Modifying an Existing Accreditation
Accredited agencies, corporations, and municipalities obtain the approval of the Administrator of Accreditation to modify their accreditation.
In Council Connect, there are two applications to modify accreditation: the Name Change application, and the Scope Change application.
Other applications that are available to existing accredited organizations include:
Modify Accreditation: Name Change
If you need to change the name associated with your organization, you must submit a Modify Accreditation: Name Change application through Council Connect.
Name Change
All name change applications must include:
Reasonable Notice
Accredited agencies, corporations, and municipalities must provide the Administrator of Accreditation with reasonable notice of a name change. The application will not be processed without it, and could result in it being delayed.
Draft QMP
A redlined version of the QMP template published by the Council reflecting the name change. The QMP templates can be found here.
Application Fee
A fee of $100 per discipline covered under the organization’s scope of accreditation will be assessed for this application. For example, an organization accredited in building, electrical, fire, gas, and plumbing, a fee of $500 will be assessed.
Modify Accreditation: Scope Change
If you need to make substantive changes that will affect the jurisdiction of your current accreditation, you will need to apply for a Scope Change through Council Connect.
Scope Change
A scope change includes any change that:
- Adds or subtracts technical disciplines administered under the accreditation.
- Adds or subtracts industrial facilities.
- Adds or subtracts a municipality participating in a joint accreditation.
- Adds or removes the responsibility to administer all, or parts, of the Alberta Building Code or Alberta Fire Code.
- Adds or removes the responsibility to administer the Alberta Electrical Utility Code.
- Adds or removes the responsibility to deliver fire prevention programs.
What you need to submit with your scope change application depends on your organization type.
Municipalities must include:
Draft QMP
A redlined version of the QMP template published by the Council reflecting the requested changes to the scope of the organization’s accreditation. The QMP templates can be found here.
Application Fee
All Scope Change applications are assessed a fee of $150 per discipline covered under the organization’s scope of accreditation. For example, an organization accredited in building, electrical, fire, gas, and plumbing, a fee of $750 will be assessed.
Scope Change applications that involve changes in regards to tank management under the fire discipline will not be charged a fee.
Draft Transition Plan
Municipalities must provide a redlined version of the Municipality Scope Change Transition Plan Template completed with the requisite information.
Transition plan templates are available upon request. More information about transition plans can be found here.
Reasonable Notice (subtraction of discipline only)
Where the change in scope application results in the organization subtracting a technical discipline, reasonable notice must be provided to the Administrator in advance of the change taking place.
Failure to do so will delay the application.
Corporations must include:
Draft QMP
A redlined version of the QMP template published by the Council reflecting the requested changes to the scope of the organization’s accreditation. The QMP templates can be found here.
Application Fee
All Scope Change applications are assessed a fee of $150 per discipline covered under the organization’s scope of accreditation. For example, an organization accredited in building, electrical, fire, gas, and plumbing, a fee of $750 will be assessed.
Scope Change applications that involve changes in regards to tank management under the fire discipline will not be charged a fee.
Draft Transition Plan
Corporations must provide a redlined version of the Corporation Scope Change Transition Plan Template completed with the requisite information.
Transition plan templates are available upon request. More information about transition plans can be found here.
Reasonable Notice (subtraction of discipline only)
Where the change in scope application results in the organization subtracting a technical discipline, reasonable notice must be provided to the Administrator in advance of the change taking place. This advance notice is particularly important where the scope change results from a material change in corporate ownership and control.
Failure to do so will delay the application.
Agencies must include:
Draft QMP
A redlined version of the QMP template published by the Council reflecting the requested changes to the scope of the organization’s accreditation. The QMP templates can be found here.
Application Fee
All Scope Change applications are assessed a fee of $150 per discipline covered under the organization’s scope of accreditation. For example, an organization accredited in building, electrical, fire, gas, and plumbing, a fee of $750 will be assessed.
Scope Change applications that involve changes in regards to tank management under the fire discipline will not be charged a fee.
Reasonable Notice (subtraction of discipline only)
Where the change in scope application results in the organization subtracting a technical discipline, reasonable notice must be provided to the Administrator in advance of the change taking place. This advance notice is particularly important where the scope change results from a material change in corporate ownership and control.
Failure to do so will delay the application.