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The Alberta Professional Governance Act (PGA)

The PGA will modernize, consolidate, and streamline nine separate acts and twenty-eight regulations governing twenty-two different non-health professional regulatory organizations (PROs) into a single, unified act, including engineering, accounting, veterinary, biological and chemistry professions.

The primary goal is to promote good governance, consistency, and transparency, ensuring PROs like the ACPA are effectively protecting the public interest.

Public Member Recruitment Now Open

We hope you're staying warm this chilly season! The Government of Alberta has announced that recruitment for public members is no open. The competition runs from December 8th 2025 to January 14th 2026.

Learn More Here

Important: Current public members do not need to re-apply, as reappointments and direct appointments are being considered for existing members.

For any questions regarding public members for your organization please contact,

[email protected]

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

Susumu KitagawaRichard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for the development of a new type of molecular architecture. 

Get Involved — Volunteer with Our Strategic Planning Committee!

The ACPA is reactivating the Strategic Planning Committee, and we’re looking for dedicated members who want to help advance our mission and shape the future of our programs.

Invitation from the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship to make a submission regarding its review of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act

On May 13, 2025, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta referred the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act (the “Act”) to the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship for a comprehensive review pursuant to section 37 of the Act. The Committee began its review on June 27, 2025, and has up to one year to complete its review and report back to the Legislative Assembly.

The Committee is seeking input from stakeholders on the Act and would like to invite your participation. Please share this invitation with anyone in your organization or any other colleagues whose role involves interaction with or the operation of the Act who may be interested in participating in this review. All written submissions should be sent via email to [email protected] or mailed to the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardshipc/o Committee Clerk3rd Floor, 9820 - 107 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7.

The deadline for written submissions is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025. Please note that the submissions and names of submitters may be made public. The Committee may decide to hear oral submissions at a later date. If you wish to make an oral presentation to the Committee providing additional information, please clearly indicate this in your written submission. 

The Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship is a multi-party committee consisting of 10 Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Committee meetings are open to the public, streamed live on the Internet, broadcast on Alberta Assembly TV, and recorded by Alberta Hansard. The Committee’s website, with a membership list and access to meeting transcripts and the online feed, can be found at: https://www.assembly.ab.ca/assembly-business/committees/RS

Thank you for your consideration of the Committee’s invitation. If you have any questions, please contact the Committee office at 587.404.3735.

Teflon diet earns trio the 2025 Ig Nobel chemistry prize

New ACPA Board Member - Maria Marcos-Mendoza

New ACPA Board Member - Sara Schneidmiller, PhD

New ACPA Board Member - Brian Tsang

Meet the 2025 ACPA President - Lenn Liwanag