Alberta

The WRC helps Alberta workers through advocacy, a Casework Program, and Public Legal Education. If you need help with an employment issue, the WRC is ready to help.

Representing yourself in court is a daunting task. This issue of LawNow offers some suggestions for success.

This resource helps parents walk through the steps of creating parenting plan. A parenting plan is a written document that outlines how parents will raise their children after separation or divorce. This interactive tool will give you some options to develop a personalized parenting plan. This tool is not intended as legal advice.

If you can’t afford to pay the filing fees for court, you can make an application at a Court Registry office to find out whether or not you qualify to have the filing fee waived. Learn if you qualify to have filing fees waived and how to apply here.

This blog post clarifies the current law in terms of the human rights of residential tenants in Alberta, identifies concerns about a lack of effective protection of tenants’ human rights at the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service, and suggests that lawyers and advocates working in this area should ask questions to determine if discrimination is occurring and, if so, make their clients aware of their rights and how they can protect them.

In Alberta a valid licence plate must be displayed on your vehicle at all times. Check out this page to find out more about how to acquire a plate and what options are available to you.

Find or become a registry agent, get an Alberta ID card and become a Registries Online subscriber. Learn more about the identification and documentation you will need if you are applying for a driver’s licence or Alberta ID card.

The Government of Alberta has many programs to help lower income Albertans. This guide can help find out what’s available. Programs are listed in seven groups: Work and Work Skills, Financial, Housing, Legal Assistance, Health Expenses, Families with Children, and People with Disabilities. For each program, you will find an outline of what it does and where to go for information.This guide is up-to-date as of March 2005.

A new online tool gives adults access to their personal health records, including immunizations, medications and lab test results.

A new online tool gives adults access to their personal health records, including immunizations, medications and lab test results.

Resources to support rural Albertans covering topics such as farm safety, farm water, rural utilities and educational programs.

This Alberta government webpage provides information on the options available to pay traffic fines and overdue Criminal Code fines, traffic tickets and bail forfeitures enforcement.