Alberta

This is a 2017 Alberta guide to law in Alberta on immigration published by Student Legal Services Edmonton. The guide provides general information on becoming a Canadian citizen, attaining temporary status and permanent status. It also provides information on protections for refugees both from inside and outside Canada as well as sponsorship.

This Alberta government webpage provides information on recent changes to Alberta’s alcohol- and drug-impaired driving offences and sanctions to align with new federal drug laws are now in effect. Information covered includes:

• zero tolerance for cannabis or illegal drugs in the blood stream of GDL drivers, in addition to alcohol
• immediate 90-day licence suspension for impaired drivers, followed by participation in a one-year ignition interlock program
• blood-drug concentration limits and criminal penalities

This booklet outlines some basic information you must be aware of if you plead not guilty to an offence and are planning to represent yourself without a lawyer at your trial. It also provides some advice on how to find a lawyer. The booklet explains what happens during the criminal trial process. The information will help you prepare for your trial if you don’t have a lawyer. If you choose to represent yourself, you are still subject to the law, including rules of procedure and the laws of evidence.

This office regulates Alberta’s civil enforcement industry. They respond to complaints from the public about civil enforcement agencies and their employees. Guided by the Civil Enforcement Act, this office regulates the civil enforcement industry in alberta. This page has a list of and links to registered civil enforcement agencies in Alberta.