The Centre for Transformation

The Centre for Transformation, established through a generous grant from the Alberta Law Foundation, is dedicated to creating transformative change in the family justice system. Through community engagement, research, education and law reform, the centre seeks to improve how individuals and families experience and navigate family justice challenges and processes in the province.

A central priority of the centre is empowering families to resolve non-legal issues outside of the courts. This work is led by the Re-imagining the Family Justice System (RFJS) initiative, which promotes a collaborative, multi-sector approach. The initiative focuses on improving outcomes for individuals and families experiencing family breakdown, child protection matters, and family violence by ensuring timely and effective access to non-legal supports.

Research is foundational to the centre’s work. With leading research chairs in Social Work and Law, the centre puts its research into practice by developing policy recommendations, supporting law reform efforts, advancing education initiatives, and partnering with communities on local projects.

Guided by ii’ taa’poh’to’p, the University of Calgary’s Indigenous Strategy, the centre is committed to working “in a good way” with Indigenous Elders, communities and scholars to improve outcomes for Indigenous families within the family justice system.