Reading Time: 4 minutes Vaccine passports could be required to travel, to access some locations, or to receive goods and services. What should we be concerned about? As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines speeds up in Canada and around the world, we are talking about going back to our pre-pandemic lifestyles. But to return to normal life, we might […]
YOUTH | I’m Turning 18, Now What: Family matters
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wondering about family issues, like searching for biological parents, living with someone, getting married and more? In Alberta, turning 18 means you are now an adult. You can make decisions for yourself. But you might also still feel like a kid. Chances are you are trying to figure out what your role is in your […]
HOUSING | Mould and Rental Properties
Reading Time: 4 minutes Caselaw suggests mould can be a deficiency that affects whether a property is fit for living in. But who’s responsible for it? We recently heard about a tricky situation involving mould in a rental property. During a property inspection, the landlord found severe mould in the unit. The tenant apparently never said anything to the […]
FAMILY | Myths about Filing Claims
Reading Time: 4 minutes Debunking the myths and legends that haunt family law. This article continues our series on debunking the myths and legends that haunt family law. In our last issue, Erika covered myths about lawyers. Today’s topic: the family law process, particularly, filing claims. Myth: If I file first, I have the upper hand. To get a […]
CRIMINAL | Police Cannot Stop You in Your Driveway For Motor Vehicle Related Offences … Sort Of
Reading Time: 3 minutes How the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision affects driveway stops by police. A lot of accused individuals call lawyers, outraged, saying they were driving perfectly yet a cop pulled them over. But what many do not know until a lawyer breaks the news to them is this: the Ontario Highway Traffic Act allows officers […]
HAVE YOU HEARD? | New Court & Elder Abuse Resources
Reading Time: 2 minutes Going to Court Resources *NEW* See our new info sheets below. Plus watch our Going to Family Docket Court in Alberta video for more info on what to expect at Family Docket Court. View all of CPLEA’s court resources at www.cplea.ca/courts! Elder Abuse Resources Short information videos (at www.youtube.com/cplealberta) Thanks to Justice Canada for project […]
YOUTH | I’m Turning 18, Now What: Being an employee
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether you already have a job or are looking for your first, you should know your rights as an employee. Employment is a contract between the employer and the employee. Each party agrees to do certain things. At its most basic, your employer agrees to pay you for the work you do. The employment relationship […]
CONSUMER | Regional Anomalies in Canada’s National Consumer Insolvency & Bankruptcy Rates
Reading Time: 6 minutes Data on consumer insolvency and bankruptcy, as well as laws on personal property exemptions, show great variances between regions, provinces and territories. This article references Statistics Canada’s most recent Annual Consumer Insolvency Rates by Province and Economic Region – 2010-2019 (Per 1,000 Population Aged 18 Years and Older). Insolvency is a person’s inability to pay […]
HUMAN RIGHTS | Disabilities, Accommodation and Mask Rules: Human Rights Commission weighs in
Reading Time: 3 minutes The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal released a screening decision about a customer’s complaint of having to wear a mask in a store. Recently, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal declined to accept a complaint in a case called The Customer v The Store, 2021 BCHRT 39 (The Customer). Since November of 2020, due to […]
FAMOUS CASES | Criminal Sentencing of Aboriginal Offenders: Ipeelee
Reading Time: 5 minutes In Ipeelee, the Supreme Court of Canada again considered the Gladue Principles. Over a decade has passed since this Court issued its judgment in Gladue. As the statistics indicate, s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code has not had a discernible impact on the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system … The failure […]
