Kang, Darshan S. (AL, CalgaryMcCall)
Aboriginal children - Education
Life skills training ... PA332 Provincial funding for, member's request for information re ... PA328
Aboriginal peoples - Employment
Unemployment rates, member's request for information re ... PA265
Aboriginal police services
Funding for, member's request for information re underexpenditure of ... PA508
Aboriginal youth employment
Unemployment rates, member's request for information re ... PA265
Agricultural initiatives program
Agricultural service boards program
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA250 Budget re: Expenses ... PA431 Budget re: Federal transfers ... PA252-53, 432 Budget re: Reinsurance premiums ... PA434 Capital sourcing ... PA429 Enterprise risk management plan ... PA436 Governance of ... PA436 Lending programs of: As separate from insurance programs ... PA432 Lending programs of: Borrowing from government of Alberta ... PA432 Lending programs of: Competition with other financial institutions ... PA437 Risk management programs of ... PA246, 432 Staff: Management qualifications ... PA436
AgriRecovery program (Federal-provincial initiative)
Benefits for seed potato growers ... PA426 Federal transfers to ... PA432
AgriStability (Federal-provincial initiative)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Provision of Alberta SuperNet services, proposal for ... PA344
Alberta Cancer Board
Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) ... PA459
Alberta farm recovery program 2
Compliance re age verification and premise identification ... PA424 Eligibility criteria for ... PA424
Alberta first responders radio communication system
Implementation of, member's request for information re delay in ... PA508
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Budget re: Capital investments re lease amending agreement ... PA411 Budget re: Other income ... PA419 Budget re: Revenue from leased properties ... PA412-13 Communications strategies re cultural diversity ... PA415 Inspections and investigations re responsible gambling program ... PA415 Performance measures re: Responsible gambling programs ... PA415 Performance measures re: Self-exclusion program ... PA417 Training programs for workers in gaming and liquor industries ... PA417 Training programs for workers in gaming and liquor industries: Ticket lotteries ... PA420-21
Alberta Gaming Research Institute
Research on problem gambling ... PA415
Alberta Health Services
Auditor General's audit of: Impact of restructuring on ... PA467 Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re business plans ... PA489 Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re supplementary retirement plans ... PA487 Budget re: Internally restricted funds ... PA463-64 Budget re: Internally restricted funds, member's request for information re ... PA468 Budgets re: Use of SERP funds for operations ... PA487 Government restructuring re: Benefits of ... PA467 Government restructuring re: Correctional health services ... PA506 Government restructuring re: East Central Health as management entity during ... PA460-61, 467 Government restructuring re: Member's request for information re ... PA366 Government restructuring re: Mental Health Board, member's request for information re ... PA366 Government restructuring re: Three phases of ... PA459 Staff: Senior executives, retirement plans ... PA465-66 Staff: Severance overpayments ... PA485 Staff: Severance packages during restructuring ... PA485 Staff: Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) ... PA459 Staff: Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs), member's request for information re grants for ... PA468
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
As advisor to postsecondary institutions' investment committees ... PA394
Alberta Mental Health Board
Government restructuring re, member's request for information re ... PA366
Alberta seniors benefit program
Dental benefits under ... PA308 Funding for ... PA313 Optical benefits (eyewear) under ... PA308 Program evaluation re ... PA308 Recipients of, statistics on ... PA307
Alberta SuperNet
Access to: By health care sector ... PA344 Access to: By rural gas co-ops ... PA344 Access to: By small municipalities ... PA344 Expansion of services ... PA344 ISP service agreements re ... PA344 Video conferencing ... PA344
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Northwest portion of, public sector comparators ... PA383
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Appeals process before appeal to ... PA444-45 As independent body ... PA444
Asset-backed commercial paper
Montreal Accord to prevent credit market crises, member's request for information re ... PA479
Auditor General's Office
Attest audits: Impact of restructuring of AHS and RHAs ... PA467 Investigation into H1N1 influenza virus preparations, motion to table discussion re (Withdrawn) ... PA480 IT: Risk management software, member's request for information re ... PA386 Systems audits: Time for department to implement recommendations ... PA363
Automobile drivers' licences
Other jurisdictions: Reciprocal agreements ... PA345-46 Performance measures re wait times for international licences ... PA346
Biofuels industry
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re bioenergy programs ... PA363
Bonuses, Achievement
Bonuses ... PA336, 380-81 Bonuses: Member's request for information re ... PA381
Brain injured
Benefits for, from victims of crime trust fund ... PA503
Calgary Health Region (former)
Staff: CEO compensation ... PA465
Canada Revenue Agency
Taxation of supplementary retirement plans ... PA487
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
Capital Health (former)
Budget re: Deficit ... PA464 Budget re: Internally restricted funds ... PA463-64
Capital projects
Auditor General's future report on public/private partnerships (2009 October) re ... PA383 Public/private partnerships re: Public sector comparators for ... PA383
Capital projects - Maintenance and repair
Estimate of costs of backlog ... PA385 Funding re ... PA385 Surplus funding for ... PA385
Capital sourcing program
AFSC capital sourcing services as fee-based service ... PA429
Casinos
Responsible gambling information centres in ... PA417 Self-exclusion program from, to combat compulsive gambling ... PA417
Climate change
Auditor General's recommendation (2008 October) re action plan for meeting targets ... PA299 Auditor General's recommendation (2008 October) re reporting on meeting targets ... PA301-2 Qualifications of third parties re verification of gas emissions reports ... PA492
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re financial statements ... PA295 Funds collected: Charge per tonne ... PA299 Funds collected: Forecasts ... PA299
Colleges
Investment committees of ... PA394
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Meetings of: Out-of-session meetings, motion to approve power of subcommittee to set dates for (Passed) ... PA389
Community mental health services
Funding re ... PA331-32 Funding re: Under safe communities initiative ... PA331-32
Computers, Government - Security aspects
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re hackers in insecure websites ... PA347
Constituency offices
Complaints to, re WCB claims ... PA444-45 Complaints to, re WCB claims: Government relations officers ... PA444
Corporate Internal Audit Services
Risk management software, member's request for information re ... PA386
Correctional institutions
Aboriginal inmates, member's request for information re percentage of ... PA508 Government restructuring re health services ... PA506 Other jurisdictions: Health services ... PA506
Crop insurance program
Budget re ... PA246 Federal transfers under ... PA252-53, 432 Hail damage (2008-2009) as outlier event ... PA434 Payouts under, decrease in ... PA428 Reinsurance under ... PA434
Davis, Jack
Compensation as CEO of Calgary Health ... PA465
Demographics - Calgary
Impact on health care ... PA462
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 April) re postsecondary institutions' internal controls ... PA398, 400 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re postsecondary institutions' investment controls ... PA394, 398 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re UAPP unfunded liability ... PA396 Budget re: Accommodation expenses, member's request for information re ... PA402 Liability of: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, request for information re ... PA400 Liability of: Legal actions against, member's request for information re ... PA401 Postsecondary institutions, relationship with ... PA398, 400
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dept. of Education
Auditor General's outstanding recommendation (2008 April) re evaluation of savings by LRC ... PA320
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Budget re: Temporary foreign workers ... PA258, 451 Communications with workers re WCB coverage ... PA451 Contract management by ... PA264 IT: Contracts ... PA264 Performance measures re: Temporary foreign workers ... PA258 Staff for provincial nominee program ... PA262-63 WCB: Communications with workers re WCB coverage ... PA451
Dept. of Energy
Auditor General's future recommendations (2009 October) re royalty regime ... PA357, 361 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re bioenergy programs ... PA363 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re new performance measures for royalty regime ... PA361 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re royalty regime objectives and targets ... PA357, 361 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re fuel gas royalties ... PA357 History of, re royalty structures ... PA361
Dept. of Environment
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re climate change planning ... PA296 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re financial statements of CCEMF ... PA295 Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re third party verification of emissions reports (climate change) ... PA492 Mandate of: EPEF enhancement fund, member's request for information re ... PA303 Reports by, federal/provincial comparisons in ... PA301-2
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re contract management ... PA472 Contract review committee ... PA472 Supplementary retirement plans, liabilities re funding of ... PA487
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re mental health services ... PA331-32 Cross-ministry initiatives ... PA332 Staff: Bonuses for ... PA336 Supplementary retirement plans, liabilities re funding of ... PA487
Dept. of Infrastructure
Capital projects: Information system for prioritizing new projects and maintenance and repairs ... PA322-23
Dept. of Service Alberta
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Hackers in insecure websites ... PA347 Budget re: IT security ... PA347 IT services: IT service co-ordination (standardized services across ministries), implementation of ... PA351-52 Other jurisdictions: Shared services model ... PA351 Performance measures re: International drivers' licences ... PA346
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Mandate of, re EPEF enhancement fund, member's request for information re ... PA303
Dept. of Transportation
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 April) re IT security incidents ... PA347
Disabled children - Education
Funding for, member's request for information re ... PA328
Drought
Impact on pasture insurance program ... PA428
East Central Health (former)
As management entity during government restructuring from RHAs to AHS ... PA460-61, 467
Economic development
Impact on Municipal Government Board ... PA288
Education, Postsecondary - Finance
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 April) re postsecondary institutions' internal controls ... PA398, 400 Auditor General's recommendations (2009 April) re postsecondary institutions' investment controls ... PA394, 396, 398 Investments re: Investment committees ... PA394, 398 Investments re: Use of AIMCo as an adviser ... PA394
Employers
Occupational injury services provided by ... PA448
Employment standards
Complaints re breaches of: Performance measures for resolution ... PA258 Inspectors for: Re temporary foreign workers ... PA258
Employment training programs
Aboriginal peoples, member's request for information re funding for ... PA265
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re bioenergy programs ... PA363
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Fund
Mandate of Dept. of Environment and Dept. of SRD re, member's request for information re ... PA303
Farmers
Provincial nominees from India as, member's request for information re settlement of ... PA260
Financial institutions
AFSC relations with, re capital sourcing ... PA429, 437
Fines (Traffic violations)
Surcharge for victims of crime programs ... PA500
Foreign workers, Temporary
Advisory offices for ... PA258 Communications with, re WCB coverage for ... PA451 Funding for support services re ... PA258
Gambling, Compulsive
Inspections re responsible gambling program ... PA415 Lottery ticket gambling ... PA420-21 Program evaluation re ... PA417 Research into: Prevalence rates ... PA415 Self-exclusion program (from casinos) to combat ... PA417
Gaming and Liquor Act
Amendments re penalties for violating self-exclusion agreements (from casinos) ... PA417
Gas, Natural - Royalties
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re fuel gas royalties ... PA357
Government departments
Annual reports of: Contract information ... PA264 Cross-ministry initiatives: Health and wellness ... PA332
Government vehicles
Hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles, use of ... PA349
Grainger, Keri
Appreciation for ... PA444
Grant MacEwan College
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re internal control systems ... PA398 Presidential task force of ... PA398
Greenhouse gas emissions
Qualifications of third parties re verification of gas emissions reports ... PA492
H1N1 influenza virus
Auditor General's investigation into H1N1 influenza virus preparations, motion to table discussion re (Withdrawn) ... PA480
Home care program
General remarks ... PA462
Hospitals
Funding for beds re mental health/addictions services ... PA332
Hospitals - Construction - Grande Prairie
Review of plans for new hospital ... PA339
Hospitals - Emergency services
Hospitals - Emergency services - Calgary
IBM Canada Ltd.
Contract with Dept. of EII, re IT services ... PA264
Immigrants
Settlement services for ... PA332
Immigration
Provincial nominee program: Comparison with other jurisdictions, member's request for information re ... PA260 Provincial nominee program: EII department underexpenditures re ... PA262-63 Provincial nominee program: Farmers from India ... PA260
Immigration - Manitoba
Provincial nominee program: Comparison with Alberta, member's request for information re ... PA260
Income - Alberta
Comparison to national average (2008) ... PA308
Information and communications technology
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re hackers in insecure websites ... PA347
Information and communications technology - Canada
Best practices re shared service model ... PA351
Information and communications technology - Canada - British Columbia
Best practices re shared service model ... PA351
Information and communications technology - Canada - New Brunswick
Best practices re shared service model ... PA351
Information and communications technology - Canada - Ontario
Best practices re shared service model ... PA351
Information and communications technology - Canada - Quebec
Best practices re shared service model ... PA351
International financial reporting standards
ATB IFRS conversion projects, member's request for information re ... PA479
Learning Resources Centre
Auditor General's outstanding recommendation (2008 April) re ... PA320 Partnerships with other jurisdictions ... PA320
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Comparison of designated living facilities with, re costs ... PA313 Mandate of AHS re patient designations ... PA313 Mandate of Dept. of Health re ... PA313
Low-income seniors
Federal programs re ... PA308 Special-needs assistance, funding for ... PA308
Meade, Paddy
Severance package from AHS for ... PA485
Meat packing industry
AFSC loan losses re ... PA250
Medical care, Primary
General remarks ... PA462
Medical profession
Alternate relationship plans (ARPs) for compensation of, member's request for information re underexpenditures ... PA340 Medical panel in WCB appeal process ... PA444-45
Mental health services
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re mental health plan ... PA331-32 Funding for: Under safe communities initiative ... PA332
Mental health services - Prisoners
Funding for ... PA506 Other jurisdictions ... PA506
Municipal Government Board
Funding increase for ... PA288 Increase in appeals to ... PA288 Wait times for hearings by ... PA288
Municipal sustainability initiative
Comparison with Target Investment Initiative ... PA285 Disposition of surplus funds from grants under ... PA283 Funding of ... PA285 Funding of: Supplementary sustainability investment ... PA285 Reports on completed projects under ... PA283
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Auditor General's systems audit (2009) re ... PA357
Norquest College
Auditor General's recommendation (2009 April) re internal controls ... PA400
Pasture insurance program
Payouts under, decrease in ... PA428
Persons with developmental disabilities community boards
Contracted agencies wage issues ... PA311
Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary
Emergency wait times in ... PA336 New beds in ... PA462
Postsecondary educational institutions
Dept. of AET, relationship with ... PA398 Dept. of AET, relationship with, re internal systems controls ... PA400 Legal actions against, member's request for information re ... PA401
Postsecondary educational institutions - Maintenance and repair
Criteria for prioritizing for ... PA393 Deferred maintenance re: Estimates ... PA393
Potato cyst nematode
AgriRecovery benefits for growers impacted by ... PA426
Prisoners
Aboriginal prisoners, member's request for information re percentage of ... PA508
Public contracts
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re contract management by Dept. of Finance and Enterprise ... PA472 Competition process re ... PA264 Impact of TILMA on WCB contracts ... PA449 IT security re ... PA347
Racing entertainment centres
Responsible gambling information centres in ... PA417
Regional health authorities (former)
Auditor General's attest audit of: Impact of restructuring on ... PA467 Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re AHS business plans ... PA489 Budgets re: Use of SERP funds for operations ... PA487 East Central Health as management entity during restructuring ... PA460-61, 467 Government restructuring re: Three phases of ... PA459 Staff: CEO compensation ... PA465 Staff: Severance overpayments ... PA485 Staff: Severance packages during restructuring ... PA485 Staff: Supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs) ... PA459, 465, 487
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Auditor General's future report re (2009 October) re ... PA357, 361 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re new performance measures for royalty regime ... PA361 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations (2009 April) re royalty regime objectives and targets ... PA357, 361 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re fuel gas royalties ... PA357 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re well and production data ... PA361 History of ... PA361 Performance measures re "fair share" ... PA361
Rural gas co-ops
Provision of Alberta SuperNet services, proposal for ... PA344
Safe communities initiative
Funding for mental health/addiction-type services ... PA331-32 Funding for mental health services for inmates ... PA506
Schoolchildren - Transportation - Rural areas
Impact of deferred maintenance on ... PA323
Schools - Construction
Auditor General's future report on public/private partnerships (2009 October) re ... PA383 Funding disbursement schedule re ... PA325-26 Funding for ... PA325-26 Public/private partnerships re ... PA325-26 Public/private partnerships re: Public sector comparators ... PA383
Schools - Maintenance and repair
Deferred maintenance: Backlog of ... PA322 Deferred maintenance: Funding for repair of schools rated poor ... PA322 Funding for: Modular classrooms ... PA322, 325 Funding for: Public/private projects ... PA325-26 Information system for prioritizing of ... PA322
Schools - Maintenance and repair - Rural areas
Deferred maintenance, funding for ... PA323 Funding for: Modular classrooms ... PA323
Sheriffs
Staff: Vacancies, member's request for information re ... PA508
Social housing
Transitional housing support initiatives: Funding for ... PA289
Specified Gas Emitters Regulation
Qualifications of third parties under, re verification of emissions reports ... PA492
Students, Foreign (Postsecondary)
Recruitment of, member's request for information re ... PA402
Substance abuse - Treatment
Substance abuse - Treatment - Prisoners
Funding for ... PA506 Other jurisdictions ... PA506
Supplementary retirement plans (SRPs)
Auditor General's recommendations (2009 October) re review of existing ... PA487 For executives at Alberta Cancer Board ... PA459 For terminated CEOs of former RHAs ... PA459, 465 Grants to AHS re, member's request for information re ... PA468 Taxation of ... PA465-66
Supportive living facilities
Affordable supportive living initiative ... PA311, 313 Funding for: Underexpenditures ... PA310-11 Mandate of AHS re patient designations ... PA313 Mandate of Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports re ... PA313 Seniors' lodges: Assistance program for ... PA310-11, 313 Seniors' lodges: Funding for ... PA310-11, 313 Seniors' lodges: Small lodges ... PA311
Supportive living facilities - Standards
Facilities not meeting standards, member's request for information re inspections of ... PA315
Surplus, Budgetary
Use for deferred maintenance funding ... PA385
Target Investment Initiative
Comparison with MSI re funding ... PA285
Tillage system protocol
Supporting evidence for offset credits in, member's request for information re ... PA494
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta/British Columbia)
Impact on WCB contract management ... PA449
Traffic Safety Act
Fine revenue for crime victims ... PA500
Treasury Board
Budget re: Expenses, member's request for information re ... PA388 Budget re: Service contracts, member's request for information re ... PA388 IT services: Audit software ... PA386 Staff: Bonuses ... PA380-81 Staff: Bonuses, member's request for information re recipients of ... PA381 Staff: Training and development ... PA380-81
Treasury Branches
AFSC relations with, re capital sourcing ... PA437 IFRS conversion projects, member's request for information re ... PA479 Investment strategies, changes to ... PA475 Loan portfolio diversification ... PA475 Repayment on ABCP notes, member's request for information re ... PA479
Unemployment
Rates of aboriginal adults and youth, member's request for information re ... PA265
Universities and colleges
Staff: Attraction and retention of academic ... PA396
Universities and colleges - Finance
AIMCo as an adviser ... PA394 Dept. of AET, relationship with, re ... PA398 Investment committees ... PA394, 398
University Academic Pension Plan
Auditor General's recommendation re unfunded liability of ... PA396
University of Alberta
Auditor General's recommendation (2008 October) re investment risk management ... PA394 Investment committees of ... PA394
University of Calgary
Investment committees of ... PA394
Victims of Crime Fund
Funding increase for victims ... PA500, 503 Funding increase for victims' services programs ... PA500, 503 Surplus in ... PA500 Traffic fines as source of funding for ... PA500
Video conferencing
SuperNet projects ... PA344
Workers
WCB coverage for: Eligibility re ... PA451
Workers' Compensation Act
Coverage requirements under ... PA451
Workers' Compensation Board
Accident fund of: Asset mix ... PA455 Accident fund of: External vs. internal management ... PA452-53 Accident fund of: Funding targets and status ... PA455 Accident fund of: Investment losses ... PA455 Appeal process: Internal review ... PA445 Appeal process: Medical panel ... PA444-45 Benefits for claimants: No incentives for staff re reduction or denial of ... PA445 Budget re: Consultation fees ... PA449 Budget re: Deficit ... PA455 Budget re: IT systems ... PA449 Complaints to constituency offices ... PA444-45 Complaints to constituency offices: Government relations officers ... PA444 Contract management ... PA449 Occupational injury services ... PA448 Premiums charged employers: Rate changes ... PA455 Return to work: Percentage of workers, increase in ... PA454 Return to work: Procedures ... PA444 Return to work: Sustainability of ... PA454 Staff: Government liaison officers ... PA444 Staff: No incentives for refusing claims ... PA445 Workers under: Eligibility for coverage ... PA451
Workers, Injured
Education of, re WCB claims ... PA451
Kennedy, Heather (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Treasury Board)
Air quality - Saskatchewan
Impact of oil sands development on, MOU on ... PA388
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
General remarks ... PA388
Climate change
Provincial/federal relations re ... PA388
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Coordination with Treasury Board re oil sands strategy ... PA388
Government departments
Cross-ministry initiatives: Oil sands secretariat ... PA388
Investing in our Future: Responding to the Rapid Growth of Oil Sands Development (Radke report)
Recommendations in ... PA383
Oil sands development
Strategy re ... PA383-84, 388 Strategy re: Dept. of IIR's role re other jurisdictions ... PA388 Strategy re: Funding, proposal for additional ... PA388 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke report on ... PA383
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Federal/provincial relations re ... PA388 Water strategy re impact on Athabasca River ... PA388
Oil Sands Ministerial Strategy Committee
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Cross-ministry collaboration ... PA388 Funding re ... PA384, 388 Other jurisdictions, co-ordination with ... PA388 Staff for start-up office ... PA388
Water resources development - Athabasca River
Water strategy re impact of oil sands development ... PA388
Water resources development - Northwest Territories
Water strategy re impact of oil sands development ... PA388
Kerr, Guy (President and Chief Executive Officer, Workers' Compensation Board)
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Appeals process before appeal to ... PA441, 444-45, 450-52 As independent body ... PA444-45 Decrease in appeals to ... PA441, 446 Review of decisions by WCB ... PA448 Statistics re ... PA441, 448 Suspension of claimants' benefits during appeals to ... PA451-52 Time limit for appeals to, request for information re denial of claims beyond time limit ... PA456
Constituency offices
Complaints to, re WCB claims ... PA441, 444-45, 450, 455 Complaints to, re WCB claims: Government relations officers ... PA444, 454 Complaints to, re WCB claims: Statistics ... PA441
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Budget re: Temporary foreign workers ... PA451 Communications with workers re WCB coverage ... PA451 Relations with WCB ... PA447 WCB: Communications with workers re WCB coverage ... PA451 Workplace safety programs ... PA447
Edmonton Transit
Program to reduce WCB claims ... PA444
Employers
Occupational injury services provided by ... PA448 Supports for, re health and safety awareness ... PA447 Under WCB ... PA442, 444 Under WCB: Accountability ... PA442 Under WCB: Dividend payments to ... PA446, 455 Under WCB: Filing of accident reports ... PA451 Under WCB: Funding of compensation system ... PA441 Under WCB: Incentives for health and safety ... PA441-42 Under WCB: Poor performance surcharge program ... PA441-42, 444, 447 Under WCB: Suppression of claims ... PA444
Employment training programs
For WCB claimants ... PA447
Foreign workers, Temporary
Communications with, re WCB coverage for ... PA445, 451
Grainger, Keri
Appreciation for ... PA444
International finance
Crisis in: Impact on WCB investments ... PA442-43
Millard Health Centre, Edmonton
General remarks ... PA442 Translation services at ... PA445
Ombudsman
WCB complaints to: Criteria for use of surveillance ... PA450 WCB complaints to: Decrease in ... PA441, 446 WCB complaints to: Tracking of ... PA448
Private investigators
Use by WCB for determination of eligibility for benefits ... PA450
Public contracts
Impact of TILMA on WCB contracts ... PA449
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta/British Columbia)
Impact on WCB contract management ... PA449
Workers
No role in funding of WCB ... PA441 WCB coverage for: Eligibility re ... PA451 WCB coverage for: Translation of communications re ... PA445
Workers' Compensation Act
Accident fund requirements under ... PA442 Coverage requirements under ... PA451-52
Workers' Compensation Board
Accident fund of ... PA441 Accident fund of: Asset mix ... PA442-44, 445, 455 Accident fund of: External vs. internal management ... PA452-53 Accident fund of: Funding targets and status ... PA442-43, 449-50, 455 Accident fund of: Investment losses ... PA442-43, 445, 455 Accident fund of: Market value of ... PA443 Accountability of ... PA441-42, 448 Annual reports ... PA453 Appeal process: Internal review ... PA441, 445 Appeal process: Medical panel ... PA444-45, 448, 450-52 Appeal process: Statistics on ... PA441 Appeal process: Time limit for, request for information re denial of claims beyond limit ... PA456 Appearance before committee of ... PA440-56 Auditor General's recommendation re claims audits ... PA448 Benefits for claimants: Cap amount for compensation ... PA456 Benefits for claimants: Closed files due to death of claimant ... PA455 Benefits for claimants: Earnings lost payment program ... PA447 Benefits for claimants: Increases in ... PA442 Benefits for claimants: Job search benefits, member's request for information re ... PA453 Benefits for claimants: No incentives for staff re reduction or denial of ... PA445 Benefits for claimants: Psychological and post-traumatic stress services ... PA455 Benefits for claimants: Rehabilitation services ... PA443, 453 Benefits for claimants: Suspension during appeal process ... PA451-52 Benefits for claimants: Timeliness of payments ... PA445 Benefits for claimants: Use of surveillance for determination ... PA450 Budget re: Administration costs ... PA442, 449 Budget re: Consultation fees ... PA449 Budget re: Deficit ... PA442, 455 Budget re: IT systems ... PA449 Budget re: Staff benefits ... PA443 Claims: Costs, increase in ... PA442 Claims: Decline in ... PA441 Communications: Diverse populations in annual report ... PA453 Communications: Translation services ... PA445 Complaints to constituency offices ... PA441, 444-45, 450, 455 Complaints to constituency offices: Government relations officers ... PA444, 454 Complaints to constituency offices: Statistics ... PA441 Contract management ... PA449 Dept. of Employment and Immigration relations with ... PA447 Economic trends, impact of ... PA447, 450 Employers under: Accountability ... PA442 Employers under: Dividend payments to ... PA446, 455 Employers under: Filing of accident reports ... PA451 Employers under: Incentives for health and safety ... PA441-42 Employers under: Increase in ... PA442, 444 Employers under: Suppression of claims ... PA444 Fairness principles of ... PA441-42, 446, 451-52 Fairness principles of: Impact on variable pay ... PA452 Fatalities, increase in ... PA454 Funding of ... PA441 Governance of: Relations with Minister of Employment and Immigration ... PA447 Governance of: Tenure for president and CEO ... PA452 Information technology for managing increased volume ... PA442, 444 Lost-time claim rate: Decrease in ... PA441 Mission of ... PA440-41 Notice of decisions to workers ... PA441 Occupational injury services ... PA448 Other jurisdictions: Assessment rates ... PA442 Other jurisdictions: Cap amount for compensation ... PA456 Other jurisdictions: Complaints ... PA454 Other jurisdictions: Duration before return to work ... PA441, 446 Other jurisdictions: Funding of compensation ... PA441 Other jurisdictions: Funding status ... PA442, 443 Other jurisdictions: Investment losses ... PA442 Other jurisdictions: Timeliness of benefits payments ... PA445 Overview of ... PA440-42 Partnerships in injury reduction program ... PA441 Performance measures re: Fairness ... PA441 Performance measures re: Staff satisfaction ... PA442 Performance measures re: Time to complete internal reviews ... PA441 Performance measures re: Timeliness of filing of accident reports ... PA451 Performance measures re: Timeliness of payments ... PA445 Performance measures re: Workers' satisfaction ... PA441 Premiums charged employers ... PA443, 447 Premiums charged employers: Discounts ... PA441-42 Premiums charged employers: Poor performance surcharge program ... PA441-42, 444, 447, 455 Premiums charged employers: Rate changes ... PA443, 449-50, 455 Reports from ... PA453 Return to work: Duration before return to work ... PA440-41, 446-47 Return to work: Impact on variable pay for staff ... PA452 Return to work: Percentage of workers, increase in ... PA441, 452, 454 Return to work: Procedures ... PA444, 449 Return to work: Research on likelihood of ... PA440-41, 446-47, 449 Return to work: Sustainability of ... PA452, 454 Staff: Caseloads ... PA442 Staff: Compensation system ... PA446, 452, 453 Staff: Compensation system, average bonuses in ... PA446 Staff: Diversity of ... PA453 Staff: Government liaison officers ... PA444 Staff: Increase in ... PA442, 444 Staff: Long-term disability plan ... PA443 Staff: No incentives for refusing claims ... PA445 Strategic plan ... PA440-41 Workers under: Eligibility for coverage ... PA451 Workers under: Increase in ... PA442, 444
Workers, Injured
Earnings lost payment program under WCB ... PA447 Education of, re WCB claims ... PA444, 451 Research on likelihood of return to work after 12 weeks by ... PA440-41, 446-47, 449 Timeliness of payment of benefits to ... PA445
Workers, Injured - Washington (State)
Average duration before return to work ... PA441, 446-47 Funding of compensation system by ... PA441 Percentage of return to work ... PA441
Workplace safety
Strategies to improve, WCB programs re ... PA447
King, Margaret (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Health and Wellness)
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Court-ordered programs for youth under PCADA ... PA338
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Appearance before committee of ... PA338-39 Performance measures re: Court-ordered substance abuse treatment for youths ... PA338 Performance measures re: Immunization ... PA338 Performance measures re: Immunization awareness ... PA339
Immunization
Federal/provincial initiative for public education re ... PA338 Performance measures re ... PA338 Strategies re increased access to ... PA338
Mental health services - Children
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act
Implementation of programs under ... PA338
Regional health authorities (former)
Immunization strategies of, re children ... PA338
Substance abuse - Prevention - Children
General remarks ... PA338
Klak, Brad (President and Managing Director, Agriculture and Financial Services Corporation)
4-H Alberta
AFSC corporate sponsorship of ... PA433-34
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Annual report: Formats available ... PA429 Appearance before committee of ... PA422-37 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA427, 431 Auditor General's recommendations re, government response to ... PA423 Awards for ... PA437 Budget re: Communications ... PA429 Budget re: Equipment rental and maintenance contracts ... PA429 Budget re: Expenses ... PA423, 431 Budget re: Federal transfers ... PA425 Budget re: Indemnities ... PA428 Budget re: Revenue ... PA423 Budget re: Surplus ... PA423, 425-26 Capital sourcing ... PA429 Community relations ... PA433-34 Compliance strategies ... PA423, 433 Enterprise risk management plan ... PA436 Governance of ... PA436 Impact of international financial crisis on ... PA426 IT to improve efficiency of ... PA434 Legal actions by ... PA433 Lending programs of ... PA422-23 Lending programs of: As separate from insurance programs ... PA426 Lending programs of: Competition with other financial institutions ... PA437 Lending programs of: Interest rates ... PA426 Lending programs of: Loan losses by, statistics on ... PA435 Lending programs of: Primary agriculture ... PA435 Lending programs of: Value added and agribusiness program ... PA435 Offices of ... PA422-23 Overview of ... PA422-23 Performance measures re: As part of corporate culture ... PA437 Risk management programs of ... PA422 Risk management programs of: As separate from lending programs ... PA426 Staff: Compensation for senior management ... PA432-33 Staff: Management qualifications ... PA436 Staff: Recruitment and hiring ... PA437 Staff: Statistics ... PA423 Staff: Succession planning ... PA437 Staff: Supplementary retirement plans for senior management ... PA435-36 Staff: Volunteer hours ... PA433-34
AgriRecovery program (Federal-provincial initiative)
Benefits for seed potato growers ... PA423
AgriStability (Federal-provincial initiative)
Federal transfers under ... PA425 Funding for ... PA431 Overpayments and collection process under ... PA427 Payments under, caps on ... PA431 Payments under, member's request for information re cow-calf and feedlot operations ... PA431
Alberta farm recovery program 1
Indemnities for ... PA428
Alberta farm recovery program 2
Compliance re age verification and premise identification ... PA424 Eligibility criteria for ... PA424 Indemnities for ... PA428 Overpayments and collection process under ... PA427 Payouts in two stages under ... PA424 Statistics on funded benefits under ... PA423 Statistics on funded benefits under, member's request for information re range of payments ... PA424
Alberta Food Processors Association
AFSC consultations with, re value added and agribusiness program ... PA435
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Alberta livestock and meat strategy
Impact on AFSC budget ... PA428
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Recovery of CAIS overpayments re ... PA427
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
Federal transfers under ... PA425 IT services to support ... PA433 Overpayments and collection process under ... PA427 Payments under: To cow-calf and feedlots ... PA435 Payments under: To cow-calf and feedlots, member's request for information re ... PA431
Canadian dollar
Impact of exchange rates on agribusiness ... PA435
Capital sourcing program
AFSC capital sourcing services as fee-based service ... PA429
Cattle price insurance program
Crop insurance program
Budget re: Surplus ... PA423, 425-26 Coverage based on actual yield history of farm ... PA423 Coverage based on historical yields of individual farms ... PA425 Drought damage (2001-2002) as outlier event ... PA425-26 Federal transfers under ... PA425 Hail damage (2008-2009) as outlier event ... PA423, 432, 434, 436 Impact of commodity prices on ... PA423 Payouts under, decrease in ... PA428 Reinsurance under ... PA432, 436 Statistics on producers and acreage ... PA423
Crop insurance program - Bow Island area
Payouts under crop insurance program ... PA432, 434
Drought
Compensation plans re ... PA425-26 History of impact on crop insurance programs ... PA425-26 Impact on pasture insurance program ... PA428
Family farm
Intergenerational transfers ... PA435
Feedlots
CAIS payments to cow-calf farms and ... PA435 CAIS payments to cow-calf farms and, member's request for information re ... PA431
Financial institutions
AFSC relations with, re capital sourcing ... PA429, 437
Food industry and trade
Economic conditions re ... PA435
Food processing industry
Government value added and agribusiness program ... PA435
Hog industry
Overpayments under CAIS and AgriStability programs ... PA427
International finance
Crisis in: Impact on AFSC programs ... PA426
Management Employees Pension Plan
Unfunded liability of ... PA435
Mushroom industry
Government funding for ... PA430
Pasture insurance program
Payouts under, decrease in ... PA428
Potato cyst nematode
AgriRecovery benefits for growers impacted by ... PA423
Public service - Alberta
Hiring freeze on, impact on AFSC ... PA437
Treasury Branches
AFSC relations with, re capital sourcing ... PA437 Auditor General's recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA431
Value added and agribusiness program
Impact of commodity prices and currency rates on ... PA435 Loans under, statistics on ... PA435 Mandate of ... PA435
Knapp, John (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Agricultural business managers
Training of, re risk management ... PA253
Agricultural initiatives program
Agricultural Pests Act
Administration of ... PA244
Agricultural service boards program
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Best practices re ... PA246 Funding for on-farm energy efficiency program ... PA244 Mandate of agricultural services boards re ... PA247 Soil salinity reduction ... PA253
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re grants programs evaluations ... PA251-52 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA251-52 Mandate of ... PA245 Risk management programs of ... PA245-48 Support for re-registration process re farm fuel benefit program ... PA245
AgriStability (Federal-provincial initiative)
Access of hog producers to ... PA244-45 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re grants programs evaluations ... PA251-52 Funding model for grants under ... PA246-47 Mandate of ... PA244-45
Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator, Leduc
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Auditor General's recommendations re registration process for ... PA245
Alberta farm recovery program 1
Funding for ... PA248 Funding for hog industry under ... PA244-45
Alberta livestock and meat strategy
Payments under ... PA248 Trade secretariat re ... PA251
Alberta Livestock Information System
Mandatory age verification element ... PA251
Bioproducts
Marketing for international trade of ... PA251
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Age verification program re animals ... PA251 Food chain traceability re ... PA244 History of feed bans for prevention of ... PA244 Impact of, on trade ... PA251 Incidence of, comparison of ... PA244 International standards as response to ... PA251
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - Australia and New Zealand
Minimal risk category under OIE rules re ... PA251
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - United States
Controlled risk category under OIE rules re ... PA251
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
AFSC as successor to ... PA245 Federal transfers under ... PA245 Impact of WTO on ... PA250 Payments under ... PA245, 247
Canadian Angus Association
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Feed ban (specified risk materials removal) ... PA251
Climate Change Central
On-farm energy efficiency program ... PA244
Crop insurance program
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA251-52 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re program evaluations ... PA251-52 Budget re ... PA245-47 Forecasts for payments under ... PA248 Impact of WTO on ... PA250 Mandate of ... PA250
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Appearance before committee of ... PA243-53 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re evaluation of grants programs ... PA251-52 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re farm fuel benefit program ... PA245 Budget re ... PA245, 251-52 Budget re: Fixed and variable grants ... PA246-47 Budget re: Hosting expenses ... PA247 Controls re hosting expenses ... PA247 Department name changes, history of ... PA243 Overview of ... PA243-45 Performance measures re environmental stewardship ... PA246 Program review process ... PA251 Rural offices of, increase in ... PA245 Staff, reductions in ... PA251
Environmentally sustainable agriculture program
Best practices re ... PA246 Funding re ... PA244 Performance measures re ... PA246
Farm fuel tanks
Environmental precautions re ... PA246
Farmers - Education
Mandate of agricultural service boards re ... PA247 Risk management training for ... PA253 Tax advice and training for ... PA253
Farms - Environmental aspects
Energy efficiency program ... PA244
Feed, Enhanced
Federal/provincial program re ban on ... PA244
Feeder associations
Government loan guarantees, defaults re ... PA249
Feeder Associations Guarantee Act
Food chain traceability programs
Food industry and trade
Economic conditions re ... PA244
Government departments
Controls re hosting expenses of ... PA247
Grains and oilseed farming
World trade markets for ... PA251
Hog industry
AgriStability program re advance payments for ... PA244-45 Impact of economic conditions on ... PA248
International trade - China
Markets for beef ... PA251
International trade - Hong Kong
Markets for beef ... PA251
International trade - Japan
Markets for meat ... PA251
International trade - Korea
Markets for meat ... PA251
International trade - United States
Markets for meat ... PA251
Irrigation
Funding re ... PA244 Improvement in methods for ... PA253 Reduction of soil salinity from ... PA253
Kochia (plant)
Impact on soil salinity of ... PA253
Livestock Commerce and Animal Inspection Statutes Amendment Act
Policy intent of amendments to LICA ... PA245
Livestock Diseases Act
Administration of ... PA244
Livestock Identification and Commerce Act
Policy intent of amendment to ... PA245
Livestock industry
Impact of economic conditions on ... PA248 Legislation for security re livestock trading ... PA245
Livestock industry - Environmental aspects
Best practices re ... PA246
Loan guarantees, Government
Defaults of, re feeder associations ... PA249
Meat packing industry
Statistics re, as national comparison ... PA251
Pest control
Mandate of agricultural service boards re ... PA247
Remote area heating allowance
Riparian areas - Environmental aspects
Best practices re ... PA246
Rural electrification associations
Sheep industry
General remarks ... PA249
Soil conservation
Mandate of agricultural service boards re ... PA244, 247 Reduction of salinity ... PA253
Soil Conservation Act
Administration of ... PA244
Specified risk material (Cattle parts)
Budget re SRM disposal ... PA244 Definition of ... PA244 Federal/provincial programs re enhanced feed ban ... PA244 Funding for SRM research ... PA244
Treasury Board
Controls re hosting expenses of departments ... PA247
Water table
Impact of soil salinity on ... PA253
Weed control
Mandate of agricultural service boards re ... PA243, 247
World Organisation for Animal Health
BSE risk status for Canadian beef ... PA244, 251 BSE standards for ... PA251
World Trade Organization
Agricultural income support programs, rules re ... PA250
Krishnaswamy, Krish (VP, Finance and Corporate Affairs, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation)
Agricultural initiatives program
Funding grants for ... PA247
Agricultural service boards program
Funding grants for ... PA247
Agricultural societies
Funding grants for ... PA247
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Annual report: Formats available ... PA429 Appearance before committee of ... PA245-47, 250, 252-53, 426-30, 432-33, 435-36 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re IT risk assessment and control framework ... PA433 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re loan loss methodology ... PA245-46, 250 Budget re: Accommodation costs ... PA430 Budget re: Communications ... PA429 Budget re: Equipment rental and maintenance contracts ... PA429 Budget re: Federal transfers ... PA252-53, 432 Budget re: Surplus ... PA426 Business plan ... PA433 Compliance strategies ... PA433 Legal actions by ... PA433 Lending programs of: As separate from insurance programs ... PA432 Lending programs of: Borrowing from government of Alberta ... PA427-28, 432 Lending programs of: Interest rates ... PA428 Lending programs of: Loan losses by, statistics on ... PA246 Offices of: Costs ... PA430 Recovery of loans by ... PA246 Risk management programs of ... PA432 Staff: Supplementary retirement plans for senior management ... PA435-36
AgriRecovery program (Federal-provincial initiative)
Federal transfers to ... PA432
AgriStability (Federal-provincial initiative)
Federal transfers under ... PA252-53, 432 Funding model for grants under ... PA247
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Funds managed by: AFSC surplus funds ... PA426
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re IT risk assessment and control framework ... PA433 Federal transfers under ... PA252-53 Payments under ... PA247
Cattle price insurance program
Communications re ... PA429
Crop insurance program
AIMCo management of surplus funds re ... PA426 Budget re: Surplus ... PA426 Federal transfers under ... PA252-53, 432
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Management Employees Pension Plan
Unfunded liability of ... PA435
Meat packing industry
AFSC loan losses re ... PA250
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