Alberta

Community Legal Clinic – Medicine Hat

The Community Legal Clinic – Medicine Hat provides free legal information and advice to low to moderate income people who have a legal issue but do not qualify for Legal Aid.

You can call them for help with any of the following legal issues:

  • Family law, including separation and divorce, child custody, child support, and more
  • Employment issues
  • Debt and foreclosure
  • Immigration issues
  • Landlord and tenant disputes
  • Civil matters

 

*Please note, they do not provide representation in court. Refer to their Programs and Services or contact their office at 403-712-1021 for more information.

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Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) – Rural Family Law Project

The Edmonton Community Legal Centre is a non profit organization that offers free legal information, advice and representation for people living with low income in the Edmonton area. The Centre helps individuals and families who have legal problems in the following areas: Landlord and Tenant; Employment/ Wrongful Dismissal; Small Claims; Income Support Advocacy; Human Rights; Debt; Immigration. The Centre is also part of the PBLA Civil Claims Duty Counsel project out of the Provincial Court.

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Court of King’s Bench General Application with an Originating Application Form

You use an Originating Application when you do not already have an action in the Court of King’s Bench, and you want to make an application like the following:

  • Judicial Review;
  • Enforcement of a Judgment from outside Alberta;
  • Applications where there is no person to serve as defendant;
  • Applications under a statute, where the statute tells you to use an Originating Application, or where the statute says to make a court application, but doesn’t say how to do it
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City of Calgary – Good Neighbour Practices

This information is written for new and long-term Calgarians, homeowners or tenants looking for more information about their responsibilities within their neighbourhood. It is a quick reference to help you get started. See also: the Good Neighbour Practices Reference Guide which is an overview of municipal bylaws governing neighbourhood issues.

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Making a Court Application in the Court of King’s Bench (With an Application Form)

This court procedure booklet tells you what steps to take when:

  1. You are making an application in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta;
  2. You already have a court file (e.g. divorce, family property, common law property);
  3. The application you want to make is NOT under the Family Law Act; and
  4. You have chosen not to get a lawyer and will be representing yourself throughout the court process.
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