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LSLAP Manual: Motor Vehicle Law

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
This chapter on motor vehicle law is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It provides an overview of licensing requirements and driving offences such as impaired driving, careless driving, and failure to remain at the scene of an accident.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Live Safe, End Abuse

Legal Aid BC
Explains what abuse is and where people who are being abused can get help. Includes information about keeping children safe, safety planning, men who are abused, and financial matters.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Information on Protection Orders

Government of British Columbia
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.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Family Law Legal Advocacy Program

Prince George Native Friendship Centre
Free help to anyone in Prince George with family law issues. The legal advocate provides information, referrals, advocacy, court support, and assistance with filling out legal forms for parental arrangements, children’s rights, child protection, child or spousal support, separation and divorce, guardianship, protection orders, and FMEP.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Poverty law advocate (Salmon Arm)

Shuswap Family Centre
Free information, summary advice, referrals, and legal representation for residents of the Shuswap who are struggling accessing other legal resources. They help with issues including income security (disability benefits, CPP, CPPD, EI), residential tenancy (disputes and housing applications), debt, employment standards, and seniors advocacy.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Poverty law advocate (Quesnel)

Quesnel Tillicum Society
Gives clear and meaningful information about legal issues, and advocacy and support to people who aren’t eligible for legal aid. Issues they help with include assisting with appeals, documents, attending hearings and preparing for court, and negotiating third party settlements. They provide self-help information, legal research, and referrals.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Poverty law advocate (Prince Rupert)

Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre
Advocacy services for employment insurance, landlord/tenant, income assistance, Canada Pension Plan (CPP), disability, and employment standards.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Poverty law advocate (Prince George)

Active Support Against Poverty (ASAP)
Advocacy services for low-income people dealing with government agencies, including people with disabilities and people on income assistance. Addresses disability, income assistance, and tenancy issues. Services include information, referrals, help with forms, and access to phones and fax machines. Also free income tax preparation if you qualify.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Poverty law advocate (Powell River)

Powell River Community Services Association
Provides free and confidential service to people with legal poverty related issues including applying for provincial and federal benefits, appealing denials, tenancy issues, debt and collections, employment problems, human rights, and more. Also offers help for people struggling with contacting government workers on the phone, and help with forms.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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Poverty law advocate (north Vancouver Island)

Sacred Wolf Friendship Centre Society
The Poverty and Housing Programs at Sacred Wolf Friendship Centre offer housing tenancy support and official document forms support (including birth certificates and Status Cards) to the communities of the Mt. Waddington District, especially to Indigenous people experiencing professional barriers.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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