Important Victory for Canadian Workers at the Supreme Court of Canada
June 26, 2020
VANCOUVER, BC / OTTAWA, ON – Last fall, the Community Legal Assistance Society (“CLAS”) went to Ottawa to argue that powerful companies like Uber should not be able to take away people’s rights using fine print buried deep […]
BC Tenants’ Rights Legal Advocates Call for Prevention of Mass Evictions
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
June 25, 2020
Vancouver, B.C. – Tenants’ rights advocates and legal aid professionals in B.C., the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) along with the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC), are […]
Information Guide: Employment Insurance and the New Canada Emergency Response Benefit
Last Content Update: June 26th 2020 @ 9:30am PST
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 […]
FAQ: COVID-19 and BC Government Measures to Help Renters
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. […]
Follow-Up Joint Letter to Minister Simpson Re: COVID-19 Supports for PWD and Income Assistance
Hon. Shane Simpson
Minister of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
PO Box 9933 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9R2
[email protected]
April 7, 2020
Dear Minister Simpson:
RE: Follow-up Concerning COVID-19 Supports for PWD and Income Assistance
We are so pleased to see that the Ministry of Social […]
Press Release: Advocates Call on Minister of Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson to Make New Federal Benefits Available to Workers on Welfare
March 27, 2020 – For Immediate Release
Vancouver and Victoria – Legal advocacy groups are urgently calling for the provincial government to make legislative changes that would allow British Columbians who both work and receive disability or income assistance cheques to keep […]