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Income and Employment Supports Act |
Published Date: January 01, 2019
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Part 1 Interpretation, Purpose and Administration (Sections 1-4) |
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Section 1 Definitions
In this Act,
- “Alberta CPI” means the monthly All-items Consumer Price Index for Alberta, not seasonally adjusted, published by Statistics Canada;
1.1 “applicant” means an applicant for assistance under Part 2 ;
- “assistance under Part 2” means
- income support and benefits provided under Part 2, Division 1,
- health benefits provided under Part 2, Division 2,
- training benefits provided under Part 2, Division 3,
- income support and training benefits under intergovernmental agreements provided under Part 2, Division 4, and
- employment and training benefits for persons with disabilities provided under Part 2, Division 5;
- income support and benefits provided under Part 2, Division 1,
- “cohabiting partner” means a cohabiting partner as defined in the regulations;
3.1 "CPI adjustment date" means the CPI adjustment date specified in the regulations;
3.2 “CPI adjustment year” means the period from the CPI adjustment date of the specified year to the last day of the 12th month after the CPI adjustment date;
- “dependent child” means a dependent child as defined in the regulations;
- “Director” means a person appointed under section 3;
- “household unit” means
- a person and that person’s cohabiting partner or dependent children or both, and
- if a person is single and without a cohabiting partner and dependent children, that person;
- a person and that person’s cohabiting partner or dependent children or both, and
- “financial administrator” means a financial administrator appointed under section 17;
- “Minister” means the Minister determined under section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act;
- “recipient” means the person to whom or on whose behalf assistance under Part 2 is provided;
- “third party” means a third party referred to in section 17(1)(b) ;
- “training provider” means a person with whom the Director as entered into an agreement or arrangement under section 20.
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