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If You Are Indigenous and Experience Discrimination

People’s Law School
Explains discrimination, which is when you’re treated badly or unfairly because of certain parts of your identity. Learn what your human rights and options are if you experience discrimination.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Discrimination: A Primer

People’s Law School
Explains discrimination, which is when you’re treated badly or unfairly because of certain parts of your identity. Learn to identify discrimination, and find out what steps to take if you’re discriminated against.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Government of Canada
Explains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter) and its importance in the daily lives of Canadians.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Sources Legal Resource Centre (family law)

Sources Community Resource Centres
Provides legal information and resources for people dealing with family law issues. Issues they help with include separation and divorce, guardianship and parenting arrangements, child and spousal support, and more. They help with court forms and preparing for court. They help with both Provincial Court and Supreme Court matters.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo features a stylized feather on the left, which is black with yellow, red, and white decorative elements. To the right of the feather, the text "PRINCE GEORGE" is written in bold, black capital letters. Below "PRINCE GEORGE," the words "URBAN ABORIGINAL JUSTICE SOCIETY" are written in smaller, black capital letters.

Prince George Community Legal Clinic

Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society
The clinic is staffed full-time by a supervising lawyer, a legal assistant, and a legal advocate. They provide free advocacy, legal advice, and representation (mainly to low-income individuals) on income assistance, disability, EI, CPP, OAS, survivor pensions, benefits, debt, residential tenancy, human rights, Indigenous legal issues, and more.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo features the letters “LCSS” in white on a black background, above and below which are four coloured squares. The squares are blue, green, orange, and purple. To the right are the words “Langley Community Services Society” in black.

Poverty Law Program

Langley Community Services Society
The program provides information, referrals, support, and one-on-one advocacy on income assistance, tenancy, and federal benefits. The advocate explains legal rights, options for legal problem solving and, where appropriate, assists with dispute resolution and/or representation at hearings.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo consists of three vertical rectangles. The first rectangle is purple with the letter "C" in white, the second rectangle is blue with the letter "D" in white, and the third rectangle is green with the letter "C" in white. Above the purple rectangle, the word "KITIMAT" is written in purple capital letters.

Poverty Law Program

Kitimat Community Development Centre
The program provides information or referral services, legal advice or summary, and full representation in some cases. The issues covered include housing, income assistance, disability assistance, benefits, tenancy disputes, CPP, debt, and other income support programs. You can also find help for human rights violations and labour law issues.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo features a circle in which three very stylized figures dance with their arms entwined. Around the top of the circle are the words "Cowichan Women" and around the bottom of the circle are the words "Against Violence."

Poverty law advocate and community-based victim services (Duncan)

Cowichan Women Against Violence Society
The Poverty Law Advocacy program provides free and confidential service to people with poverty-related legal issues including human rights, employment, debt and collections, and tenancy. Helps with appealing denials and applying for provincial and federal benefits of all kinds.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo features an orange, stylized plant with the words "atira" to the right. Under this, and much smaller, are the words "women's resource society."

Poverty law advocate (Vancouver)

Atira Women’s Resource Society
Atira’s Legal Advocacy Program provides a wide array of legal advocacy services to low-income women, with a focus on poverty law matters. The program also offers safe and supportive housing to women and children affected by violence.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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The logo features the word “FAiR” with the dot over the “i” representing a figure. There are two similar figures each smaller than the other within the largest “i”. Above the word to the left is a stylized mountain range with two peaks, and to the right is an orange sun. Below the word is a splash of blue colours representing water.

Poverty law advocate (Trail)

Trail FAIR Society
Advocacy services for issues including income assistance, disability assistance, maintaining tenancy, Canada Pension Plan, disability, employment insurance, debt, and other income support related programs. Please note, the advocate does not provide legal advice, is not a lawyer and does not cover Family Law concerns.
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service
Last reviewed July 2024
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