CPLEA Resources

An alphabetical list of terms and definitions for condominium law in Alberta

An alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to landlord and tenant law in Alberta.

Find where you can get the help you need by answering a few simple questions about your financial situation.

Being a Guarantor is a big responsibility that can have serious consequences. This booklet will help you understand all that is involved in being a Guarantor.

A lighthearted twist on a serious topic, here are five excuses, together with my rebuttal, for you to share with colleagues and clients or consider in your own situation. This article first appeared in LawNow Magazine Vol 42-1: Wills and Estates.

This kit has been designed for landlords, property managers and anyone else who works on-site or has access to residential rental units. It will help you understand the role you can play in preventing domestic violence on your premises. It also provides basic information on
dealing with domestic violence when it does occur.

This series of plain language resources addresses the needs of individuals involved in the child welfare system. It includes a visual, low literacy guide to the child welfare court process as well as several “need to know” fact sheets. This special project was made possible by funding from the Alberta Law Foundation.

• Becoming a Private Guardian
• I Do Not Agree with a Decision Made by Children’s Services
• I Have Been Contacted by Children’s Service
• My Child is Abusing Drugs… What Can I Do?
• Someone is Trying to Become a Guardian of my Child
• Court Seating Chart – Tips for CYFEA Hearings
• What Happens if a Child is Apprehended?
• Parent or Guardian?

This page on CPLEA’s Canadian Legal FAQs website provides information for Albertans who find themselves in debt and are thinking of declaring bankruptcy Topics covered include: debt and debt control, options other than declaring bankruptcy, collection agencies and links to help and more information.

Your rights when renting: Human rights in Alberta is a series of resources funded by the Alberta Human Rights Education and Multicultural Fund. In this project the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA)  has created resources for multicultural communities to learn about their rental rights under the Alberta Human Rights Act. These resources use real-life scenarios to explain what landlords are allowed to do and not do under the Act. The resources also explain what remedies are available and how individuals can access these remedies.

Sometimes married couples and common-law spouses may want to  consider a separation agreement when their relationship ends. An agreement will help outline:

• • Division of Property

• • Spousal Support

• • Understanding Assets and Liabilities

• • Custody and Guardianship

• • Child Support

These FAQs are provided by the Canadian Legal FAQs, a website of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta. They provide answers to questions about the Criminal Code of Canada. On this page you will find general information FAQs on the Code, shoplifting, and joyriding.

This online resource is a publication of the Canadian Legal FAQs, a website of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta This resource provides information about: what the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is; the relationship between the Charter and criminal law; what happens if a law conflicts with the Charter; how the Charter affects criminal investigations, trials and punishments; how the Charter affects the role of the Crown Prosecutor in criminal investigations; how judges are affected by the Charter; where you can find information about leading cases decided under the Charter; and where you can online information about the Charter.