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Your Rights When Renting – Duty to Accomodate Seniors in Housing

Senior tenants may have special needs which require accommodation in housing.
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Last Update: 2019

Your Rights When Renting – Elder Abuse and Neglect

This booklet provides you with some of the signs to watch for and ways to address or report elder abuse or neglect.
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Your Rights When Renting – Harassment and Discrimination

Info sheet in Somali about protection from age discrimination in renting under the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Affordable Housing

The Alberta Housing Act creates the opportunity for seniors to live in housing they can afford.
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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Affordable Housing – ARABIC TRANSLATION

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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Affordable Housing – SOMALI TRANSLATION

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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Living in a Rental Property

Seniors who rent have the same rights and repsonsibilities as other renters.
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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Living in a Rental Property – ARABIC TRANSLATION

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Your Rights When Renting – Housing for Seniors: Living in a Rental Property – SOMALI TRANSLATION

Info sheet in Somali about the law related to nursing homes in Alberta.
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Your Rights When Renting – Human Rights Dispute Resolution Options

If a landlord has discriminated against you, you may file a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
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Your Rights When Renting – Introduction to Human Rights

The Alberta Human Rights Act protects the human rights of Albertans by not allowing discrimination.
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Your Rights When Renting – Renting and the Duty to Accommodate

The Alberta Human Rights Act helps to protect renters from discrimination and harassment.
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Your Rights When Renting – Tenant Dispute Resolution Options

Info sheet with a chart outlining various tenancy dispute resolution options.
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Your Rights When Renting – Things a Landlord Cannot Ask

Info sheet containing questions that landlords cannot ask you when you are looking for a place to live.
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Your Rights When Renting – Things a Landlord Cannot Ask – ARABIC TRANSLATION

Info sheet (translated in Arabic) containing questions that landlords cannot ask you when you are looking for a place to live.
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Your Rights When Renting – Things a Landlord Cannot Ask – SOMALI TRANSLATION

Info sheet (translated in Somali) containing questions that landlords cannot ask you when you are looking for a place to live.
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Your Rights When Renting – What Accommodation in Housing Looks Like

Info sheet about accommodating tenants in housing based on protected grounds under the Alberta Human Rights Act.
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Your Rights When Renting – What Does Discrimination Look Like in a Housing Situation

Info sheet covering different forms of discrimination in housing situations.
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Your Rights When Renting – What Does Discrimination Look Like in a Housing Situation – ARABIC TRANSLATION

Info sheet in Arabic covering different forms of discrimination in housing situations.
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Your Rights When Renting – What Does Discrimination Look Like in a Housing Situation – SOMALI TRANSLATION

Info sheet in Somali covering different forms of discrimination in housing situations.
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Last Update: 2019

Your Rights When Renting – When Rental Ads Discriminate

Info sheet with basic information about discrimination in rental advertisements.
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Your Rights When Renting – When Rental Ads Discriminate – ARABIC TRANSLATION

Info sheet in Arabic with basic information about discrimination in rental advertisements.
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Your Rights When Renting – When Rental Ads Discriminate – SOMALI TRANSLATION

Info sheet in Somali with basic information about discrimination in rental advertisements.
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Your rights when renting: Human rights in Alberta

Webpage on CPLEA listing a series of resources on human rights and renting funded by the Human Rights Education and Multicultural Fund.
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Your Top 4 Questions About WCB Answered

LawNow article from the Workers' Resource Centre providing practical tips for getting help with WCB claims and what to do if you disagree with a decision.
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Youth & Recreational Activities

FAQs and answers for youth about recreational activities, including legal ages for driving, fishing, hunting and gambling.
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Youth & Recreational Activities

FAQs and answers for youth about recreational activities, including legal ages for driving, fishing, hunting and gambling.
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Youth & Work

FAQs and answers about the rules that apply to youth workers in Alberta, including pay, working hours, and industries.
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Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)

The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) poster explains the basics of the YCJA. Teachers can use this poster with our YCJA lesson plans and videos available on www.lawcentralschools.ca
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Last Update: 2021

Youth Financial & Legal Issues

FAQs and answers for youth about opening a bank account, borrowing money, getting a credit card and more.
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