Terms of Use

This website and its associated web applications, portals, and databases (collectively the “Website”) is provided by the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education (“CPLED”) conditional on your acceptance of the terms of use set out in this document (collectively the “Terms”). By accessing and making use of this Website, you agree, on your own behalf and on behalf of any entity on whose behalf you may be acting, to be bound by the Terms. If you do not want to be bound by the Terms, you must not use the Website.

Policy Statement

CPLED is established pursuant to the Societies Act, (Alberta) S.A. 2000, c.S-14, for the purpose of delivering the Practice Readiness Education Program (“PREP”) on behalf of the member jurisdictions of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Law Society of
Alberta, the Law Society of Saskatchewan, the Law Society of Manitoba, and the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. CPLED also delivers PREP on behalf of its affiliated jurisdictions, the Law Society of the Northwest Territories, and the Law Society of Nunavut.

In addition to PREP, CPLED delivers the following programs on behalf of the Federation:

A. Legal Research and Writing (LRW) program; and
B. Indigenous Peoples and the Law (IPL) program.

The programs listed above and any other programs offered by CPLED from time to time are collectively referred to as the “Programs”. Any reference to CPLED in this document also refers to its Programs.

Defined terms are in bold text; definitions can be found in the CPLED Policy Definitions document.

Privacy Policy

CPLED is committed to protecting the privacy and Personal Information of those to whom it provides goods and services and of members of the public. CPLED’s Privacy Policy can be found in the CPLED Privacy Policy document.

Ownership and Use

Copyright © CPLED. All rights reserved. CPLED either owns the intellectual property rights of all web code, text, images, audio or visual recordings, and other content (collectively “Content”) that is made available to you through this Website, or CPLED has obtained rights to the intellectual property of such Content to use the Content. Such ownership and rights extend to all current and future Content displayed on or uploaded to the Website.

CPLED provides the Content on this Website for personal, professional, non- commercial, or educational use only.

CPLED grants to you a limited license to display on your computer, print, download, and reproduce the Content that is made available to you on this Website, for non-commercial, personal, judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings, or educational purposes,
including use by lawyers and students-at-law in their professional practice, provided that you do not modify any such Content. You are required to include and display the following copyright notice in a prominent and legible manner on each copy of the
Content you print, download or reproduce:

Copyright © CPLED. All rights reserved.

No other use of the Content is permitted. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, you may not make commercial use of the Content of this Website, including using the Content of this Website in or with any good or service that you create or distribute or copy the Content of this Website onto your own or another’s website.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no circumstances shall CPLED, its members, officers, or employees be responsible or liable for any loss or damages whatsoever arising from or in connection with your use of, access to, reliance on, or your inability to use or access this Website and Content, any external links on this Website, any websites linking to this Website, any referenced good or service, any delivery, hosting, and ancillary services, or facilities of third party suppliers utilized by CPLED. This includes, without limitation, any claims arising from errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or any reliance on the Content provided on this Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to release, waive, and hold harmless CPLED, its members, officers, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with your use of, access to, reliance on, or your inability to use or access the Website or any Content, except to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded under applicable law.

Use of Logo

Use of the CPLED logo is prohibited unless you have received prior written permission from CPLED.

Linking Agreement

If you want to link to this Website, you may do so provided that you do not misrepresent any affiliation with CPLED, imply endorsement by CPLED, or present false or misleading information. CPLED reserves the right to revoke this permission at any time.

Third-Party Sites, Goods, and Services

CPLED is not responsible for any third-party website linked to this Website. The inclusion of links to such websites on the Website does not imply any endorsement of any website or the content, goods or services offered, advertised, endorsed, or promoted by any third party, or of any company or person. If you decide to access any third-party websites or acquire any third-party goods or services, you do so entirely at your own risk and you may be subject to the terms and conditions and the privacy policies imposed by such third parties.

Reliance on Content

The Content on this Website is intended for information purposes only and not as legal advice.

While reasonable efforts have been made to confirm the accuracy of the Content at the time of publication, the Content is provided on an “as-is” basis and CPLED disclaims any duty to update the Content, and reliance on the Content is at the user’s risk.

CPLED may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Website and its Content at any time without notice. Any changes to the Website or Content is effective immediately upon publication of the changes to the Website. The publication date indicated in this document reflects when these Terms were last changed. Please review these Terms periodically so that you may stay informed of any changes.

Prohibited Uses

You must not use the Website or Content for any of the following purposes (collectively the “Prohibited Uses”):

A. defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others;

B. publish, post, upload, email, distribute, or disseminate (collectively “Transmit”) any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, confidential, personal, or unlawful content and information;

C. Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another person’s software, hardware, or telecommunication equipment, including without limitation CPLED’s Website and Content;

D. advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any purpose;

E. Transmit surveys, contests, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, chain letters, pyramid schemes, spam, phishing attempts, or other unsolicited content;

F. falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or the source of any goods or services, including software and other digital materials;

G. restrict or inhibit any other user from using the Website or Content pursuant to these Terms;

H. collect or store personal information about other users, except in compliance with applicable laws;

I. interfere with or disrupt CPLED, including without limitation CPLED’s software, hardware, telecommunication equipment, Website, and Content;

J. impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent an affiliation with a person or entity;

K. falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your identity, accreditations, qualifications, affiliations, license status, standing, or any other personal or professional information;

L. forge headers or manipulate identifiers or other data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Website;

M. take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionate load on CPLED’s software, hardware, telecommunication equipment, Website, and Content;

N. engage in any illegal activities according to the laws of the Province of Alberta, the laws of Canada, and the laws of any other jurisdiction that may apply to your activities; and

O. any other Prohibited Uses identified by CPLED with or without notice to you.

If CPLED determines, at CPLED’s sole discretion and without liability to CPLED whatsoever, that you have engaged in, threatened to engage in, or are otherwise likely to engage in any Prohibited Uses, CPLED may immediately and without notice to you terminate your access to and use of the Website and Content, in addition to taking any other action that is available to CPLED.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to access to, or use of, this Website shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Any disputes arising in connection with this Website, the Content, or these Terms will be heard by a
court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the Province of Alberta, Canada, and you attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction thereof.

Publication Date: June 9, 2026