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Answers four important questions about government pensions and benefits for seniors: How do I know if I qualify? How do I apply? How much will I receive? and How do I appeal a decision I don't agree with? Contains information about adult guardianship legislation, health care services, and benefits.

This fact sheet provides information for grandparents who want to get access to their grandchildren through the courts.

In Canada, many government services have citizenship or residency requirements and, in some cases, the use of government services may affect an immigration application. This guide offers information about government services for newcomers to Canada, and how they relate to the immigration process.

This script has legal information for seniors. It covers the rights of seniors to pensions and benefits, abuse and neglect of seniors (often called "elder abuse"), changing your will, options for appointing others to make financial and legal decisions, and lending money to children or grandchildren.

This booklet describes seniors' rights, including what benefits seniors may be entitled to receive when they retire or if they get sick, where they can get information about benefits, how their rights to safety are protected, and how they can appeal an unfavourable decision.

These fact sheets provide basic information about the abuse of seniors. They cover psychological and emotional abuse, financial abuse or exploitation, physical or sexual abuse, medication abuse, and violation of civil/human rights and neglect/self neglect. Set can be ordered or downloaded.

A guardian is someone who looks after another person, and sometimes, that person's property. This script explains adult guardianship in BC. Topics include what is an adult guardian, why would an adult need a guardian, and laws about adult guardianship.

This web page provides entry points for applications and forms for seniors and elders, including the CPP retirement pension, the Old Age Security pension, and provincial programs such as the BC Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters Program.

Grandparents or other relatives raising a relative's child may be entitled to government benefits. This fact sheet contains charts describing the kinds of benefits they might get and under what circumstances, and links to other sites that explain how and where to apply for these benefits.

Abuse/neglect of older adults takes many different forms: physical, sexual, emotional, and financial. This information sheet is part of the Help Starts Here series and provides information for older adults that have suffered abuse and neglect.