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A fact sheet about your options if you disagree with a WorkSafeBC decision about your claim. You will deal with the Review Division or the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT), and there are specific deadlines.

In BC, employers are obligated to ensure a workplace free of discrimination, as mandated by the Human Rights Code. This page explains what discrimination is and what can happen if an employer doesn’t meet their responsibilities.

This brochure helps older adults know how to respond to abuse and know where they can find assistance.

Explains divorce proceedings in BC. If a divorce proceeding has been started against you, you can do nothing or respond. It explains that a notice of family claim starts a divorce proceeding, and what you need to do if you don’t agree with the notice of family claim.

Booklet explains when to report child abuse and neglect, and what to report. Includes what child abuse and neglect is, warning signs, what to do if a child tells you about the abuse, and what to do if you suspect abuse. It also explains what to expect when you make the report and what happens next.

Learn about how strata disputes can be resolved: within the strata corporation, through arbitration, or by going to court. Learn also about the Civil Resolution Tribunal, the first-ever online tribunal for strata disputes in Canada.

There are various kinds of evictions, such as for unpaid rent or for a major renovation. Find out how much notice a landlord needs to give to end a tenancy, and how much time a tenant has to dispute the eviction and apply for dispute resolution.

Landlords are required to prepare a written agreement for every tenancy. Even if a landlord doesn’t prepare one, the standard terms of a tenancy agreement still apply. Read more about what should be included and download forms (right-hand column).

Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a tenant or landlord when starting a tenancy. There are rules about screening tenants, security deposits, move-in inspections, tenancy agreements, and changing locks and keys.

Explains past tenancy dispute decisions can be viewed online. Reviewing past decisions will give you insight into what’s likely to happen if you submit an application for dispute resolution. Find out if the RTB has already heard and made a decision on a similar issue by searching past decisions.