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Featured Articles: Laws for Your New Land
Special Report: The Royal Proclamation of 1763
Featured Articles: Laws for Your New Land
Newcomers to Canada have lots of challenges to face and learning about our laws is one of them.
Categories for Immigration to Canada
Peter Bowal and Karen Lynn Perry
There are different ways that immigrants can come to Canada, ranging from humanitarian concerns to entrepreneurship.
Permanent Residents and Residency Obligations
Alex Ning
Once they arrive in Canada for landing as permanent residents, newcomers must meet certain obligations.
Who is Family? A Look at Canadian and U.S. Immigration Law on the Definition of Qualifying Relatives
Douglas Halpert and Andrea Baldwin
Who counts as “family” for immigration to Canada, and who counts as “family” for immigration to the U.S.? The answers are different.
Hugh Neilson
Some tax issues are unique to new Canadians.
The Calgary Legal Guidance Immigration Program
Keri Schroeder
In Calgary, compassionate and expert help is available to assist low-income immigrants and refugees facing immigration difficulties.
Special Report: The Royal Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763: Britain’s Approach to Governing in the New World
Ken Munro
Britain faced huge challenges after the Seven Years’ War, when it gained control of lands stretching from Quebec to Florida. The Royal Proclamation was its first tentative step.
The Royal Proclamation and its Approach to Competing Cultures
Brian Lannan
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was a first, mostly unsuccessful, attempt to deal with French Canada.
Departments
Viewpoint
Filip de Sagher
Immigrate or Emigrate: A Life-Long Journey
Bench Press
Teresa Mitchell
Cabinet Tries to Flips the Bird
Ask a Law Librarian
Alberta Law Libraries
Alberta Law Libraries: An Overview
Columns
Human Rights Law
Random Alcohol and Drug Testing as a Complex Human Rights Issue
Linda McKay-Panos
Random alcohol and drug testing raises complex human rights issues.
Famous Cases Revisited
Whatever happened to… Crocker v. Sundance ?
Peter Bowal and Daniel Lalonde
Online Law
Margo Till-Rogers
If you would like to travel and work abroad, here is some information to get you started
Criminal Law
Bill C-10: The Government’s Tough Stance Against Criminal Record Holders
Pardon Services Canada
The federal Government takes a tough stance against criminal record holders.
Landlord and Tenant Law
Volunteerism Fuels Class Action at the Landlord Tenant Board
Eric C. Girard
From an ACORN, good things can grow!
