CLAS made submissions to the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-16: An Act to Amend Certain Acts in Relation to Criminal and Correctional Matters (Child Protection, Gender-based Violence, Delays and Other Measures).
Our submissions advocate for independent legal […]
By Aditi Master, Lawyer, and Angela Leung, Coordinator, Stand Informed Legal Advice Service, Community Legal Assistance Society.
Today, taking photos or videos and sharing them with family, friends and intimate partners is as easy as pressing a button on your phone. Every […]
Please join us at the Renate Shearer Award Event & International Human Rights Day Celebration!
We invite you to a virtual celebration of the 33rd Anniversary presentation of the Renate Shearer Award and to commemorate the 73rd Anniversary of the Universal Declaration […]
Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act Announced Today
In early 2018, Premier John Horgan appointed a Rental Housing Task Force to advise on how to improve security and fairness for landlords and tenants throughout the province. In December 2018, the Rental Housing […]
Creating respectful, inclusive, and discrimination-free workplaces makes good business sense.
This full-day interactive workshop is designed to assist employers, business owners, managers, human resources professionals, union leaders and members of the public to understand […]
Join the United Nations Association in Canada, Vancouver Branch (UNAC) & the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) BC Human Rights Clinic for a VIRTUAL celebration of the […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Given the federal and provincial directives around social distancing and flattening the curve for potential infections, the CLAS Office will be closed to the public effective Wednesday March 18th, until further notice. The length of this closure […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Sexual harassment in the workplace is an unfortunate reality for many British Colombians, yet studies have shown it still goes under-reported. In fact, a 2017 study of Canadian working women showed that more than half of them […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) and the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC) launched a new program today geared to help workers facing sexual harassment on the job. Called […]
