Legal Resources

A guide for people attending Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions so that they may be better informed when interfacing with law enforcement. This guide contains legal information on people’s rights at protests, the law of injunctions, and rights upon arrest and detention.

A guide on basic rights designed for people who rely on public space and regularly interact with law enforcement figures, including police, bylaw officers, and private security guards because of their living conditions.

What you need to know before you call 911 at the scene of an overdose. Not everyone will be safe from arrest when and if police attend.

Explains what you need to do to get — and keep — your licence, including if you’re new to BC, and what it takes to lose your driver’s licence. Helps you work out problems, like if you lose your licence and want a review, or if you have to take a driver medical exam.

A question-and-answer video that explains what sexual harassment in the workplace is, what options you have, and where you might find support.

Helps you learn how to spot and guard against scams that try to trick you out of your money. It covers 15 of the most common scams that affect British Columbians, explains the growing problem of identity theft, and tells you the steps to take if you have been the victim of a scam.

Guides that can help you understand your rights in the workplace, and how to protect them.

Practical information on your rights and responsibilities when lending money to a family member or a friend.

Explains your options if you get a traffic ticket. You can pay, fight the ticket, or do nothing. There are time limits to pay or to file your dispute, and if you do nothing you’ll be treated as if you pled guilty. The page explains what you need to know to dispute your ticket. It also answers common questions, and links to help.

British Columbia has a law to help protect you from discrimination and harassment. Learn what it covers, and what’s involved in making a complaint that someone has discriminated against you.