The Alberta Law Reform Institute is recommending that Alberta get rid of “distress for rent” as a remedy for landlords to recover unpaid from tenants in Residential Tenancies. Download our summary on Distress For Rent Read our full report, Residential Tenancies: Distress for Rent What is Distress for Rent? Distress for rent is an old English medieval law that allowed a landlord to seize and HOLD personal property of tenants until rent was paid. Since the [...]

Apply by September 2, 2026 at bit.ly/alri_counsel The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is seeking applications for Legal Counsel by September 2, 2026. ALRI is located in the Law Centre at the University of Alberta. Since 1967, our work has been to improve the content of the law, the law-making process, the administration of justice, and access to justice for the benefit of Albertans. The Institute has been the catalyst for many changes in the [...]

The Board and staff at ALRI congratulates former long time Board member Professor Roderick J Wood as he is recognized with the Canadian Bar Association's Ramon John Hnatyshyn award for his contributions to law reform, legal scholarship, and legal research. Professor Wood served on ALRI's Board admirably over many years and authored Personal Property Security Law, Final Report 116. The report recommended improvements to Alberta's Personal Property Security Act. The Alberta government implemented many of these changes [...]