Alberta

Elections Albertas’ mission is to deliver effective non-partisan that meet the electoral needs of Albertans.

This online resource is provided by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and allows you to look up any MLA in the province. To find information about an individual Member, select a Name or Riding in one of the drop down boxes on the form and then click on go.

Alberta Food Banks is the provincial association of food banks in Alberta with a mission to advance the vital role, capacity and voice of Alberta’s food banks through advocacy, educational and networking opportunities and exceptional member services

Youth Society is a non-profit organization that helps Edmonton youth at risk through the arts. Edmonton youth come to iHuman through a number of agencies, prisons, programs, and other referrals, as well as through iHuman’s outreach workers. From intake to addiction treatment, the team provides youth with experienced support, medical and dental care, and connections to various social services.
 

The Sexual Exploitation Working Group (SEWG) is a leadership group working collaboratively to create awareness of sexual exploitation & sex trafficking and its causes and impact. It is a collaborative of community partners, law enforcement, municipal and provincial government, and REACH Edmonton.

The Alberta Motor Transport Association is a province-wide, not-for-profit Association formed to provide a voice for the highway transportation industry in Alberta. The role of the AMTA is to help its members succeed by providing training programs and promoting safety initiatives that reduce workplace injuries. They represent the highway transportation industry at the provincial and national levels in dealing with issues such as regulations, trans-border crossings, taxation, safety, the environment, and the future of trucking.

Dept. of the Alberta government that regulates drivers and vehicles, roads and highways and commericial transportation in Alberta.

This 49-page background paper published by the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission introduces readers to a wide variety of dispute resolution methods that can be used to resolve human rights issues in the workplace and offers a comprehensive discussion about mediation. This article gives an overview of the paper; the complete text can be downloaded as a PDF.

These stand-alone, interactive, web-based awareness programs are provided by Alberta Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour. They are designed to provide Alberta employees and employers with an opportunity to learn more about minimum employment standards in the workplace. 

The Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association (AMHSA) is a non-profit association whose mandate is to help Alberta municipalities manage health and safety for their staff. They offer training to municipal employers, managers, supervisors, workers and councillors on a wide variety of workplace health and safety topics.

This online resource is provided by the Alberta Labour Relations Board and contains information about Unions. Categories of information include: Certification (Unionizing a workplace); Collective Agreements; Creating a New Union; Revocation (For people who no longer wish to have a union represent them); Strikes, Lockouts and Picketing; Attending a Board Hearing; Mediation and Arbitration; Duty of Fair Representation  (Complaints about a union); Unfair Labour Practices (Complaints about an employer); Filing Applications with the Board; Reconsiderations (Appealing a Board decision); Miscellaneous.

This guide from the Canadian Mental Heatlh Association (Calgary Region) was written to help Albertans understand their rights within the Act. It is intended as self-advocacy information only. (PDF – 18 pages)