Legal Services Society
The Legal Services Society (LSS) provides legal aid in BC. Legal aid includes representation by a lawyer, legal advice, and legal information. LSS gives priority to people with low incomes, but many of its services are available to all British Columbians. LSS's mission is to provide innovative and collaborative legal aid services that enable people with low incomes to effectively address their issues within the justice system.
View websiteResults: 1 to 10 of 180
This booklet provides easy-to-understand information on Aboriginal harvesting rights and what your options are if you've been charged with a harvesting offence (such as illegally hunting). Also includes information on ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: Aboriginal rights
A brief guide for advocates that explains wills and estates under provincial law and under the Indian Act, including what makes a will legally valid. + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: Aboriginal rights; on reserve; wills
Lets Indian residential school survivors know what their options are under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Explains the Common Experience Payment and the Independent Assessment Process and how to ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: healing from residential school abuse
This poster provides a step-by-step overview of the Aboriginal child protection process and the rights of Aboriginal children and families. Updated to conform to the new BC Family Law Act. + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: child protection/removal; families & children; family court + all subtopics
This fact sheet is for Aboriginal people who have been charged with a harvesting offence (such as illegal hunting or fishing). Explains what Aboriginal harvesting rights are and who they apply to, as well as what your ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: Aboriginal rights; on reserve
This is a comprehensive guide for legal advocates that identifies Aboriginal issues in 19 areas of law, including criminal, family, and consumer law, as well as residential schools, wills and estates, harvesting rights, ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: Aboriginal rights; bankruptcy; benefits for Aboriginal people; benefits for Aboriginal people; debtors rights & options; families & children; healing from residential school abuse; on reserve; probating or dealing with an estate; violence in relationships; wills + all subtopics
Informs Aboriginal parents of their right to get a lawyer as soon as the Ministry of Children and Family Development contacts them about a child protection issue. Includes how to contact legal aid to find out if you ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: child protection/removal; families & children; legal aid + all subtopics
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of family law legal issues as they apply to Aboriginal people. Covers caring for children, parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, property, and income assistance. + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: child protection/removal; child support; custody & access/parenting; families & children; property & debt at family breakup; spousal support + all subtopics
This fact sheet defines access to children and what this means in family law, and sets out some of the different types of access (specified, supervised) that may be arranged by parents and guardians (applies also to ... + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: custody & access/parenting; grandparents & other relatives + all subtopics
This fact sheet defines adoption, sets out how adoption works in BC, and provides links to other resources. + more details
From Legal Services SocietySubtopics: adoption & birth