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Community Legal Assistance Society calls on government to act now to protect workers from gender-based violence
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June 22, 2026
Vancouver, B.C. – Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) has released a new report on gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace and […]
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January 20, 2026
SHARP Workplaces expands to bolster support for women facing sexual harassment in the trades
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is expanding its Sexual Harassment Advice, Response, […]
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November 25, 2025
CLAS Update on R.R. v. Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – An important development has occurred in the Human Rights Tribunal complaint brought on […]
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July 11, 2025
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) and Together Against Poverty (TAPS) are sounding the alarm over
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May 26, 2025
Legal Advocates Warn Against Calls to Strip Supportive Housing Tenants of Rights
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is raising serious concerns over renewed calls […]
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May 8, 2025
Court of Appeal Upholds $150,000 Award to Indigenous Mother in Landmark Human Rights Case
Unceded territories of the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – In a significant and precedent-setting decision, the BC Court of Appeal […]
Vancouver, B.C., January 19, 2024
Yesterday, the provincial government announced that supportive housing providers would be exempt from certain provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) that previously restricted their ability to impose guest restrictions and enter tenants’ suites […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
A new program that provides free legal advice to anyone who has experienced sexual assault in B.C. launches today. Stand Informed legal advice services are offered by Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), a not-for-profit society that […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) welcomes the provincial government’s increase in funding to improve access to justice for people with human rights claims. The additional funding for CLAS’ Human Rights Clinic will support our Clinic to respond to the growing […]
