Legal Aid Funding

• Alberta government increases pay for legal aid lawyers

  The Alberta government announced Wednesday it is boosting the hourly tariff rate for those who take on legal aid files.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 2022
  
• Alberta defence lawyers walk out of Edmonton, Calgary courts as part of latest job action

  Contract criminal defence lawyers protested outside Calgary and Edmonton law courts and are no longer taking files to represent some of the the most severe crimes.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2022
  
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• Alberta criminal defence lawyers escalate job action in legal aid battle

  Criminal defence lawyers escalated job action Thursday in an ongoing dispute with the provincial government over the amount of compensation paid by Legal Aid Alberta.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2022
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• Groups representing Alberta criminal defence lawyers to take further job action over legal aid system

  Organizations representing criminal defence lawyers in Alberta say their members are prepared to take more job action next month.

  Politics

  Aug 18, 2022
• Defence lawyers begin work stoppages to protest ‘perpetual underfunding’ of Legal Aid Alberta

  Danielle Boisvert estimates between 450 and 600 lawyers are taking part in the job action -- about half of Legal Aid Alberta's overall roster. 

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2022
• B.C. announces more funding for legal aid

  The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
• Trudeau slams Ford for legal aid cuts as federal funding announced

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday one-time legal aid funding of $26.8 million for refugee and immigration cases.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2019
• Legal Aid to stop accepting new immigration, refugee cases after Ontario budget cuts

  Legal Aid CEO David Field says in a memo to staff today that the province has told the agency it can only use federal funding to cover new immigration and refugee services this year.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2019
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• B.C. government, Legal Services Society announce deal to avoid legal aid strike

  The B.C. government and the Legal Services Society (LSS) have announced an tentative deal to fund legal aid.

  Politics

  Mar 29, 2019
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• ‘Not an empty threat:’ Alberta defence lawyers warn of strike in legal aid fight

  The president of a defence lawyers group says strike action is possible if the Alberta government doesn't come to the table with serious cash to fix legal aid.

  Crime

  May 8, 2018