Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks (ICFs)
An Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) is an agreement between municipalities that share a common boundary. ICFs support cooperation and coordination in the planning, delivery, and funding of services that benefit residents of more than one municipality.
Under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), municipalities that share a common boundary are generally required to have an ICF. ICFs must address five mandatory service areas:
- Transportation
- Water and wastewater
- Solid waste
- Emergency services
- Recreation
The MGA also allows adjacent municipal districts to mutually agree that an ICF is not required where intermunicipal services are adequately provided through other means.
Current ICF Agreements
For information on the County's current ICF Agreements, please use the links below:
ICF Opt-Out Agreements
Under Section 708.28 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), municipal districts with common boundaries may determine and agree that they do not require an Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework.
Where a municipal district does not enter into a framework, it must adopt a resolution that intermunicipal services have been and will continue to be adequately provided by other means, notify the Minister of its decision, and publish the reasons for not having a framework on its website.
The County of Wetaskiwin has concluded the following ICFs by resolution:
- Camrose County – Resolution No. CG20260811.032, August 11, 2026
- Ponoka County – Resolution No. CG20260811.032, August 11, 2026
Reason: The respective Councils have determined and agreed that intermunicipal services have been and will continue to be adequately provided by other means, and that the existing Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks are no longer required.
The conclusion of these ICFs does not prevent Council from negotiating and adopting a new Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework in the future should shared services or intermunicipal priorities change.