By Kevin Love, Lawyer with the Community Law Program
Today, the government of British Columbia is continuing its five-year campaign to prevent the courts from reviewing the province’s outdated and unconstitutional Mental Health Act (the “MHA”). After losing in the BC Court […]
For immediate release – April 6, 2021
Vancouver, BC – The Supreme Court of Canada announced that it will hear an appeal by the BC government seeking to block a Charter challenge to British Columbia’s outdated Mental Health Act and related […]
Submitted to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act, April 30, 2021
Submitted by Kevin Love, Supervising Lawyer, Community Law Program
We thank you for this opportunity to make submissions with respect […]
We have done our best to explain the new EI changes, but things are changing fast. Some things are also still not clear. This information may outdated or even wrong, so do not rely on it as legal advice.
1. What changes […]
Update: March 10, 2021 – The government announced that it plans to extend the benefits discussed in this page. The plan is to increase the maximum number of weeks of benefits to:
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Tenant advocates have received reports that some landlords have been barring access to occupants and/or guests in their rental buildings. This action is in direct contravention of section 30 (1)(b) of the Residential Tenancy Act (the “RTA”), […]
Last Content Update: April 22nd 2020 @ 5:00pm PST
The BC Government has created the BC Temporary Rental Supplement Program to provide temporary support to renters as part of its response to the […]
The government has created a new Canada Emergency Response Benefit (“CERB”) to help workers impacted by COVID-19. There have also been changes to Employment Insurance (“EI”). […]
Last Update: April 22nd 2020 @ 12:30pm PST
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to our lives. The BC Government has introduced many measures to help protect renters during the state of emergency. The […]
What does a tenant evicted without notice in Vancouver and Somali refugee in South Africa have in common? In their most desperate time, they both turn to a community legal organization for help.
I am Laura Faryna and last year I worked […]