Special Area

The Special Area dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Special Areas in Alberta. Special Area is a rural municipality type defined under the authority of the Municipal Government Act. Special Areas were established under the Special Areas Act in 1938 due to extreme hardship of the drought years of the 1930s. The Special Areas Act of 1938 has more or less remained intact although there were some amendments in 1966 and 1985. Special Area refers to a rural area in southeast Alberta.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:41 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:41 (UTC)
contact_email	PGC.Metadata@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Environment and Parks", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2020-06-30 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "ALBERTA", "BOUNDARIES", "MUNICIPALITY", "RURAL-MUNICIPALITY", "SPECIAL-AREA", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "ALBERTA", "FRONTIÈRES", "MUNICIPALITÉ", "MUNICIPALITÉ RURALE", "ZONE SPÉCIALE", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	irregular