By The Canadian Press

Provincial Politics

Alberta refining licensing requirements for addiction treatment providers

Feb 25, 2025 | 5:23 PM

Alberta’s government plans to change and refine provincial licensing requirements for addictions services and treatment.

Newly tabled legislation will define three types of bed-based addiction treatment services, including withdrawal management and intensive treatment.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Dan Williams says each service will have specific licensing requirements that service providers must follow if the bill is passed.

He says moving away from the province’s current one-size-fits-all approach to licensing will allow the government to address complex situations.

The government says the legislation would also give the minister the ability to exempt specific people or service providers from the requirements in certain cases.

Williams says the bill would also change the name of supervised consumption services to drug consumption services.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 25, 2025.