LAW Self-help information sources for non-lawyers
This guide is intended to lead members of the public who are not lawyers to information that they may find useful in solving legal problems or answering questions about the law.
Canadian Sources
- Canadian Consumer HandbookProduced by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Consumer Measures Committee
- Canadian Law & Modern Day Foreign BridesA website of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta
- Canadian Legal FAQsOnline legal encyclopaedia. This page links to both National and Alberta information.
- Canadian Legal Information InstituteCanLII is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. CanLII provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
- Charity Central - Your Guide Through Charity LawInformation for registered charities, especially regarding the income tax act. Includes an annotated bibliography of selected web resources.
- Law NowLawNow is a free digital magazine that takes a practical look at how the law relates to the every day lives of Canadians.
- National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP)Builds on the National Self-Represented Litigants (SRL’s) Research Study conducted by Dr. Julie Macfarlane from 2011-2013. NSRLP is funded from 2013-14 by the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and aligns with Windsor Law’s mandate to promote Access to Justice for all Canadians.
- Older Adult Knowledge NetworkHow Canadian law protects and affects older adults. Includes information booklets on wills, personal directives, power of attorney, consumer fraud, grandparents' rights and housing.
- WillowNetThe purpose of this site is to provide plain language information about the law to victims of violence in intimate relationships and their supporters.
- UBC Law Students' Legal Advice Program ManualComprised of approximately 1000 pages of legal information, divided into 22 chapters. The manual is easy-to-use and provides quick answers to many legal issues. Please note that the Manual deals primarily with the laws of the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.
- Supreme Court Advocacy InstituteThe principal activity of the Institute is to provide free, non-partisan advocacy advice to a party’s lawyer who is scheduled to appear in an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada.The Supreme Court Advocacy Institute is independent and non-partisan. It is not a program of the Supreme Court of Canada, and is not associated with the Court, its Justices, or its administration.
- Canadian Law ListFind a Canadian lawyer or law firm.
- Martindale.comMultinational source to find a lawyer or law firm.
Alberta Sources
- A-Link : Alberta's Law-related Information Network"A-Link is designed to provide quick and easy access to information on law-related programs and services in Alberta."
- Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre"Our Mission: To promote respect for civil liberties and human rights in Alberta through research and education to contribute to a more just and inclusive community."
- Bear Paw Legal Education & Resource CentreFree legal, cultural, and practical information For Aboriginal Canadians.BearPaw Legal Education & Resource Centre (BLERC) is a department of Native Counselling Service of Alberta (NCSA). Its primary mission is to develop and distribute materials designed to assist Aboriginal people in conflict with the law.
- LawCentral Alberta"Linking Albertans to legal information, education and help"
- Student Legal Services of EdmontonInformation about criminal, civil and family law-related topics.
- Violet: Law and Abused WomenA joint project of the Centre For Public Legal Education Alberta and the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters.
Calgary sources
- Calgary John Howard SocietyThe Calgary John Howard Society is dedicated to reducing the incidence of crime and increasing community safety through preventative and restorative justice practices.
- Calgary Worker's Resource CentreHelp Calgarians understand and access the rights and benefits they are entitled to as workers under a variety of employment-related legislation.
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