Policy

The 2-59 plate class is used to register:

Commercial Vehicles

• Used for commercial purposes.
• That transports the registered owner's own goods.
• Operated within a 10 kilometer radius of the city, town, specialized municipality, village, summer village or hamlet of the registered owner's business/residence address.

Private Buses

• An individual or organization operating a vehicle as a private bus, for example:   
  • Daycare operations.
  • Not for profit organizations (e.g., Kinsmen Club, Legion, church groups, etc.).  
    • This does not include vehicles used solely for personal transportation.
  • Companies transporting their own employees.
  • Shuttle vehicles used by dealerships or service garages to transport people.

Exception

The following vehicles may be registered with a 2-59 plate class and travel outside the 10 kilometer radius.

• Driver Training Schools solely providing training and not transporting goods/passengers for compensation.
• Vehicle used for personal transportation.
• Vehicle used by a tradesperson to transport their equipment, apparatus or materials used to carry out the trade:
  • Total weight of the tools cannot be more than 230 kg.
  • Not more than 50 kg of the 230 kg can be materials.
• Vehicle used by a salesperson to transport samples or display goods. The samples and/or display goods cannot:
  • Be for sale.
  • Be being delivered to a purchaser.
  • Weigh more than 230 kilograms.
• Vehicle used by a registered veterinarian to transport animals, equipment and supplies used to carry out the veterinary practice.
• Vehicle used to transport sod or nursery products from the farm or nursery.
• Vehicle used for towing a disabled vehicle if the towing vehicle is designed and equipped for that purpose.
• A tilt and slide deck truck designed for both carrying and/or towing vehicles.
  • The vehicle(s) being carried and/or towed must be disabled.
• Vehicle used for the purpose of a part-time farming operation.
• Vehicle used for ambulance services if the vehicle is designed and equipped for that purpose.
• Vehicle used for funeral services if the vehicle is primarily used for that purpose.
• Vehicle used as an escort vehicle if that vehicle is not primarily used as an escort vehicle.
• Vehicle used for transporting fresh milk or fresh cream from the place where it is produced to the place where it is processed.
• Vehicle used to carry out a person’s trade, occupation or business when no goods are being transported.
• Vehicle used to transport commercial or residential refuse.
• Vehicle used to transport drinking water in bulk.
• Vehicle used to transport septic tank refuse.
• Vehicle used to transport grain cleaning or drying equipment.
• Vehicle used on occupation roads, such as roads owned by oil companies.
• Vehicle used to tow survey equipment caboose.

Registration Requirements

Commercial Vehicle

A client must:

• Provide proof of acceptable identification, see 2.05.02 Acceptable Identification/Enrolment.
• Provide proof of ownership, see 4.00.01 Vehicle Ownership, Creation and Registration Documents.
• Provide proof of insurance, see 4.00.02 Insurance Documents.
• Provide an Alberta address, see 2.10.01 Addresses & Acceptable Abbreviations.
• Provide the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).

Operating Requirements

One or both of the following requirements may be required for operating purposes only:

• A Safety Fitness Certificate (SFC).
• A Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate.

For more information on SFC’s and Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificates, see 4.15.01 Alberta Transportation Certificates.

Private Bus

A client must provide:

• Proof of acceptable identification, see 2.05.02 Acceptable Identification/Enrolment.
• Proof of ownership, see 4.00.01 Vehicle Ownership Documents.
• Proof of insurance, see 4.00.02 Insurance Documents.
• An Alberta address, see 2.10.01 Addresses & Acceptable Abbreviations.
• The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).
• The originally designed seating capacity.

Note:
An Operating Authority Certificate is no longer required

Additional Requirements

In addition to the registration requirements indicated for a private bus, the client may also have to provide a semi-annual Bus Safety Inspection Certificate, see 4.15.01 Alberta Transportation Certificates.

Operating Requirements

One or both of the following requirements may be required for operating purposes only:

• A Safety Fitness Certificate (SFC).
• A Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificate.

For more information on SFC’s and Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificates, see 4.15.01 Alberta Transportation Certificates.

Regulation Code

For private buses, ensure Regulation Code 17 (17-pvbus) is recorded on MOVES.

Registration Fees

For registration fees see the Registry Agent Product Catalogue (pdf).

Date Originally Issued: Nov 14, 1989
Date Last Revised: Oct 12, 2021