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Information on an automobile insurer’s proportionate share of the total estimated Crown cost of health services for automobile accidents.
Access your account information online
As of October 3, 2022, Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA) will no longer be processing phone or email requests for basic account information.
Account owners or their representatives can access most of the information related to their account in Tax and Revenue Administration Client Self-Service (TRACS) portal. Currently accessible information includes:
More information about services offered in TRACS is available at alberta.ca.
Complete the TRACS Enrolment Request to enrol in TRACS. See TRACS for instructions.
Electronic filing
Effective January 1, 2022, TRA will only accept Health Cost Recovery returns (including prior periods) filed electronically in TRACS. Paper or PDF versions of the return will not be accepted.
Automobile insurers are responsible for reporting and remitting for each calendar year, their proportionate share of the total estimated Crown cost of health services related to automobile accidents.
An automobile insurer must file a report and remit an amount related to all automobile premiums written in the province during the calendar year.
The Health Cost Recovery Program is legislated under the Crown’s Right of Recovery Act, which is governed by Alberta Health, and the Crown’s Right of Recovery (President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance) Regulation, which is administered by Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA). See the Crown's Right of Recovery Act and Regulations.
Automobile insurers do not have to pre-register with TRA. New automobile insurers will be registered automatically, once a licence to provide automobile insurance in Alberta has been issued by the Superintendent of Insurance.
Electronic filing
Effective January 1, 2022, TRA will only accept Health Cost Recovery returns (including prior periods) filed electronically in TRACS. Paper or PDF versions of the return will not be accepted.
TRA Client Self-Service (TRACS) is a secure online system for authorized clients to conveniently conduct business with TRA. Log in to your TRACS account to:
For more details, instructional videos and to log in to your TRACS account, see TRACS information.
An individual with proper authorization for the business may consent to the release of confidential information about accounts with TRA to a specific firm or individual.
An individual with proper authorization for the business includes:
The representative must enter the PIN and account number to access TRACS account. See How to access TRACS for instructions.
These documents discuss procedural matters and administrative policies and practices for programs administered by TRA. They are updated as necessary and a revision number assigned.
The Crown’s cost of health services provided to victims of automobile accidents is recovered from third party liability insurers. Insurers apply an 'assessment factor' to third party liability insurance premiums written for the year to arrive at the amount to be remitted. This factor must be used in the Health Cost Recovery Report - Automobile Accidents (form AT252) (PDF, 307 KB), to determine the amount insurers have to remit for the appropriate calendar year.
The following special notice is updated annually, to include the new assessment factor for that year. It also includes all previous assessment factors.
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