CLAS is co-sponsoring a talk by Ted Clugston, the mayor of Medicine Hat. He adopted the Housing First model to assist his city’s homeless population and has become a significant proponent of that […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
If you are being harassed at work, you may not have the right to file a human rights complaint, because it all depends on who is harassing you.
A case being appealed to 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 […]
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 […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In response to a human rights complaint, the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation announced yesterday that it will end the practice of clawing back Employment Insurance (EI) maternity and […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Two individuals and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities filed a legal action in the BC Supreme Court today to challenge a BC law that forces psychiatric treatment on people without their consent. […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
CLAS believes that people with mental illness have the right to participate meaningfully in their own treatment and recovery. However, British Columbia’s mental health laws deprive all involuntary patients — including patients living in the […]
Under B.C.’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”), transgender persons have been protected from discrimination within the definition of “sex”, as interpreted by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal and the Courts. However, the transgender community and its supporters have pursued explicit protections […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
The Community Legal Assistance Society has filed a human rights complaint on behalf of a BC woman who had her Employment Insurance (EI) maternity and parental benefits taken away because her partner receives […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Today the legal community in British Columbia launched the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline, after a nationwide increase in reported incidents of racial and faith-related discrimination against Muslims in recent months. The hotline will connect individuals […]
