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Democracy in Canada

A collection of CPLEA's plain language articles about democracy found on LawNow.org

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Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta - LandlordandTenant.org

CPLEA's website LandlordandTenant.org informs Albertans about everything they need to know about renting law.

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Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta - CondoLawAlberta.ca

CPLEA's website CondoLawAlberta.ca:  Plain language legal information for Alberta consumers who are  buying a condo, living in one, or considering selling or renting their condo.

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Guides for Self-Represented Litigants: civil law, criminal law, and family law

These handbooks developed by the Canadian Judicial Council are intended as helpful guides for people who are navigating the justice system without a lawyer to prepare and present their legal case. The Council has created three handbooks that contain a wealth of information on family law, civil law and criminal law in Canada. The information is provided in an easy to understand format, with various worksheets, useful tips, explanations of legal terms and concrete examples to guide litigants throughout the legal process.

To view the handbooks, click on the links below:

To view all resources of the Canadian Judicial Council see: https://cjc-ccm.ca/en/resources-centre

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Court of King's Bench Civil Search

Search for actions in Civil, Family, Divorce, Bankruptcy, Apeals, Surroget - Estate and Surrogate - Represented Adult. Use this online form to request a search of civil actions in Alberta Court of King's Bench, or to request a search of a specific action either by party name or by court action/ file number.

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Alberta Securities Commission - File a complaint

The Alberta Securities Commission is the regulatory agency responsible for administering the province’s securities laws. This page provides information on how to file a complaint. ASC use complaints filed by the public as well as other means to identify potential breaches of securities laws, and take enforcement action including investigating and prosecuting either administratively or quasi-criminally, as appropriate, to protect investors and the integrity of Alberta’s capital market.

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CheckFirst - Alberta Securities Commission

The Alberta Securities Commission is the regulatory agency responsible for administering the province’s securities laws. This page provides a link to "Spot the red flags" informaton on how to recognize and avoid investment scams.

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Tax Court Assistance Program

If you’ve been audited or reassessed by the Canada Revenue Agency and don’t agree with the result, the Tax Court Assistance Program (TCAP) may be able to help. The program is designed to help low-income Calgarians with tax dispute resolution.

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Alberta Surrogate Forms - non-contentious matters

Download forms for applying to the Alberta Court of King’s Bench dealing with non-contentious surrogate (wills and estates) matters.

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