The Legal Resource Centre (LRC) is a non-profit public legal education organization committed to developing effective and innovative ways of creating access to legal information for the public.


UPDATE: Effective January 1, 2012, the Legal Resource Centre is operating as the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta.The Board of Directors decided to make this change to better reflect the LRC’s identity and purpose as a public legal education organization. The corporate name remains the Legal Resource Centre which continues to be responsible for operating the programs identified on this website. For more information about this change, contact dianerhyason@legalresourcecentre.ca.



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  • New Name, New Place, Same People, Same Priorities

    Effective January 1st 2012, the Legal Resource Centre has changed its operating name to the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta (CPLEA).

    We believe our new name better reflects our identity and purpose as a public legal education (PLE) organization.

    Visit us at our new location in the Ironwood building at:
    #800, 10050 - 112 Street
    Edmonton, AB T5K 2J1

  • Order Publications!

    Check out the CPLEA e-store to order paper copies of many of our publications and products!  Most of our publications are available free of charge.

  • Renting 101

    Are you a new renter? Then the newly revised Renting 101 is for you! Avoid getting into problem situations with your landlord by understanding what the law says, and find out what your protections are as a tenant.

  • Charity Central

    Charity Central is a Canada-wide charity law education initiative that supports Canadian charities in understanding and complying with the requirements of the Income Tax Act in the areas of receipting, fundraising, record keeping, and accountability and transparency practices.

  • LawNow

    LawNow Magazine provides credible legal information, interpretation, and comment to help Canadians:

    Make critical decisions in their professional and personal lives;

    Make meaningful and effective contributions to the democratic life of their communities and the country.

  • Foreclosure

    Foreclosure can be a complicated process for the property owner and for any tenants that are living in the property. In this booklet, you can learn about how foreclosure works and your rights when you are involved in a foreclosure.

  • Garvie Reading Room

    The Centre for Public Legal Education is home to the Garvie Reading Room (GRR), a non-circulating library designed to serve public legal education providers and creators, researchers and CPLEA staff.

    Here you will find materials that concern the theory and practice of public legal education (PLE), and which support the broader professional activities of CPLEA.