RECA Residential Unit 7 Exam
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
under which Act/Law are all Alberta municipalities empowered to shape their
communities? - ✔✔MGA - The Municipal Government Act
Which department is responsible for administration of the MGA? -
✔✔Municipal Affairs is the department responsible for administering the
Municipal Government Act
MGA contains 3 key topics - ✔✔1. Assessment and Taxation 2. Governance and
Administration 3. Planning and Development
When was the first (MGA) Municipal Government Act created? - ✔✔in 1968,
various pieces of municipal legislation were consolidated into the first MGA
3 types of municipalities - ✔✔in general Urban, Rural, Specialized. Other
categories of governance include Special area, Metis settlements and
Indigenous servers.
population needed to qualify as a city - ✔✔10,000
Who governs cities? - ✔✔A mayor, elected at large, and an even number of
Councillors or alderpersons govern cities. To avoid tie votes, there should
always be an odd number of people on council.
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,How many cities in Alberta? - ✔✔18
How many people and what percentage of the people of Alberta live in cities? -
✔✔2,839,822 people represent approximately 68% of the total population
Min. people needed to make a town - ✔✔1000
Who governs a town? - ✔✔a mayor and six councillors (unless otherwise
specified)
Min. people needed to make a village - ✔✔300
Who governs a village? - ✔✔3 councillors, one of whom is the mayor
what are the municipal provisions for summer villages? - ✔✔Same as villages,
but summer village elections and annual meetings must be in the summer, plus
only type of municipality where a person can vote twice in municipal elections.
once in the summer village and once in the municipality where their permanent
residence is.
Min. people needed to make a Hamlet - ✔✔5 or more
What is a specialized Municipality? - ✔✔unique structures formed without
resorting to a special Act of the Legislature. Allow urban and rural communities
to coexist in a single municipal government.
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,5 specialized municipalities in Alberta - ✔✔Crowsnest, Jasper, and Wood
Buffalo, Counties of Strathcona and Mackenzie
How is a bare land condominium defined? - ✔✔By the size of the lot the
building sits on. A RPR identifies lot boundaries. The area within the boundary
of the RPR, including structure, landscaping and garage, are owned by the unit
owner. Areas outside the RPR boundaries are common property and owned by
all unit owners
What is Fractional Ownership - ✔✔owning 1/4 to 1/13th of a property with
other individuals
What is a HOA? - ✔✔A home ownership association is typically registered on a
fee simple title. Each property located within the HOA development or
community has a separate title with a HOA caveat registered against it.
mandatory membership and is based on each residence being part of a specific
development or community. Usually requiring the owner to pay an annual or
monthly HOA fee.
How to know the difference between a condominium and a Home Ownership
Association (HOA)? - ✔✔For an HOA a caveat is recorded on the title
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, For Time Shares, what is the difference between Fee Simple Ownership and
Right-to-use ownership? - ✔✔Fee simple means they own the portion/weeks
until they sell their ownership/or transfer it to another party. Right-to-use is for
a set number of years ranging from 15 to 50 years.
How do you find out if a property is a condominium? - ✔✔Must search the
certificate of title
3 types of Condominium Plans - ✔✔Conventional, Bare land and Barely Blended
Condominium Plans - Conventional - ✔✔In a Conventional Condominium Plan,
units are defined spaces within a structure. The interior finish on floors, walls,
and ceilings, unless otherwise stipulated in the Legend on the Plan, distinguish
the boundaries for units. Unit boundaries for Conventional Condominium Plans
registered prior to January 1, 1979, are considered to lie in the centre of floors,
walls, and ceilings. All areas not included in the units are considered as part of
the common property.
Condominium Plans - Bare land - ✔✔In a Bare Land Condominium Plan, units
are parcels of land. The boundaries for each unit within a bare land
condominium plan are defined by the width and depth of each parcel of land.
They are identified using survey monuments (e.g. steel pins, wooden stakes)
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Questions with 100% Verified Answers
under which Act/Law are all Alberta municipalities empowered to shape their
communities? - ✔✔MGA - The Municipal Government Act
Which department is responsible for administration of the MGA? -
✔✔Municipal Affairs is the department responsible for administering the
Municipal Government Act
MGA contains 3 key topics - ✔✔1. Assessment and Taxation 2. Governance and
Administration 3. Planning and Development
When was the first (MGA) Municipal Government Act created? - ✔✔in 1968,
various pieces of municipal legislation were consolidated into the first MGA
3 types of municipalities - ✔✔in general Urban, Rural, Specialized. Other
categories of governance include Special area, Metis settlements and
Indigenous servers.
population needed to qualify as a city - ✔✔10,000
Who governs cities? - ✔✔A mayor, elected at large, and an even number of
Councillors or alderpersons govern cities. To avoid tie votes, there should
always be an odd number of people on council.
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©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,How many cities in Alberta? - ✔✔18
How many people and what percentage of the people of Alberta live in cities? -
✔✔2,839,822 people represent approximately 68% of the total population
Min. people needed to make a town - ✔✔1000
Who governs a town? - ✔✔a mayor and six councillors (unless otherwise
specified)
Min. people needed to make a village - ✔✔300
Who governs a village? - ✔✔3 councillors, one of whom is the mayor
what are the municipal provisions for summer villages? - ✔✔Same as villages,
but summer village elections and annual meetings must be in the summer, plus
only type of municipality where a person can vote twice in municipal elections.
once in the summer village and once in the municipality where their permanent
residence is.
Min. people needed to make a Hamlet - ✔✔5 or more
What is a specialized Municipality? - ✔✔unique structures formed without
resorting to a special Act of the Legislature. Allow urban and rural communities
to coexist in a single municipal government.
2|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,5 specialized municipalities in Alberta - ✔✔Crowsnest, Jasper, and Wood
Buffalo, Counties of Strathcona and Mackenzie
How is a bare land condominium defined? - ✔✔By the size of the lot the
building sits on. A RPR identifies lot boundaries. The area within the boundary
of the RPR, including structure, landscaping and garage, are owned by the unit
owner. Areas outside the RPR boundaries are common property and owned by
all unit owners
What is Fractional Ownership - ✔✔owning 1/4 to 1/13th of a property with
other individuals
What is a HOA? - ✔✔A home ownership association is typically registered on a
fee simple title. Each property located within the HOA development or
community has a separate title with a HOA caveat registered against it.
mandatory membership and is based on each residence being part of a specific
development or community. Usually requiring the owner to pay an annual or
monthly HOA fee.
How to know the difference between a condominium and a Home Ownership
Association (HOA)? - ✔✔For an HOA a caveat is recorded on the title
3|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, For Time Shares, what is the difference between Fee Simple Ownership and
Right-to-use ownership? - ✔✔Fee simple means they own the portion/weeks
until they sell their ownership/or transfer it to another party. Right-to-use is for
a set number of years ranging from 15 to 50 years.
How do you find out if a property is a condominium? - ✔✔Must search the
certificate of title
3 types of Condominium Plans - ✔✔Conventional, Bare land and Barely Blended
Condominium Plans - Conventional - ✔✔In a Conventional Condominium Plan,
units are defined spaces within a structure. The interior finish on floors, walls,
and ceilings, unless otherwise stipulated in the Legend on the Plan, distinguish
the boundaries for units. Unit boundaries for Conventional Condominium Plans
registered prior to January 1, 1979, are considered to lie in the centre of floors,
walls, and ceilings. All areas not included in the units are considered as part of
the common property.
Condominium Plans - Bare land - ✔✔In a Bare Land Condominium Plan, units
are parcels of land. The boundaries for each unit within a bare land
condominium plan are defined by the width and depth of each parcel of land.
They are identified using survey monuments (e.g. steel pins, wooden stakes)
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