The following PDF Resource files will be useful for Courtworkers. If you have suggestions or files you would like see posted please contact me at clafontaine@courtworker.com.
1. Courtworkers will need to be familiar with the Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Act if they are going to help their clients. If you need a copy please copy the Act by selection the following PDF file. Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Act
2. Filing is an important aspect of being organized. The following is a PDF of the Saskatchewan Archives Filing System. You do not need to be as elaborate as they are but the listing of potential files you may need will help you develop your own filing system. Filing system index
3. Courtworkers can help their client by understanding how Gladue could assist your client in sentencing. The Manitoba Courtworker Program developed the following materials so you can help your cleint prepare. Gladue Materials
4. National Courtworker Training introduces you the basic materials all courtworkers need to know before they start work. We suggest that you review the following materials:
- Basic Knowledge every courtworker needs to know (developed by the Native Courtworker and Counselling Service of British Columbia.
5. The Harper Government has introduced a number of proposals to change the Criminal Code. As part of the consultation process, Native Counseling Services of Alberta prepared the following presentation. NCSA Manditory Sentencing Presentation to Parlimentary Committee
6. The Powley Decision is an Ontario case relating to the hunting rights of the Metis. Powley Decision
7. National Standards established to guide evaluations
8. Balancing the Scales Understanding Aboriginal Perspectives on Civil Justice a report from the Civil Justice System and the Public Project created from the views of Aboriginal research participants.