If the recent news headlines about the Senate has you wondering how the Senate came to be, what its role is and what Senators do, then check out the ‘Senate series’ on CPLEA‘s blog, Blogosaurus Lex.Senate Series Part 1: An Introduction to the SenateSenate Series Part 2: A Bit of … [Read more...]
Quarantine in Court
The situation with regard to proposed Supreme Court Justice Marc Nadon isn’t getting any better. Last week the government sent a reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada. It asked the Court to confirm that Justice Nadon has the right to his appointment, even though the Supreme Court Act … [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...]
CMHC Worksheets and Sample Letters for Renters
This is part of a blog series for Housing Month. Click here to see the full series.The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation has a lot of information on their website, but today we're going to highlight their worksheets and sample letters for renters.The sample letters cover situations … [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...]
Midwifery in Canada
Midwifery is a health care profession distinct from nursing. Midwives specialize in providing primary care to women during pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum in relation to low risk prenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. They promote the natural birthing process of normal vaginal … [Read more...]
Public Legal Education on the Small Screen
Canadians watch a lot of online videos. In fact, we’re second only to the U.K. in online videos views with the average Canadian taking in an impressive 291 videos a month. According to StatsCan nearly 80 per cent of Canadians aged 18-64 watch videos online.Education – including public legal … [Read more...]
What should you do if you get an eviction notice?
There are a lot of different notices that a landlord can serve on a tenant. The notices that we receive the most questions about are the eviction notices. We’re going to talk about eviction notices that are given where there is fault being alleged by the landlord. In other words, the landlord is … [Read more...]
Birth, Families and Employment
When a child comes into a family (through birth or adoption) and where the caregivers are employed (e.g., working for pay), there will need to be some kind of arrangement for leave from the employment in order to care for the child. Most families require that at least some portion of the leave is … [Read more...]
