Professional Ethics Codes in Alberta
Alberta’s self-regulating professional associations are granted the authority by the provincial government to govern their own members by professional regulatory organizations (PROs). The ministries of Justice, Education and Health are responsible for the governing legislation of Alberta’s legal, teaching and health professions, respectively.
Self-Regulated Professions
Accountants
Governing the practice of professional accounting to ensure financial integrity and public trust.
Agrologists
Protecting the public interest in the agriculture, bioresource, and food sectors.
Architects
Regulating the practice of architecture for safe, sustainable, and functional environments.
Independent professionals providing expert services and ethical engineering advice.
Engineers, Geoscientists and Technologists
Overseeing the technical and ethical practice of engineering and geoscience.
Foresters and Forest Technologists
Ensuring sustainable management and ethical stewardship of forest resources.
Regulating legal land surveying to protect property boundaries and public data. Additional Revisions (2021).
Protecting the public interest in the agriculture, bioresource, and food sectors.
Veterinarians and Veterinary Technologists
Ensuring animal health and welfare through strict professional and ethical standards. National companion code used across Canada.
Other non-health professionals (POARA)
Associations registered under the Professional and Occupational Associations Registration (POARA)
Professions Regulated by the Ministries of Justice, Education and Health
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Health Professions
College of Acupuncturists of Alberta (CAA)
Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA)
College of Chiropractors of Alberta (CCA)
Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists
Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists
College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA)
College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta
College of Dental Technologists of Alberta (CDTA)
College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta (CDSA)
College of Alberta Denturists (CAD)
College of Dietitians of Alberta (CDA)
College of Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides
College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta (CHAPA)
College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists
Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists (ACMDTT)
Medical Laboratory Technologists
College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Alberta (CMLTA)
College of Midwives of Alberta (CMA)
College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
College of Opticians of Alberta (COA)
Alberta College of Optometrists (ACO)
Alberta College of Paramedics (ACP)
Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP)
Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP)
College of Physiotherapists of Alberta (CPA)
Physicians, Surgeons, Osteopaths & Physician Assistants
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta (CPPA)
College of Podiatric Physicians of Alberta (CPPA)
College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)
College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
College of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta (CRTA)
Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA)
Legal Professions
Lawyers (Law Society of Alberta)
The Law Society of Alberta participated with the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in the development of a Model Code of Conduct from 2004 to 2010.
Teaching Professions
Teachers and Teachers Leaders
The code of professional conduct is a set of expectations that certificated teachers and teacher leaders, like principals and superintendents, must follow. It outlines the overarching ethical principles that guide everyone in the profession.
Other Professions and Codes of Ethics
Education Health and Safety Association
Private Investigators
Museums Community
Canadian Condominium Institute Director
Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta
Interior Designers
Maskwacis Cultural College
Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA)
College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP): Working with Indigenous Populations and Communities