Site Search

Practical steps to help you and your family deal with a death of a loved one. Learn how you can prepare for a death in the family, what you should do immediately after a death, what is involved when making funeral arrangements, and steps to take next.

Choice in Supports for Independent Living (CSIL) is an alternative way for people with disabilities in BC to receive home support services. These online workbooks give people with disabilities the information they need to apply and manage the transition to becoming a CSIL employer.

You can report a crime in person, over the telephone, and in some communities, over the internet (online). It can also be done anonymously. Choose the method that best suits your situation and makes you feel most comfortable. In case of emergency, please call 911 immediately.

If you have both Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits and WorkSafeBC permanent disability benefits for the same injury, the WorkSafeBC benefits may be reduced. This page explains the calculation method, the minimum compensation rates, and the right to request a review or appeal against WorkSafeBC decisions.

Explains many of the court orders and hearings for the child protection process. Describes the Report to Court, access order, consent order, interim supervision orders, temporary supervision orders, and continuing custody order.

Step-by-step guides on how to get, change, enforce, appeal, or write court orders, plus information on what to do if your order was made outside BC or one of you leaves the province.

Not all couples who live together meet the definition of “spouse” under BC’s family law. For these couples, learn your entitlement to benefits and what happens if you split up.

Provides an overview of what housing cooperatives are, how they’re governed, and rights and responsibilities of members of a co-op. Also includes information on the legislation for co-ops, forming and running one, an overview of small claims court, and provincial and territorial fact sheets.

Co-operatives (co-ops) offer a range of supports like housing, food, or health care. They are owned and operated by the people who use these essential products or services. Provides information on how to start, maintain, and dissolve a co-op.

Explains co-op housing, the law and rules that apply, how co-ops are governed, the rights and duties of co-op members, if members have a dispute, ending a person’s membership, if a person disagrees with a decision to end the membership, and leaving the co-op and recovering unpaid housing charges.