An omnibus “red tape” bill tabled by the Alberta government on March 8 proposes to modify existing trespass legislation to apply to federal government employees entering private land without permission. 
Bill 9, the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, is the province’s seventh red tape reduction bill. If passed, the bill will amend 14 individual pieces of existing legislation across nine government departments, with one of its stated goals to strengthen the rights of Alberta landowners.
“We are reinforcing our commitment to protect the property rights of Albertans, with amendments that state that the federal government is bound by existing rules around unlawful entry onto private property,” said Dale Nally, minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, at a news conference. …