Legal Aid Alberta, a publicly funded, non-profit organization that provides affordable legal services to disadvantaged Albertans, says its contract has been extended and negotiations will continue.

Photo from Legal Aid BC. Legal Aid BC is looking for a new CEO a little more than two years after former Ontario star politician Michael Bryant took the job.

Legal Aid B.C. CEO Michael Bryant. Photo by Arlen Redekop / PNG Since September, Legal Aid B.C. has employed 11 “navigators” using a grant provided by the Law Foundation.

Julia Quigley, a Legal Aid Saskatchewan lawyer and president of CUPE Local 1949, stands in front of King's Bench courthouse in Saskatoon on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Photo by Michelle Berg ...

In early July, Legal Aid Alberta said it was on the verge of essentially shutting down after negotiations with the province stalled even after the prior governance agreement had expired on June 30.

There are significant gaps in the provision of Legal Aid. Picture: globalmoments/Adobe Stock The system of legal aid, introduced in 1949 through The Legal Aid and Advice Act, is an extension of the ...

Urban Justice Center (UJC) legal aid workers are taking part in a coordinated work strike organized among the 12 chapters of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys – UAW Local 2325 (ALAA), ...

Some of the defence lawyers in the matter told the court that they plan to bring a Section 174 discharge application.

Photo by Brock Kryton The provincial government announced Wednesday a 25 per cent increase in the Legal Aid tariff for Alberta lawyers effective Jan. 1.