Aboriginal Resources
- Alberta Aboriginal Legal Education Centre - The Alberta Aboriginal Legal Education Centre (AALEC) is a new program offered by Native Counselling Services of Alberta aimed at helping Aboriginal people navigate the legal system and gain awareness of their legal rights.
- Native Law Centre of Canada - Includes law reports, newsletters, legislative materials, programs, projects, and publications.
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Associations, Boards, Commissions & Societies
- Alberta Real Estate Foundation -Provides the Real Estate Act as well as information on law reform and research in respect of the real estate industry.
- Canadian Criminal Justice Association - The Canadian Criminal Justice Association is an independent national voluntary organization working for an improved criminal justice system in Canada. The Association was founded in 1919.
- Canadian Human Rights Commission - The Canadian Human Rights Commission is empowered by the Canadian Human Rights Act to investigate and try to settle complaints of discrimination in employment and in the provision of services within federal jurisdiction.
- The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) - A not-for-profit organization initiated by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII’s goal is to make primary sources of Canadian law accessible at no charge on the Internet. Includes Alternate Dispute Resolution, Discrimination and Harassment, as well as Pay Equity and Employment Equity.
- Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board (Edmonton)
- The Law Society of Alberta - The Law Society of Alberta’s is the self governing body for Alberta’s lawyers whose mandate is to regulate the profession in the public interest.
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Bullying
- Bullying.org - Bullying.org is a collaborative project that has three goals: to help people understand that they are not alone in being bullied, to help people understand that being bullied is not their fault and, to help people understand that there are many positive alternatives to dealing with bullying.
- Stopbully.com - Bullying is an international problem that affects all schools and has no boundaries. To report a bully please enter your community on the home page and click the GO button.
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Children & Youth
- B-Free - This site was developed in cooperation with a group of Alberta youth who believe that we can all make a difference. Sometimes in big ways. Sometimes in small ones.
- Kids in the Know - Kids in the Know is an interactive safety education program for increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of sexual exploitation.
- Youth Canada Association - YOUCAN is an organization focused on youth-led initiatives in non-violent conflict resolution and violence prevention, both nationally and internationally.
- Youth Criminal Defense Office - Young persons between 12 to 18 years of age who are charged with criminal offences are entitled to be represented by legal counsel.
- Youth Justice Education Project - YJEP is a network for building partnerships to provide education about youth justice in Canada
- Youth Restorative Action Project YRAP - The Youth Restorative Action Project (herein referred to as YRAP) is a Youth Justice Committee sanctioned under section 18 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. YRAP is the first committee of its kind mandated to work in Youth Court with young people who have caused harm as a result of racism, intolerance, and significant social issues.
- Youth Safe - Youthsafe.net is the first project of the Youthsafe Resource Committee. As a committee we were formed to address the gaps in violence prevention services offered to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered and questioning youth.
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Community Information
- Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters - The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters is a province-wide, voluntary organization supporting women’s shelters and their partners through education, research and services for the benefit of abused women and their children.
- Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton - The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton exists to empower individuals affected by sexual abuse and assault and to empower communities to take action against sexual violence.
- Charity Central - Charity Central is a project of the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta designed to help Canada’s Registered Charities understand their responsibilities under the Income Tax Act.
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Domestic Violence
- Law and Abused Women – Violetnet - In this site you will find legal information that may help you if you are experiencing violence in an intimate relationship.
- Law and Abused Immigrant Women - Rosenet - Information regarding the law and physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, verbal and financial abuse, knowing your rights, custody, testifying in court, divorce and family violence.
- Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network - The Alberta Elder Abuse Network is a network of Albertans dedicated to increasing awareness and supporting a community response to elder abuse.
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Family, Groups, Special Interest
- Department of Justice Canada-Child Support Page - Federal Child Support Guidelines, child support tables for each province and cases in which guidelines have been interpreted.
- Family Law Information Centre - Information on court procedures, legal resources and court procedure booklets to download.
- Health Law Institute – Edmonton, Alberta - The Institute provides legal education to health care professionals, students and any interested community groups in the area of health law. The Institute also conducts research on current issues in health law, and in response to significant developments in legislation, case law, provincial and federal policy, and new medical technologies.
- Older Adult Knowledge Network (Oak-Net) - This site describes different types of abuse in non-institutional settings and how Canadian law protects older adults.
- Peacock Poverty - PeacockPoverty is a collective of individuals with an experience of poverty who join together to share knowledge, strength, talent and wisdom with each other and friends. The collective is autonomous, independent of agency affiliation, by and for poor people and friends.
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Federal & Provinical Laws
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Government
- Alberta Children’s Services - Offers a range of services and programs for children and families.
- Alberta Justice - Includes an overview of the justice system in Alberta and information on the programs and services such as the Maintenance Enforcement Program.
- Correctional Service of Canada - The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.
- Government of Canada National Parole Board - The National Parole Board, as part of the criminal justice system, makes independent, quality conditional release and pardon decisions and clemency recommendations. The Board contributes to the protection of society by facilitating, as appropriate, the timely integration of offenders as law-abiding citizens.
- Seniors and Community Supports - Alberta government website with links, publications and forms for seniors.
- Service Alberta - Government of Alberta Services and Information including forms.
- Queen’s Printer - Download laws, regulations, Rules of Court and Practice Notes. Also other government publications are available.
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International Public Legal Education
- Pine Tree Legal Aid - Pine Tree Legal Assistance maintains links to websites providing information about legal aid and legal services for the poor around the world.
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Internet Issues
- Cybertip.ca - Cybertip.ca is a web portal for receiving and addressing reports of online child sexual exploitation. This includes child pornography (child abuse images), online luring, child sex tourism, and children exploited through prostitution.
- CyberWise - CyberWise is an industry Canada SchoolNet comprehensive website that provides useful information for parents, teachers, youth professionals and young Canadians to help protect children from sexual exploitation on the internet.
- National Cyber Security Alliance - The National Cyber Security Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Through collaboration with the government, corporate, non-profit and academic sectors, the mission of the NCSA is to create a culture of cyber security and safety awareness by providing the knowledge and tools necessary to prevent cyber crime and attacks.
- Web Aware - Be Web Aware is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety.
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Legal Resources
- Access to Justice Network - ACJNet - Information about various services and resources on law and justice in Canada. Also ACJNet Alberta.
- Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre - Promotes awareness among Albertans about civil liberties and human rights through research and education.
- Alberta Courts - Includes written decisions from Alberta courts, information on court services, and some court forms.
- The Alberta Law Connection - Here you will find all of the Statutes up to 1990, Legislative Assembly Bills, Debates and Journals, the Alberta Gazette and the Ordinances of the Northwest Territories prior to the birth of Alberta.
- Alberta Law Society Libraries - With a mission to facilitate access to legal information for all Albertans, our vision is to be a model of excellence in the provision of legal information services.
- Canadian Legal FAQs - Offers information and education to a variety of Frequently Asked Questions about the law. (National and Alberta FAQ’s)
- CLFAQs: National Charter of Rights - General legal information regarding frequently asked questions about The Charter.
- Court Tips for Parents: Representing Yourself in Chambers - If you don’t have a lawyer representing you, the BC Supreme Court Self-Help Information Centre in Vancouver can help you get the information you need to prepare your Supreme Court family or civil case.
- Laws for Landloard and Tenants in Alberta website - provides information in way of publications, articles and podcasts for landlords and tenants in Alberta.
- Legal Resource Centre of Alberta - The Legal Resource Centre’s mission is to enhance the accessibility and quality of justice realized in Canada. It addresses its mission by creating learning opportunities and building learning communities that facilitate the creation, management, exchange, and integration of knowledge among people within the justice system and between them and the general public.
- National Crime Prevention Centre
- Shelternet - Shelternet is a national not-for-profit, charitable organization committed to working towards the prevention of violence against women and their children.
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Legal Services
- Alberta Arbitration & Mediation Society - “Promotes appropriate conflict management and provides excellence in educational and dispute resolution services for the public.”
- Alberta Law Line - Alberta Law Line is a province wide program of Legal Aid Alberta. The Law Line is a free service that provides legal information and referrals to Albertans and provides legal advice to eligible callers over the telephone. All calls are confidential.
- Calgary John Howard Society - The Calgary John Howard Society is a community-based charitable organization dedicated to reducing the incidence of crime and increasing community safety through preventative and restorative justice practices.
- Calgary Legal Guidance Programs and Services - Provides free legal advice for individuals with low income.
- Edmonton Service for Equal Justice - The Edmonton Centre for Equal Justice is a non-profit organization that offers free legal information, advice and representation for people living with low income in the Edmonton area.
- Legal Aid Society of Alberta - Helps to provide a continuum of innovative and cost effective legal services for people in need throughout Alberta.
- Student Legal Services of Alberta - Student Legal Services of Edmonton is a non-profit charitable organization of approximately 300 volunteer law students that provide year-round free legal services to those individuals who are unable to afford a lawyer.
- Pro Bono Law Alberta - Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA) is a charitable organization that promotes access to justice in Alberta by creating and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide pro bono (free) legal services to persons of limited means. PBLA was formed as the legacy project in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Law Society of Alberta.
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Public Legal Education (Organizations like us in Alberta and other provinces):
- Community Legal Education Ontario - CLEO is a community legal clinic that produces clear language materials for people with low incomes. Topics include social assistance, landlord and tenant law, refugee and immigration law, workers compensation, women’s issues, family law, employee insurance, and human rights. (Bilingual)
- PLENA – Public Legal Education Network of Alberta - PLENA is a network of agencies and individuals who share a common interest in law and justice. PLENA Network’s overall goal is to contribute to Albertan’s knowledge and understanding of law and the justice system.
- The Theory and Practice of PLE in Canada - The purpose of this website is to provide the Public Legal Education (PLE) community and those who are interested in the development of PLE in Canada with a forum for sharing and further developing their understandings about this field.
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Scams
- Heads-Up Fraud Prevention - Heads-Up is a proactive award winning anti-fraud program based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Visit our Schemes, Scams and Cons section to learn about the many scams being used today and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.
- PhoneBusters - PhoneBusters is a national anti-fraud call centre jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. PhoneBusters plays a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. The call centre also plays a vital role in the collection and dissemination of victim evidence, statistics, documentation and tape recordings, which are made available to outside law enforcement agencies.
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Social Justice
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