2016ANNUALreport

“The clinic was incredible. They have given me so much help. The lawyer that assisted me was very helpful in helping me to understand my situation and try to solve it.”

Our Community VolunteersBukola AbioyeAkram Al-TabbaaLinda AnSelena ArcovioJenna BaronSharmeen BatraNoreen BerkesSherri Brar Matt BrockmanCindy Casemore Michelle CastrillonCarlo Cristol

Maddison CrodenEric CrowtherLanny DerJovita EzePeter FaidThomas FethTJ GarchaBrigjilda GeraBrittani GoughTara HansenKimberley HirschShabo Hochi

Shabana ImranRiley KendrickAyesha Khan Lorretta KleinStephen KroegerIsabelle LamDebbie Lavigne Matthew LewansChen LiangTara Lynn CesarioTara Lynn CesarioAislinn McVittie

Ayaz MechdiKatia MichelGeorgia MitchellAllison NuttingAna OliveriraJoanne PawlukKrystal PronovostSherry Rand Meghan RussNasim SaiyedDrew SandstromMelissa Schmidt

Cathy Schofield Kiran Sidhu Harsh SisodiaAsif SoomroRyan SteedmanAndrew StratfordKevin SungRuth Thangiah

Kieran WalshYang WangKatarina WasielweskiGavin WhitelockKeltie Winters Carmen Zhang

Grande Prairie VolunteersArlene McDonnell Valerie Day-Keizer

The ECLC administers a court filing fee waiver program on behalf of Alberta Justice, providing for free filing of

court documents for low income people. 542 people received fee waivers in 2016.

Our Law Student VolunteersStephanie ArseneaultAstrid ArzuPeter AtehHailee BarberGrayson BateykoNohayla BenayadKate BroddyJaclin CasiosJanille CokehyengPatrick CoonesDavid CowleyJordyn DrydenAaron DuongBeverly DuongMichael FiliceVanessa FiorilloChristopher Gallardo-

GanabanChelsey GrueBeth GrzybAshley HathornLandon HaynesJose Ignacio G. Soto

Molina Sanjeett KangDavid KangJessica KindVicky KubiniskiAlexander KubishAkshata KulkamiNicholas KunyszLuke LegerIsabel LightChyna LinesAlex LiuManshu LuoRyan Magh

Jacob MarchelKrista McFadyenJames McTagueAnthony MorrishDylan MorrisonKate NunnJoseph OhabuikeDaria PankratyevaElly PearsonKristin PlesterAllison PurdonMark PuszczakIshpreet Rai David RanieriDeema RizkMelyssa RoedelSarah SagerJoe SellmanShandi ShiachDorian SimonneauxMichael StackKimberly ThauliTory ThibaudeauHannah ThomsonMark TookeySteven TymiakPascal VisentinYang WangPhoebe WilaganGeorge WongStefanie WongJason YaoYuyang YeAimee YoumKhadija Zeeshan

Our Volunteer LawyersTamara AndreoglouAmy AbbottKwame AbrefahBarbara ActonSanjana AhmedMark AlexanderKyle AllenRachael AndersonMichelle Andresen (5)Carl ArgoChristine Ashcroft (5)Aman AthwalSharon AuJacob AxelrodYoko AzumayaAndrew BachelderChelsey BaileyRachel BailieDavid BarkerElen BereketElizabeth Berg (5)Heidi BesuijenPatrick BiggMichaela BlahutovaDrew BlaikieMiranda BokenfohrJeff BoneMelissa BourgeoisNatasha BoyceManpreet BrarElliot BridgewaterTracy BrownCraig BrusnykLaura Bruyer (5)Jessica BuhlerErin BurtonMaria CaffaroCourtney CaldwellClara CerminaraDarcie Charlton (5)Barrie ChiversDon CranstonCarman CrippsSean Curran

Rebecca Cuthbertson HulstWendy DansonSarah DargatzChristopher DawsonMegan DawsonPaulette DeKelverAllan DelgadoJose DelgadoMark DemasMichael DeRosenrollCynthia Dickins (5)Sarah Dolgoy Kathy Drouin-CareyEvan DuffyLaura Dunham (5)Mark DupresFiona EllingtonKate EngelScott EnglandHeidi EnglerChristopher FellingJohn FrameMichelle FreebairnFrank FriesacherPatricia GayPeter GibsonMichael Good (5)Marie GordonMaya Gordon (5)Paul GovenlockGloria GriecoErika HagenAdam HallidayJune HanIan HansonAmanda Hart-DowhunSarah HaywardGreg HeinrichsChris HolmesTina HuizingaChristopher JacksonJayne JanzenAllyson JeffsSu Ji Yim

Monica JohnsonLori Johnson (5)Sunaina KakkarBrian KashHanna KaurKatie KennyKimberley KetsaCherisse Killick-Dzenick (5)Justin KingstonMandy KinzelDale KniselyTrafton KoenigAngela KosMichael Kraus (5)Christian LarsenHana Laura YamamotoBruce LaycockVivian LeeJordan LefaivreDenis LefebvreRhoda LemphersJennifer LeungShelly Lloyd AtkinsonAnna LundTeri Lynn BougieLaura MacLellandScott MacmillanDouglas MahNatalia MakuchJames MalletLina MarrazoTara MathesonScott Matheson (5)Margaret McCabeSharisse McCallaKim McCarthy (5)Allison McDonaldKaren McDougallEvan McIntyreRoss McLeodVida McLeodSpencer McMullinKathryn McNeilDebra Meakins (5)

Damien MeardiValerie MeierNaz MellickTerrance MeyersFauza MohamedSandra MooreAlexander MosaicoMichelle MurphySoni NayakSakeb NazimJim NeilsonLily NguyenYasmeen NizamTheresa NolanRhyannon O’ HeronID OhiozeCrista OsualdiniDon Padget (10)Lynn ParishBonnie ParkerAdam PasichnykAndrew PatersonSara Peacock (5)Dan PeskettRobert PhilpMichelle Pidhirney (5)Amber PoburanDebjani PoddarChristine PrattKimberly PrechtMatt PruskiMichael PucyloAnthony PurgasImran QureshiLeela RamaswamyNing RamosWill RandallDave RechloBruce ReidSarah RossmanAminollah SabzevariCatherine ScottAlexandra SeamanMandy Seidenberg

Imane SemaineMichael Sestito (5)Farrel Shadlyn (5)Paul Shenher (5)Tom SidesAndrea SimmondsRandy SimpsonBradley SmithTim SmytheMary SoftleyMike Solowan (5)Catherine SpaffordDarlene St. JeanTiffany StokesPatrick StrattonBrian Summers (15)Graeme SwainsonZsolt SzekelyRobert SzollosyEileen TatAshley TauntonEllen TicollMichael TilleardMegan TupperWinston TuttleNatalie TymchukYolanda Van WaehemShyne VictoriaKent WestShaun WetmoreIan WiebeAndrea WilleyCarly WilliamsRuth WilliamsLiza WoldSusan WoodMatt WoodleyKaren WunDaniel YereniukAlex YiuChristopher YoungAnthony YoungJim YoungSimon Yu

Grande Prairie LawyersStephanie AmbroseChristian BanksJim BirdPatrice BrideauJoe CanavanErik Compton

Nathan FryLeah HayesCliff HeadonJocelyn InnesJennifer LaverickChristina Lee

Owen LewisAnthony MagliaroStephane McCrumGareth PughJulia ReesNatalia Reiman

Chad SawatzkyDenis SawyerYuri ShapovalSteven ShaversNicole SimoneauCameron Smith

Flora StikkerCarley TremeerDerek Van TassellMike WheatonLinh Wisekal

Special thanks to our five, ten, and fifteen year volunteers!

Advice-A-thon

The second annual ECLC Advice-A-thon happened in Sir Winston Churchill Square on Sat Sept 24, 2016 and raised $20,000 by 40 volunteer lawyers collecting financial donation “pledges” for providing 30 minutes of free legal advice to 118 low income people. Advice was provided in all areas of law: family, criminal, civil, and immigration. All Advice-A-thon expenses were paid by corporate donations and donations-in-kind.

Advice-A-thon 2017 will be held in City Hall on Sept 23, 2017.

2016 Advice-A-thon

Corporate Sponsors Gold ($2000 and over)Edmonton Bar Association

Silver ($1250 to $1999)Edmonton Party RentalUNITE HERE Local 47

Bronze ($500 to $1249)CBA Alberta BranchHawkings Epp Dumont LLPRMRF LLPSNS Technologists

Our Major FundersThe Edmonton Community Legal Centre receives the majority of its funding from the Alberta Law Foundation. We appreciate financial support from a variety of foundations, government agencies and departments, law firms, and private individuals. Our financial supporters all contribute to our ability to provide access to justice to Albertans in need.

Our major funders include:Alberta Law FoundationAlumni & Friends of

the Faculty of Law AssociationCity of EdmontonGovernment of Alberta Service Canada

(Canada Summer Jobs)Union 52 Benevolent Society

Law firm “sustaining funders”Thank you to these law firms for their multi-year ongoing funding commitments which totalled $61,000 in 2016.

Bennett Jones LLPBishop & McKenzie LLPBrownlee LLPDentons Canada LLP

Duncan Craig LLPField LawMcLennan Ross LLPMLT Aikins LLP

Parlee McLaws LLPRMRF LLPWitten LLP

2016 Law Firm DonorsIginla & CompanyJomha Skrobot LLP

Nickerson Roberts Holinski & Mercer

Ogilvie LLPShores Jardine LLP

Client Services2016 2002 - 2016

Volunteer Hours 8,353 57,869

Clients Served 2,806 22,472

Volunteers 352 2,286

Message from Executive DirectorHappy 15th Anniversary, Edmonton Community Legal Centre! 2016 was the ECLC’s 15th year of operation and our 2016 Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to celebrate not only the accomplishments of 2016, but also all that we have achieved over the past fifteen years.

In 2016, 352 ECLC volunteers (220 lawyers, 70 law students, and 62 community volunteers) cooperated to provide 8353 hours of service including free legal advice to 2806 low income Edmontonians, and free public legal education to an additional 1407 people.

In the past 15 years, 22,472 low income Edmontonians have received free legal advice from volunteer lawyers in evening clinic appointments. Most of these appointments last 45 minutes. If we conservatively assume a rate of $200 an hour, the value of this legal advice is almost $3.4 million.

The pro bono service of Edmonton and area lawyers has always been the foundation of the ECLC “clinic model”, with the belief that clients who receive even a small amount of legal advice will be better able to understand and navigate the legal system on their own. We have all, I think, been very proud over these past 15 years of our cooperative effort toward “access to justice” for lower income Albertans.

In 2016, with the help of our major funder, the Alberta Law Foundation, and another ALF-funded agency, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, the five Alberta legal clinics sought to find out if all of our efforts truly “help” our clients in ways that are meaningful to them.

The preliminary results say “Yes”!

Beginning in early 2016, everyone who received a clinic appointment completed a survey, to find out their initial feelings about their clinic experience and the advice they received. Over 92% of respondents said that after their clinic appointment they had a better understanding of their legal rights, responsibilities, and options, and 94% said they knew what to do next about their legal problem.

These results were consistent with what the ECLC has known for many years based on feedback collected from clients on their clinic night. Clients are very happy to have the opportunity to speak to a lawyer and receive free legal advice. We have wondered if their clinic advice makes a lasting difference.

The 2016 survey took the next step, and sent a follow-up questionnaire to clients two months after their clinic appointment. The clients surveyed were those who had received only clinic advice from a volunteer lawyer—they had not received any further support or advice from ECLC staff.

The results of this follow-up survey tell us that over 88% of these clients had already followed some or all of the advice they received at clinic, and 89% said they would use the clinic again if they had a future legal problem. Several weeks after their clinic appointment, a majority of clients still reported having a better understanding of their rights, responsibilities, and options after receiving advice from an ECLC volunteer lawyer.

This is a very strong endorsement of our clinic model!

Although we can estimate the dollar value of their free clinic advice, the value to our clients cannot be measured in dollars alone. We must also measure this value in the difference it makes to the people we serve—in improved confidence, knowledge of the legal system, and the ability to advocate for themselves.

As we embark on our next 15 years of service, all of us—volunteers, staff, and funders—can do so confident in the knowledge that our clinic model and the free legal advice that our clients receive, truly does improve the lives of our clients and helps them to achieve positive outcomes in their pursuit of justice.

-Debbie Klein

Grande Prairie Legal Guidance has been in operation since 2008, and has been administered by the ECLC since January 2011. One staff person coordinates service provision which includes summary legal advice by 25 Grande Prairie volunteer lawyers and client support from two administrative volunteers and the staff Program Coordinator. Clients inquire most often for family law advice, with civil claims, housing, employment, and wills and estates also being frequent requests, although all areas of law are handled.

Grande Prairie Legal Guidance

A Client’s Experience

Jessica was 10 when was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, and had her left leg amputated. The surgery required a blood transfusion which resulted in Jessica contracting Hepatitis C. She is now 44 years old, and has been resilient enough to achieve many things despite the symptoms and hardships she experiences every day. One of Jessica’s proudest accomplishment was representing Canada in the 1988 Paralympic Games where she competed in a number of track and field events for our country. Since then she held a number of different types of jobs but had a hard time maintaining employment due to her medical condition. Jessica often found that her body could not keep up with the demands of the job due to her physical limitations and the chronic pain she experiences daily, which is very mentally fatiguing. When her medical condition worsened in 2003, Jessica turned to the British Columbia provincial government for financial support and qualified their provincial disability program where she was financially supported until 2015 when she moved to Alberta. Jessica decided to move to Alberta because she has family here and as her medical condition continues to deteriorate, the need for assistance to complete activities of daily living has increased. Her family has been a tremendous help to her.

When she moved to Alberta in 2015, Jessica applied for the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) which is the Alberta Government disability support program. She thought it would be a smooth transition from the B.C. disability

program to AISH. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Jessica was denied AISH benefits five times before being asked to appear before an AISH appeal panel. She reached out to the Edmonton Community Legal Centre for help with her AISH appeal and met with the ECLC Social Benefits Advocate to confirm her eligibility for our services and to determine the likelihood of her appeal being successful. After being accepted as an ECLC client, Jessica and the Social Benefits Advocate began preparing for the AISH appeal hearing by gathering medical documents confirming the severity of her medical condition and the impact it has on her ability to earn a livelihood. Valuable information was provided by multiple doctors who have treated Jessica in the past and the War Amps of Canada provided an explanation about the impacts of Jessica’s amputation on her everyday life and employability. During the AISH appeal, the Social Benefits Advocate explained how Jessica fits within AISH’s eligibility requirements due to the severe and permanent nature of her condition which was supported by the evidence provided by the doctors and the War Amps of Canada. Thankfully, the Appeal Panel agreed that Jessica is eligible for AISH and should be back paid to when she first applied in December 2015. She received just over $14,000 in retroactive benefits and now has a stable monthly income. Jessica reports that she can now focus on her wellbeing and managing her medical condition now that her financial stress has been resolved.

“The volunteer lawyer was so helpful. She explained things so clearly and really took the time to make sure I knew what to do. I can’t thank her enough.”

Our MissionThe Edmonton Community Legal Centre provides effective advocacy and access to justice in a supportive environment to persons living with low income.

Public Legal Education

Sessions Participants Lawyer Hours

Civil Law 52 478 104

Family Law 68 736 136

Immigration Law 8 193 16

128 1407 256

274 inmates received free picture IDs at monthly ID clinics at the Edmonton Remand Centre beginning in September 2016, with the ECLC supplying a volunteer lawyer and a volunteer law student, and Remand Centre staff attending to administrative details.

Message from Board ChairFor several years the Edmonton Community Legal Centre has worked very hard to develop a family law practice to assist its clients. It started with seminars to help clients gain some understanding of a legal system that many found foreign and bewildering. Then, with the recruitment of more and more volunteers from the family bar in Edmonton, summary legal advice in evening clinics also became available to clients. But ECLC’s involvement in this aspect of pro bono law felt incomplete. Many family law clients needed follow up and actual representation in court, but ECLC did not have the resources to provide that.

However, toward the end of 2016, the breakthrough came for ECLC to achieve this next step. The Alberta Law Foundation (ALF) approved an ECLC application for an in-house family law practice. Four new staff, including two family law lawyers, will join the ECLC to provide this service. This success did not happen by chance or good fortune. Rather, it was brought about by much thought, hard work and careful planning over the past six years.

There are many people who played a role in making this happen, but there are two in particular that I wish to note. The person who put together the detailed submissions to ALF each year and who oversaw all operational aspects of the project design and implementation was ECLC’s Executive Director, Debbie Klein. However, the single most important driving force over these many years, who really made this dream become a reality, was our former Chair, Marie Gordon. On behalf of the entire organization, I thank each of you, and the many other contributors who helped make this happen.

The importance of this development cannot be emphasized enough. The need in our community for pro bono legal help for low income clients facing family law issues is huge. The fact that ALF chose ECLC to fund this initiative speaks volumes as to the quality, character and excellence of this organization.

As for ECLC’s work in other areas of law, including residential tenancies, immigration and employment, just to name a few, the standard of service continues to be excellent. This is due to the combined efforts of many volunteers, both lawyer and non-lawyer, that collectively contribute hundreds and hundreds of hours each year; our very hard working and dedicated staff; and the thoughtful and strategic guidance of our board of directors. And of course, none of what ECLC does would be possible without the support of our funders, ALF in particular; but others as well, including the many law firms in the Edmonton area that provide financial support.

A very important role undertaken by ECLC is advocacy on legal issues which affect the clients we serve. In this past year, ECLC met with the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, the Honourable Kathleen Ganley, to discuss the need for legal reform with respect to police practice of random identity checks and also with respect to residential tenancy legislation. ECLC also took part in the very important Legal Aid Review undertaken by the government this past year.

We saw the retirement of two long-standing members of our board this past year: Don Cranston and Wendy Danson. Both Don and Wendy undertook many responsibilities and contributed greatly to this organization while on the board. Don was our Board Chair from 2008-2012. We thank them both for their many years of excellent service to ECLC. But we have also added much talent and wisdom to our board in new members Robert Philp and Noreen Berkes. Noreen and Robert have already provided very valuable contributions in just their first year with us. Welcome to you both.

Finally, I express most heartfelt thanks to all of those that have contributed and continue to contribute to the excellence of this organization. It is amazing to see just how far this organization has gone in its 15 year history. All those involved should be very proud.

-Brian Summers

“I feel calmer and better informed about my options.”

24 staff, 12 Board members, and 341 volunteers provided service to over 21,500 low-income Edmontonians.

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Eugenija Stankaityte

ARTICLING STUDENT

Elen BereketLinda Lim

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Jennifer Smyth

FAMILY LAW PROJECT MANAGER

Lee Andrus

FINANCE COORDINATOR

Fernande Nowlan

IMMIGRATION SERVICES MANAGER

Robyn Thomas-Heule

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Tammey KezhisJinhee Lee

LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR

Sofia AlaniBecky McClellandGeorgia MitchellLucy Simard

PROGRAM COORDINATOR (GRANDE PRAIRIE)

Tanya RuigrokRoberto Lopez

SOCIAL BENEFITS ADVOCATE

Lucas Porciello

STAFF LAWYER

Sarah EadieAnna KuranichevaTim PattersonMichael Power

SUMMER LAW CLERK

Ashley AntonioNohayla BenayadRobley GoffAlex LuiKrista McFadyenTory Thibaudeau

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Giselle General

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Debbie Klein

Our Staff

The ECLC is proud of its organizational stability. Half of the board has served for over seven years, 40% of the staff have at least five years of service, and 30% of the volunteer lawyers have at least 5 years of service.

Our BoardBrian Summers, chair

DENTONS LLP

Joanne Pawluk, vice chair COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

James Neilson, QC treasurer PARLEE MCLAWS LLP

Allyson Jeffs, secretary EMERY JAMIESON LLP

Marie Gordon, QC past chair GORDON ZWAENEPOEL

Noreen Berkes, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

Lanny Der, ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC

Peter Faid, COMMUNITY SERVICES CONSULTING LTD

Cherisse Killick-Dzenick, REYNOLDS MIRTH RICHARDS & FARMER LLP

Matthew Lewans, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Scott Matheson, FIELD LLP

Robert Philp, QC ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

GRANDE PRAIRIE LEGAL GUIDANCE

Our ProcessThe ECLC is unique in its holistic approach to legal problems, situating the individual and family within the broader picture of their personal, financial, and social circumstances.

Clients have an initial interview to help them to clarify their legal concern and to receive appropriate community and legal referrals and information.

Low income clients receive free legal information and advice from a volunteer lawyer at an evening legal clinic. Volunteer lawyers may refer clients with complex issues for further follow-up by ECLC staff or free legal representation by an ECLC staff lawyer.

The volunteer lawyers and staff lawyers work in partnership with staff client support professionals and daytime volunteers to identify and address social and personal factors that may have contributed to the legal problem. This multi-disciplinary approach facilitates client access to community resources and service providers, expands opportunities for the negotiation of non-legal remedies, and ensures skilled guidance in the handling of disputes.

29 volunteer lawyers, 172 hours, 2 community volunteers, 137 hours

246 clients served

PEARL ($20 – $75)

Annalise Acorn Kathrine Andrews Kim Barrett Michael Barrett Carol Barrett Karen Barrett Lamont Bartlett Heidi Besuijen Barbara Billingsley Teresa Bladon Tamara Buckwold Douglas Campbell John Carter Andrew Crabtree Kelsey Dick Sarah Dolgoy Mona Duckett Matthew Duffy Alison Duffy Katherine Florence Hadley Friedland Lauren Garcia Meghan Gibson Zoe Goulding Stagg Alice & Gerald Govenlock Elizabeth Gusnoski Lindsay Hanoski Cathryn Heslep Veronica Izsak Bryn JonzonMyron Jonzon Kimberly Kirk Johanna Knettig Myron Kostick Andrew Lawson Celine Miller Kevin Mott Alan Murdock Ryan O’ConnorDawn Ofner Okezi Okpei-Ohioze Nathan Petersen Curtis Piggott Marco Poretti Jessica Proudfoot Anthony Purgas Tomas Rudinskas Charles Schroder Alexandra Seaman

Steve Smith Michelle Smith Kirk Starkie Robyn Thomas-Heule David Tutt Lisa Marie Vallee Stella Varvis Jennifer Walton Yichuan Wang Janelle Wilson Stacey Wright

EMERALD ($100 – $150)

Mark and Lois Lund Darren Becker Jennifer Benoit Jessica Bokenfohr Jeff Bone Laura Bruyer Brian Burrows Shelly Chamaschuk Ruth Clarke Evan Duffy Patricia Duffy Sarah Eadie Vernon Eichhorn Kelly-Ann Fenney Jessica Flanders Rodger Gibbs Pam Gill Paul Girgulis Maya Gordon Marie Gordon Robert Graesser Roderick G. McLennan Jennifer Halloran Jodie Hierlmeier Dean Hitesman Trevor Horwitz Carrie Hunting E. James Kindrake Fung-Chun Law Heather Mackenzie Howard MacLeod Scott Matheson Lisa Miller Sammy Njogu Patricia Paradis Katherine Park Wes Pedruski Darrell Peterson

Fern Proulx Aileen Rankin Joe Rattan Jonathan Rossall Aisling Ryan Frans Slatter Melissa Smith Anne Stevenson Barbara Turner Grant Vogel Jeff Weidman Cristina Wendel Heather Worthington Stacey Wright Verna Yiu Winnie Yiu-Young Susan Zwaenepoel

SAPPHIRE ($200 – $400)

Eleanor K. Boddy, Q.C. Donald Cranston Alison & Peter Faid Lois Field Tami Friesen David Hancock Anne Kirker Debbie KleinHeather Kropp Anna LoparcoAnna LundMarla MillerRobert PhilpRyan QuinlanWill Randall II June RossJoe RosselliDarlene ScottDouglas StolleryNatalie Tymchuk

RUBY ($500 – $1000)

John HendersonAnthony Holinski Penny FrederiksenRoderick A McLennanHeather Summers Sungok Yoon

2016 Financial Supporters“I feel much, much better now that I have seen a lawyer.”

Statement of Financial Position Year ended December 31, 2016

ASSETS 2016 2015

Current 333,438 389,974

Tangible Assets 52,400 55,403

385,838 445,377

Liabilities

Current 71,977 128,549

Deferred capital contributions 36,615 42,701

108,592 171,250

Net Assets

Unrestricted 154,258 152,167

Internally restricted – invested in tangible assets 15,785 12,703

Internally restricted – operating fund 107,203 109,257

277,246 274,127

385,838 445,377

Statement of Operations Year ended December 31, 2016

REVENUE 2016 BUDGET 2016 2015

Alberta Law Foundation 1,577,782 1,572,349 1,487,899

Donations 88,997 102,201 96,549

Alberta Law Foundation 96,000 82,926

Other grants 65,600 76,586 65,944

Casino 40,000 40,904 40,000

Amortization 29,968 34,113

Interest and other 3,818 4,284

1,868,379 1,908,752 1,728,789

Expenses

Personnel 1,355,896 1,370,594 1,248,011

Premises 264,873 264,062 250,524

Program 238,110 231,531 142,134

Amortization 26,886 25,743

Board 9,500 10,536 9,334

1,868,379 1,903,579 1,675,746

Excess of revenue over expenses from operations 5,173 53,043

Other income (expenses) (2,054) (604)

Excess of Revenue over Expenses 3,119 52,4392016 Financial Statements

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Helping people with low income find solutions to their legal problems.

The Edmonton Community Legal Centre provides access to justice and free legal information, education, support, advice, and representation in the areas of civil, immigration, and family law to persons living with low income in the Edmonton area.