Safety Services
Alberta Municipal Affairs
16th Floor, Commerce Place
10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 4L4
Phone number: 1-866-421-6929 (local callers must dial the 1-866)
(780) 644-1010 (if calling from outside of Canada)
Fax number: (780) 427-8686
Website: www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cp_private_sewage.cfm
Under Alberta's Safety Codes Act and Permit Regulation, you must be certified by Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) to obtain a permit to install a private sewage disposal system. Holders of PS certificates can obtain permits for the installation of all types of private sewage disposal systems. Holders of PSR Certificates can obtain permits only for the installation of holding tank type systems.
Certification by Alberta Municipal Affairs first requires successful completion of a six day training course offered by the Alberta Onsite Wastewater Management Association (AOWMA). Certification must be renewed yearly. For official, detailed information about certification requirements, see the Private Sewage webpage on the Alberta Municipal Affairs website.
Private sewage system installers who are certified and in good standing with a regulatory organization elsewhere in Canada may challenge a jurisprudence exam to be certified in Alberta if private sewage system installers in the two jurisdictions have similar responsibilities and competencies. For more information, see "What if I am already certified in another province or territory?" and the Alberta regulatory authority (below).
