Government and Community Resources –
Alberta
For more resources, also consult our directory of services offered by the Government of Canada and those of the community organizations that serve all Canadians. See here.
Government Resources in Health
- Alberta Health Services
- HealthLink Alberta – Various resources
- 811 Health Link – Helpline for information or advice on health issues
- Mental Health helpline: 1-877-303-2642
- Navigating Services – To find your way in Alberta’s healthcare system
- Alberta Supports - Services for seniors, people with disabilities, parents and families, financial assistance, etc.
- Find a doctor
- Directory of health care facilities
- Find a Healthcare Service
- Alberta referral directory
- Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment (FAST) Program – For surgery
- Government of Alberta Coverage and Benefits Directory
- Resolve health care service concerns in the health system
- Immunization and vaccines
- Public Health Services
Clinics & Medical Resources
Edmonton
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Adult Feeding/Swallowing Service
- Adult Spasticity Clinic
- Adults With Pediatric Onset Disabilities Clinic
- Rett Clinic
- Tertiary Neuropsychiatry and Specialty Clinics
- Vestibular Clinic
Royal Alexander Hospital
University of Alberta Hospital
Stollery Children’s Hopsital
Kaye Edmonton Clinic
Calgary
Foothills Medical Centre
- Southern Alberta Rare Blood and Bleeding Disorders Comprehensive Care Program
- Amputee Rehabilitation Clinic
- Pulmonary Clinic - Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Peter Lougheed Centre
South Health Campus
Resources for people with disabilities
Government of Alberta
- Alberta Aids to Daily Living – Medical equipment and supplies
- Government of Alberta advocacy for disabled
- Specialized support services
- Parking placards for people with disabilities
- Service dogs in Alberta
- Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS) - Calgary
General
- Resource Directory for People with Disabilities
- Inclusion Alberta
- Easter Seals Alberta
- Alberta Council of Disability Services
- Alberta Disability Workers Association
- Home Care
Edmonton & Area
- Robin Hood Association
- GRIT Program
- Cohesive Communities
- Skills Society
- AdaptAbilities
- Gateway Association
Calgary & Area
Central Alberta
Help Chronic Diseases/Chronic Pain
- Alberta Healthy Living Program – For people with chronic conditions
- Better Choices, Better Health – Self-management workshops
- New Rehabilitation Advice Line
- The Pain Society of Alberta
- Chronic Pain Centre
- Pain Management for Young Adults
- Pediatric and Adolescent Complex Pain Clinic – Calgary
- Calgary Chronic Pain Program
Resources for Caregivers
- Caregivers Alberta
- Alberta Caregivers Association
- Alberta Caregiver College – Edmonton
- Caregivers Connections – Edmonton, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Camrose, Lethbridge
- Caregivers | Government of Alberta – Home care employees
Financial Assistance
Government of Alberta
Government of Alberta Funding for Students with Disabilities
Foundations Providing Financial Assistance to Children and Families
Education Aid
- Inclusive Education
- Grants for students with disabilities
- Scholarships for Disabled Persons
- Individualized Program Planning
- Standards for Special Education
- Standards for the provision of early childhood special education
- Education Act - Preamble, Section 33(1)(e), Inclusive Education Policy
- The Inclusive Education Library
Community Organizations
- 211 Alberta – Find all kins of community organizations near you
- Inform Alberta
- Edmonton Resource List Directory
Infertility, pregnancy, and prematurity
Pregnancy
- Prenatal information for Albertans
- Prenatal screening and testing
- Antenatal Consult Clinic - Calgary
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- NICU/Premature Babies
- If your baby is born preterm
Fertility
- Typical pathways for Albertans seeking fertility care
- Fertility Alberta Advocacy & Outreach Association
- Regional Fertility Program
- Generations of Hope – Fertility Assistance Fund
Other
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Adopt a child with special needs
- Pregnancy loss (see section “Death and Grief”)
Genetics
General information
Screening
- Prenatal screening and testing
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Alberta Newborn Screening Program
Genetic Services in Alberta
- Find a genetic service (under “Genes, Chromosomes, and Genetic Conditions)
Edmonton
Lois Hole Hospital for Women
- Prenatal Genetics Clinic – (780) 735-4813
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Disease Clinic – (780) 735-8276
Stollery Children's Hospital
- Metabolic Genetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Hereditary Cancer Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Neurogenetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- General Genetics Clinic – (780) 407-7333
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (780) 407-8341, (780) 407-4791
Kaye Edmonton Clinic
- Parkinson and Movement Disorders program – (780) 407-5465
- Autonomic Laboratory – (780) 407-5465
- Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (780) 407-6745
Calgary
Peter Lougheed Centre
- Southern Alberta Adult Congenital Heart Clinic – (403) 943-4504
- Aortopathy Clinic – (403) 943-4959
Alberta Children's Hospital
- Mainstreaming Hereditary Cancer Program – (403) 955-2983
- Hereditary Cancer Clinic – (403) 955-7373, (403) 955-7137 (booking)
- Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic – (403) 955-5437
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (403) 955-7319
- General Genetics Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Neurogenetics Clinic – (403) 955-7373
- Clinical, Metabolic and Prenatal Genetic Services – (403) 955-7373 (clinical genetics), (403) 955-7587 (inherited metabolics)
- Metabolic Genetic Clinic – (403) 955-7587
- Pediatric Tracheoesophageal Fistula Clinics – (403) 955-7827
- Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic – (403) 955-7319
University of Calgary - Health Sciences Centre
- Movement Disorders Program – (403) 944-4364
South Health Campus
- Movement Disorders Program – (403) 956-3550
Cambrian Wellness Centre - East Wing
- Prenatal Genetics Clinic – (403) 943-8375
Foothills Medical Centre
- Cystic Fibrosis Services – (403) 944-1110
M.A.G.I.C Clinic – Metabolics and Genetics in Calgary
Lethbridge
Chinook Regional Hospital
- Clinical, Metabolic and Prenatal Genetic Services – (403) 388-6652
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Community Health Services
- Clinical, Metabolic and Prenatal Genetic Services – (403) 502-8210
Autism/ADHD/Learning Disorders
Autism
- Autism Society Alberta
- Centre for Autism Services Alberta – Edmonton and Calgary
- Adult Autism Diagnostic Clinic - Edmonton
- Neurodevelopmental and Autism Consultation Service - Edmonton
- Autism Calgary
ADHD & Learning Disabilities
Hearing & Vision Problems
- Hearing Problems
- Alberta School for the Deaf
- Deaf & Hear Alberta
- Connect Society - Edmonton
- Cochlear Implant Service - Edmonton
- Connect Society - Calgary
- Hearing Clinic - Calgary
- Pediatric Cochlear Implant Service - Calgary
Vision Problems
- Alberta Society for the Visually Impaired – Edmonton
- Alberta Society for the Visually Impaired - Calgary
Donations of blood, organs, stem cells
- To give blood, plasma, stem cells or cord blood: Canadian Blood Services
- Organ, Tissue and Eye Donations
- Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry
- Alberta Provincial Blood Coordinating Program
Death and Grief
- AHS Grief & Bereavement Support
- Grief Support
- Directory of Bereavement & Grief Support Groups
- Directory for Children’s Grief
- Grief Support Program - Calgary
- Baby Loss Resource Directory
- Perinatal Bereavement Program
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss: Grief Support - Calgary
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre – Calgary
Adapted Media Resources
- Accessible Airwaves
- AMI - Television – Find a TV or audio channel
- Telus Internet for Good: Subsidized high-speed internet
- Gateway to Digital Inclusions
- Augmentative Communication and Educational Technology Service (ACETS) - Calgary
Professional Orders in Health
- The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
- Physician Directory
- College of Alberta Psychologists
- Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- College of Physiotherapists of Alberta
- Alberta College of Pharmacy
- College of Dietitians of Alberta
- The College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta
- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- Alberta College of Optometrists
- College of Acupuncturists of Alberta
- College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta
- Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
- Alberta Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists
- College of Chiropractors of Alberta
