Alberta has a higher than average turnover rate in the rental market than most of Canada. It is unclear why Alberta has a higher turnover rate, but we have heard that the options available to tenants and landlords to end a tenancy are ineffective or too severe.

There are more than a dozen reasons a landlord or tenant may end a tenancy under the Residential Tenancies Act. The rules and conditions for ending a tenancy can be hard to find in the law and can be different depending on the type of tenancy. In practice, ending a tenancy can become very complicated Just Published! ALRI Publishes Residential Tenancies Act: Ending a Tenancy, Issues Paper 8 Read More...

For over 50 years, the Alberta Law Reform Institute has provided independent comprehensive recommendations to the Government of Alberta and other agencies to ensure that the law and administration of justice are kept up to date and serve Albertans to the best extent possible.

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Our Mission is to Improve the Laws of Alberta Who We Are We acknowledge that we reside and work on the traditional lands and territories of the Indigenous peoples who have lived on and cared for these lands since time immemorial. What became known as the Province of Alberta in 1905 is the traditional and ancestral home to many Indigenous Peoples and we are honoured to have shared this land with them since Treaties 6, 7, and 8 were entered into. Alberta is also the historical Northwest Métis Homeland – which includes five Territories.

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Our Vision is for Just and Effective Laws
Our Mission is to Improve the Laws of Alberta

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Suggestions for potential law reform projects come from many sources, including the government, public and legal profession. Project selection involves several stages of review to identify the scope of a potential project while ensuring that the Institute is the appropriate body to address the issue.

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Official law reform projects go through several stages including rigorous research, analysis and consultation. The Institute’s counsel and Board work in collaboration to develop policy options that will eventually be published and submitted to the Alberta government for consideration in new legislation.

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