Adverse Possession and Lasting Improvements to Wrong Land, Final Report 115

Adverse possession allows a person who has occupied another’s land for at least 10 years to potentially claim ownership of that land. The occupation must be exclusive, open, notorious and continuous. Adverse possession is commonly, but mistakenly, referred to as squatter’s rights. ALRI is recommending that the law of adverse possession be abolished in Alberta. This change would prevent new claims from being brought in the future, but would not affect claims that have been [...]

By |2020-06-01T14:16:36-06:00May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Professor Barb Billingsley Joins ALRI Board

The Alberta Law Reform Institute is excited to announce that incoming U of A Faculty of Law Dean, Barbara Billingsley has joined our Board of Directors. Professor Billingsley practised civil litigation before joining the Faculty of Law as Professor in 2001 and received the Distinguished Service Award for Legal Scholarship from the Law Society of Alberta and Canadian Bar Association in 2018. She published General Principles of Canadian Insurance Law and is a sought-after expert [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:37-06:00February 4th, 2020|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Transition to the New Rules of Court

This paper outlines the transition provisions and how the new rules will affect existing proceedings. In particular there are three types of transition provision that govern: when specific new rules will not apply to certain proceedings, when specific former rules will continue in force, and what to do when time periods are different under the new rules.

By |2020-07-06T13:05:00-06:00October 1st, 2010|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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We’ve just published our 2018-2019 annual report!

Read all about our activity this past year in our 2018-2019 annual report. Over the past twelve months we welcomed new Board members and counsel to our team. We also hosted law reform agencies from across Canada for bi-annual Fedaration of Law Reform Agencies of Canada Symposium. Two of our projects were wrapped up with the publication of Final Reports and a roadmap of new projects was established for the coming years. We also saw [...]

By |2023-04-24T09:18:38-06:00September 9th, 2019|Latest News, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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A New Trustee Act for Alberta, Final Report 109

Trusts are used by many Albertans as a way to manage property and assets, both before and after death. Having modern and clear rules for setting up and handling trusts is important to allow Albertans to manage and distribute their property. The current Trustee Act is outdated and has not kept pace with the modern world. ALRI has just released Final Report No. 109 - A New Trustee Act for Alberta. The Report sets out ALRI’s [...]

By |2023-02-28T11:20:48-07:00January 1st, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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A New Trustee Act for Alberta, Report 28

In 2012, the Uniform Law Conference of Canada published the Uniform Trustee Act and recommended it be adopted by the common law provinces. ALRI representatives participated in the creation of the Uniform Trustee Act. ALRI’s Report For Discussion #28, A New Trustee Act for Alberta, consists of recommendations for implementing the Uniform Trustee Act in Alberta. Using the Uniform Trustee Act as a starting point, ALRI has enhanced, tailored and clarified the Uniform Trustee Act to [...]

By |2023-02-27T15:41:57-07:00November 1st, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Division of Canada Pension Plan Credits in Alberta, Final Report 58

The Canada Pension Plan Act, RSC 1985, c C-8, as amended in 1987, allowed that on the appropriate minister being informed of a divorce, the total Canada Pension Plan ("CPP") credits accumulated by both spouses through the course of the marriage would be split evenly between both ex-spouses. These amendments reflected a desire to protect women who, because of their unpaid contributions within the home, had historically suffered greater poverty in retirement than men. However, [...]

By |2020-06-01T10:57:02-06:00November 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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Section 16 of the Matrimonial Property Act, Final Report 57

Section 16 of the Matrimonial Property Act, RSA 1980, c M-9, stated that the rights of a person who started a property action against a spouse did not survive that person's death, and thus the action could not be continued by his or her estate. This was based on the legal policy that matrimonial property should be available for the use of a surviving spouse. This report notes that, in practice, this section led to [...]

By |2020-06-01T10:57:26-06:00March 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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The Bulk Sales Act, Final Report 56

The Bulk Sales Act, RSA 1980, c B-13, was created to protect the creditors of retailers who sell their stock and disappear before paying off their debts. The Act (as it was at the writing of this report) required that anyone buying an unusually large amount of a retailer's stock and trade fixtures must first obtain a list of the retailer's debts, and must pay the retailer's creditors directly (or obtain their consent), before the [...]

By |2023-01-27T11:02:49-07:00January 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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