Grants Awarded 2007-2008

Research and Reform

 

ALBERTA CIVIL LIBERTIES RESEARCH CENTRE

Legal research and education on civil liberties and human rights

 

$521,422

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

Research into law and the administration of justice and proposing law reform

 

$1,092,000

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA

Legislative Review Officer -  assists the Committee to review all bills prior to first reading and summarize bills passing through the Legislature

 

 

$20,000

CANADIAN FORUM ON CIVIL JUSTICE

Civil justice system research, law reform and publications

Alberta Legal Services Mapping

National Access to Justice Steering Committee

Designing a Cost of Justice project

 

$434,808

$651,388

$21,675

$42,020

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW

Legal research, education and publication activities

Public Participation in Resource Development in Alberta

Water Rights of Aboriginal People – Athabasca River system

Dissolution of Alberta Energy and Utilities Board into Energy Resources Conservation Board and Alberta Utilities Commission

 

$357,000

$241,800

$105,700

 

$75,000

CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE FAMILY

Legal research, education and publication activities

 

$509,600

CENTRE FOR CONSITUTIONAL STUDIES

Legal research, education and publication activities

Alberta constitutional documents and papers digitization

Kids in the Courts camp project

 

$317,156

$14,653

$2,120

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE

Legal research, education, information and referral

Web site upgrade

 

$342,000

$13,334

HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE

Legal research, education and publication activities

 

$569,276

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

Support for the ALF-funded centres and institutes at the Faculty of Law

 

$112,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Children’s rights to know their origins

 

$31,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Legal Implications of Newborn Screening for Prenatal Exposure to Drugs and Alcohol

 

 

$27,755

Law Libraries

 

JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Maintenance of Alberta Law Libraries collections

 

$975,000

Public Legal Education

 

ALBERTA SEVENTH STEP SOCIETY

Education in the schools about the criminal justice system from the viewpoint of the ex-offender

 

 

$207,000

ALBERTA WORKERS’ HEALTH CENTRE

Work Plays Program – dramatic presentations to school audiences about  Employment/Health and Safety law

Work Plays development for ESL and junior high audiences

 

 

$74,000

$26,000

CALGARY CATHOLIC IMMIGRATION SOCIETY

PLE workshops on immigration, family and criminal law to clients of CCIS and to service providers

 

 

$20,000

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA

Law Day 2008 – partial funding for public legal education events held across the province

 

 

$45,000

CHINOOK LEARNING SERVICES, CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$36,000

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$32,190

GRANDE PRAIRIE COUNCIL FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$19,500

JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY OF ALBERTA

Public legal education in Alberta schools and communities about the criminal justice system

Provincial Office

Calgary District

Edmonton District

Edmonton District – criminal justice web-based education resources

Lethbridge District

Medicine Hat District

Red Deer District

Grande Prairie District

 

 

 

$52,500

$193,000

$160,513

$40,766

$121,302

$81,210

$79,816

$153,454

JOHN HUMPHREY CENTRE FOR PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Workshop to establish legal service referral network

 

$16,310

LEGAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF ALBERTA

Partial funding of the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education Program

 

 

$207,500

LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE

A PLE program of electronic resources, research and publications

Transition costs

 

$510,000

$118,750

LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

Provision of public legal education workshops

Video conference delivery

 

$78,150

$13,450

MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$39,500

PORTAGE COLLEGE, LAC LA BICHE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$81,486

RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$19,148

TOMORROW FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

        Aboriginal Communities Handbook on Safe Drinking Water Law

 

$41,140

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships

 

$282,500

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Aboriginal Law Students Association Speaker Series

 

$5,412

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Kawaskimhon Moot

 

$15,000

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Reconciliation Across Cultures and Legal Systems Conference

 

$20,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW

Alberta Courts and Tribunal Blog

 

$16,858

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships

 

$338,625

Native People’s Legal Programs

 

NATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES OF ALBERTA

Media Department – multi-media public legal education resources

Aboriginal Resource Centre

Alberta Aboriginal Legal Education Centre

 

$330,063

$54,044

$324,116

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, NATIVE LAW CENTRE

Partial funding of the research and education program

 

$20,000

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, INDIGENOUS LAW PROGRAM

A support program for aboriginal students enrolled in the law school

 

$103,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM

Academic support for students from diverse backgrounds

 

$12,092

Community and Student Legal Assistance

 

CALGARY LEGAL GUIDANCE

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; Dial –A-Law; related administration costs

 

$760,000

CENTRAL ALBERTA COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINIC

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; related administration costs

 

$291,851

CENTRAL ALBERTA WOMEN’S OUTREACH SOCIETY

Provision of information, guidance, referral and support to women regarding legal matters

Rural Legal Support

 

 

$75,000

$37,000

CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE

Legal information, support and referral services

 

$12,000

EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

Law clinic providing legal information, referral and education

Staff lawyer pilot

Satellite clinic pilot

External evaluation

 

$473,063

$30,000

$38,200

$20,000

ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, CALGARY

Trained volunteers provide information, guidance, referral and support to persons in Provincial Court

Community Legal Awareness Program

 

 

$171,778

$70,322

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 expansion to Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park

 

 

$117,109

$15,621

$149,238

LETHBRIDGE LEGAL GUIDANCE

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; related administration costs

 

$219,037

PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA

Partial funding of operations costs to assist delivery of pro bono legal services

 

$200,000

STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Provision of legal information and assistance to the community by law students

Lethbridge Summer Clinic

Red Deer Summer Clinic

Web site upgrade and policy manual

 

 

$291,309

$21,950

$38,295

$8,500

STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES OF EDMONTON

Provision of legal information and assistance to the community by law students, including Pro Bono Students Canada at the University of Alberta

Web site content management

 

 

$282,060

$16,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, PRO BONO STUDENTS CANADA

Funding for student coordination of volunteer programs

 

 

$27,535

WOMEN’S CENTRE OF CALGARY

Legal Clinic Volunteer Coordinator

 

$18,000