Publications

Hearing From Children In Court Proceedings Under The Divorce Act, Family Law Act, And Child, Youth And Family Enhancement Act

The Alberta Law Reform Institute [ALRI] intends this report to help users of the family court system. ALRI’s goal is to help users understand the ways in which the views of children affected by family court proceedings can be heard in Alberta. This report does not have recommendations for change. Instead, it is meant to be a helpful resource for legal professionals and users of the family court system. This report describes the ways in […]

AREA OF LAW	Children Family Law Marriage & Divorce
TAGS	final order, case conference, settlement conference, duty counsel, self-represented litigant, variation of order, contempt of court, collaborative law, child protection, foster care, supervision order, apprehension, neglect, family violence, children’s aid, child custody, social worker, home assessment, parenting time, voice of the child report, lawyer for the child, decision-making responsibility, supervised access, therapeutic access, best interests of the child, parental rights, biological parents, primary residence, step-parents, grandparents' rights, shared parenting, contact order, relocation, parallel parenting, mobility rights, foster-to-adopt, parenting plan, emancipation, child's views, residential schedule, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, child support, extraordinary expenses, child support guidelines, arrears, income imputation, retroactive support, family court, motion, interim order, abuse, affidavit, restraining order, enforcement, jurisdiction, mediation, trial, parentage, access, adoption, arbitration, guardianship, legal aid, paternity
FORMAT	Publications
FILE	RPNo22.pdf

March 2, 2026

Arbitration Act: Stay and Appeal Issues, Final Report 103

The Alberta Law Reform Institute has published Final Report 103 – Arbitration Act: Stay and Appeal Issues. Many legal disputes are arbitrated outside the court system using the Alberta Arbitration Act. Over the years, certain issues have arisen which affect the ideal functioning of the arbitration system. Following public consultation, the Alberta Law Reform Institute has now released Final Report 103 – Arbitration Act: Stay and Appeal Issues.

AREA OF LAW	Administration of Justice Alternate Dispute Resolution
TAGS	mediation, stay, dispute, resolution, arbitrate, Appeal, arbitration, contract, Court
FORMAT	Publications
FILE	FR103.pdf

January 1, 2014

Court-Connected Family Mediation Programs in Canada, Research Paper 20

This paper addresses the use of (non-litigated) mediation as an adjunct to litigation within the court system. The paper surveys: the mediation process (as it was at the time of publication), with a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages compared to litigation; the different mediation programs available (at the time of publication); descriptions of child-protection mediation programs released immediately prior to publication in British Columbia and Nova Scotia; and the empirical effectiveness of mediation programs […]

AREA OF LAW	Administration of Justice Family Law Marriage & Divorce
TAGS	conciliation, dispute resolution, program, advantage, disadvantage, mediation, family
FORMAT	Publications
FILE	RPNo.20.pdf

May 3, 1994

A Study of the Role of Arbitrators in Commercial Arbitration Proceedings

AREA OF LAW	Administration of Justice Alternate Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial
TAGS	alternate, negotiation, proceeding, mediation, dispute, resolution, arbitration, business, commercial
FORMAT	Publications
FILE	urp-75_19-Role-of-Arbitrators_Malhotra.pdf

January 3, 1975

Arbitration

AREA OF LAW	Administration of Justice Alternate Dispute Resolution Corporate and Commercial
TAGS	negotiate, alternate, negotiation, mediation, dispute, resolution, agreement, arbitration
FORMAT	Publications
FILE	urp-73_8-Arbitration_Burrows.pdf

January 1, 1973