Effective January 1st 2012, the Legal Resource Centre has changed its operating name to the Centre for Public Legal Education of Alberta (CPLEA).
We believe our new name better reflects our identity and purpose as a public legal education (PLE) organization.
Visit us at our new location in the Ironwood building at:
#800, 10050 - 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 2J1
Law plays an essential role in the maintenance of a democracy. It is a bulwark against tyranny and a mechanism for advancing the cause of justice. Public legal education is, therefore, fundamentally, citizenship education that ensures that the public understands and supports the rule of law, makes effective use of the justice system, and engages effectively in ensuring the system meets the changing needs of society.
The Legal Resource Centre’s mission is to enhance the accessibility and quality of justice realized in Canada. It addresses its mission by creating learning opportunities and building learning communities that facilitate the creation, management, exchange, and integration of knowledge among people within the justice system and between them and the general public.
The Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd. was incorporated provincially in 1975 as a non-profit company with the mandate “to contribute to, advance and promote the legal knowledge and education of the people of Canada.” It was registered as a charity in 1977 and subscribes to Imagine Canada’s Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code
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