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 … [Read more...]
Myths about Filing Claims
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 … [Read more...]
Police Cannot Stop You in Your Driveway For Motor Vehicle Related Offences … Sort Of
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 … [Read more...]
Accessibility Legislation Across Canada: The current situation
The Accessible Canada Act and similar legislation in four provinces address systemic barriers of accessibility.According to Statistics Canada (2017), 22% of Canadians over the age of 15 live with at least one disability that limits their everyday activities. Federal and provincial human … [Read more...]
HAVE YOU HEARD? | New Court & Elder Abuse Resources
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 ResourcesShort information videos (at … [Read more...]
Contact in Sports: Acceptable or criminal assault?
By voluntarily taking part in an activity, individuals implicitly consent to interactions with others that would otherwise be criminal assaults.A visitor to Earth would probably notice something odd about some of our favourite pastimes. Societies around the world consider some behaviour – of one … [Read more...]
I’m Turning 18, Now What: Being an employee
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 … [Read more...]
Regional Anomalies in Canada’s National Consumer Insolvency & Bankruptcy Rates
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 … [Read more...]
Insurance: What does the tax man say about it?
Insurance is complex enough – what happens when it intersects with our tax system?We have good news…Under the Excise Tax Act, insurance is a financial service, making it exempt from GST. If we only had to address the GST, this would be a simple, short article. However…And we have bad … [Read more...]
Criminal Sentencing of Aboriginal Offenders: Ipeelee
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 … [Read more...]
