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LSLAP Manual: Automobile Insurance (ICBC)

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
This chapter on automobile insurance law is from the manual used by law students handling cases at the LSLAP’s legal clinics. It’s an overview of the legislation, claims for accidents, optional insurance, disputes with ICBC, personal injury claims, and more.
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Last reviewed September 2024
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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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Last reviewed July 2024
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LSLAP Manual: Welfare (Income Assistance) Law

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)
This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It explains the types of welfare benefits available, including income assistance, disability assistance, and hardship assistance, along with eligibility requirements and rates. It also discusses recent changes in BC welfare law.
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Last reviewed September 2024
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Booklets for People in Provincial Prisons

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in provincial custody.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Booklets for People in Federal Prisons

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in federal custody.
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Last reviewed August 2024
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Trial: Scheduling a Trial

Supreme Court BC (Justice Education Society)
An introduction on how to schedule a trial, as well as an overview of jury trials, trial management conferences, the trial record and certificate, and trial deadlines.
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Last reviewed March 2024
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June 19, 2024 Courthouse Libraries BC is excited to present a significantly improved Clicklaw service.
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I’ve been charged with a crime. How do I defend myself?

If you’re charged with a crime, you have legal rights. The resources below provide a good starting point for understanding what your rights are, what you need to do, and the steps involved in representing yourself or obtaining a lawyer. You can ask a judge to appoint a lawyer for you if you’ve been denied legal aid, can’t afford a lawyer, and face...
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Last reviewed May 2024
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Dial-a-Law: Children and Consent to Health Care

People’s Law School
In BC, a child under age 19 may consent to their own health care, if the child is capable. Learn what this means and other issues of health care consent.
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Last reviewed July 2024
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