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Non-Profit Corporations, Report 26

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Non-Profit Corporations, Report 26

Non-profit organisations are an integral part of our society, an increasing component of our economy, delivering a wide array of services including education, training, housing, food banks, health care and recreation. The current legislation is old and has not kept pace with the non-profit sector and the legislation should be updated to allow non-profits to accomplish their objectives; to clearly articulate the roles and responsibilities of directors and members, and to balance the requirements and [...]

By pderas|2023-01-27T11:02:37-07:00February 3rd, 2015|Project|0 Comments

Division of Canada Pension Plan Credits in Alberta, Final Report 58

The Canada Pension Plan Act, RSC 1985, c C-8, as amended in 1987, allowed that on the appropriate minister being informed of a divorce, the total Canada Pension Plan ("CPP") credits accumulated by both spouses through the course of the marriage would be split evenly between both ex-spouses. These amendments reflected a desire to protect women who, because of their unpaid contributions within the home, had historically suffered greater poverty in retirement than men. However, [...]

By pderas|2020-06-01T10:57:02-06:00November 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Section 16 of the Matrimonial Property Act, Final Report 57

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Section 16 of the Matrimonial Property Act, Final Report 57

Section 16 of the Matrimonial Property Act, RSA 1980, c M-9, stated that the rights of a person who started a property action against a spouse did not survive that person's death, and thus the action could not be continued by his or her estate. This was based on the legal policy that matrimonial property should be available for the use of a surviving spouse. This report notes that, in practice, this section led to [...]

By pderas|2020-06-01T10:57:26-06:00March 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Bulk Sales Act, Final Report 56

The Bulk Sales Act, RSA 1980, c B-13, was created to protect the creditors of retailers who sell their stock and disappear before paying off their debts. The Act (as it was at the writing of this report) required that anyone buying an unusually large amount of a retailer's stock and trade fixtures must first obtain a list of the retailer's debts, and must pay the retailer's creditors directly (or obtain their consent), before the [...]

By pderas|2023-01-27T11:02:49-07:00January 1st, 1990|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Limitations, Final Report 55

Limitation periods, as discussed in this report, dictate the amount of time in which one may bring a civil claim to court for some sort of relief. After the limitation period for a claim has passed, the defendant will be immune to liability for that claim. This report addresses the complex and technical nature of limitation law as it was at the time, and recommends a new Model Limitations Act. This Act covers most, but [...]

By pderas|2020-06-01T10:59:20-06:00December 1st, 1989|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Financial Assistance by a Corporation: Section 42, The Business Corporations Act (Alberta), Final Report 54

Section 42 of the Alberta Business Corporations Act (as it was at the time of the writing of this report) made it illegal for a corporation to provide financial assistance to: - a shareholder or director of that corporation or an affiliated corporation; - an associate of any or the above; or - a purchaser of shares of that corporation or an affiliated corporation if that corporation was not "solvent" as defined by the ABCA. [...]

By pderas|2023-01-27T11:03:04-07:00August 1st, 1989|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Towards Reform of the Law Relating to Cohabitation Outside Marriage, Final Report 53

This report addresses the position (at the time of its writing) of opposite-sex couples living together on a domestic basis without a legal marriage. Since these partnerships carry many of the same responsibilities as marriage partnerships, the report suggests that they be afforded similar (but not identical) protections under the law. Twenty-one recommendations are provided here, with the majority opinions falling roughly into the following categories: - Non-married opposite-sex cohabitants should have an official status, [...]

By pderas|2020-06-01T11:15:32-06:00June 1st, 1989|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Competence and Human Reproduction, Final Report 52

This report recommends the draft legislation Competence and Human Reproduction Act to create a decision-making process regarding sterilization for those not legally competent to make the decision themselves. The Act replaces the blanket prohibition of Re Eve with legislation that allows for a judgment based on the best interest of the individual and an empathy for her situation. The Institute concluded that no person should be denied access to sterilization because she is not competent [...]

By pderas|2023-01-27T11:03:17-07:00February 1st, 1989|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Proposals for a New Alberta Arbitration Act, Final Report 51

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Proposals for a New Alberta Arbitration Act, Final Report 51

This report considers the Arbitration Act, RSA 1980, c A-43, as it was current to the publication of the report. The report considers two principal difficulties users had with the Act: the fact that it left many practical problems unsolved; and the "unduly broad" scope for discretionary intervention by the courts, which would frustrate the desire of many arbitrating parties to avoid litigation. The report presents a draft Act, patterned on the UNCITRAL Model Law [...]

By pderas|2020-06-01T11:18:42-06:00October 1st, 1988|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Prejudgment Remedies for Unsecured Claimants, Final Report 50

This report is first in a series of final reports on the general topic of remedies of unsecured creditors. The report contains detailed recommendations for a legislative solution regarding the inadequacies identified in the available prejudgment remedies for unsecured claimants in Alberta. It details a variety of prejudgment remedies that currently exist and identifies as a problem the absence of any unifying principle in their application. There is discussion of the Mareva injunction, which has [...]

By pderas|2023-01-27T11:03:32-07:00February 1st, 1988|Uncategorized|0 Comments