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The ACLRC was founded in 1982, shortly after the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) became law, by lawyer and activist Sheldon Chumir (1940-1992) and Janet Keeping, an articling student, who eventually became its first Executive Director.
In its early days, the Centre addressed research questions about the Charter and its impact on Albertans, but with time, its focus expanded to several human rights and civil liberties issues connected not only to the Charter but other provincial and international laws.
The ACLRC also gives research presentations to a diverse audience, including students, charities, and professional groups in and out of Alberta. In the last thirty-eight years, we have made over 2,000 presentations and published over 400 articles, papers, submissions, videos and podcasts on human rights issues. Rights Angle, our blog, provides general public access to research articles on Alberta’s human rights issues.
Although the Centre provides legal education and research and not legal representation and advocacy, it facilitates access to justice through legal referrals to patrons.
The ACLRC is a registered charity. A board of directors, staff and contractors manage the Centre’s affairs.
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