The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (AB.VMA)
is the professional regulatory organization governing the practice of veterinary medicine in Alberta under the authority of the Veterinary Profession Act. As a self-governing profession, the AB.VMA is required to perform its regulatory and professional functions in accordance with the law and in a manner responsible to the public of Alberta through the government of Alberta Employment and Immigration.

The Alberta Association of Animal Health Technologists (AAAHT)
was founded to provide continuing education for the AHT in Alberta and to serve, Support and register those technologists. The AAAHT is a non profit, non union organization governed by a Board of Directors whose emphasis is on the advancement of animal health technology as a profession so that it's members may better serve the animal health and care industry. The AAAHT has its own set of objectives, bylaws and code of ethics for its members.