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GRANTS AWARDED 2008-09
ALBERTA SEVENTH STEP SOCIETY
Education in the schools re the criminal justice system
from the viewpoint of the ex-offender
PLE Program Speaker |
$ 212,175
$43,000 |
ALBERTA WORKERS' HEALTH CENTRE
Workplays Program - Employment / Health and Safety school law presentations
"That's Danger" Work Play - development and presentations for junior high audiences
|
$ 100,000
$50,000 |
CALGARY
CATHOLIC IMMIGRATION SOCIETY
PLE workshops on immigration, family, and criminal law
to clients of CCIS and to service providers |
$ 25,000 |
CALGARY LEGAL GUIDANCE
Funding for administration costs, the volunteer lawyer clinical services program and Dial-A-Law
Homeless Outreach
|
$ 980,000
$ 125,250 |
CALGARY WORKERS' RESOURCE CENTRE
Employment Rights, Obligations and Benefits Education
|
$ 66,450 |
CANADIAN
BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA
Law Day '09 - partial funding for public legal education
events held across the province
Law Day - website upgrades
Legislative Review Officer - assists the Committee to
review all bills prior to first reading |
$ 42,000
$ 8,000
$ 20,000 |
CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR THE ADMINSTRATION OF JUSTICE
Conference on Reasonable Accommodation, September 2008 |
$ 5,000 |
CANADIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE (CanLII)
Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal and Queen's Bench case decisions in
Alberta - digitization of historical cases |
$ 445,955 |
CENTRAL ALBERTA LEGAL CLINIC FOUNDATION
Administration costs and volunteer lawyer clinical service program
Technology upgrades and capital equipment |
$ 304,750
$ 25,000 |
CENTRAL
ALBERTA WOMEN'S OUTREACH SOCIETY
Provision of information and assistance
Rural legal support |
$ 76,802
$ 37,925 |
CHINOOK
LEARNING SERVICES, CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 38,000 |
CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN'S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE
A program of legal information and referral. |
$ 13,879 |
EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE
Law clinic providing legal information, referral and education
Moving costs, leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures |
$ 813,883
$ 97,500 |
EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS,METRO
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 33,800 |
ELIZABETH
FRY SOCIETY, CALGARY
Trained volunteers provide information, guidance, referral and support to persons in Provincial Court
Community Awareness Program for Immigrants |
$ 182,500
$ 74,900 |
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
Courtworker pilot expansion to St. Albert, Stony Plain and Morinville
Courtworker pilot expansion to Fort Saskathchewan and Sherwood Park |
$ 120,737
$ 16,246 $ 81,824 $ 77,426 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE
Research, education, information, and referral |
$ 360,000 |
GRANDE PRAIRIE COUNCIL FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 19,500 |
JOHN
HOWARD SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Public legal education re the criminal justice system in Alberta schools and communities
Provincial Office
Calgary District
Edmonton District
Lethbridge District
Medicine Hat District
Red Deer District
Grande Prairie District
Community Legal Education Program for Immigrants (Medicine Hat) |
$ 55,500 $ 205,445
$ 219,247 $ 142,135 $ 82,908 $ 84,000 $ 172,265
$76,507 |
JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE, LAW SOCIETY OF ALBERTA / ALBERTA JUSTICE
Maintenance of courthouse library collections |
$1,023,952 |
LEGAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF ALBERTA
Partial funding of the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education Program
Infrastructure Enhancement |
$ 212,700
$ 150,000 |
LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 82,058 |
LETHBRIDGE LEGAL GUIDANCE
Funding for administration costs and volunteer lawyer clinical service program |
$ 191,950 |
MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 38,500 |
MOUNT ROYAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Criminal Justice Scholarships |
$ 3,000 |
NATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES OF ALBERTA
Media Department - multi-media legal education resources
Aboriginal Resource Centre
Alberta Aboriginal Legal Education Centre
Aboriginal Legal Service feasibility study |
$ 349,420
$ 55,395
$ 323,258 $ 57,310 |
PEMBINA INSTITUTE
Land-Use Framework Legislation research |
$ 29,915 |
PORTAGE COLLEGE, LAC LA BICHE
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 92,604 |
PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA
Funding for operation costs to assist delivery of pro bono legal services
Moving costs and capital equipment Crande Prairie Legal Guidance |
$ 205,000
$ 21,294 $ 37,700 |
RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Provision of public legal education workshops |
$ 19,334 |
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, NATIVE
LAW CENTRE
Partial funding of the research and education program |
$ 20,000 |
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO,
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Partial funding of the research and education program |
$ 20,000 |
WOMEN'S CENTRE OF CALGARY
Legal clinic volunteer coordinator |
$ 20,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA |
ABORIGINAL LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION,
Faculty of Law
Law Speakers Series
|
$ 3,830 |
ALBERTA
LAW REFORM INSTITUTE
Research into law and the administration of justice
and proposing law reform
|
$1,078,000 |
CANADIAN
FORUM ON CIVIL JUSTICE
Civil justice system research, law reform and publications
|
$ 200,000 |
CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
Research, education, and publication activities
|
$ 325,000 |
HEALTH
LAW INSTITUTE
Research, education, and publication activities
5th International DNA Sampling Conference, the Age of Personalized Genomics |
$ 583,300
$ 50,000 |
INDIGENOUS
ACADEMIC SERVICES, Faculty of Law
A support program for natives enrolled in the law school
|
$ 94,352 |
SCHOLARSHIPS, Faculty of Law
|
$ 362,750 |
STUDENT
LEGAL SERVICES
Provision of legal information and assistance programs to the community
|
$ 280,486 |
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Support for the centres and institutes at the Faculty of Law
Technology Infrastructure
|
$ 129,300
$ 138,420 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY |
ABlawg, Faculty of Law
A blog with commentary on Alberta court and tribunal decisions, legislative and policy
developments, as well as some Supreme Court cases with a connection to Alberta
|
$ 11,535 |
ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM, Faculty of Law
Academic support for students from diverse backgrounds
|
$ 18,170 |
ALBERTA CIVIL LIBERTIES RESEARCH CENTRE
Legal research and education on civil liberties and human rights
Anti-Racism DVD and video
Anti-Racism teaching manual
Human Rights and Discrimination DVD and workbook
|
$ 542,689
$ 12,000 $ 28,500 $ 48,900 |
CANADIAN
INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW
Research, education, and publication activities
|
$ 366,000 |
CANADIAN
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE FAMILY
Research, education and publication activities
|
$ 543,600 |
CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER LAW:
NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE, Faculty of Law
|
$ 35,000 |
DISTINGUISHED VISITING SPEAKER SERIES, Faculty of Law
|
$ 26,500 |
EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Medicine
A conference to address the challenges faced by legal professionals handling cases
involving children, November 2009
|
$ 43,000 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY, Faculty of Law
Speaker Series
|
$ 1,550 |
LIBRARIES AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Alberta Legislative History - digitization, Phase IV - bylaws
|
$ 229,000 |
PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA, Faculty of Law
Funding for student coordinators of volunteer program
|
$ 31,150 |
SCHOLARSHIPS, Faculty
of Law
|
$ 358,500 |
STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Provision of legal information and assistance programs
to the community
|
$ 269,500 |
Updated: July 2009
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