Projects
Dower Act
Has the Dower Act affected your work? Take our survey at bit.ly/dowersurvey. The Alberta Law Reform Institute is [...]
English Statutes in Alberta
Most of the laws in use in Alberta were enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta or the Parliament [...]
Uniform International Commercial Arbitration
In Alberta, the International Commercial Arbitration Act ("Alberta Act") establishes the basic legislative framework for the conduct of international commercial arbitration in [...]
Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making
Substitute decision-making documents (also called powers of attorney, personal directives, etc...) delegate authority to one person to act on [...]
Property Division for Cohabitants
ALRI is considering how the law might best provide for division of assets and protection for individuals and families [...]
Competence and Communication in the Alberta Evidence Act
On occasion, a court must determine whether a proposed witness is competent to give evidence. The question arises with [...]
Standing in the Place of a Parent: Family Maintenance and Support
We've just published Report for Discussion 34, Family Maintenance and Support from the Estate of a Person that Stood [...]
Non-Profit Corporations
There is still a need to replace Alberta's outdated non-profit incorporation legislation (the Societies Act and the Companies Act) with a modern [...]
Matrimonial Property Act: Valuation Date
Alberta's Matrimonial Property Act [MPA] does not specify when matrimonial property should be valued for the purposes of division. [...]
Reviewable Transactions
The Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) approved the Uniform Act in 2012. The Uniform Act is intended to replace the [...]
Trustee Act Project
The Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) produced the Uniform Trustee Act, 2012 and recommended that it be adopted by the [...]
Rule Against Perpetuities
The Rule Against Perpetuities (RAP) is an old and complex set of legal rules designed to prevent people from [...]
Adverse Possession
In response to a government request, ALRI has been reviewing whether adverse possession continues to serve a valid purpose in [...]
Personal Property Security Act
Alberta’s PPSA has not been reviewed since it came into force in 1990 and should be updated to accommodate [...]