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 […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Find the press release on the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline website.
Lawyers with the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline are joining other groups across Canada to call on the federal government to designate January 29th as a […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Human rights lawyers with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) are celebrating the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in the case of BC Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk. The Court confirmed that […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
New report finds disturbing rights violations in BC’s mental health detention system
BC is violating the rights of people in mental health detention, according to a report released today by the Community Legal Assistance Society: […]
CLAS, BCPIAC, West Coast LEAF, CCPA-BC and the Poverty and Human Rights Centre have made submissions to the government in support of a common vision for the BC Human Rights Commission.
CLAS’ Submissions can be downloaded here.
Vancouver, Coast Salish […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
#JusticeReformBC: Broad coalition of legal organizations calling for significant reform to British Columbia’s justice system
Pivot Legal Society, Community Legal Assistance Society, BC Civil Liberties Association, and West Coast LEAF are calling on […]
