Resources
Plain-language resources on how criminal cases work in Alberta. Some take a single part of the process and explain what to expect, what your rights are, and the decisions you'll face along the way; another lets you look up a specific charge and see the penalties, procedural steps, and orders it can carry. This is general information about the law — not legal advice, and not a substitute for advice on your own situation. If you've been charged or are under investigation in Calgary or Southern Alberta, call us.
Guide
Bail Hearings in Alberta
Release is the rule and detention the exception. How bail works in Alberta — the first hearing, the grounds for detention, reverse onus, building a release plan, and the options if bail is refused.
Read the bail guide
Guide
Immigration & U.S.-Border Consequences
A criminal charge can reach beyond the criminal court. How a charge in Alberta affects immigration status and travel to the United States — inadmissibility, the six-month sentencing line, removal, and the U.S. entry waiver.
Read the immigration guide
Tool
Criminal Code Charge Reference
Look up a Criminal Code or CDSA offence and see its procedural profile — maximum and minimum penalties by mode, preliminary inquiry and discharge eligibility, conditional sentence availability, reverse-onus bail bases, and the ancillary orders that may attach on conviction.
Open the charge reference