Functional Responsibility:
The Alberta Housing Corporation was an agent of the government created to carry out duties and functions related to any program of housing or urban development. The Alberta Housing Corporation provided accommodation for low and medium income families at Government subsidized rates and for Provincial Civil Servants in isolated areas. The enabling legislation was the Alberta Housing Act (S.A. Chapter 38, 1965).

Predecessor and Successor Bodies:
The Alberta Housing Corporation had its beginnings in the Alberta Housing and Urban Renewal Committee formed in 1955. The Alberta Housing Corporation merged with the Alberta Mortgage Corporation to form the Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation in 1984. Later, in 1994, the Alberta Social Housing Corporation would replace the Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Administrative Structure:
A Board of Directors conducted the affairs of the Corporation. The enabling legislation stipulates the members of the board of directors for the Corporation. The Minister as defined by the legislation is the chairman of the board. Other members of the Corporation are the Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs, and the Executive Director of the Corporation. The Lieutenant Governor in Council appointed the remaining members of the Board. The majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum.

Names of the corporate bodies:
The Alberta Housing Corporation began in 1967 as the Alberta Housing and Urban Renewal Corporation. The Corporation was renamed the Alberta Housing Corporation in the 1970 statute, The Alberta Housing Act (S.A. Chapter 57, 1970).