The Alberta government has introduced legislative amendments that, if passed, would enable the final phase of a health-care restructuring process that began in 2023 and which officials say will improve service delivery and oversight.
Bill 55, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, was tabled in the legislature on May 1 and makes changes to five pieces of legislation. One amendment transforms the province’s health authority, Alberta Health Services (AHS), into an acute care provider by transferring many of its functions to the health ministry or to newly created health agencies.
