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Accreditation Committee
The Accreditation Committee is responsible for overseeing, reviewing and approving the continuing education providers and courses that brokers, agents, and adjusters must attend each year to maintain their licences. The Committee also approves self-accredited course providers and the allocation of those course credits.
Establishing Legislation
- Government Organization Act, section 7
Compensation
Member-Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 1, Part A (OC 466/2007)
| Board Position |
Name | Appointment Date |
Expiry | Appointment Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair Designate | Lillian Patricia Hull | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| General Insurance Rep | Patty Fischer | Mar 15, 2021 | May 28, 2024 | Ministerial Order |
| Insurance Adjuster Rep | Yvette Laviolette | Mar 15, 2021 | May 28, 2024 | Ministerial Order |
| Life Insurance Rep | Donald Der | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Terry Cooper | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations
The mandate of the Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations is to consider opportunities for cooperation and provide advice to the Minister on Alberta-Ukraine initiatives.
Classification
- Advisory
Establishing Legislation
- Government Organization Act, section 7
Compensation
Member—Expenses Only
MLA Member—No Remuneration
| Board Position |
Name | Appointment Date |
Expiry | Appointment Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair & MLA Member | Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk | Aug 19, 2019 | Aug 18, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Andrew Boitchenko | Aug 19, 2019 | Aug 18, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | David Motiuk | Feb 17, 2020 | Jan 20, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Gary Kalynchuk | Feb 17, 2020 | Jan 20, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Michelle Palsitt | Feb 17, 2020 | Jan 20, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Orysia Boychuk | Feb 17, 2020 | Jan 20, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation provides lending and insurance services as well as compensation programs. The Corporation's core programs and services include loans to beginning farmers, commercial lending, crop insurance, hail insurance and agricultural income stabilization payments.
Establishing Legislation
- Agriculture Financial Services Act, section 2
Compensation
Member-Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 1, Part A (OC 466/2007)
Chair-Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 1, Part A (OC 466/2007)
| Board Position |
Name | Appointment Date |
Expiry | Appointment Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Kelly Smith-Fraser | Sep 8, 2021 | Apr 12, 2024 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Chioma Ufodike | Feb 10, 2021 | Apr 12, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Gerald (Jerry) Bouma | Apr 12, 2019 | Apr 12, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Renata Colic | Apr 12, 2020 | Apr 12, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Rodney Bradshaw | Apr 12, 2020 | Apr 12, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Member | Trevor MacLean | Apr 12, 2020 | Apr 12, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council
The Agricultural Products Marketing Council provides regulatory oversight and facilitates the effective governance and leadership of 20 agricultural marketing boards and commissions. The Council also provides advice to the Minister on matters related to the establishment, operation and control of the boards and commissions established under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
Establishing Legislation
- Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, section 3
Compensation
Member-Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 1, Part A (OC 466/2007)
Chair and Vice-Chair-Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 1, Part A (OC 466/2007)
| Board Position |
Name | Appointment Date |
Expiry | Appointment Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Doug Sawyer | May 27, 2020 | Mar 20, 2022 | Order in Council |
| Member | Ben Campbell | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 20, 2022 | Order in Council |
| Member | Julie Stitt | May 27, 2020 | May 26, 2023 | Order in Council |
| Member | Lynn Jacobson | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 20, 2022 | Order in Council |
| Member | Patricia Henderson | May 27, 2020 | May 26, 2023 | Order in Council |
| Member | Susan Novak | Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 3, 2023 | Order in Council |
| Vice-Chair | Stanley Church, Q.C. | May 27, 2020 | May 26, 2023 | Order in Council |
Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council
The Alberta
Anti-Racism Advisory Council provides advice on how to
combat racism and how to best implement and evaluate anti-racism action items.
Establishing Legislation
- Organization Act, section 7
Compensation
Member—Honoraria—Committee Remuneration Order, Schedule 2, Part B (OC 466/2007)
GoA Member—No Remuneration
| Board Position |
Name | Appointment Date |
Expiry | Appointment Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Chair | China Ogbonna | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Co-Chair | Mohamad Awada | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Abraham (Abe) Silverman | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Adil Zaki Hasan | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Ayodele (Stephen) Akindipe | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Bernadette Iahtail | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Celso Andrade | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Charles Odame-Ankrah | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Fariborz Birjandian | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Iman Bukhari | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Judy Shapiro | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Melodie Bastien | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Michael Embaie | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Nahla Gomaa | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Pauline Greenidge | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Roy Pogorzelski | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Tasneem Rahim | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 27, 2023 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Yic Camara | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
| Public Member | Zahro Hassan | Jan 28, 2019 | Jan 27, 2022 | Ministerial Order |
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