Including: 30 Sections, Course Assignment and up to 10 Hours – Online Instruction
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Level 2 – Intermediate program.
The Level 3 – Advanced Training Program is the capstone stage of the Development Compliance Officer professional pathway, designed to prepare participants for the most complex municipal compliance challenges. This program requires participants to complete a comprehensive assignment that follows a complaint from initial receipt through to obtaining a Court of King’s Bench injunction, incorporating every procedural and legal step along the way. Advanced modules integrate knowledge from previous levels while introducing specialized areas such as Alberta’s Environmental Protection Act, forbearance and encroachment agreements, advanced Spin2 and registry searches, and council policies and procedures.
Participants gain advanced expertise in environmental inspections, interpreting landscaping plans, issuing compliance certificates, applying cost recovery under MGA Section 553, and navigating council responsibilities, requests, and briefing notes. The program also addresses Safety Codes Council processes, injunctions for Safety Codes Stop Work Orders, drone applications in planning, commissioner of oaths responsibilities, comparative salary analysis, and recommended equipment specifications. Graduates who achieve a minimum score of 70% on the 50-question open-book exam and successfully complete the capstone assignment will earn the Development Compliance Officer Course Certificate, recognizing their mastery in municipal compliance and enforcement.
Public Lands Act
3.1.1 – Public Lands Act
3.1.2 – PPT Public Lands Act
3.1.3 – Video on Public Lands Act
3.1.3.1 – Public Lands Act
Environmental Protection Act
3.2.1 – Environmental Protection Act
3.2.2 – PPT Environmental Protection Act
3.2.3 – Video on the Environmental Protection Act
3.2.3.1 – Environmental Protection Act
Forbearance Agreements
3.3.1 – Forbearance Agreements
3.3.2 – PPT Forbearance Agreements
3.3.3 – Video on Forbearance Agreements
3.3.3.1 – Example on Forbearance Agreements
Encroachment Agreements
3.4.1 – Encroachment Agreements
3.4.2 – PPT Encroachment Agreements
3.4.3 – Video on Encroachment Agreements
3.4.3.1 – Example of an Encroachment Agreements
Spin2 & Registry Advanced
3.5.1 – Spin2 & Registry – Advanced
3.5.2 – PPT Spin2 & Registry – Advanced
3.5.3 – Video Spin2 & Registry – Advanced
Council Policies
3.6.1 – Council Policies
3.6.2 – PPT Council Policies
3.6.3 – Video on Council Policies
3.6.3 1 – Example of a Council Policy
Environmental Issues & Inspections
3.7.1 – Environmental Issues & Inspections
3.7.2 – PPT Environmental Issues & Inspections
3.7.3 – Video on Environmental Issues & Inspections
Interpretation of Landscaping Plans
3.8.1 – Interpretation of Landscaping Plans
3.8.2 – PPT Interpretation of Landscaping Plans
3.8.3 – Video on Interpretation of Landscaping Plans
3.8.3.1 – Example Landscaping Plan
Compliance Certificates
3.9.1 – Compliance Certificates
3.9.2 – PPT Compliance Certificates
3.9.3 – Video on Compliance Certificates
3.9.3.1 – Example Compliance Certificate
Court of Kings Bench Injunctions
3.10.1 – Court of Kings Bench Injunctions
3.10.2 – PPT Court of Kings Bench Injunctions
3.10.3 – Video on Court of Kings Bench Injunctions
3.10.3.1 – Example of Court of Kings Bench Injunctions
Court of Kings Bench Disclosure Package
3.11.1 – Court of Kings Bench Disclosure Package
3.11.2 – PPT Court of Kings Bench Disclosure Package
3.11.3 – Video Court of Kings Bench Disclosure Package
3.11.3.1 – Example Court of Kings Bench Disclosure Package
Reviewing Court of Kings Bench Decisions
3.12.1 – Reviewing Court of Kings Bench Decisions
3.12.1 – PPT Reviewing Court of Kings Bench Decisions
3.12.1 – Video Reviewing Court of Kings Bench Decisions
3.12.2 – Example of a Court of Kings Bench Decision
Cost Recovery MGA 553
3.13.1 – Cost Recovery
3.13.2 – PPT Cost Recovery
3.13.3 – Video Cost Recovery
3.13.3.1 – Example Cost Recovery Application Form
Municipal Council Responsibilities
3.14.1 – Municipal Council Responsibilities
3.14.2 – PPT Municipal Council Responsibilities
3.14.1 – Video on Municipal Council Responsibilities
Municipal Council Requests on Enforcement
3.15.1 – Municipal Council Requests on Enforcement
3.15.2 – PPT Municipal Council Requests on Enforcement
3.15.3 – Video Municipal Council Requests on Enforcement
3.15.3.1 – Example Municipal Council Requests on Enforcement
Briefing Notes for Municipal Council
3.16.1 – Briefing Notes for Municipal Council
3.16.2 – PPT Briefing Notes for Municipal Council
3.16.3 – Vidoe Briefing Notes for Municipal Council
3.16.3.1 – Example Briefing Notes for Municipal Council
Course Selected Section
3.17.1 – Course Selected Section
3.17.2 – PPT Course Selected Section
Municipal Council Presenting Bylaw Amendments
3.18.1 – Municipal Council Presenting Bylaw Amendments
3.18.2 – PPT Municipal Council Presenting Bylaw Amendments
3.18.3 – Video on Municipal Council Presenting Bylaw Amendments
3.18.3.1 – Example Package Municipal Council Presenting Bylaw Amendments
Safety Codes Council
3.19.1 – Safety Codes Council
3.19.2 – PPT Safety Codes Council
3.19.3 – Video Safety Codes Council
Court Injunctions for Safety Codes – Stop Work Orders
3.20.1 – Court Injunctions for Safety Codes – Stop Work Orders
3.20.2 – PPT Court Injunctions for Safety Codes – Stop Work Orders
3.20.3 – Video Court Injunctions for Safety Codes – Stop Work Orders
3.20.3.1 – Example Court Injunctions for Safety Codes – Stop Work Orders
Safety Codes Occupancy Certificates & PSRs
3.21.1 – Safety Codes Certificates & PSRs
3.21.2 – PPT Safety Codes Certificates & PSRs
3.21.3 – Video Safety Codes Certificates & PSRs
3.21.3.1 – Example Safety Codes Certificates & PSRs
Safety Codes Municipal Bylaw
3.22.1 – Safety Codes Municipal Bylaw
3.22.2 – PPT Safety Codes Municipal Bylaw
3.22.3 – Video Safety Codes Municipal Bylaw
3.22.3.1 – Example Safety Codes Municipal Bylaw
Commissioner of Oaths
3.23.1 – Commissioner of Oaths
3.23.2 – PPT Commissioner of Oaths
3.23.3 – Video Commissioner of Oaths
How to apply for a Commissioner of Oaths
3.24.1 – How to apply for a Commissioner of Oaths
3.24.2 – PPT How to apply for a Commissioner of Oaths
3.24.3 – Video How to apply for a Commissioner of Oaths
Drones Use for P&D (Licensing & Drone Certification)
3.25.1 – Drones Use for P&D (Licensing & Drone Certification)
3.25.2 – PPT Drones Use for P&D
3.25.3 – Video Drones Use for P&D
DCO Comparative Salaries
3.26.1 – DCO Comparative Salaries
3.26.2 – PPT DCO Comparative Salaries
3.26.3 – Video DCO Comparative Salaries
DCO Recommended Equipment
3.27.1 – DCO Recommended Equipment
3.27.2 – PPT DCO Recommended Equipment
3.27.3 – Video DCO Recommended Equipment
Standard Operating Procedures on DCO Equipment
3.28.1 – Standard Operating Procedures on DCO Equipment
3.28.2 – PPT Standard Operating Procedures on DCO Equipment
3.28.3 – Video Standard Operating Procedures on DCO Equipment
3.28.3.1 – Examples Standard Operating Procedures on DCO Equipment
Recommended External Courses
3.29.1 – Recommended External Courses
3.29.2 – PPT Recommended External Courses
Course Review of Assignment
3.30.1 – Overall Course Review
3.30.2 – Course Review of Assignment
Open Book Exam of 50 Questions
This section does not have any lessons.
Land Use Bylaw Enforcement Assignment – 50% of grade in Level 3
This section does not have any lessons.