Grants Awarded 2009-10

Research and Law Reform

 

ALBERTA CIVIL LIBERTIES RESEARCH CENTRE

Legal research and education on civil liberties and human rights

 

$560,062

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

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

 

$1,040,000

ALLIANCE TO END VIOLENCE

Elder Abuse Civil Response

 

$22,473

CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES EDUCATION TRUST

Non-Conviction Dispositions Project

 

$15,000

CANADIAN FORUM ON CIVIL JUSTICE

Civil justice system research, law reform and publications

 

$395,000

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 INSTITUTE OF RESOURCES LAW

Research, education and publication activities

Aboriginal Water Rights Conference

 

$310,775

$24,050

CANADIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND THE FAMILY

Research, education and publication activities

 

$543,600

CENTRE FOR CONSITUTIONAL STUDIES

Research, education and publication activities

 

$325,000

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE

Research, education, information and referral

Nuclear Power in the Prairies, project

 

$361,100

$27,000

HEALTH LAW INSTITUTE

Research, education and publication activities

Giving Voice: Advocacy and Mental Health Conference

 

$583,500

$14,210

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

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

 

$139,740

Law Libraries

 

JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE

Maintenance of Alberta Law Libraries collections

 

$1,100,734

 Public Legal Education

 

ALBERTA SEVENTH STEP SOCIETY

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

 

 

$210,000

ALBERTA WORKERS’ HEALTH CENTRE

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

 

 

$150,000

ALLIANCE TO END VIOLENCE

Study of Legal Services Delivery Model in a Collaborative Centre

 

$40,000

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

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

 

 

 

$1,000,000

CALGARY WORKERS RESOUCE CENTRE

Employment rights, obligations and benefits education

 

$67,576

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, ALBERTA

Law Day 2011 – partial funding for public legal education events held across the province

 

 

$42,000

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE

Child Witness Court Preparation Program, online version

 

$20,000

CENTRAL ALBERTA WOMEN’S OUTREACH SOCIETY

Provision of legal information, assistance and referral in Red Deer

Rural Legal Information and Support

 

$77,875

$39,000

CHINOOK LEARNING SERVICES, CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$34,000

CROWSNEST PASS WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTRE

Legal information, support and referral services

 

$14,750

EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

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

 

 

$896,486

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$34,645

ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY, CALGARY

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

Community Awareness Program for Immigrants

Legal Ease

 

 

$148,000

$80,000

$26,000

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

 

 

$128,977

$16,855

$81,630

$80,620

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

Immigrant Legal Education Services (Medicine Hat)

 

 

 

 

$57,953

$205,445

$223,942

$149,247

$74,576

$40,000

$176,082

$70,617

JOHN HUMPHREY CENTRE FOR PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Youth Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 

$32,478

LEGAL EDUCATION SOCIETY OF ALBERTA

Partial funding of the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education Program

 

$212,700

LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE

Web-based public legal education and information resources; legal reference and presentations to the public; and training for intermediaries

ACJ Net Revitalization – Review and upgrade of Access to Justice Network website and content

 

 

$523,000

 

$96,700

LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$80,658

MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$38,000

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

 

$96,344

RED DEER PBULIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Provision of public legal education workshops

 

$11,277

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships 2010-11

 

$362,750

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM

Academic Support for students from diverse backgrounds

 

$11,420

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY

Speakers Series

 

$1,550

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY FACULTY OF LAW

Scholarships 2010-11

 

$358,500

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, FACULTY OF LAW, DISTINGUISED VISITING SPEAKERS

Speakers Series

 

$20,500

WOMEN’S CENTRE OF CALGARY

Legal Clinic Volunteer Coordinator

 

$20,600

Native and Student Legal Assistance Programs

 

CENTRAL ALBERTA LEGAL CLINIC FOUNDATION

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

Remote Service Delivery project

 

 

$304,750

$65,400

LETHBRIDGE LEGAL GUIDANCE

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

 

 

$185,105

NATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES OF ALBERTA

Media Department – multi-media public legal education resources

Bearpaw Legal Education and Resource Centre

 

$349,420

$436,657

NATIVE LAW CENTRE

Partial funding of the research and education program

 

$20,000

PRO BONO LAW ALBERTA

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

Grande Prairie Legal Guidance

National Pro Bono Conference, Calgary

 

$210,000

$43,190

$10,000

STUDENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

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

 

$286,340

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

 

 

$326,756

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF LAW, INDIGENOUS ACADEMIC SERVICES

A support program for aboriginal students enrolled in the law school

 

$99,352

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

Funding for student coordination of volunteer programs

 

$27,235