Topic

Housing

Which governments hold powers over housing, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Sexsmith · About Sexsmith

Each power below comes from a law, agreement or official page, linked under it. This page lists the powers each government holds. It does not say how they are used.

Municipal

Town of Sexsmith Council

Governs Sexsmith

Land use planning and development Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Adopts a municipal development plan and a land use bylaw that regulates the use and development of land and buildings (Municipal Government Act s.632, s.640); decides development permits and subdivisions under Part 17.
Source: kings-printer.alberta.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Provincial

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Governs Alberta

Property and civil rights Report

Property, contracts, labour relations, landlord and tenant law and most private law (s. 92(13)).

Landlord and tenant law (Residential Tenancies Act) and provincial housing programs.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Federal

Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

Currency and banking Report
Related: Money and banking
Exclusive: "Currency and Coinage" (s. 91(14)) and "Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money" (s. 91(15)), Constitution Act, 1867.

Currency, coinage and banking are federal (s. 91(14), (15)).
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

No power over housing recorded

Other governments covering Sexsmith. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Board of Trustees of Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division, Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest, Board of Trustees of Peace Wapiti School Division

Sources

kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). For: Land use planning and development (Town of Sexsmith Council)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 structure: Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 92, 92A, 93, 95 (Justice Laws Website). For: Property and civil rights (Legislative Assembly of Alberta)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Currency and banking (Parliament of Canada)

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