Functional Responsibility:
The purpose and intent of the enabling legislation is to provide for the promotion, control, and regulation in any or all aspects of the marketing of agricultural products within the province. The Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council provides assistance, advice, and support to marketing boards and commissions. It delegates powers under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act.
In 1965, the function of the council included such activities as advising the Minister of Agriculture on all matters relating to the establishment, operation, and control of producer boards and marketing commissions; providing supervision, assistance, and support to producers boards and marketing commissions; and enforcing regulations in relation to the Act. These activities would later evolve to include arbitrating disputes.
A new Marketing of Agricultural Products Act was proclaimed in 1987. Despite changes in the new legislation, the role of the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council remained fundamentally the same. The council continued to facilitate the establishment of producer marketing boards and commissions and to provide for their continuing supervision. The Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council was no longer responsible for arbitrating disputes within the industry; instead, an Appeals Tribunal was established under the new Act. The council provided operational support for the tribunal.
The Appeals Tribunal functions as a final means of arbitration for the industry. A decision made pursuant to a review by a board or commission under the jurisdiction of the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council may be appealed to the Appeals Tribunal. The Appeals Tribunal's decision may be confirmed, varied, or rescinded by the court.

Predecessor and Successor Bodies:
There are no predecessors to the Agricultural Products Marketing Council.

Administrative Relationships:
In the 1965 legislation, the Lieutenant Governor in Council appointed the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council; the procedure was continued in 1987 under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (S.A. 1987, c. M-5.1). The Minister of Agriculture was charged with administration of the Act and delegated this function to the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council.
Before 1988, the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council's annual report was part of the annual report for the Department of Agriculture. Under the 1987 legislation, the council assumed responsibility for preparing a report summarizing its activities of the previous year. This report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture and the Legislative Assembly.

Administrative Structure:
The Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council is incorporated under the 1965 legislation. The 1987 legislation continues the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council. The Alberta Agriculture Products Marketing Council supervises a number of marketing boards, commissions, and refundable marketing commissions.
In 1965, the council consisted of a maximum of seven members, one of whom was designated the chair by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. In the 1987 legislation, the number of members on the council consisted of no less than three members. By 2005, the number of the members of the council could not be less than three members, and the Lieutenant Governor in Council designated the chair and vice-chair.
The minister charged with administration of the Act appoints a maximum of five members to the tribunal, designating one as chair. Members of the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council are not eligible to be members of the Appeals Tribunal. A member of the tribunal cannot serve for more than six consecutive years.

Names of the Corporate bodies:
The Alberta Agricultural Marketing Products Council is also referred to as Agricultural Marketing Products Council and the Marketing Council in the annual reports for the Department of Agriculture.
The name that appears in statutes and annual report that refers to the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council arbitrating body is the Appeals Tribunal.

Names of Chief Officers:
Chairs of the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council
Douglas Hall McCallum 1965-1970
Clarke Hunter Ferries 1970-1980
Harvey Buckley 1984-1996
Frank Fallwell 1996-2004
Donald Macyk 2004-present