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Planning Your Own Funeral

Booklet with detailed information about planning your own funeral.
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Last Update: 2019

Planning Your Own Funeral

Webpage on OakNet with an overview of planning your own funeral.
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Pre Possession Issues

This booklet is an overview of deposits, occupancy fees and other potential issues that may arise when purchasing a new or conversion condo.
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Last Update: 2020

Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace

LawNow article about balancing an employer's right to know about illness or disability and an employee's right to privacy.
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Privacy Issues at Work

Recorded webinar answering common questions about privacy issues at work.
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Property Division

Booklet providing detailed legal information and practical tips for dividing property in Alberta when a relationships ends.
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Last Update: 2021

Property Division Video

Ten-minute animated overview of how to divide property in Alberta when a relationship ends.
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Property Laws You’ve Maybe Never Heard Of

Property laws deal with buying and selling land, dividing property at the end of a relationship, property liens and claims, registering interests in property, buying and selling goods, inheritances, etc.
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Protecting Your Personal Information When You Rent

When tenants apply to rent somewhere to live, they usually have to fill out long pages of information about themselves, and they often don’t question why or how the landlord...
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Qu’entend-on par mauvais traitement

Fiche d'info décrivant les différentes formes d'abus.
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Racial Profiling in the Retail Industry

LawNow article discussing racial profiling in the retail industry, including what it is and how it affects consumers.
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Rassembler les preuves de mauvais traitements

Fiche d'info contenant des conseils pratiques pour rassembler des preuves d'abus au cas où une personne victime d'abus devrait se présenter devant un tribunal.
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Last Update: 2023

Reading Between the Lines: Implied terms in individual employment contracts

LawNow article about the implied terms in individual employment contracts, both by law and based on the situation.
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Reading Between the Lines: Implied terms in individual employment contracts

LawNow article about the implied terms in individual employment contracts, both by law and based on the situation.
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Regional Anomalies in Canada’s National Consumer Insolvency & Bankruptcy Rates

LawNow article on regional differences in consumer/insolvency data, including differences in personal property exemption laws in bankruptcy.
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Registered Charities and Ineligible Individuals

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Last Update: 2015

Rent Increases

This tip sheet sets out the rules that a landlord must follow to increase the rent.
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Last Update: 2019

Rental property for sale or sold

What rights and obligations does the tenant have when the place they are renting is for sale or sold?
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Renting 101

With this 1-hour webinar, you will learn about the most common renting problems and where to find help in Alberta.
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Renting a Condominium

A tenant who rents a condo from a landlord is bound by many laws including residential tenancy law, contract law, condo property law and condo bylaws.
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Last Update: 2019

Renting and Ending Your Lease Early when Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Info sheet about how to end your rental lease early in Alberta if you are leaving an abusive relationship.
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Last Update: 2021

Renting Basics Guide: Easy to Read Guide to Renting in Alberta

An easy to read guide on renting in Alberta. This guide provides general legal information on Alberta law only.
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Last Update: 2020

Renting Out a Room in Your Home

If you are a homeowner thinking about renting out a room in your home, you should become familiar with the laws that relate to this type of living arrangement.
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Last Update: 2019

Renting Out Your Condo in Alberta

As a landlord and owner of a condominium unit, you must be familiar with both the Residential Tenancies Act and the Condominium Property Act.
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Last Update: 2020

Renting Out Your Condominium: Six Facts You Need to Know

Learn about the six key things you need to know before you rent out your condominium.
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Renting With A Pet

This booklet outlines what you and your landlord can do in terms of pets and animals, if you have a dispute with a condominium board, and where to go if...
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Last Update: 2019

Renting with a Pet

If your pet interferes with the rights of other tenants you could be evicted under the Residential Tenancies Act.
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Renting With A Pet Tip Sheet

Five tips on how to be a responsible pet owner while renting.
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Last Update: 2019

Renting with Assistance and Support Animals

The right of a disabled or blind person to use a service or guide dog is protected by the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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Last Update: 2022

Résolution des différends en droit de la famille

Livret contenant des renseignements juridiques détaillés sur les options de règlement des différends en matière de droit de la famille en Alberta, tant à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur des tribunaux.
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Last Update: 2021

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