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2005-06

2004-05

 

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GRANTS AWARDED 2005-06

ALBERTA SEVENTH STEP SOCIETY
Education in the schools re the criminal justice system from the viewpoint of the ex-offender
$ 185,350
ALBERTA WORKERS' HEALTH CENTRE
Workplace Safety Play
$ 36,000
CALGARY CATHOLIC IMMIGRATION SOCIETY
PLE workshops on immigration, family, and criminal law to clients of CCIS and to service providers
$ 15,000

CALGARY LEGAL GUIDANCE
Funding for administration costs, the volunteer lawyer clinical services program, and Dial-A-Law

$ 460,000

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA
Law Day '06 - partial funding for public legal education events held across the province
Law Day '06 - banners
Legislative Review Officer - assists the Committee to review all bills prior to first reading


$ 30,000
$ 5,000
$ 20,000
CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
Calgary Congress 2005 - speakers
$ 10,000
CENTRAL ALBERTA COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINIC
Funding for two years administration costs and volunteer lawyer clinical service program
Start-up costs

$ 290,500

$ 17,000
CENTRAL ALBERTA WOMEN'S OUTREACH SOCIETY
Provision of information, guidance, referral, and support to women regarding legal matters
$ 65,000
CHINOOK LEARNING SERVICES, CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 34,000
CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN'S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE
A program of legal information and referral
$ 11,000
EDMONTON CENTRE FOR EQUAL JUSTICE
Law clinic providing legal information, referral and education
Ethnocultural legal services evaluation

$ 284,000
$ 39,120
EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 31,820
ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, CALGARY
Trained volunteers provide information, guidance, referral, and support to persons in Provincial Court
Criminal Law public legal education workshops

$ 149,000

$ 30,000
ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, EDMONTON
Trained volunteers provide information, guidance, referral, and support to persons in Provincial Court
Volunteer lawyer clinic at the Edmonton Institution for Women

$ 92,947

$ 14,027
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE
Research, education, information, and referral
Conservation easement research
Alberta Environmental Regulatory Decision Making Process research

$ 290,000
$ 42,500
$ 31,000
GRANDE PRAIRIE COUNCIL FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 13,100
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Public legal education re the criminal justice system in Alberta schools and communities
$ 655,969
JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE, LAW SOCIETY OF ALBERTA / ALBERTA JUSTICE
Maintenance of courthouse library collections
Technology upgrade

 

$ 875,000
$ 128,000

LEGAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Partial funding of the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education Program
$ 180,000
LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 70,000
LETHBRIDGE LEGAL GUIDANCE
Funding for administration costs and volunteer lawyer clinical service program
Start-up costs and needs assessment

$ 126,700

$ 59,500
MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 39,500
NATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES OF ALBERTA
Media Department - multi-media legal education resources
Aboriginal Resource Centre
Harold Cardinal archival research

$ 263,900
$ 47,698
$ 35,000
PORTAGE COLLEGE, LAC LA BICHE
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 74,111
PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION NETWORK OF ALBERTA
Public legal education and information networking
$ 140,000
RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Provision of public legal education workshops
$ 19,380
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, NATIVE LAW CENTRE
Partial funding of the research and education program
$ 15,000
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

ABORIGINAL LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, Faculty of Law
Law speakers series

$ 2,263

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE
Research into law and the administration of justice and proposing law reform
Rules of Court supplementary

$ 630,000

$ 104,500

ALBERTA LAW REVIEW, Faculty of Law
Public forum on Privacy Law

$ 5,569

CANADIAN FORUM ON CIVIL JUSTICE
Facilitation of the exchange of information on civil justice reform

$ 360,000

CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
Research, education, and publication activities

$ 260,500

HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE
Research, education, and publication activities
Student research assistance

$ 319,810
$ 11,000

INDIGENOUS LAW PROGRAM, Faculty of Law
A support program for natives enrolled in the law school

$ 91,000

LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM, Faculty of Extension
A PLE program of electronic resources, community services, and publications

$ 425,000

SCHOLARSHIPS, Faculty of Law

$ 100,000

STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES
Provision of legal information and assistance programs to the community

$ 270,890

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Technology infrastructure

$ 104,000
$ 60,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM, Faculty of Law
Academic support for students from diverse backgrounds

$ 3,885

ALBERTA CIVIL LIBERTIES RESEARCH CENTRE
Legal research and education on civil liberties and human rights
Articling student sessions


$ 391,320

$ 39,300

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW
Research, education, and publication activities

$ 300,000

CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE FAMILY
Research, education and publication activities
Child custody and access research



$ 365,000
$ 82,360

PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA, Faculty of Law
Funding for student coordinators of volunteer program

$ 18,892

SCHOLARSHIPS, Faculty of Law

$ 92,000

STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Provision of legal information and assistance programs to the community

$ 179,800


SPECIAL PROJECT FUND GRANTS, 2005-06

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA
Mediation and Civil Courts DVD
$ 22,714
CALGARY DROP-IN AND REHAB CENTRE SOCIETY
Public legal education resources and workshops
$ 46,000
CALGARY WORKERS' RESOURCE CENTRE
Employment Law brochure and workshops
$ 41,000
CALGARY YOUTH JUSTICE SOCIETY
Youth Justice education and enhancement, project coordinator
$ 145,000
CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW
Oilsands policy research
Role of communities and place-based organizations research

$ 125,000
$ 93,000
CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
Charter and Media conference
$ 7,725
CHANGING TOGETHER...A CENTRE FOR IMMIGRANT WOMEN
Foreign brides and Canadian law website development
$ 74,554
JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE
St Paul and Fort McMurray courthouse library collection upgrade
$ 100,000
NATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES OF ALBERTA
Media Department edit suite upgrade
$ 74,258
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, RESOLVE ALBERTA
Domestic violence and trial court evaluation
$ 167,437
VOLUNTEER ALBERTA
Volunteers and the Law in Alberta, 2nd edition, on-line resource guide
$ 6,000

 

Updated: September 2006