BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE

• BCLI is looking for input on reform for  the Child, Family and Community Service Act

ALBERTA LAW REFORM INSTITUTE

• ALRI is consulting on if the estates of stepparents who raise their spouse's children as their own should be obligated to provide support for those children

LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF SASKATCHEWAN

• The Commission releases consultation report and survey on Contributory Fault and Apportionment Among Wrongdoers
• The Commission releases its Adoption of Uniform Reviewable Transactions Act Consultation Report

MANITOBA LAW REFORM COMMISSION

• The MLRC has released its 2019-2020 Annual Report. To learn about the Commission’s activities this past year, you can read the report here.

LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO

• The Law Commission of Ontario releases an Issue Paper on AI and Algorithms in Criminal Proceedings

ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND LAW REFORM INSTITUTE OF NOVA SCOTIA

• A2J Nova Scotia has published two reports
  • Human Centered Design and the Justice System
  • ​Defining Access to Justice in Nova Scotia

The Alberta Law Reform Institute is looking at a potential gap in the law relating to support for a child from a person standing in the place of a parent. In Alberta, a child can apply for support while the person is alive, but not after the
person’s death.

The Institute proposes changing the law to allow a child to apply for family maintenance and support from the estate of a person who stood in the place of a parent and is also conducting a consultation to gather feedback on its proposals. 

Get the report and participate in the survey on their website.