Publications
The Residential Tenancies Act: General Issues
The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) has published Residential Tenancies Act: General Issues. This is the first in a series of reports summarizing issues in the law that affects tenants and landlords on a daily basis. The Residential Tenancies Act is important because it affects over 25% of households in Alberta and often involve not just money, but also the basic necessity of shelter, quality of life, health and well-being of landlords, tenants and families […]
| AREA OF LAW | Landlord and Tenant Personal Property Property Real Property |
| TAGS | rental, apartment, townhouse, housing, evict, roommate, pest, vacancy, manager, neighbour, homeless, condo, home, house, dispute, agreement, contract, control, eviction, landlord, lease, Property, rent, residential, tenant |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | IPNo.6.pdf |
March 25, 2025
2023-2024 Annual Report
| TAGS | financials, annual, report |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | 2024_Annual_Report_WIthFinancials.pdf |
September 27, 2024
Improving Access to Digital Assets After Death or Incapacity – Frequently Asked Questions
See some of the most frequently asked questions about our law reform project on access to digital assets by fiduciaries. Learn more about what digital assets are, the problems that arise from signing user agreements and the obstacles people can face with trying to access when trying to access a loved one’s digital assets after their death or incapacity.
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR121_FAQ.pdf |
August 6, 2024
Access to Digital Assets, Final Report 121
More than ever, people are storing their important personal information and other digital property online within the servers of large American companies such as Google, Facebook, and Apple. These “digital assets” can be anything from precious family photos and records to sensitive financial and legal information. What Canadians don’t realize is that outdated laws govern who can access those assets after the owner dies or loses capacity. Even with all the necessary documents proving a […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | web, website, domain, crypto, bitcoin, gaming, account, instagram, music, license, itunes, art, nft, cloud, custodian, social media, email, digital, google, facebook, apple, photo, ownership, user, income, access, asset, estate, fiduciary, media, succession, will |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR121.pdf |
March 26, 2024
Alteration and Revocation of Electronic Wills, Recommendations Summary
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | Recommendations-Summary.pdf |
March 6, 2024
Alteration and Revocation of Electronic Wills, Consultation Summary
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | Consultation-summary.pdf |
Alteration and Revocation of Electronic Wills, Final Report 120
In this report, the Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) makes recommendations for the alteration and revocation of electronic wills. To make these recommendations, ALRI reviewed the changes made to the Uniform Wills Act (“Uniform Act”). The Uniform Law Conference of Canada (“ULCC”) amended the Uniform Act to promote the uniform development of wills law across Canada with respect to electronic wills. ALRI compared the Uniform Act to other jurisdictions in Canada and abroad, researched the […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
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| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR120.pdf |
Creation of Electronic Wills, Consultation Results
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | consultation, cloud, remote, signature, survey, planning, electronic, online, digital, formalities, testamentary, rules, estate, will, witness |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | Creation-of-Wills_Consultation-Results.pdf |
November 2, 2023
Creation of Electronic Wills, Summary
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | EWills_summary.pdf |
October 19, 2023
Creation of Electronic Wills, Consultation Summary
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | EWIlls_Consultation-Summary_final.pdf |