Portage College Public Legal Education Program

Learn how the Alberta Ombudsman can help if you are being unfairly treated by provincial government authorities and other designated bodies.

About this event

Every Albertan has the right to be treated fairly in the provision of public services. The Ombudsman protects this right by promoting standards of fairness and has the authority to make recommendations if an investigation reveals unfairness.

The Ombudsman is an Officer of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, reporting directly to the Assembly and operates independently from the Alberta government, political parties and individual elected officials.

As an office of last resort, the Alberta Ombudsman responds to complaints of unfair treatment by provincial government authorities and designated professional organizations.

We invite you to join us as representatives from the Alberta Ombudsman Office provide information on

• The Ombudsman’s role

• Who can be investigated by the Ombudsman’s office

• How individuals can file a complaint

• How the Ombudsman can help

There will be time allotted for Q&A.

Register for free at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/alberta-ombudsman-information-session-tickets-184358700837

Laws for minimum wage, overtime, job-protected leaves, vacations, hours of work, earnings , termination, etc. as well a recent changes.

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Want to know your rights in the workplace under Alberta Employment Standards? Want to know about hours of work, overtime and how to calculate it, general holiday pay, termination of employment, job-protected leaves and much more?

Join us for a 2-part online session on November 8 & 9 when a representative from the Workers’ Resource Centre will provide you information about these rights and employment standards changes to temporary layoffs, group terminations, variances and exemptions and COVID-19 job-protected leaves.

Register for free at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/alberta-employment-standards-part-1-2-tickets-184372722777https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/alberta-employment-standards-part-1-2-tickets-184372722777

This two part workshop series will examine the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples.

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The history and structures of colonialism are largely unknown to most Canadians; Yet understanding this history is essential to understanding the myriad of current issues in Indigenous – Canadian relations.

This two part workshop series will examine the legal history of Canada in relation to Indigenous peoples. Participants will gain understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws that were aimed at dispossession of lands, resources and loss of languages and cultures (through assimilation policies). We will also discuss how Indigenous Peoples continue to protect their inherent rights as Peoples, assert Treaty rights and revitalize their ties to land, culture and languages.

November 17, 2021 | 1:30 – 3:30 PM

In Part 1 we will examine the Doctrine of Discovery and how it led to the manifestation of Canada. Participants will gain understanding of how the laws of Canada were aimed at the dispossession and cultural genocide of Indigenous Peoples.

November 18, 2021 | 1:30 – 3:30 PM

In Part 2 we will learn more about “the colonial project” in Canada and Indigenous Peoples’ agency, resistance, and activism in resisting settler state agendas and laws. We will examine how tools like the TRC Calls to Action and UNDRIP can be pathways to reconciliation in Canada.

Certificates will be available to those who attend both sessions.

Register for free at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-secret-history-of-turtle-island-2-part-series-tickets-184390616297