As an Advocate, I work closely with my clients while they challenge their certification under the Mental Health Act. A common concern repeatedly raised by clients is about access to and the quality of affordable housing moving forward from hospitalization. A common […]
CLAS is representing several tenants of Crest Estates manufactured home park in Nanaimo in a judicial review about whether their landlord is entitled to increase their rent by up to 76%. Many of the tenants have lived at Crest Estates for […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
In recent media releases, Tim Hortons has defended its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in its franchises, and affirmed a commitment to “create a positive, fair work environment for all of [its] team members”.
Why, […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) endorses the recommendations made today by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, calling on government and police boards to immediately stop disclosing non-conviction information as part of employment – related record checks outside […]
CLAS will be heading to the BC Court of Appeal seeking to uphold a decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal that engages freedom of religion and access to justice rights.
By way of background, our client had been charged with criminal […]
In March, I argued a judicial review about whether an injured worker was entitled to continue collecting temporary wage loss benefits after an attempted return to work worsened his workplace injury.
Anthony Sooke was injured at work in 2011. Like most people […]
Last July, the BC Supreme Court released a controversial decision (Darbyshire v. Residential Tenancy Branch) that appeared to find verbal tenancy agreements unenforceable under the Residential Tenancy Act. For many reasons, the decision in Darbyshire caused serious concern among tenants and advocates […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
On March 27 and 28, 2014, four former temporary foreign workers from Mexico will be represented in Supreme Court to defend an order by the BC Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) […]
On March 27 and 28, 2014, four former temporary foreign workers from Mexico will be represented in Supreme Court to defend an order by the BC Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) that requires Tim Hortons to disclose its corporate Operating Manual […]
Over the last few months, the provincial government has been consulting on issues impacting people with disabilities. CLAS, BCCPD, Inclusion BC, BCANDS, CMHA-BC and SPARC BC have prepared a joint submission and made six recommendations to help make BC a progressive […]
