The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)

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Physical address:
4208 97 Street #200
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 5Z9

Phone: (780) 432-0224
Fax: (780) 439-1431

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Licenses

We track the following licenses with the The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Alberta Architect Registration

Agency:The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)

Initial Registration

Instructions:

See the instructions on this page for more information about the requirements for registration.

Agency Fee:

$372.75 registration fee + $1,023.75 annual dues ($511.88 if registering after July 1.)

Notes:

Email the association at intern@aaa.ab.ca for a copy of the application form.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,023.75

Due:

Annually by December 15.

Alberta Branch Office Registration

Agency:The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Partnerships
  • Sole Proprietorships
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Insurance Requirements:

Professional Liability Insurance in amounts not less than $250,000 per claim and $500,000 aggregate. 

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

The practice of Architecture and Licensed Interior Design must occur under the direct personal supervision, direction, and control of a Registered Architect and/or Licensed Interior Designer. 

Initial Registration

Form:

Corporation Permit to Practise or Firm License to Practise

Filing Method:

Email: 

  • Last Names beginning with A-L: registration1@aaa.ab.ca
  • Last Names beginning M-Z: registration2@aaa.ab.ca
Agency Fee:
  • $197.58 USD registration fee + $333.78 USD annual dues + $26.57 USD GST  (Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships) 
    • ($280 CAD registration fee + $473 CAD annual dues + $37.65 CAD GST)
  • $268.15 USD registration fee + $333.78 USD annual dues + $42.65 USD GST (Business Corporations)
    • ($380 CAD registration fee + $473 CAD annual dues + $42.65 CAD GST)

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • $333.78 USD annual dues + $16.69 USD GST
    • ($473 CAD annual dues + $23.65 CAD GST)
Due:

Annually by December 15.

Alberta Corporation Permit to Practise

Agency:The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Ownership Requirements:

For Architectural Corporations:

Majority (a minimum of 51%) ownership of corporations must be vested in:

  • One or more Alberta registered architects, or
  • One or more architect-held corporations, or
  • A combination of registered architects and architect-held corporations, or
  • Not less than 50% ownership of the above if any remaining voting shares is vested in either licensed interior
    designers or professional engineers, or both. (NOTE: if engineers will be beneficial shareholders, an application
    for a Joint Firm must be completed in lieu of this Corporation Permit to Practice Application), and
  • A majority of the directors and officers of the corporation are registered architects.

 

For Interior Design Corporations:

Majority (a minimum of 51%) ownership of corporations must be vested in:

  • One or more licensed interior designers, or
  • One or more licensed interior designer-held corporations, or
  • A combination of licensed interior designers and licensed interior designer-held corporations, or
  • Not less than 50% ownership of the above if any remaining voting shares is vested in registered architects, and
  • A majority of the directors and officers of the corporation are licensed interior designers.

 

Both:

  • Non-member shareholders must be of good character and satisfactory to the Council. 
Insurance Requirements:

Professional Liability Insurance in amounts not less than $250,000 per claim and $500,000 aggregate. 

Notes:
  • The corporation name must first be approved by the council PRIOR to registration at Alberta Corporate Registries and must not be self-laudatory or misleading to the public. The name must include the applicable derivative of the word "Architecture" or "Licensed Interior Design". The plural use of the name may only occur if the corporation consists of two or more voting shareholders who are Registered Architects or Licensed Interior Designers. 
  • Although the website states a joint architecture and engineering licenses is an available license type, per the province they are not currently offering Joint Firm Licenses. To practice as both an architecture and engineering firm, a business must complete these registrations separately through the appropriate agency. 
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

The practice of Architecture and Licensed Interior Design must occur under the direct personal supervision, direction, and control of a Registered Architect and/or Licensed Interior Designer. 

Initial Registration

Form:

Corporation Permit to Practise

Instructions:
  • Articles of Incorporation/Amendment for both Alberta & Extra-Provincial Registrations must include the following clauses:
    • Restrictions on Share Transfers
      • No transfer of shares may take place without the approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
      • No transfer of shares may take place which would contravene any regulation made under the Architects Act, Alberta
    • Restrictions on Business
      • No business will be carried on that would contravene any regulation made under the Architects Act, Alberta
    • Other Provisions:
      • No director or officer may be appointed if the appointment would contravene any regulation made the the Architects Act, Alberta
      • No bylaw may be enacted in contravention of the Architects Act, Alberta or any regulation or bylaw enacted under the Architects Act, Alberta
  • Mark and Flag the required AAA clauses within the Articles
Filing Method:

Email: 

  • Last Names beginning with A-L: registration1@aaa.ab.ca
  • Last Names beginning M-Z: registration2@aaa.ab.ca
Agency Fee:
  • $268.15 USD registration fee + $333.78 USD annual dues + $30.10 USD GST
    • ($380 CAD registration fee + $473 CAD annual dues + $42.65 CAD GST)
Notes:
  • Upon the registrar's approval of the application, documents, letterhead and business card, the proposed entity will be brought forward to the council for granting preliminary approval. 
  • Upon council approval the "preliminary approval letter" will be forwarded to the proposed corporation to enable registration at Alberta Corporate Registries
    • The entity is required to register with the Alberta Corporate Registries through an authorized registry agent within 45 days of the receipt of the letter. 
  • Upon filing of the applicable documents with the Alberta Corporate Registries, copies of the following FILED documents must be received by the AAA for final approval of the council: 
    • Certificate of Incorporation/Registration Certificate (issued under the Business Corporations Act)
    • Field Articles of Incorporation/Articles of Amendment (including AAA required clauses)
    • Registration Statement
  • Following the councils final approval, the name of the corporation will be entered into the register of corporations. The registrar will issue a final package to the corporation, which includes: 
    • Permit to engage in the practise of architecture/interior design as an architectural/interior design corporation
    • Corporate Stamp
    • Final registration documents
Required Attachments:
  • Reinstatement Information/Attachments (if applicable)
  • Draft Articles of Incorporation/Amendment (including AAA required clauses)
  • Draft Notice of Directors/Statement of Registration
  • Draft Notice of Address/Notice of Attorney
  • Certificate of Incorporation (extra-provincial registrations)
  • Current registered document that indicates all shareholders, directors and the corporation's address (extra-provincial registrations)
  • Sample Letterhead and Business Card (non required for non-practising corporations)
    • Must include the corporation name with all principal architects and licensed interior designers identified in the format: "Jane Doe, Architect, AAA" or "John Doe, Licensed Interior Designer, AAA".
    • Additional designations must follow after 'AAA'
    • All principals must be included on the letterhead. All additional individuals appearing on the letterhead must list their role within the corporation after their name. 

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • $333.78 USD annual fee + $16.69 USD GST 
    • ($473 CAD annual fee + $23.65 CAD GST)
Due:

Annually by December 15.

Alberta Firm License to Practise

Agency:The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Partnerships
  • Sole Proprietorships
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Ownership Requirements:

For Architectural Firms:

Majority (a minimum of 51%) ownership of Firms must be vested in:

  • One or more Alberta registered architects, or
  • One or more architect-held firms, or
  • A combination of registered architects and architect-held firms, or
  • Not less than 50% ownership of the above if any remaining voting shares are vested in either licensed interior designers or professional engineers, or both. (NOTE: if engineers will be beneficial shareholders, an application for a Joint Firm must be complete in lieu of the Firm Licence to Practise Application)

 

For Interior Design Firms:

Majority (a minimum of 51%) ownership of firms must be vested in:

  • One or more licensed interior designers, or
  • One or more licensed interior designer-held firms, or
  • A combination of licensed interior designers and licensed interior designer-held firms, or
  • Not less than 50% ownership of the above if any remaining voting shares are vested in registered architects.

 

Both:

  • Non-member shareholders must be of good character and satisfactory to the Council. 
Insurance Requirements:

Professional Liability Insurance in amounts not less than $250,000 per claim and $500,000 aggregate. 

Notes:

The firm name must first be approved by the Council and must not be self-laudatory or misleading to the public. The name must include the applicable derivative of the word "Architecture" or "Licensed Interior Design". The plural use of the name may only occur if the firm consists of two or more shareholders who are Registered Architects or Licensed Interior Designers. 

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

The practice of Architecture and Licensed Interior Design must occur under the direct personal supervision, direction, and control of a Registered Architect and/or Licensed Interior Designer. 

Initial Registration

Form:

Firm License to Practise

Filing Method:

Email: 

  • Last Names beginning with A-L: registration1@aaa.ab.ca
  • Last Names beginning M-Z: registration2@aaa.ab.ca
Agency Fee:
  • $197.58 USD registration fee + $333.78 USD annual dues + $26.57 USD GST
    • ($280 CAD registration fee + $473 CAD annual dues + $37.65 CAD GST)
Notes:
  • Upon the Registrar's approval of the firm application, letterhead, and business card, the proposed entity will be brought forward to the Council for granting of "Firm Approval" at the next council meeting (scheduled once per month excluding summer months)
  • Upon Council approval, the firm name will be entered into the Registrar of firms
  • The Registrar will issue a "final package" to the firm which includes the following: 
    • License to engage int he practise of architecture/licensed interior design as an architectural/licensed interior design firm
    • Final registration documents (firm approval letter, invoice, bulletins, etc.)
Required Attachments:
  • Sample Letterhead and Business Card (not required for non-practising corporations)
    • Must include the corporation name with all principal architects and licensed interior designers identified in the format: "Jane Doe, Architect, AAA" or "John Doe, Licensed Interior Designer, AAA".
    • Additional designations must follow after 'AAA'
    • All principals must be included on the letterhead. All additional individuals appearing on the letterhead must list their role within the corporation after their name. 
  • Professional Liability Insurance Declaration or Certificate

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:
  • $333.78 USD annual dues + $16.69 USD GST
    • ($473 CAD annual dues + $23.65 CAD GST)
Due:

Annually by December 15

Alberta Interior Designer License

Agency:The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA)

Initial Registration

Instructions:

See the instructions on this page for more information about the requirements for registration.

Agency Fee:

$372.75 registration fee + $1,023.75 annual dues ($511.88 if applying after July 1)

Notes:

Email intern@aaa.ab.ca for a copy of the application form.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$1,023.75

Due:

Annually by December 15.

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