Legal Resources

Information about the dispute resolution process. Includes links to the online application.

Explains that if you identify as Aboriginal or Indigenous and you plead guilty to a crime or are found guilty, you might be able to have your bail or sentencing hearing in a First Nations/Indigenous Court in BC. These are criminal sentencing courts that focus on balancing rehabilitation, accountability, and healing.

Explains Gladue rights and factors, and how to get a Gladue report via a service from the BC First Nations Justice Council.

Various booklets that explains your rights and the programs available to you as an Indigenous person in federal or provincial custody.

This fact sheet explains what a judge considers when sentencing in criminal court; what types of sentences can be given; and what a Pre-Sentence Report, Victim Impact Statement, and sentencing circle are.