Legal Resources

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.

The page links to topics related to protecting your privacy and reputation. It includes guides on understanding your privacy rights, dealing with defamation, managing personal information, and navigating issues like online harassment.

Learn how to take charge of your cellphone privacy rights, and what provincial and federal laws protect your privacy.

Learn about BC’s privacy laws and the protection of your personal information.

The law helps protect anyone with a mental disability from discrimination. Learn what amounts to discrimination based on a mental disability, and the steps to take if you’re discriminated against.

The law protects you from discrimination when you access health care services. Learn to identify discrimination, and steps to take if you’re discriminated against.

In BC, a child under age 19 may consent to their own health care, if the child is capable. Learn what this means and other issues of health care consent.

Main page with links to information and guides about discrimination. Topics include discrimination in accessing a service, in the workplace, in housing, in mental health, in accessing healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Learn how to make a human rights complaint, and your rights if you’re Indigenous and experience discrimination.

Explains the steps involved in making a formal human rights complaint.

Explains the anti-discrimination legislation in Canada that protects and advocates for the human rights of Indigenous peoples.