Government Services was a member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to head the Department. The Minister of Government Services reported to the Legislative Assembly for the Department. The Minister submitted reports received from any other agencies, boards, councils, and institutes that reported to the Minister of Government Services. Administrative Structure: At in inception, The Department of Government Services had five major divisions: Operating and Maintenance Division; Supply Division; Public Affairs Division; Computing and System Division; and Administrative Services Division. The Administrative Services Division provided central support services to the Department in the areas of personnel administration, financial management, accounting and office administration. The Computing and Systems Division consists of an amalgamation of the functions and staff of the Provincial Data Centre from the Provincial Auditor's Office and the Records Management Branch. The Operating and Maintenance Division consisted of the functions of the Physical Plant Division of Public Works, Aircraft Maintenance from the Department of Lands and Forests, Central Delivery and Courier Service from Treasury, and the Freight Bureau from Industry and Commerce. The Public Affairs Division was created when the Department assume responsibility for the functions of Public Affairs Bureau. The Supply Division was created when the Purchasing Agency was transferred from Alberta Treasury to the jurisdiction of The Department of Government Services. The function of the Purchasing Agency was expanded to enable the Division to provide a comprehensive supply capability. Names of the Corporate bodies: In the enabling legislation the Department is called the Department of Government Services. In annual reports the Department is referred to as Alberta Government Services. Names of Chief Officers: Horst A. L. C. Schmid 1975-1979; Stewart A. McCrae 1979-1982

Alberta. Department of Health

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<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em>;The Department of Health was first founded in 1919 under the name Department of Public Health by means of the passage and proclamation of <em>The Department of Public Health Act</em> 1919 c. 16. The name of the Department was changed to the Department of Health in 1967. The Department was first dissolved in 1971. The Department of Health was re-established in 1988 by means of Order in Council 502/88 pursuant to the <em>Public Service Administrative Transfers Act.</em> The re-establishment of the Department was formalized by means of the passage and proclamation of the <em>Department of Health Act</em>, 1989 c. D-21.5. The Department was dissolved for the second time in 1999 by means of Order in Council 241/99 pursuant to the <em>Government Organization Act</em>section 2. <em>Functional responsibility</em>:;The Department of Health was responsible for the planning, administration and maintenance of all aspects of public, mental and environmental health in Alberta. At the time that the Department was first created, its activities included providing financial support to hospitals, overseeing creation of hospital districts, control and monitoring of infectious diseases, public education programs in support of disease prevention, approval of plans and specifications for the development of municipal and industrial waterworks, sewerage and sewage disposal projects, approval of plans and specifications for hospitals, inspection of sanitary services associated with institutions under the administration of the Department of Public Works, creation and supervision of the public health and district nursing program, and supervision of the Provincial Laboratory. The Department was also responsible for the province's vital statistics program. Activities under this program included maintaining registers of births, deaths and marriages submitted by district registrars and clergymen, issuing burial permits, maintaining population statistics submitted by municipalities, and maintaining records on those authorized to perform marriages. Over time, additional responsibilities were added, including monitoring air and water pollution, providing sanitary health inspection services in unorganized areas, nutrition services, emergency air ambulance services, supervision of medical insurance programs, emergency medical service and disaster planning, rehabilitation services to the physically handicapped, alcoholism treatment and prevention. As the percentage of the population served by municipal health boards and health units, the Department's role in the direct provision of many medical services declined and the Department's role evolved into one where it provided consultative services to municipal boards and health units. These services were in the areas of monitoring of communicable diseases, oversight of health units, public health nursing, health education, nutrition services, entomology, dental health, and child and maternal health services. In 1922, the Department was made responsible for direct administration of the Mental Hospital at Ponoka, the Home for the Mentally Deficient at Edmonton, and the Hospital for Returned Soldiers in Red Deer. In 1923, the Department opened its facility at Oliver, which was established for the care of permanently institutionalized psychiatric patients. Psychiatric patients from the facility in Red Deer were transferred to Ponoka. Mentally handicapped patients from the south Edmonton facility were transferred to Red Deer; this facility was renamed the Provincial Training School for Mental Deficiency, later Michener Centre. In 1957, the Deerhome Institution, a home for mentally handicapped adults, was opened in Red Deer. In 1925, the Department took over the Central Alberta Sanatorium in Robertson from the federal Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment. This hospital became the first free standing tuberculosis treatment facility in the province. The Department was also responsible for providing support and coordination of tuberculosis treatment programs in approved hospitals. Other dedicated tuberculosis treatment facilities in Calgary and at the University of Alberta were opened in subsequent decades. In 1926, the Minister of Health was given responsibility for the provision of relief for residents and transients in Improvement Districts. Relief in organized areas was the responsibility of individual municipalities. In 1926, the Department had on staff a Coroner responsible for investigating deaths in hospitals. In 1930, the title of this position was changed to Medical Inspector. In 1931, the Psychopathic Ward at University Hospital, Edmonton opened. The Department was responsible for the admission, care and control of patients, and the ward operated under the supervision of the Director of the Mental Health Division of the Department. This facility was closed in 1933. Also in 1933, the Department took over the site of the former Claresholm School of Agriculture and converted it into a residential psychiatric facility for women, renaming it the Provincial Auxiliary Hospital. In 1939, a similar facility was opened in Raymond. In 1948, Rosehaven Centre was opened in Camrose. Rosehaven was a residential facility for elderly patients transferred from one of the province's psychiatric facilities. In 1960, a facility for "emotionally disturbed children," Linden House, was opened in Red Deer. With the decline in tuberculosis cases in the 1950's and 60's, one ward of Baker Memorial Sanatorium was converted to a facility for mentally handicapped children. Beginning in 1931, under the authority of the <em>Public Health Act</em>, areas outside cities began to organize into Health Units, through which a wide range of departmental programs and services could be delivered. After the passage of the <em>Health Unit Act</em> in 1953, the organization of Health Units was made easier and the number of health units dramatically increased in the next decade. This made a wider range of services available to communities that were too small to support more specialized services on their own. Beginning in the early 1930's, the Provincial psychiatric facility in Ponoka began a training program for psychiatric nurses and attendants; the first class graduated in 1933. Also at this time, the Mental Health Division began a series of periodic Mental Hygiene Clinics in Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Throughout the 1930's this program was expanded into a number of smaller communities. In 1939, these clinics were renamed Guidance Clinics. In 1936, responsibility for child welfare and the <em>Mothers' Allowance Act</em> were transferred to the Minister of Health from the Attorney General. The Department became responsible for neglected children, juvenile delinquents, and distribution of the Mothers' Allowance. In 1937, administration of provincial public relief functions were transferred to the Minister of Health. In 1944, these functions were all transferred to the new Department of Public Welfare. In 1947, the Department broadened its view of health care to include nutrition education programs, conducting research and providing information on nutrition to the general public, health care practitioners, and facilities. In 1950, the Department's Sanitary Engineering Division began to provide engineering support services to municipalities planning and/or building municipal wastewater, sewage or water treatment facilities. The Division's inspectors also performed plumbing inspections for installations outside communities with municipal inspectors. In 1953, the Department began to provide direct support to the Canadian Red Cross' operations in Calgary in Edmonton, which had been established in 1947. The blood transfusion service was operated by the Red Cross, with support from the provincial government. Also in 1953, the Department opened rehabilitation and treatment clinics in Edmonton and Calgary for persons with cerebral palsy. In 1962, the Department initiated an Industrial Health program to investigate and regulate workplace health hazards. In 1965, the Department gained jurisdiction over the Alcoholism Foundation of Alberta, which provided alcoholism treatment and prevention programs. Previous to this, the Government of Alberta provided support covering the large majority of the Foundation's costs. At the time that the Department was re-established in 1988, its principal functions were largely the same they had previously been: public health services, mental health services, administration of programs supporting nursing homes and hospitals, oversight of health care insurance, development and coordination of home care programs, and vital statistics. Between 1971 and 1988, the principal role of the Department had changed from being one of directly providing services to one where the Department regulated, supported and supervised the provision of services and programs through community-based organizations and board-governed institutions. Direct administration of most programs had been shifted to the six regional offices. Beginning in 1992, the Department began to divest itself of direct management of psychiatric institutions. Effective December 1, 1992, Rosehaven Care Centre in Camrose was placed under the management of a community board. In 1994, responsibility for administration of the <em>Vital Statistics Act</em> was transferred to the Department of Municipal Affairs. Also in 1994, the health care system in Alberta was re-designed. Regional health authorities were created under the <em>Regional Health Authority Act</em> to provide direct delivery of health care services. The Department's responsibilities were limited to overall health care policy, providing direction to the health care system and Regional Health Authorit

Alberta. Department of Health. District Nursing Service

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At the end of World War I the District Nursing Service was established as part of the Public Health Branch of the Alberta Department of Health. The nurses began their work in isolated rural communities in 1919. A community which was 50 to 100 miles away from any other medical service could apply to the government for a resident district nurse. A local committee supervised the nurse's duties and the community provided accommodation for the nurse, an office and a waiting room. Transportation was provided by the patients' families if the nurse had to travel out of town. The Public Health Branch maintained close contact with both the nurse and the local committee. The Service was discontinued in the 1970s after the establishment of Medicare.

Alberta. Department of Highways and Transport

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<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em>The Department of Highways was established in 1951 and repealed in 1975. <em>Functional Responsibility:</em>The Department of Highways and Transport began as the Department of Highways with the proclamation of <em>The Highways Department Act</em> (S.A. Chapter 39, 1951). The establishment of the Department of Highways followed the 1950 agreement between the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada for the construction of The Trans-Canada Highway. The Highways Department was charged with the construction, maintenance, repair and making of main highways and of other highways to the extent set out in <em>The Public Highways Act</em> (S.A. Chapter 67, 1951) and to administer such Acts and perform such functions as may be assigned by an Act of the Legislature or by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Department had assumed responsibility for a number of functions from the Department of Public Works that were not set out in <em>The Public Highways Act.</em> In 1951 the Department of Highway had assumed responsibility for the operation, construction and maintenance of Ferries. At this time the Department operated forty-nine Ferries throughout Alberta. The Department of Highways gave financial assistance to municipal districts for the construction of roads. In 1957 these functions with the addition of responsibility for the maintenance and construction of wayside camp kitchens, would become referred to as the Maintenance Branch in annual reports for the Department. In 1959 the Province entered into an agreement with the Federal Government to construct one hundred and seventy-four campsites, this was administered by the Maintenance Branch. In this same year the Province in agreement with the Federal Government instituted the Winter Works Incentive Program to provide winter employment for seasonal employees. The Department performed surveys for main highways, provided compensation for right-of-way, approved town site plans, issued permits for utilities and purchase of sites for public buildings. In 1954, the Location Branch was added to the Department to administer the function of securing approved location alignment in anticipation of subsequent construction of main highways. The Branch would examined permits to construct pole line or pipe line installation with the purpose of avoiding subsequent moving expense or other complication where main highway development was anticipated. Upon the retirement of the Chief Location Engineer in 1964 the Location Branch and the Traffic Safety section of the Construction Branch were consolidated to form the Planning Branch. In 1969 <em>The Highways Department Act</em>was amended by<em> An Act to amend The Department of Highways Act</em> (S.A. Chapter 47, 1969). The act changed the named of the Department to the Department of Highways and Transport. In 1975<em>The Department of Transportation Act</em> (S.A. Chapter 17, 1975) repealed <em>The Department of Highways and Transport Act.</em>;<em>Predecessor and Successor Bodies:</em>The Highways Branch first appears in the Department's annual report for the year 1914. The Highways Branch amalgamated the functions of constructing, operating and maintaining bridges, ferries, ordinary roads and truck roads. In 1918 the Minister of Public Works would assume responsibility for <em>The Public Highways Act</em>(S.A. Chapter 14, 1918). The Act provided for a system of highways within the Province of Alberta. The functions of the Highways Branch and the Surveys Branch of the Department of Public Works were assumed by the newly created Department of Highways by 1951. The successor to the Department of Highways and Transport, the Department of Transportation was created with the proclamation of <em>The Department of Transportation Act,</em> (S.A. Chapter 17, 1975). The Department's main function was the administration of highways airports and railways. This administration included the construction, maintenance, policy development, planning, surveys and property administration of highways, airports and railways. <em>Administrative Relationships:</em>;The Minister of Highways and Transport was a member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to head the Department. The Minister Highways and Transport reported to the Legislative Assembly for the Department of Highways and Transport. The Minister submitted reports received from other agencies, boards, councils, and institutes that reported to the Minister of Highways and Transport. <em>Administrative Structure:</em>At its inception the Department of Highways was organized into the following functional divisions of the maintenance of Main and Secondary Highways, Construction, Maintenance and Operation of Ferries, and Construction of Roads in Municipal Districts under the Chief Maintenance Engineer, the Highway Traffic Control Board, the Bridge Branch, the Surveys Branch and the Main Highways Branch. By 1956 the Department consisted of six branches: the Maintenance Branch; the Highway Construction Branch; Bridge Construction and Maintenance Branch; the Surveys Branch; the Location Branch; and the Motor Vehicle Branch. In 1964 due to a slight reorganization the Planning Branch replaced the Locations Branch. By 1970 the Department of Highways and Transport added the Equipment Branch. <em>Names of the Corporate bodies:</em>The Name of the Department changed in 1969 from the Department of Highways to the Department of Highways and Transport. <em>Names of Chief Officers: </em>;Gordon E. Taylor*1951-1971;Clarence Copithorne1971-1975

Alberta. Department of Hospitals and Medical Care

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<em> Dates of founding and/or dissolution: </em>;The Alberta Hospital Services Commission was founded by means of the passage and proclamation of the <em>Hospital Services Commission Act</em>, S.A. 1971 c. 45. The Commission was dissolved by the repeal of this Act in 1977. <em>Functional responsibility: </em>;The Alberta Hospital Services Commission was responsible for the planning and development of a system of hospitals and health care facilities, for reviewing the financial needs of hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities, advising the government with regard to operating and capital grants to these facilities, and providing assistance to hospital boards in the planning, evaluation and implementation of programs. The Commission administered the Alberta Hospitalization Benefits Plan, which operated under the authority of the <em>Alberta Hospitals Act</em>, and the Alberta Nursing Home Plan, which operated under the authority of the Nursing Homes Act. In 1976, the Commission became responsible for the province's Emergency Health Services and Emergency Air Ambulance Programs. The Commission was responsible for the administration of the following acts: <em> Alberta Hospitals Act</em>, <em>Cancer Treatment and Prevention Act</em>, <em>Homes for the Aged Act</em>, <em> omesHHomNursing Homes Act</em>,<em> Provincial General Hospitals Act</em>, <em>University of Alberta Hospitals Act</em>, <em> Lloydminster Hospital Act</em>;<em>Predecessor and successor bodies:</em>;The predecessor of the Commission was the Hospitals Section of the Department of Health. The Commission was succeeded by the Hospitals Division of the Department of Hospitals and Medical Care. <em>Administrative relationships:</em>;The Commission reported to the Minister of Health (1971), the Minister of Health and Social Development (1971-1975), the Minister of Social Services and Community Health (1971-1975), and the Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care (1975-1977). <em>Administrative structure:</em>;The Commission was made up of the appointed Commission members and a supporting administration that provided the programs that were the Commission's responsibility. The Commission was made up of: <li>the Chairman, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council <li>the Commissioner for Hospitals, appointed by the Minister <li>the Commissioner for Finance, appointed by the Minister <li>the Chairman of the Health Care Insurance Commission <li>the Director of the Mental Health Division, Department of Health and Social Development/Social Services and Community Health <li>a member of the Legislative Assembly <li>four or five other members, appointed by the Minister;Other than the Chairman, the Commissioner for Hospitals and the Commissioner for Finance, all Commission members served on a part-time basis. At the time of the founding of the Commission, the supporting administration was divided into two groups. The first was made up of the divisions responsible for oversight of hospital operations: the Standards and Field Services, Planning and Construction, and Research and Development Divisions. These Divisions operated under the supervision of the Commissioner for Hospitals. The second group of divisions, the Budgets Division and Accounting Division, were responsible for budgeting and finance of hospitals and other health care facilities, as well as Commission financial matters. These divisions operated under the supervision of the Commissioner for Finance. The units of the Commission responsible for the respective programs were as follows:<ol><li>Monitoring standards of care at health care facilities and tracking utilization of various facilities: Standards and Field Service Division (1971-1977) <li>Overseeing construction, alteration, and equipment of all hospitals and related facilities: Planning and Construction Division (1971-1976), Design and Construction Division (1976-1977) <li>Collection and analysis of statistical data relating to the operation and utilization of hospital facilities and services: Statistics and Research Division (1971-1976), Systems and Research Division (1976-1977) <li>Processing grant and other payments by the Commission and processing cost sharing claims for submission to the federal government: Accounting Division (1971-1977) <li>Examination and analysis of budgets submitted by active treatment and auxiliary hospitals to determine levels of financial support by the Commission and monitoring the financial operations of hospitals: Budgets Division (1971-1977) <li>Administration of the Alberta Hospitalization Benefits Plan and the Alberta Nursing Home Plan: Budgets Division and Accounting Division (1971-1977) <li>Administration and operation of the emergency health services and emergency air ambulance programs: Emergency Health Services Division (1976-1977) <li>Development, operation and maintenance of information systems: Data Processing Division (1971-1977 <li>Administrative and personnel management services to the Commission: Secretariat (1971-1973), Administrative Services and Personnel Division (1973-1977) <li>Legislative, legal and labour relations services: Secretariat (1971-1977)</ol>;<em>Names of chief officers:</em>;Chairmen of the Hospital Services Commission:;John E. Bradley (1971-1977);Lawrence L. Wilson (Acting) (1977)

Alberta. Department of Hospitals and Medical Care

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<em>Dates of founding and/or dissolution:</em>;The Alberta Health Care Insurance Commission was created by means of the passage and proclamation of the <em>Alberta Health Care Insurance Act</em>, S.A. 1969 c. 43. The Commission commenced operations July 1, 1969. The Commission ceased operations March 31, 1978. <em>Functional responsibility:</em>;The Commission was responsible for the administration and operation of the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. The Commission was responsible for the administration of the <em>Alberta Health Care Insurance Act</em> and the <em>Health Insurance Premiums Act</em>. <em>Predecessor and successor bodies:</em>;The Commission was formed by the amalgamation of the previous Alberta Health Plan and the (private) M.S.I. Plan. It was succeeded in 1978 by the Health Care Insurance Division of the Department of Hospitals and Medical Care. <em>Administrative relationships:</em>;The Commission reported to the Minister of Health (1969-1971), the Minister of Health and Social Development (1971-1973), the Hon. W. Helen Hunley (1973-1975), and the Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care (1975-1977). <em>Administrative structure:</em>;The Commission had two components, the Commissioners appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and the administrative divisions which performed the day-to-day administration of the Health Care Insurance Plan. The Commission members included:;- the Chairman;- the Executive Director, responsible for the Claims and Assessment Division and Systems and Research Division;- the Commissioner for Registration, responsible for the Registration Division and the Personnel Office;- the Commissioner for Finance, responsible for the Finance and Accounting Division and the Internal Audit Office;- the Chairman of the Hospital Services Commission;- a member of the Legislative Assembly. The last two members served on a part-time basis. The Divisions of the Commission which administered the Plan were as follows:;1. Registration and Enrolment Division: responsible for registration and enrolment of Plan participants and provision of information about the Plan to the public;2. Claims and Assessment Division: responsible for insurance claims processing;3. Systems and Research Division: responsible for the design and implementation of Commission information systems, records management, micrographics, and the preparation of statistical reports regarding Commission and Plan operations;4. Finance and Accounting Division: responsible for the collection of health care premiums and Commission administrative support;5. Medical Directorate: responsible for the development of claims assessment policies, liaison with health care professionals and their associations, provision of advice regarding delivery and planning of health services, and the audit and review of professional services;<em>Names of chief officers:</em>;Chairmen of the Health Care Insurance Commission:;James F. Falconer (1971-1973);Bruce Rawson (1973-1975);Dr. Ben M. MacLeod (1975-1977)

Alberta. Department of Hospitals and Medical Care

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<em> Dates of founding and/or dissolution:</em>;In 1975, responsibility for the administration of hospitals and health insurance programs was transferred to the Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care by means of Order in Council 521/75. This Order designated the Minister the head of a department which consisted of the Hospital Services Commission and the Health Care Insurance Commission, the agencies responsible for providing these programs. The establishment of the Department of Hospitals and Medical Care was later formalized by the passage and proclamation of <em>The Department of Hospitals and Medical Care Act</em>, 1977 c. 62. The Department was dissolved in 1988. <em>Functional responsibility:</em>;The Department was responsible for the planning, supervision, funding and monitoring of Alberta active treatment and auxiliary hospitals and providing operating funds for nursing homes. The Department was also responsible for the administration of the province's three medical benefits plans, the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, the Alberta Hospitalization Benefits Plan, and the Alberta Nursing Home Plan. In 1982, the Department became responsible for the administration and operation of the province's two psychiatric hospitals and their auxiliary care centres. The Minister was responsible for the administration of the following acts:;<em>Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Act (1983-1988);Alberta Hospital Association Act;Cancer Programs Act;Cancer Treatment and Prevention Act;Department of Hospitals and Medical Care Act;Health Care Insurance Act;Health Care Insurance Premiums Act;Health Insurance Premiums Act;Health Facilities Review Committee Act;Hospital Debt Retirement Act;Hospital Services Commission Act;Hospital Visitors Committee Act;Hospitals Act;Human Tissue Gift Act;Lloydminster Hospital Act;Medical Profession Act (1981-1988);Nursing Homes Act;Nursing Profession Act;Optometry Profession Act;Physical Therapy Profession Act;Provincial General Hospitals Act;Registered Dieticians Act;University of Alberta Hospital Act;University Hospitals Foundation Act</em>;<em> Predecessor and successor bodies:</em>;The Department was preceded by the Hospital Services Commission and the Health Care Insurance Commission, under the Minister of Social Services and Community Health. In 1975, these agencies were transferred to the Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care and for two and a half years made up the administrative structure of the Department. The Department was succeeded in 1988 by the re-established Department of Health. <em> Administrative relationships: </em>;The Department reported to the Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care. A number of semi-independent agencies reported either to the Minister or through him to the Legislative Assembly. These agencies included the Health Care Insurance Commission, Hospital Services Commission, Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee, and Alberta Cancer Board. <em> Administrative structure: </em>;At the time that the Department was first created in 1975, it was made up of the Hospital Services Commission and the Health Care Insurance Commission. When an integrated administrative structure for the Department was created effective January 1, 1978, these two Commissions lost their semi-independent status and became Divisions of a centrally-administered government department. During 1987, the principal components of the Department were two divisions which were made up of the administrative structures of the former Hospital Services Commission and Health Care Insurance Commission. In essence, the Commissions simply changed their legal status from that of semi-independent agencies reporting directly to the Minister to that of divisions of a department. The structure of the Department for its first year of operations was as follows:;1. Hospitals Planning and Operations Division: the former Hospital Services Commission;2. Financial Planning and Control Division: responsible for operational and capital budget development and financial management control;3. Health Insurance Program Division: the former Health Care Insurance Commission. In 1979, the Department was reorganized. At the Division level, the structure of the Department remained as follows until 1987:;1. Hospital Services Division: responsible for design and construction of hospitals and hospital expansion, operation of the province's emergency air ambulance service, program planning for programs and services offered at hospitals and oversight of the operation of health care facilities and nursing homes;2. Health Care Insurance Division: responsible for the operation and administration of the province's health care insurance and benefits plans, including processing claims, registration of plan participants and service providers, and the Department's systems and data processing;3. Finance and Administration Division: responsible for all system budgeting, department finance and administration, budget coordination for all funded facilities, internal audit, and public communications;4. Policy Development Division: responsible for collecting and analyzing data used in support of policy and hospital system development, hospital program review and evaluation, coordinating research projects, and conducting research in support of planning and policy development;In 1987, the Corporate Development Division was created to take over responsibility for the Department's personnel administration, management services, corporate planning relating to human resources, and training. The Information Resource Management Division was created at this time to bring together in one division all information systems activities, including systems development and planning and systems consulting services to health care facilities. <em> Names of chief officers:</em>;Ministers of Hospitals and Medical Care:;Gordon T.W. Miniely (1975-1979);David J. Russell (1979-1986);Marvin E. Moore (1986-1988)

Alberta. Department of Housing

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<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em>;The Department of Housing was established in 1982 and dissolved in 1986. <em> Functional Responsibility:</em> The Department of Housing was created by the <em>Department of Housing Act</em> (S.A. Chapter D-23.1, 1983). At its inception the Department of Housing had four major functions. The Department performed policy and planning co-ordination for the Department, the Alberta Housing Corporation and the Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation. The Department also functioned to provide self-help housing training and advice for families and individuals interested in building their own home. The Department conducted innovative housing research concerning both industrial and individual interests and provided grant program administration for targeted groups. After the reorganization in 1984, the Department of Housing continued to perform policy and planning functions for the Department and the newly created Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The Department would now function to administer grants for technical research and development and provide financial, administrative, construction and renovation training programs for modest housing, primarily to families in northern Alberta. The Department of Housing would become a division of the Department of Municipal Affairs in 1986. <em>Predecessor and Successor Bodies:</em> The function of providing for low cost housing first appeared in the Housing Act (S.A. Chapter 38, 1952) administered by the Minister of Economic Affairs. In 1959 the Department of Economic Affairs was abolished (S.A. Chapter 16, 1959) and the responsibility for the <em>Housing Act </em>was transferred to Department of Municipal Affairs. The Alberta Housing Corporation had its beginnings in the Alberta Housing and Urban Renewal Committee formed in 1955. In 1975 the administration of the Alberta Housing Act (R.S.A. Chapter 175, 1970) was transferred from Municipal Affairs to the Department of Housing and Public Works. The functions related to housing were administered by the Alberta Housing Corporation under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Housing and Public Works. With the dissolution of the Department of Housing and Public Works in 1982 the administration of the Alberta Housing Act and thus the Alberta Housing Corporation were transferred to the newly created Department of Housing. <em>Administrative Relationships:</em> The Minister of Housing was a member of the Executive Council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The Minister of Housing reported to the Legislative Assembly for the Department of Housing. The Minister submitted reports received from other agencies, boards, councils, and institutes that reported to the Minister of Housing. <em>Administrative Structure:</em> At its inception the Department of Housing had three Divisions: the Policy and Planning Division, the Financial Assistance Division and Finance and Administration Division. As a result of the housing market, fiscal conditions and the reduction of government activity in the area of housing, the Department of Housing, Alberta Home Mortgage Corporation and the Alberta Housing Corporation underwent reorganization. The Alberta Housing Corporation merged with the Alberta Mortgage Corporation to form the Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation in 1984 (S.A. Chapter A-32.5, 1984). The new corporation was responsible to the Minister of Housing and later in 1986 to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The <em>Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act</em> repealed the<em> Alberta Housing Act.</em> The reorganization resulted in the formation of three operating divisions within the Department of Housing that consisted of the Planning Secretariat, the Financial Assistance and Research Division and the Rural Housing Division. <em>Names of Chief Officers:</em> Minister of the Department of Housing, Lawrence R. Shaben*1982-1986.

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