End of Life Planning
Description
Explains what representation agreements are and what to include in them.
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resource
Last reviewed July 2024
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Discrimination in Housing
People’s Law School
Description
Explains how to identify discrimination in housing and what steps to take if you’re discriminated against. Whether you’re renting, living in a strata, or buying a home, you can’t be treated badly or unfairly because of certain parts of your identity, such as race, sex, or any disability.
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resource
Last reviewed July 2024
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BC’s Human Rights System
BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
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This tool helps you figure out who can help you with your human rights issue. You can get legal help making a human rights complaint, file or check on the status of your human rights complaint, explore human rights issues in BC, and better understand your human rights.
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resource
Last reviewed July 2024
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Parents Legal Centres
Legal Aid BC
Parents Legal Centres (PLCs) provide a lawyer and an advocate to help parents in select locations settle their child protection matters early on and collaboratively (everyone works together).
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service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
Legal aid intake services
Legal Aid BC
To qualify for a legal aid lawyer, your legal problem must be covered by their legal aid rules and you must meet their financial guidelines. When applying, intake staff will ask you for complete and true information about your legal problem, income, savings, and assets. Proof of the financial information you provide is required.
Type
service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
Legal advocacy & clinic
Migrant Workers Centre
Pro bono (free) legal advocacy services to caregivers and other migrant workers. They help with immigration, employment issues, labour exploitation, and trafficking and human rights. They cover issues such as recovering lost wages, illegal recruitment fees, employment contracts, EI, immigration status, work permits, and temporary resident visas.
Type
service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
Free legal advice and representation on issues such as criminal summary offences, civil resolution, small claims, residential tenancy, WorkSafeBC, consumer protection, EI, CPP and Old-Age Pension, wills and estates, and immigration and refugee issues. They may draft certain types of legal documents such as demand letters, wills, and more.
Type
service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
Justice Centre at BWSS
Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS)
A legal clinic for women who have experienced violence. Services are trauma informed and violence informed, culturally responsive, and offered in several languages. Staff, interns, and volunteer lawyers provide legal information, accompany you to court and legal appointments, appeal when legal aid has been denied, and help you prepare documents.
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service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
Indigenous Justice Centres
BC First Nations Justice Council
The centres provide culturally appropriate information, advice, support, and representation directly to Indigenous people at the community level. While focused primarily on criminal law and child protection issues, they also offer services based on community and cultural needs.
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service
Last Reviewed
Last reviewed July 2024
How do I apply for probate?
As the executor of a will, you may need to apply for probate to distribute the estate. Probate is a legal procedure that confirms the will is legally valid and that you have the authority to act as executor. Be aware that you don’t always have to apply for probate. It depends on the type of assets in the estate. Certain assets can be passed down...
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common question
Last reviewed July 2024