Alberta Transfer System - Mandate Initiative

Phase 1: Engage - System Communication & Stakeholders

• April - June: Completed initial project updates, 16 stakeholder engagement sessions, and five additional Articulation Committee update sessions with system stakeholders via existing meetings and networks, with ongoing stakeholder updates planned throughout the project.
• April - June: Discussed, gathered input, and informed draft standards for LPS technology and data updates.

Phase 2: Initiate - Working Group(s), Grants, Technology & Pathways

• July-August: Initiated the LPS technical project with Technology and Innovation, estimated for completion between August 2026 and September 2027. Project to develop LPS updates for the mandate project, including new non-member login, new alternative offerings data type, and Transfer Alberta Search Tool updates. Will share updates ongoing with stakeholders/the system.
• August-September: Initiated nominations for a broad stakeholder Transfer Mandate Advisory Committee to support the mandate project, and set up the initial October 8 meeting.
• September/October: Informed lead institutions regarding results of grant proposal process. Issue Alberta Transfer System Capacity Grants to successful applicants, and initiate the Transfer Mandate Working Group, including all grant holders. Grants will support targeted Alberta publicly funded member PSI transfer assessments and decision‑making, increasing system capacity for transfer decisions/pathways development and data, and set up ongoing engagement and reporting for the project.
• October - December: Share new draft LPS Alternative Offerings (AO) File Format Guide (data standards) for stakeholder review/use, and complete initial testing for new login and data type. Engage representatives on the Advisory Committee and Working Group and share updates with stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Identify initial results for transfer assessments/data and PSI grant projects.

Phase 3: Finalize - Testing, Technology & Pathways

• Stay tuned, more to come.

Phase 4: Launch - Updated LPS & Transfer Alberta

Phase 5: Implement - Transfer System Maintenance Model

Phase 6: Complete - Technology & Data Projects & Reporting

• Stay Tuned, more to come.