By: Robyn Mitchell
PDF Version: Alberta Law Reform Institute Recommends Reform to Trustee Act with Clear, Simple, and Comprehensible Legislation
Matter Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Final Report No. 109, A New Trustee Act for Alberta
The Alberta Law Reform Institute has just released Final Report No. 109, A New Trustee Act for Alberta. The Report sets out ALRI’s final recommendations for new trustee legislation in Alberta. Using the Uniform Law Conference of Canada’s Uniform Trustee Act 2012 as a starting point, ALRI then tailored its recommendations to reflect Alberta’s trusts law and practice.
The current Trustee Act is out of date. While there have been some changes over the years, some provisions of the Act remain unchanged since trustee legislation was first enacted in 1893 in what is now Alberta. There has never been a complete review of the entire Trustee Act.