The Sovereignty Act lets Alberta refuse to enforce any federal law it considers harmful.
Stated by: Government of Alberta
Summary
The Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act, passed in 2022, lets the legislature pass motions directing provincial bodies to stop helping enforce federal initiatives it deems unconstitutional or harmful. Whether that is legally valid is genuinely disputed: some scholars say it usurps the courts' role and is unconstitutional, others say it just restates a province's existing right not to administer federal programs. The Act itself states it cannot be used to defy the Constitution or to separate from Canada.
Evidence
The Act creates a process for the legislature to pass a resolution and direct provincial entities to stop enforcing a federal initiative deemed unconstitutional or harmful to Albertans.
The Government of Alberta states the Act does not allow Alberta to defy the Constitution, to separate from Canada, or to order entities to break federal law.
Constitutional law scholars argue the Act is vulnerable on separation-of-powers and division-of-powers grounds because it lets the legislature judge the validity of federal law, a role reserved to the courts.