The Government of Alberta is evaluating the relevancy and effectiveness of the current South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP).
The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA) requires regional plans to be reviewed at least once every 10 years. This questionnaire is collecting feedback on the SSRP, which came into effect on September 1, 2014 and its amendments in 2017 and 2018. The SSRP:
- Established a long-term vision for the region.
- Aligns provincial polices at the regional level to balance Alberta’s economic, environmental and social goals.
- Reflects ongoing commitment to engage Albertans, including aboriginal*peoples in land-use planning.
- Uses a cumulative effects management approach to balance economic development opportunities and social and environmental considerations.
- Sets desired economic, environmental and social outcomes and objectives for the region.
- Describes the strategies, actions and approaches, and tools required to achieve the desired outcomes and objectives.
- Establishes monitoring, evaluation and reporting commitments to assess progress.
- Provides guidance to provincial and local decision-makers regarding land-use management in the region.
Relevancy and effectiveness are defined as follows:
the extent to which the components of the regional plan have significant bearing on achieving the 50-year vision.
Effectiveness is…
While this review does not amend, repeal or replace the regional plan, feedback collected will be summarized in a report to the Stewardship Minister on the ongoing relevancy and effectiveness of the regional plan.
The survey takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete and closes December 6, 2024.
* For the purpose of this survey, the term “aboriginal” is used when referring directly to the SSRP 2018 or to section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In recent years, the term “Indigenous” has been more frequently used.
FOIP Collection Notice
Your privacy is important
The views or opinions you provide, as well as the personal information about you, are protected by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. We are collecting this information to inform the Stewardship Minister about the relevance and effectiveness of the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan, as authorized by Section 33(c) of the FOIP Act. We will not use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose without your written consent or unless required to do so by law.
If you have questions about how we collect or use your information, contact the Office of the Land Use Secretariat located on the 12th floor, 9915 108 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 2G8 by calling 780-644-7972 or emailing LUF@gov.ab.ca.
Please do not submit responses that include personal information about other people.
