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Community mediation is an approach to alternative dispute resolution that is central to Alberta's ADR history. Organizations such as the Edmonton Community Mediation Society (ECM) and Calgary Community Mediation Society (CCM) were founded in the 1980s, and were some of the first adopters of ADR practices in Alberta, providing “conflict resolution for the community by the community."
The ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC), is a non-profit organization that offers alternative dispute resolution services to its members and the public across the country. It is one of the leading authorities on ADR in Canada, offering highly respected professional designations for both mediation and arbitration, with plans for a mediation and arbitration (Med-Arb) designation in the works.
Alberta Human Rights Commission: human rights: The AHRC is an independent commission that fulfills its mandate of fostering equality and reducing discrimination through tribunals and court hearings, as well as through the resolution and settlement of complaints. Alberta Labour Relations Board: labour laws
The Alberta Court of Justice is an inferior court of first instance in Alberta, which means decisions from the Court of Justice may be appealed at the Court of King's Bench of Alberta and/or the Court of Appeal of Alberta. The Alberta Court of Justice hears the majority of criminal and civil cases in Alberta.
Calgary: Legal Archives Society of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9681939-0-7. Middelstadt, David (2014). People principles progress : the Alberta Court of Appeal's first century, 1914-2014 (PDF). Calgary: The Legal Archives Society of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-9681939-5-2. Swainger, Jonathan Scott, ed. (2007). The Alberta Supreme Court at 100: History ...
All provinces in Canada have primary enforcement seat belt laws, which allow a police officer to stop and ticket a driver if they observed a violation. Ontario was the first province to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, a law that came into effect on January 1, 1976.
The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI), the province's law commission, was given a mandate in 2001 to review the Rules of Court and produce recommendations for a new set of Rules. The project goal was to create rules that are clear, useful and effective tools for accessing a fair, timely and cost efficient civil justice system.
SGEU Dispute Settlement Act [23] Section 2(d) (freedom of association) Brought into force, although later found to be unnecessary by the Supreme Court. Quebec 1988 1988–2008 Education Act: Section 2(a) (freedom of religion and conscience) and section 15 (equality rights) Renewed 4 times; expired on July 1, 2008. [22] Quebec: 1988: 1988–1993