Legal Resources

An overview of cemetery and funeral services in BC, including the kind of bylaws a cemetery or crematorium will have, what it means to purchase the right of interment (you aren’t buying land), and whether you can supply your own casket or grave marker.

Information about selling and buying a place of interment.

Includes information about violation tickets, including traffic tickets in British Columbia, and your options and how to pay or dispute fines.

This page outlines what you need to know before filing a discrimination or harassment complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. It tells you what rules you need to follow, the forms you need, and how the complaints process works.

If you’re an immigrant in Canada sponsored by your partner and they are abusing you, find out how to protect yourself or your children.

How to apply for, change, or cancel a family protection order. Includes information about when you can proceed without informing the person you need protection against.

A detailed guide to the factors and principles that a judge considers when sentencing criminal cases in BC Provincial Court.

A guide for traffic court hearings, including how to prepare for your hearing and the steps of the hearing process.

An overview of the trial process in BC small claims court.

Explains the family management conference, which is your first appearance in provincial family court when you or your ex-spouse has filed an application.