ACTA is Alberta’s coordinated regulatory voice for the counselling profession.
Established to prepare the profession for statutory regulation under Alberta’s Health Professions Act, ACTA advances thoughtful, system-aligned regulation in partnership with Government.
Our mandate is public protection through statutory regulation.
We organize and prepare counsellors for that regulatory framework while contributing profession-specific expertise to workforce planning and regulatory design to ensure effective integration within Alberta’s evolving health system.
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Full Minister’s message from February 5th, 2026….
Albertans deserve access to professional and consistent mental health and addiction services across all health professions. To advise on current and future workforce needs of the Alberta Recovery Model, I have formed the Mental Health and Addiction (MHA) Recovery Workforce Advisory Committee.
Our government remains committed to regulating the counselling profession and working collaboratively with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA) on a clear and effective path forward to make that happen.
As a valued partner, I look forward to ACTA contributing profession-specific insight and valuable information to support this work.
