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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Health Inspection Order?

The Health Inspection Orders (also known as Executive Officer Orders) posted on this website are closure orders. This means the business or residence is ordered to remain closed to the public until required work is completed to the satisfaction of an Executive Officer of the Calgary Health Region.

What does "Active" mean?

All Executive Officer Closure Orders are posted as active for 1 to 2 business days immediately after being issued, even if all infractions have been corrected within that period. Orders remain active until they are resolved.

What does "Inactive" mean?

An Executive Officer has determined that all requirements listed in the Order were corrected and lifted the Closure Order.  The facility is allowed to resume normal business.

 

Additional Information

Definition of an Executive Officer:

An Executive Officer is a Public Health Inspector appointed by the Medical Officer of Health of the respective Regional Health Authority to carry out provisions of the Alberta Public Health Act and its regulations. For a Public Health Inspector to be an Executive Officer they must hold a Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada) issued by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.

Definition of an Executive Officer Order:

An Executive Officer Order is a legal document issued when conditions exist in facilities that contravene the Alberta Public Health Act and its regulations. An order shall be served on the person to whom it is directed and shall set out the reasons it was made, what the person is required to do and the time within which it must be done.

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