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John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is a non-profit human rights organization located in Edmonton, Alberta, dedicated to human rights education. Named after the late John Peters Humphrey, the principal drafter of the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights, the Centre’s mission is to advance the universal implementation of human rights through teaching and education of all people, with a specific focus on children and youth.
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Diversity Toolkit - University of Calgary

This site is part of a funded project to assist teachers, students, scholars or any activists who wish to promote equity and the acceptance of differences within schools and communities. This site offers a variety of on-line resources, funding sources, glossaries, examples of projects, and selected readings to help you get started.

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Constitution of Canada FAQs

This resource is provided by Canadian Legal FAQs, a website of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta. It explains the areas of responsibility of the different levels of government in Canada.

 

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Citizenship Handbook: A guide to Democratice Rights and Responsibilities for Canadians
Created by the BC Civil Liberties Association, the overall theme of The Citizenship Handbook is citizenship, and its rights and responsiblities. It is hoped to encourage citizens - both individually and in groups - to become more involved in the democratic life of their communities.
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Protecting your Privacy Online

Facts about internet privacy and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Suggests methods of increasing your privacy for internet use, newsgroups and email.

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Access to Information and Privacy (Department of Justice)
The information presented here is intended to provide the user with resources related to Canadian laws and policies dealing with access to information and privacy, with a particular emphasis on the federal Access to Information Act and Privacy Act.

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Youth Criminal Justice Act Handbook

This online publication produced by the John Howard Society of Alberta covers the following topics: Purpose and principles; Legal rights; Extrajudicial measures; Youth justice committees; Conferences; Classification of offences; and Youth Court. Visuals include a flowchart of the case process and a diagram of youth court. Also available as a PDF download.

What You Need to Know if the Police Want to Speak With You
This article from the law firm Pringle Chivers Sparks uses a question and answer format to explain what information you must give to the police and things to consider before speaking with the police about criminal matters.
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Understanding Criminal Records

This online resource is from the John Howard Society of Alberta and contains information about; Police Criminal Records Systems, Accessing Criminal Records, Care and Removal of Criminal Records, The Impact of Having a Criminal Record, Youth Records, Accessing Youth Records, Care and Removal of Youth Records, The Impact of Having a Youth Record, Legislation Related to Criminal Records, Glossary and Contact Numbers for Further Information.

Police Powers: Stops and Searches
This publication produced by Community Legal Education Ontario uses a question and answer format to describe citizen’s rights when interacting with the police. The information is about federal law; references to community agencies are for Ontario. (PDF – 18 pages)
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