A recent report from the Alberta Law Foundation presents findings from a community-based legal needs assessment in the province. The 2022-23 Alberta Legal Needs Assessment: What We Learned So Far report seeks to “increase understanding of legal needs in Alberta while encouraging further dialogue and exploration of the subject matter”. The report identifies populations and areas of legal need in Alberta and strategies to address challenges. Specifically, the report highlights:

• Indigenous People
• Newcomers
• Youth
• Seniors
• Landlord & Tenant Disputes
• Discrimination
• Coordination
• Data Collection & Evaluation
• Services at the Courthouse
• Remote Communities
• Restorative Justice
• Legal Tech

Findings in the report derive from several sources, including:

• 2022 Bridging the Gaps Legal Needs Survey
• Self-Represented Litigants Needs Survey
• Canadian Legal Problems Survey (2021)
• Data from legal clinics and Legal Aid Alberta

The 2022-23 Alberta Legal Needs Assessment: What We Learned So Far report was written by Flora Stevenson, LL.M. It is available on the Alberta Law Foundation website here: http://albertalawfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2022-23-AB-Legal-Needs-Assessment-July-2023.pdf.