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...]
The Night Before Christmas, Legally Speaking
Whereas, on or about the night prior to Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of real property (hereinafter "the House") a general lack of stirring by all creatures therein, including, but not limited to a mouse. A variety of foot apparel, e.g. stocking, socks, etc., had been … [Read more...]
Judging Guidance
It is trite law that guidance about registered charities issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), through its Charities Directorate, does not have the force of legislation or regulations. Courts can reject or ignore it when determining the permissibility or impermissibility of an organization’s … [Read more...]
Human Rights Implications of New Provincial Impaired Driving Laws
Like many other Canadians, I am not terribly sympathetic towards people who drive while impaired, through alcohol, drugs (prescribed or illegal), while texting, or experiencing extreme fatigue. We have a set of laws under the federal Criminal Code of Canada, RSC 1985 c C-46, that address impaired … [Read more...]
Can We Help You With Christmas?
For many of us, this time of year is a time for personal reflection, and pondering what the next year will bring. The theme of “The Law and Christmas” brings to mind the debate around the appropriateness of Christmas in the public sphere within a multicultural society – a debate that we mostly hear … [Read more...]
