Rural Utilities Gas Franchise Areas

Rural Utilities Gas Franchise areas are created and maintained by Rural Utilities under the authority of the Gas Distribution Act. It contains the following layers: Apex Franchise Areas, ATCO Franchise Areas, Coop Franchise Areas, County Franchise Areas, Independent Franchise Areas, Community Gas Distributors and Customer Meters. “Changes to boundaries are based on a) additions or deletions of lands under the Gas Distribution Act and b) annexations or dissolutions under the Municipal Government Act.” Franchises cannot be issued for federal lands. However, the gas distributors serving these lands are under the authority of the Gas Distribution Act. Please Note: Rural Utilities assumes no responsibility as to the accuracy or completeness of these plans, Individual distributors must be contacted for actual locations of their pipelines. For pipelines located in Indigenous Lands, please contact the applicable Band Administration Office or the gas distributor for that area. Rural Utilities will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages arising from the use of, or the inability to use this website. Links to other websites are provided for convenience only. Rural Utilities does not control, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy and timeliness of other websites and is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:12 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:12 (UTC)
contact_email ruralutilities@gov.ab.ca
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