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Information sheet. Responsibilities of the debtor

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It is the debtor’s responsibility to make payments on time according to the terms of the court order or support agreement. It is also the debtor’s responsibility to contact MEP to discuss any... More ≫

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It is the debtor’s responsibility to make payments on time according to the terms of the court order or support agreement. It is also the debtor’s responsibility to contact MEP to discuss any anticipated problems such as late payments. Changes of address, phone numbers or employment must be reported to MEP, as well as any changes in child status that the debtor believes may affect the child’s eligibility for support.

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Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2016

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This fact sheet answers questions about the 2016 Traffic Safety Amendment Act.

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Domestic & intimate partner violence in Alberta

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The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) reports on domestic violence generally (violent incidents involving people in past or present intimate relationships, (step) parents, (step)... More ≫

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The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) reports on domestic violence generally (violent incidents involving people in past or present intimate relationships, (step) parents, (step) children, immediate and extended family) and intimate partner violence more specifically (violent incidents involving past and present boyfriends/girlfriends, separated, divorced, spouse, and other intimate relationships). This resource uses police reported data obtained from the Police Service Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and Homicide Survey for Alberta (2008 to 2013), supplied by Statistics Canada’s CCJS. The data presented here represents all police charges (including multiple charges laid in the same incident).

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New information about support enforcement and the age of majority

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Explains changes to the Alberta Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP), including changes to the process for support enforcement beyond a dependant’s age of majority, that came into effect on... More ≫

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Explains changes to the Alberta Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP), including changes to the process for support enforcement beyond a dependant’s age of majority, that came into effect on September 4, 2015.

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Information sheet. Information for employers about support deduction notices

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Employers are required by law to cooperate with the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) to collect maintenance payments through a Support Deduction Notice (SDN) . This information sheet gives... More ≫

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Employers are required by law to cooperate with the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) to collect maintenance payments through a Support Deduction Notice (SDN) . This information sheet gives you, as an employer, all of the information you need to know about SDNs.

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Disclosure of personal information to unions : before a first agreement

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Employees in many public bodies are represented by exclusive bargaining agents. In 2002 the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a series of decisions that considered the issue of... More ≫

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Employees in many public bodies are represented by exclusive bargaining agents. In 2002 the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a series of decisions that considered the issue of whether the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the FOIP Act) is a barrier to disclosing employee personal information to a bargaining agent. This Bulletin will discuss the effect of this series of decisions. This Bulletin takes into consideration decisions issued by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta up to November 30, 2003.

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FOIP Amendment Act, 2003

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The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide a comprehensive list of the amendments to the FOIP Act and to offer some guidance on interpreting the new and amended provisions. The Bulletin also... More ≫

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The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide a comprehensive list of the amendments to the FOIP Act and to offer some guidance on interpreting the new and amended provisions. The Bulletin also includes a brief account of several amendments to other Acts that appear as consequential amendments in the FOIP Amendment Act.

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