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Following a 1969 meeting with Speaker of the House A.J. Dixon, nine women, Flodia Belter, Barbara Shearer, Betty David, Grace Armstrong, Myrtle Costuros, Muriel Cowan, Blanche Gourlay, Sheila MacKay and Min Pettigrew, set about organizing an association to promote the study and use of Parliamentary Procedure as it relates to non-legislative bodies. The Alberta Association of Parliamentarians was incorporated September 8, 1970 under the <em>Societies Act</em>, to develop a knowledge of Parliamentary Procedure among its members. Flodia Belter served as the Association's first president. More specifically, the Alberta Association of Parliamentarians aimed to provide a medium for the exchange of suggestions and ideas for fostering and developing a knowledge of Parliamentary Procedure among its members, community, groups, clubs, societies and associations, to foster and develop recognition of the importance of Parliamentary Procedure, to encourage full and objective study of Parliamentary Procedure, to co-operate with all members and groups desirous of knowledge, and or, instructions in Parliamentary Procedure, and to encourage the writing of examinations in order to obtain the goal of a Registered Parliamentarian. The Alberta Association of Parliamentarians became the Alberta Association of Procedural Parliamentarians on November 17, 1978, which was officially registered November 13, 1979. The name was changed to avoid the confusion of being perceived as a politically affiliated society or as members of a politically inclined body.

Incorporated in 1980, the Alberta Association on Gerontology (AAG) formed to enhance the knowledge of gerontology in Alberta and the lives of the aging population. In 1981, the AAG became affiliated with the Canadian Association on Gerontology. A Provincial Board of Directors consisting of a Past President, President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, Chair of representative of each Chapter, and Members-at Large govern the Association. The Provincial Board recognizes local chapters, consisting of a minimum membership of 10 members throughout Alberta. Chapters operate within the charter of the Association. The Association offers membership to any individual over 18 in support of Gerontology and the mandate of the Association. In support of their objectives, the AAG works with provincial government, the Canadian Association of Gerontology, and other provincial gerontology groups such as the Alberta Gerontological Nurses Association to establish programs to aid of their mandate.

The Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners (AACIP) is the professional association of private and public sector planners and academics practicing in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. AACIP is an affiliate of the national organization, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). CIP and its affiliates promote excellence in planning. It sets membership standards, enforces a code of professional conduct, reviews university programs and provides continuing education to its members. Under the provisions of the Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act of Alberta, persons holding full Membership in the Association are legally entitled to use the designation Alberta Community Planner - ACP. In pursuit of their objectives, the Association holds numerous public and associational events regarding planning. The Association offers four types of membership: Member, Provisional, Student, and Associate. A President, Past President, President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, a Public Member, and Student Representative govern the Association. The Association also publishes a newsletter, The AACIP News.

In the Spring of 1951, conductors of four central Alberta bands, Bruce Marsh of Leduc, Harry Wright of Panoka, Harry Lomnes of Wetaskiwin, Bill Winston of Camrose, were discussing ways and means for better cooperation between bands. On August 16, 1951, the four bands met at Pigeon Lake for a massed concert. After the concert they formed the Central Alberta Band Association (CABA). On May 27, 1955 the CABA made a motion to apply for admittance to the Canadian Bandmaster's Association (CBA), whose name changed to the Canadian Band Directors Association and has been known as the Canadian Band Association since 1986. In September 1955 the Alberta Chapter was formed as a chapter of the Canadian Bandmaster's Association with F. O. Carl Frieberg, music director of the Tactical Air Command Band, elected as their first president. Alberta was the first provincial chapter of this association. It was renamed the Alberta Band Association (ABA) in the 1970s. The Alberta Band Association is a not for profit organization whose mission is to promote and develop the musical, educational and cultural value of bands and band music in Alberta. The ABA is an affiliate member of the Canadian Band Association that continues these activities at the national level. The ABA provides programs, services and professional development opportunities for members. The association is run by a president, first vice-president festival coordinator, second vice-president, secretary, treasurer and a board of directors; all are band directors in Alberta. Members include school, community and military band directors, professional composers and clinicians, administrators, students, parents and the general public from all over Alberta. Members can participate in events organized by the Alberta Band Association and the Canadian Band Association such as: conventions, festivals, provincial honour band, and some joint projects with the Alberta Choral Federation, the Alberta Registered Music Teacher's Association and the Alberta String Association.

The Alberta Camping Association (A.C.A.) is dedicated to the promotion and organization of camping in Alberta. It was initially formed in 1949 as a Provincial Section of the Canadian Camping Association, which was incorporated federally by Letters Patent on November 5, 1949. The objectives of the Alberta Camping Association were: to further the interests and welfare of children, youths and adults through camping as an educative, character building and constructive recreational experience; to act as an Alberta promotional and coordinating body for camping throughout Alberta; to develop, maintain and recognize high standards in camping; to represent member groups and to serve as a contact between government and those groups, and to keep people informed of governmental developments and regulations; and to interpret and disseminate knowledge concerning camping in general and to study the wider aspects of the camping movement. The Alberta Camping Association was incorporated in its own right December 17, 1971 under Alberta's <em>Societies Act</em>. The objectives of the Association remain to: to further the interests and welfare of children, youths, and adults through camping as an educational, character building, and constructive recreational experience; to develop, maintain and encourage high standards of organized camping; to provide information about camps and to interpret children's camping to parents and the general public; to strive for the recruitment and training of leaders for every phase of camping; to develop awareness and appreciation of the natural environment, and to encourage activities which are harmonious with it; and to study all aspects of camping and to interpret and disseminate knowledge about camping. Membership includes camps, associate members, commercial members, student members and general members. The association is a federated member of the Canadian Camping Association.

The Northern Alberta Branch of the Alberta Camping Association (N.A.B. of the A.C.A.) had as their objectives to further the interests and welfare of children, youths and adults through camping as an educative, character building and constructive recreational experience; to develop, maintain and recognize high standards in camping; to interpret and disseminate knowledge concerning camping in general and to study the wider aspects of the camping movement; and to carry of the business of the Association without pecuniary gain to its members. The Executive consisted of the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, membership convener and program convener. By about the mid-1970s, the division of the province between north and south branches ended, and the operations of the Alberta Camping Association were undertaken at the provincial level.

The Alberta Chiropractic Association was established under <em>An Act Respecting the Practice of Chiropractic</em> (S.A. 1945, Chapter 16), which came into force April 6, 1945. Membership included all those chiropractors who were registered under the previous act, <em>The Chiropractic Act</em>, and those who registered under this new act. The Association was to be administered by a Board of Chiropractors, who administered the Act under the direction of the Association and acted in an advisory capacity to the Association. Admission into the Association, which established the qualifications as to education, character and experience for chiropractors, meant that a chiropractor was able to practice in Alberta. In January 2003, the Association continued as a corporation under the name the College of Chiropractors of Alberta.

Professor Harry Wohlfarth, Assistant Professor of Art for the Department of Extension at the University of Alberta served as chair when members from community art clubs from across Alberta met on February 10, 1968. The objective was to form an association or society to organize the various art clubs throughout the province. The Alberta Community Art Clubs Association (A.C.A.C.A) was incorporated under the <em>Societies Act</em> on June 4, 1968, to provide a building or buildings for society and community purposes, to provide a centre and suitable meeting place and studio space for various art activities of the community, and to encourage, foster and develop a recognition of the importance of culture in the national life. Their overall aims were to foster and maintain instruction in art and develop an interest in the knowledge of art and culture in the communities throughout the province. From its beginning, the A.C.A.C.A. felt that holding juried art shows was a way to promote the purpose of the organization. Membership in the organization included both professional and amateur artists as well as art educators and students of art.

Organized during the 1980s, the Alberta Conference for Theatre (ACT) was a group of community, professional and educational theatre volunteers. ACT's main function was to define an organization to replace Theatre and Drama Association of Alberta (TADAA) and to provide a structure for delivery of the Workshops by Request program. Subsequently, ACT's Board broadened the organization's mandate to become a Provincial Arts Service Organization (PASO) serving the community, and professional and educational theatre constituencies. In 1992, the Alberta Conference for Theatre changed its name to Theatre Alberta Society. Since its inception, the organization has assumed many responsibilities. In the early 1990s, the organization assumed responsibility for the management of the former Alberta Culture playscript library. In 1992, Theatre Alberta assumed responsibility for overseeing the delivery of Dramaworks. In 1995, Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT) Alberta requested that Theatre Alberta assume delivery of all theatre Workshops by Request, including the technical workshops CITT had previously handled. In the fall of 1995, Theatre Alberta entered into an alliance with both CITT Alberta and Alberta Playwrights' Network (APN) and was confirmed as the theatre PASO by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA). Since that time, it has coordinated and handled the application process for an annual operating grant distributed amongst the three organizations. In 1996, Theatre Alberta was contracted through AFA to ensure the efficient delivery of Artstrek. Theatre Alberta also funded a variety of playwriting programs through APN.

The Alberta Construction Association (ACA) was established in 1958 under the name The Alberta Builders' Exchange Council. It was incorporated under <em>The Societies Act</em> (R.S.A. 1955 c. 315) on January 21, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta. It was created in an effort to disseminate among the Builders' Exchanges established throughout Alberta, information on all matters affecting the building industry, and in particular to issue and circulate such publications. On December 7, 1964, The Alberta Builders' Exchange Council changed its name under <em>The Companies Act </em>(R.S.A. 1955) to the Alberta Construction Association. The objectives of the Alberta Construction Association are:;a) to act on the interests of the construction industry;b) to promote the construction industry as a career;c) to increase the knowledge and skills of construction personnel;d) to produce and support an effective governing board of directors;e ) to effectively communicate with ACA members, and to the general public, that ACA is an effective organization;f) to facilitate the incorporation/coordination of technology development for the local construction associations;g) to create awareness and educate ACA members in the trend towards alternate methods of project delivery and promote the use of local construction association resources in delivery of these methods;h ) to prepare an annual forecast on the economic outlook for the construction industry and a labour supply/demand forecast;i) to promote standards of credibility/integrity/professionalism in the industry;j ) to act as a spokesman for consensus groups within the industry on issues of importance to ACA members; and;k) to act as a facilitator between ACA members and consultants. In order for an individual or organization to become a member of the ACA, they must first join a local association, at which time they automatically become a member at three levels: the local level where they pay member dues; the provincial level through ACA; and, the national level through the Canadian Construction Association (CCA). Membership within the local associations consists of general contractors, trade or specialty contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of building materials and equipment, and associated services such as law and accounting firms, banks, leasing companies, business consulting firms and agencies generally serving the construction industry. Today the ACA is an affiliation of nine regional associations known as Local Construction Associations. Each local association is autonomous and establishes its own operations, policies and member dues structure. The nine local associations affiliate through the ACA in order to administer common programs on a provincial basis and to create a singular structure for liaison with the provincial government. The regional offices are located in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Peace River, and Red Deer. Collectively they also comprise COOLNet Alberta (Construction Opportunities On-Line Network), an internet communication link providing access to project tender calls and information. Chairmen of the Alberta Construction Association: R.K. Hole (1958); J. Holmes (1959); W.J. Trueman (1960); R.A. Lott (1961); P.R. Anderson (1962); J.H. Oland (1963); E.H. Watson (1964); T.E. Bate (1965); R. McRorie (1966); A.A. Kenwood (1967); J.H. Tims (1968); W.A. Weir (1969); E.S. Easton (1970); B. Campbell (1971); W.W. Ward (1972); W.J. Sissons (1973); A.S. Olson (1974); R.W. Jones (1975); R.A. Steele (1976); G.D. Kermack (1977); D.C. McMechan (1978); R.G. Fowler (1979); L.J. Pelland (1980); R.B. Schuett (1981); F.D. McCarthy (1982); T.J. Bardos (1983); R.W. Forest (1984); J.K. Binninger (1985); J.T. Thygesen (1986); G.D. Russell (1987); F.R. Babienko (1988); J.W. Cameron (1989); P.B. Giannelia (1990); D.E. Bate (1991); H. Bruin (1992); G.T Graham (1993); W.L. Kehoe (1994); C.M. Hullah (1995); D.J. Oborowsky (1996); G. Bardell (1997); M. Bourassa (1998); B. Fox (1999); R. Cooper (2000).