Legal Resources

Fact sheet about the right to free expression in Canada.

This handbook is meant to help you make sense of the current state of play with respect to electronic searches at the Canadian border and at US preclearance zones in Canada, and to provide tools to protect your privacy when travelling with electronic devices.

This guide explains how to file a complaint against police officers for misconduct and what you can expect in the process.

An online guide to help you prepare for a hearing with an administrative tribunal. Discusses mediation, gathering evidence, making your presentation, and what to expect at the hearing.

AdminLawBC.ca brings together information on the complete range of administrative law — the resolution of disputes involving government law as well as how those laws are applied. There is a directory of administrative tribunals and agencies.

This chapter provides information about the division of property and debt between married spouses and unmarried spouses and the steps you can take to protect family property.

This chapter provides information about a selection of relatively common legal questions that are also family law problems. It includes naming and changes of name, wills and estates issues, and conflict of laws.

This chapter provides a brief overview of the legal system and includes sections that cover the court system, the law, and the lawyer-client relationship in more detail.

This chapter provides an overview of the ways that criminal law, tort law, and the Family Law Act can address issues of family violence, including through peace bonds and protection orders. It also takes a brief look at some child protection issues.

This chapter provides an overview of the range of family relationships, and examines how the law impacts the people in these relationships. Also provides information about the claims a child’s caregivers and extended family members can make.