Alberta

This booklet provides information on the Alberta Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act and explains what happens when someone calls Child and Family Services on their family.

The Student Legal Services Legal Education Project (Edmonton, AB) manifests itself in three main ways: lectures, mock trials, and summer law camps. Presentations to school classes can be scheduled to fit class time, upon discussion between the teacher and the Student Legal Services coordinator. For more information on the opportunities offered by the Project check out their website.

Alberta Works helps unemployed people find and keep jobs, employers meet their need for skilled workers,  Albertans with low incomes cover their basic costs of living. They offer services in different ways through: Employment Services, Employment and Career Resources,Training Supports, Alberta Job & Career Fairs.,  Workforce Partnerships, Income Support, and Health Benefits.

Albertans now have the choice of taking Parenting After Separation in person or as an eCourse. This eCourse is a six hour seminar offering information to parents about separation and divorce process, the effects of separation and divorce on children, techniques for communication and legal information that affects parents and children. Separating or divorcing parents who live near a judicial centre and have issues concerning child support or parenting time may access this service.

This infographic informs Albertans about how they can use the Protection Against Family Violence Act (PAFVA) to keep their abuser away. PAFVA protects against family violence including threats, stalking, damage to property, not allowing a family member to leave the home, and physical and sexual abuse. This resource explains the two kinds of protective orders that are available under PAFVA: Emergency Protective Orders and Queen’s Bench Protection Orders. See also: Canadian Legal FAQs – Family Violence

Losing a job is very traumatic: financially and emotionally. Here are some of the things you might want to know if this happens to you. This tipsheet produced by the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA) informs Albertans about their rights when they have been terminated from their employment.

This tipsheet is a publication of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA). It provides Albertans with general information on the role of collection agencies. See also: Canadian Legal FAQs – Alberta – Consumer Law.

Parents of children from infants to teens know that travelling can involve a huge amount of paraphernalia.  Everything from teddy bears and diaper bags to ipads and smart phones must be lugged along.  But most parents who travel with children may not be aware of the legal requirements they must meet if they travel without the child’s other parent or guardian. This information is provided by the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta.

This website provides legal information for Alberta consumers who are thinking about buying a condo, currently living in one, or considering selling or renting their condo.

Calgary Outlink: Center for Gender & Sexual Diversity strives to create healthy communities and brighter futures for LGBTQ+ individuals. They provide a safe community space equipped with support services, education opportunities, a support line, and access to resources.

New Alberta Workers is a not-for-profit program started in 2013.  its aim is to provide workplace health and safety information for Temporary Foreign Workers and other New to Alberta Workers

This is a series of publications developed with funding from Employment and Social Development Canada. The multimedia resource package is focused on increasing the knowledge and awareness of how intermediaries can use the law to prevent and reduce elder abuse. (Resources are available in English and French)