We are excited to invite you to our fundraiser this year. We hope you can join us for dancing, delicious food, and a chance to take home great silent auction items as we raise funds for CLAS’ work.
Working CLAS Social
Thursday, April […]
The Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline (ILAH) is holding a community discussion to mark the second anniversary of the horrific shooting that killed six worshipers at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City in 2016.
Please join us as we commemorate this day.
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In addition to direct legal services and public education, CLAS uses its expertise to advocate for systemic law reform. We work with community and advocacy groups to develop concrete […]
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) invites you to Working CLAS Blues! Please join us for an evening of live blues music in support of the work of CLAS, a non-profit legal organization which provides free legal representation on mental health, human rights […]
CLAS staff Danielle Sabelli and Samrah Mian made submissions to the recently established BC Rental Housing Task Force, including four recommendations to protect and enhance Tenants’ rights. The full submission including recommendations can be found here.
To the Rental Housing […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has released a decision today that will impact the human rights protections available to vulnerable groups who want to challenge government discrimination. The court […]
Listen to an interview with Jonathan Blair, CLAS staff lawyer about the recent BC Supreme Court renoviction case.
BC Supreme Court rules in favour of renovicted tenant
https://www.spreaker.com/user/redeye/bc-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-reno
Victoria, BC
Former residents of Super-in-Tent City (SIC), a tent city formerly located on the Victoria law courts property, are celebrating a May 18, 2018, decision from Justice Sharma of the BC Supreme Court, affirming their rights […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
On April 12 2018, the BC government announced amendments to the Residential Tenancy Act (the “RTA”). The government says that the aim of these amendments is to increase protections for tenants facing eviction […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Tenant advocacy organizations are celebrating a decision from the BC Supreme Court which set aside a “renoviction” allowed by the Residential Tenancy Branch.
Vivian Baumann has lived in her apartment for 17 […]
