No one questions your enthusiasm and willingness to help out Kat. Sometimes answers are best left to the people best equipped to answer them; and I'm often not one of them.
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Importing a Vehicle into Alberta
When a vehicle is brought into Alberta, legislation requires that it is registered in the province within three months. As the vehicle you are registering in Alberta was last registered in another jurisdiction, it must pass an Out of Province (OOP) Vehicle Inspection.
You will need to visit an Alberta registry agent to purchase the necessary form for the OOP inspection, vehicle registration and obtain an Alberta driver’s licence. To obtain Alberta registration and a licence plate for your vehicle you will require: • proof of ownership or previous registration for the vehicle • proof of Alberta insurance • an Alberta address • personal identification
The vehicle must be within the province when you purchase your Alberta licence plate. Before visiting a registry agent to purchase the registration you will need to contact a private insurance company in Alberta to purchase the mandatory insurance.
Visit Alberta Government Services for comprehensive registries and consumer information and services.
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Vehicle inspections are performed by the private sector. Vehicle inspection stations and the technicians that perform the Out of Province and Salvage Vehicle Inspections are licensed by Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation and will display signage and the station license at their premises.
The inspection fees are determined by the private sector businesses that perform them. It is your responsibility as a customer to ensure that you will receive the service expected when selecting a vehicle inspection facility.
You should discuss your vehicle's overall condition with the inspection technician before entering into an agreement to have the vehicle inspected. If the vehicle is found to be deficient during the inspection, you may choose to take your vehicle to more than one inspection technician before agreeing to complete the suggested repairs.
Typically an Out Of Province Vehicle Inspection takes two hours to perform. You can expect to pay two hours labour at the inspection station's posted hourly rate. A Salvage Vehicle Inspection normally takes four hours to perform. This inspection includes all aspects of the Out Of Province inspection, as well as the structural integrity inspection component. You can expect to pay four hours labour at the inspection station's posted hourly rate.
The safety check program requires a certified technician to inspect the fuel and exhaust systems, engine controls, steering, suspension and braking systems, wiring and lamps, tires, glass, wipers, defrosters, as well as the overall body condition. All components must be within manufacturer's standards or wear tolerances to pass the inspection.
There
may be a standardized form now. I know in-province inspections now have a simple standard form that's available online. Evidently the OOP form has to come from a registry office...but perhaps that's nothing new either...
... cool, but the 25 years experience hurt (especially when I got my lincense almost 30 years ago 
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JK
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