Legal Resources

The Provincial Court handles many types of family matters including parenting arrangements, spousal and child support and their enforcement, child protection, adult guardianship (protection of abused or neglected adults), and child abduction by a parent.

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It includes an overview of criminal procedure and sentencing in the youth justice context.

Explains the help available for children who are victims of crime. This includes agencies that can help and the PEACE (Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment) programs which provide group and individual counselling for children aged three to eighteen.

Explains the laws ensuring children are protected from harm, have access to basic needs, and have a voice to participate in society. These include criminal laws about online sexual violence and sextortion.

Booklet explaining your rights and the programs available to you as a youth in provincial custody.

Explains the help and support available for a child or young person (under 19) who saw a crime being committed, or witnessed suspicious behaviour. This includes information about court for children and young witnesses, including what support you can get if you must appear in court.

This page guides you to information, services, and resources available for children and youth who are victims or witnesses.

Read about what a protection order is, when you should get one, how it will protect you, and who you can speak with to get more information about how to apply for one.

This resource introduces Indigenous children, girls, and women to community services that provide culturally-appropriate support for safety concerns.

This tool is for women who have been abused by their partner and arrested by the police. It is aimed at empowering women to get support and take action about the arrest.