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Your Personal Information

Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA)
This resource provides basic information about your rights to access the personal information public and private bodies hold about you. It includes what to do before, during, and after you file to receive your personal information.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Privacy Fact Sheets

PLEO: Law for Non-Profits
This resource explains what non-profits must do to create or maintain a privacy policy for the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of personal information. Topics covered include training, how to comply with Canadian Anti Spam Law (CASL), and more.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Discipline of Employees

PLEO: Law for Non-Profits
This resource covers employer disciplinary action and best practices.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Employees and Contractors Fact Sheet

PLEO: Law for Non-Profits
This resource explains the legal differences between employees and contractors.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Legal Info

JusticeTrans
This resource includes province-specific legal resources. For BC this includes information about your rights if you’re arrested or detained, how to change your gender marker, the BC Human Rights Code, and how to change your name.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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LGBTQI+ Refugees in Canada — Making a Refugee Claim: Basic Steps

Rainbow Refugee
This resource explains the steps for making a refugee claim for people who have already arrived in BC. It includes links to the forms you need, and explains how to prepare for your hearing.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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LGBTQ+ Refugees Outside Canada — Steps for Asylum Seekers

Rainbow Refugee
This resource explains the steps for asylum seekers experiencing persecution due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, and/or HIV status. It outlines the process for seeking refugee protection overseas and then applying for resettlement to Canada.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Women’s Right to Be Safe

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia
This resource introduces Indigenous children, girls, and women to community services that provide culturally-appropriate support for safety concerns.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Privacy and Access to Information

Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA)
This website provides resources about privacy and access to information laws, your rights, and how to exercise your rights. Topics include your health information, your rights to access the personal information public and private bodies hold about you, and your rights to access general information that public bodies hold about you.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Library services

Courthouse Libraries BC
Provides legal information services to the public via a network of libraries in BC courthouses. Visit our website & learn how the libraries provide access to staff expertise, print and digital legal collections, and public computers. You’re encouraged to call or email before visiting as they can provide many services this way & can save you time.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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