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Disposition rental rate updates
Alberta’s government is updating rental rates for many non agricultural public lands dispositions to ensure Albertans receive a fair return for the use of Crown land while maintaining Alberta’s competitiveness for investment.
What is changing
- Rental rates for select public lands dispositions will increase June 1, 2026.
- These updates only apply to rental rates.
- There are no changes to surface material royalties in 2026. Existing rates have been converted to a metric tonne basis.
- Alberta’s public lands rental rates remain among the lowest in Canada.
Work camps
- Work camps operating for 12 or more consecutive months will move to a provincewide rental rate of $3,205 per acre per year.
- Work camps operating for less than 12 consecutive months will continue under existing tiered rates.
- Where accommodations are incidental to another disposition type, the rental rate will be the base rent plus $412.50 per bed per year.
Fort McMurray area
- Long term work camp restrictions in the Fort McMurray Work Camp Restriction Area (radius of 75 km from Fort McMurray) remain in place. New long term camp applications in this area are not being accepted.
- Dispositions supporting an aerodrome within 150 km of Fort McMurray will be charged $230 per acre per year.
What is not changing
- Agricultural dispositions, including grazing leases and Farm Development Leases, are not affected by the June 1, 2026 increase. See grazing dispositions below.
- Public benefit non profit organizations remain exempt.
- Tourism, recreation-related dispositions, and certain pipeline or temporary workspace categories will not see changes in 2026.
Grazing dispositions
Effective January 5, 2026, the annual rental rates for grazing leases (GRL), grazing licences (FGL), and grazing permits (GRP) were updated.
Public lands fees
Under section 9.1 of the Public Lands Act, the minister may set fees, rents and other amounts payable for the use of public lands. These fees are detailed in Ministerial Orders.
Expires May 31, 2026
The current fees listed in Ministerial Order 04/2026: Public land fees, rents and other amounts payable order expire May 31, 2026.
Effective June 1, 2026
The new fees listed in Ministerial Order 07/2026: Public land fees, rents and other amounts payable order come into effect on June 1, 2026.
Invoicing
We administer the collection of public land rents, fees and some other charges associated with regulatory decisions made by the ministry and the Alberta Energy Regulator.
If you have a concern about your invoice, contact us and ensure you have the following information:
- disposition number (for example, DLO123456, DML123456)
- disposition holder name
- date of invoice in question
- amount of invoice in question
Contact
Connect with Public Lands Disposition Management for charges and invoicing inquiries:
Email: [email protected]