The Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA) is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned Laws for Landlords and Tenants in Alberta website. The new Laws for Landlords and Tenants website reflects the feedback CPLEA received from landlords and tenants across Alberta. It … [Read more...]
If your Employment Ends… Laws for Tenants in Alberta
With oil prices dropping significantly and Target closing its doors, thousands of Albertans have lost their jobs. Many thousands more are worried everyday that they could lose their job. The Centre for Public Legal Education (CPLEA) has created a new tip sheet for Alberta tenants who are having … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Reins in Social Credit
The Reference Re Alberta Statutes case of 1938 (Reference Re Alberta Statutes - The Bank Taxation Act; The Credit of Alberta Regulation Act; and the Accurate News and Information Act, [1938] SCR 100 ) has been written about elsewhere but this monumental decision of the Supreme Court continues to … [Read more...]
Am I This Child’s Guardian?
The article “Who is a Parent? Not a Simple Question!” explores some of the legal complications faced by individuals and couples who are having children in non-traditional ways. Families can sometimes encounter a related, although somewhat different question: Who is a guardian of this child? This … [Read more...]
Receiving Care from Midwives in Alberta
Our recent article Midwifery in Canada may have raised your interest in receiving care from a midwife in Alberta. You can learn more from this set of frequently asked questions from the Alberta Association of Midwives. … [Read more...]
Employment FAQs for Expectant Parents in Alberta
A recent LawNow article discussed the topic of Birth, Families and Employment. Albertans may be interested to order or download a 63-page booklet titled “Becoming a Parent in Alberta”. It answers frequently asked questions about: human rights protection for pregnant workers; entitlements, rights … [Read more...]
Housing and Neighbours
If you are like the majority of people in Alberta, you live with neighbours. Living closely with other people means that there will probably be disputes. You can go to this blog post to find out more about what you can do if you aren't getting along with the people across the fence. If you … [Read more...]
Leases and Residential Tenancy Agreement Forms
Alberta doesn't have standard leases or residential tenancy agreement forms. This means that the landlord and the tenant can make up their own agreements, or they can use forms available from organizations across Alberta that develop them. Landlords and tenants should make sure that they are using … [Read more...]
Alberta Housing Act
This is part of a blog series for Housing Month. Click here to see the full series. The Alberta Housing Act is a law that deals with subsidized housing. Under that law, management bodies are approved by the province to operate subsidized housing in communities across the province. If you are … [Read more...]
November is Housing Month
To celebrate November being housing month, I will be highlighting programs, services and organizations that help within the housing sector in Alberta. I'm the most familiar with renting resources, as CPLEA coordinates the Laws for Landlords and Tenants in Alberta program, but we'll try to get … [Read more...]