COVID-19: State of public health emergency. Mandatory measures remain in effect provincewide.
Changes due to COVID-19
Mediations are proceeding in-person following recommended social distancing guidelines, if possible, or virtually, and Dispute Resolution Conferences are not affected.
For in-person hearings that will be scheduled within the next several months, the Dispute Resolution Conferences will incorporate a discussion with the parties to determine whether there are unique issues in a particular hearing that could be addressed by postponement or proceeding on the basis of written submissions or a virtual hearing.
For in-person hearings that do proceed, the Board will take risk mitigation steps including providing hand sanitizer and adhering to recommended distances between individuals. Please contact the Board for further information and updates.
Overview
The Land Compensation Board conducts dispute resolution proceedings and hearings regarding compensation payable to landowners and tenants where land has been expropriated by an authority and parties cannot agree on a solution. It may also determine whether expropriation should proceed when there is an objection.
The Board deals with issues regarding:
It reports to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, but it operates independently
Mission, values and vision
Mission
The mission of the Land Compensation Board is to provide accessible processes, delivering timely and fair dispute resolution processes within our legislated mandate.
Values
In carrying out our mission, the Land Compensation Board is guided by the following values:
- Accessibility
- Accountability
- Excellence
- Efficiency
- Fairness
- Impartiality
- Independence
- Integrity
- Timeliness
- Transparency
Vision
The Land Compensation Board will be known for:
- Providing independent, accessible, fair, timely, and ethical processes.
- The provision of high-quality adjudication services.
- Ensuring a high level of awareness and knowledge of the Board’s mandate and purposes.
- Creating a healthy work environment that supports staff to provide quality service and to continually learn and develop knowledge, skills, and expertise.
Governance
- Mandate and roles document
- Organizational Chart (PDF, 635 KB)
Annual reports
Read the annual reports from 2017 to 2006.
Legislation
The Land Compensation Board was established under the Expropriation Act. The jurisdiction of the Board also is impacted by the following legislation:
- Expropriation Act Forms Regulation
- Expropriation Act Rules of Procedure and Practice
- Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act
- Alberta Land Stewardship Act
- Alberta Land Stewardship Regulation
- Historical Resources Act
- Irrigation Districts Act
- Municipal Government Act
- Public Inquiries Act
- Public Lands Act
- Railway (Alberta) Act
- Water Act
- Water (Ministerial) Regulation
Legislation
To review previous Board Orders, see the CanLII database. For Board Orders prior to 2003, please contact the Board.
Compensation disclosure
Public sector bodies are required to post online the names and compensation paid to:
- all board members, regardless of amount
- employees who earn over a threshold amount (see Public sector body compensation disclosure)
This is a requirement under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act. The postings are required by June 30 each year and will be maintained for 5 years.
As of July 2016, the Chairs of the Surface Rights Board, Land Compensation Board, Municipal Government Board, and New Home Buyer Protection Board were combined into a single position.
Compensation disclosure files
- QJB's Chair Disclosure (CSV, 1 KB)
- SRB-LCB Board Member Disclosure (CSV, 9 KB)
Board members
All Board Members and the Board Chair are appointed by the Government of Alberta Cabinet. The Board is comprised of a cross-section of Albertans selected through a public recruitment process.
All Board members are governed by their Code of Conduct. For more information on the appointment process, see the Mandate and Roles document.
The Board reports annually to the provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs, but the Board sets its own rules and operates independently from the government and other agencies.
Members
Director
Mike Hartfield (Operations)
Mike Hartfield is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over twenty years of business experience spanning private industry, public accounting, federal and provincial governments. Mike joined the Surface Rights Board and Land Compensation Board as director of Operations in 2016.
Jill Mason, B.Sc.N, LLB, LLM
Jill L. Mason commenced her position as Director, Surface Rights Board and Land Compensation Board in March, 2007. Responsibilities of this new position include:
- Administration of the Boards hearing and adjudication processes issued by the Chair pursuant to the Surface Rights Act and the Expropriation Act.
- Provision of expert legal, procedural and operational advice to the Chair, Vice Chair and Board Members.
- Administration of the Board member recruitment and appointment processes.
- Allocation and training of staff resources.
Jill has extensive senior management experience with quasi-judicial tribunals including the City of Edmonton Assessment Review Board and Subdivision and Development Appeal Board. She also has teaching experience at the University of Alberta as a sessional instructor with the Faculty of Law. Jill was appointed as a member to the Sturgeon County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board in January, 2007.
Jill obtained her law degree and Master of Laws from the University of Alberta. She was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1987. Prior to joining the legal profession Jill enjoyed a career in nursing.
Solicitor
Karen Sinclair-Santos, BA, LL.B., Q.C.
Karen obtained her LL.B. from the University of Alberta in 1989 and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1990. In addition to her law degree, Karen has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in political science from the University of Calgary. Karen practiced law for 14 years prior to joining the Boards and has argued cases at all levels of Court in Alberta. Karen has also completed various continuing education courses in administrative law as well as Mediation of Civil Disputes through the Legal Education Society of Alberta. Karen joined the Boards in 2004, as a Board Member on the Land Compensation Board and Solicitor for the Surface Rights Board. Karen has been senior counsel for both Boards since 2007.
Karen is currently Chair of the Canadian Bar Association National Administrative Law Section. She co-chaired the CBA 2013 National Administrative Law and Labour and Employment Law Conference in Ottawa and has served as Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Alberta Administrative Law (North).
Karen has delivered numerous presentations and lectures on expropriation, surface rights and related topics to such organizations as the Legal Education Society, Canadian Bar Association, Expropriation Association of Alberta, Alberta Surface Rights Federation and various Surface Rights Groups throughout Alberta, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen (CAPL), AAMDC, Municipal Government Board of Alberta, Alberta Energy Resources and Conservation Board (now AER) and the Energy Regulatory Forum.
Karen has also been an active member of her community for many years. In addition to sitting as a Director on several boards, Karen has served as President of the Stony Plain & District Chamber of Commerce and President of the Stony Plain and Spruce Grove RCMP Victim Services Society.
Contact
Connect with the Land Compensation Board:
Phone: 780-427-2444
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Fax: 780-427-5798
Email: [email protected]
Address:
2nd Floor, Summerside Business Centre
1229 91 Street SW
Edmonton, Alberta T6X 1E9