Grants Awarded 2008-2009

Research and Reform

 

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

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

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

 

$1,078,000

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

 

$200,000

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW

Legal research, education and publication activities

 

$366,000

CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE FAMILY

Legal research, education and publication activities

 

$543,600

CENTRE FOR CONSITUTIONAL STUDIES

Legal research, education and publication activities

 

$325,000

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE

Legal research, education, information and referral

 

$360,000

HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE

Legal research, education and publication activities

5th International DNA Sampling Conference, the Age of Personalized Genomics

 

$583,500

 

$50,000

PEMBINA INSTITUTE

Land-Use Framework Legislation research

 

$29,915

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

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

Technology Infrastructure

 

$129,300

$138,420

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Ethics, the Professional Service Firm and Corporate Governance: A Study of Professional Autonomy and Ethical Decision Making in Large Corporate Firms

 

 

$10,120

Law Libraries

 

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

JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Maintenance of Alberta Law Libraries collections

 

$1,023,952

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, LIBRAIRIES AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Alberta Legislative History – digitization, Phase IV – by-laws

 

$229,000

Public Legal Education

 

ALBERTA SEVENTH STEP SOCIETY

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

PLE Program Speaker

 

 

$212,175

$43,000

ALBERTA WORKERS’ HEALTH CENTRE

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

“That’s Danger” Work Play – development and presentations for junior high

 

 

$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 WORKERS’ RESOURCE CENTRE 

Employment rights, obligations and benefits education

 

$66,450

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA

Law Day 2009 – partial funding for public legal education events held across the province

Law Day Web site upgrades

 

 

$42,000

$8,000

CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Conference on Reasonable accommodation, September 2008

 

$5,000

CHINOOK LEARNING SERVICES, CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$38,000

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$33,800

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

Lethbridge District

Medicine Hat District

Red Deer District

Grande Prairie District

Community Legal Education Program for Immigrants (Medicine Hat  District)

 

 

 

$55,000

$205,445

$219,247

$142,135

$82,908

$84,000

$172,265

$76,507

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

MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$38,500

MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Scholarships for students pursuing Honours BA, Criminal Justice

 

$3,000

PORTAGE COLLEGE, LAC LA BICHE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$92,804

RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$19,334

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships

 

$362,750

UNIVERISITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Aboriginal Law Students Association Speaker Series

 

$3,830

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ABlawg

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

UNIVERISTY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY

Speakers Series

 

$1,550

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships

 

$358,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW,

Critical Intersections For Energy And Water Law: New Challenges and Opportunities Conference

 

 

$35,000

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW,

Distinguished Visiting Speakers Series

 

$26,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, Early Brain Development Conference

A conference to address the challenges faced by legal professionals handling cases involving children, November 2009

 

 

 

$43,000

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

Aboriginal Legal Service feasibility study

 

$349,420

$55,395

$323,258

$57,310

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, NATIVE LAW CENTRE

Partial funding of the research and education program

 

$20,000

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, INDIGENOUS ACADEMIC SERVICES

A support program for aboriginal students enrolled in the law school

 

 

$94,352

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM

Academic support for students from diverse backgrounds

 

$18,170

Community and Student Legal Assistance

 

CALGARY LEGAL GUIDANCE

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; follow-up legal advice and representation; public legal education, information and referral; related administration costs

Dial-a-Law

Homeless Outreach Project

 

 

$980,000

$125,250

$66,450

CENTRAL ALBERTA LEGAL CLINIC FOUNDATION

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; related administration costs

Technology upgrades and capital equipment

 

$304,750

$25,000

CENTRAL ALBERTA WOMEN’S OUTREACH SOCIETY

Provision of legal information, assistance and referral in Red Deer

Rural Legal Support

 

$76,802

$37,925

CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE

Legal information, support and referral services

 

$13,879

EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; follow-up legal advice and representation; public legal education, information and referral; related administration costs

Moving costs, leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures

 

 

$813,883

$97,500

ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, CALGARY

Calgary Adult and Youth Courtworker program – information, guidance referral and support to persons in Provincial Court

Community Awareness Program for Immigrants

 

 

$182,500

$74,900

ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, EDMONTON

Edmonton Courtworker Program - Information, guidance, referral and support to persons in Provincial Court

Volunteer lawyer clinic at the Edmonton Institution for Women

Courtworker expansion to St Albert, Stony Plain and Morinville

Courtworker expansion to Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park

 

 

$120,737

$16,246

$81,824

$77,426

LETHBRIDGE LEGAL GUIDANCE

Volunteer lawyer clinical services; related administration costs

 

$191,950

PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA

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

Moving costs and capital equipment

Grande Prairie Legal Guidance

 

$205,000

$21,294

$37,700

STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

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

 


$269,500

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

 

 

$280,486

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

Funding for student coordination of volunteer programs

 

$31,150

WOMEN’S CENTRE OF CALGARY

Legal Clinic Volunteer Coordinator

 

$20,000