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Below are links to more information and resources:

  • Government & Court Services
  • Legal Services
  • Resources for Older Adults

Find more free legal information on many different topics at www.cplea.ca.


Government & Court Services

  • Government of Alberta
    • Alberta Supports (for help accessing more than 30 programs and 120 community services)
    • Seniors (services and information for seniors)
    • Protections for Persons in Care (PPC) (report abuse of adults receiving care or support from publicly funded service providers)
    • Advance Care Planning (a way to help you think about, talk about and document wishes for health care)
    • Conversations Matter: Goals of Care (a guide for making health care decisions)
  • Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (services and support for vulnerable Albertans and their families)
  • Alberta Courts
  • Resolution and Court Administration Services (RCAS) (resolution and court support services across Alberta)

Legal Services

  • Law Society of Alberta Lawyer Referral Service (provides names of three lawyers. Each lawyer to provide half-hour consultation free of charge)
  • Legal Aid Alberta
  • Edmonton Community Legal Clinic (ECLC) (legal clinic in Edmonton – contact for hours and eligibility)
  • Student Legal Services (legal clinic in Edmonton – contact for hours and eligibility)
  • Calgary Legal Guidance (CLG) (legal clinic in Calgary – contact for hours and eligibility)
  • Community Legal Clinic – Central Alberta (legal clinics in Central Alberta – contact for hours and eligibility)
    • Central Alberta: 403.314.9129
    • Fort McMurray: 587.674.2282
    • Lloydminster: 587.789.0727
    • Medicine Hat: 403.712.1021
  • Grande Prairie Legal Guidance (legal clinic in Grande Prairie – contact for hours and eligibility)
  • Lethbridge Legal Guidance (legal clinic in Lethbridge – contact for hours and eligibility)

Resources for Older Adults

  • Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton (SAGE)
  • Kerby Centre (Calgary)
  • Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre (Calgary)

For more information about Public Legal Education organizations in other provinces, see LawCentral Alberta.

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