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Legal Aid Alberta celebrates 22 long-serving employees

Nov 18, 2021

Meet the people who’ve dedicated their careers to the public good.

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Ask A Lawyer: Family violence and the tools that can help protect victims

Nov 9, 2021

November is Family Violence Prevention Month. Sadly, many families across Alberta and the country are suffering domestic violence. It is a disturbing and complex situation that can happen to anyone. There are legal...

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Hearts of fallen soldiers still beat in our justice system

Nov 8, 2021

To mark Remembrance Day, LAA President and CEO John Panusa writes: "Our nation rallied together to shield our democratic rights, embodied now in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms."

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Meet the new faces of access to justice

Nov 3, 2021

Three recent law school graduates are making the grade at Legal Aid Alberta.

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What does Legal Aid Alberta’s vaccine policy mean for clients? 

Oct 29, 2021

Legal Aid Alberta has established a vaccine policy for its employees.   Effective December 15, 2021, all LAA employees attending an LAA office or workplace are required to provide proof of...

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LAA announces vaccine policy for staff 

Oct 29, 2021

Legal Aid Alberta is ensuring a safe workplace and helping reduce the spread of COVID-19 by introducing a vaccine policy for all staff members.  Effective December 15, 2021, all LAA...

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In The News

Emergency protection order applications in response to family violence continue to rise in Alberta
The number of requests for emergency protection orders (EPO) for those facing family violence have spiked 17 per cent since 2018, says Legal Aid Alberta.
Calgary Herald | June 15, 2022

Domestic abuse and family violence on the rise in Alberta, organization says
Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) says the number of emergency protection orders (EPO) filed by the agency has risen 17 per cent since 2018. An EPO is a court order that can protect people facing violence by keeping away an abuser and removing them from the home.
CTV News Edmonton | June 15, 2022

Increase in requests for emergency protection orders in Alberta
Legal Aid Alberta is seeing an increase in requests for emergency protection orders in the province, as family violence continues to rise.
CityNews Edmonton | June 15, 2022

CTV NEWS VIDEO: Indigenous inmate number rising
The proportion of Indigenous inmates at federal prisons is rising across Canada, and nowhere more than in Edmonton. Carlyle Fiset reports and interviews LAA's Stephen Shirt.
CTV News Edmonton at 6 | May 27, 2022

Percentage of Indigenous inmates in Edmonton hitting new highs
LAA's Stephen Shirt, Indigenous courthouse navigator & assessment officer was interviewed by CTV Edmonton about the high and continuously increasing rates of Indigenous peoples in the Alberta prison system.
CTV News Edmonton | May 27, 2022

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