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Category Archives: Agency News
Legal Aid Ontario Funding Cuts: A Repost from SLAW
In its recent announcement of a 30% cut to the funding of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), the Government of Ontario claimed that its decision would only have a minimal impact on access to justice and LAO’s ability to offer legal … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, legal aid, Legal Resources, Poverty law
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, lawyers, legal aid, legal system, Ontario, poverty, Poverty law
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Are Residential Tenancy Agreements Binding Contracts Before the Tenancies Commence? A Case Comment on Adam v HomeEd
By: Ryan Magh and Sarah Eadie Tenancies of residential premises are governed by the provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act[1] (“RTA”). In Alberta, landlords and tenants often assume that those provisions do not fully govern their relationship until the tenant … Continue reading
Alberta Expands Child Support Rules for Children Who Have Reached the Age of Majority
On December 11, 2018, the Family Statutes Amendment Act came into force in Alberta, amending several pieces of legislation. This post focuses on one important change arising from the Family Statutes Amendment Act: it amends the Family Law Act to … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Family Law, legal aid, Poverty law, Public Policy
Tagged age of majority, child support, child support guidelines, children, children with disabilities, disabled child support, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Family Law, government of alberta, legal help
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Proposed Amendments to the 34 year-old Federal Divorce Act Receive Stamp of Approval in the House of Commons
On February 6, 2019, the House of Commons completed its third reading of and passed Bill C-78. The focus of the Bill is to protect families and children from negative outcomes resulting from divorce and separation. Bill C-78 proposes amendments … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Family Law, Legal Resources, Poverty law, Public Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged access to justice, divorce, Family Law, family violence, legal process, rights
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Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence: Abolishing the Conditional Permanent Residence Provision and the Next Steps
Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence: Abolishing the Conditional Permanent Residence Provision and the Next Steps Arden Mathieson Summer Law Clerk Edmonton Community Legal Centre Prior to April 28, 2017, immigrants to Canada under the spousal sponsorship program had to live … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Immigration Law
Tagged access to justice, accomodation, Alberta, discrimination, Domestic Violence, Edmonton, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, Emerging Needs, Family Law, lawyers, Permanent Residency, Poverty law, resources, self-representation, Sponsorship, Spousal Abuse
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An Update on the Jurisdiction of Masters in the Court of Queen’s Bench to Set Aside Orders of the RTDRS
Jonnette Watson Hamilton recently posted an article on ABlawg.ca called “Setting Aside Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders for Problems with Service: It Can’t Be Done,” in which she discusses a recent written decision by Master Farrington (in Calgary) in … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Civil Litigation, Housing Law
Tagged access to justice, Alberta, Alberta Rules of Court, Cinderella Orders, Conditional Orders, Edmonton Community Legal Centre, eviction, housing, juristiction, landlords, lawyers, Poverty law, rent, Residential Tenancies Act, Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service, resources, RTDRS, self-representation, tenancy, tenants
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Government Announces Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The ECLC provides assistance to low-income temporary foreign workers (TFWs) with a variety of legal issues, including employment standards, residential tenancy matters, small claims, debt, human rights, and of course, immigration. On June 20, 2014 Jason Kenney (Minister of Employment … Continue reading
Posted in Agency News, Immigration Law, Public Policy
Tagged Temporary Foreign Workers, TFWP Moratorium
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Homeless Connect…to Legal Services
This last Sunday (October 20, 2013), Homeward Trust held its 11th bi-annual Homeless Connect event at the Shaw Conference Centre. The event brings together service providers and community agencies from across the city to provide a “one-stop shop” of services … Continue reading
Family Law Services in Edmonton
In 2010, the Edmonton Community Legal Centre’s Board of Directors identified the increasing gap in family law services, especially in Edmonton, as an especially high need area that required greater research and understanding. The board determined it was necessary to … Continue reading
