By Kevin Love, Community Law Program Lawyer
The Ombudsperson has released a distressing and disturbing report chronicling how mistakes and mistreatment within the workers compensation system caused an already injured worker to suffer further catastrophic injuries. “Severed Trust: Enabling WorkSafeBC to […]
There are changes to the EI program starting September 27, 2021. All these changes will be in effect for one year. Here is an overview:
In Part 6 of our “Intro to Judicial Review” blog series we explore Procedural Fairness – what does it mean and what does it include?
1. What is Judicial Review?
2. Stay Applications
3. Administrative Tribunals
4. Glossary
5. The […]
By Emily Zarychta, Articling Student
The Residential Tenancy Act (the RTA) is a source of law that outlines the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords in British Columbia. While the RTA seeks to balance the rights of landlords and […]
Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act Announced Today
In early 2018, Premier John Horgan appointed a Rental Housing Task Force to advise on how to improve security and fairness for landlords and tenants throughout the province. In December 2018, the Rental Housing […]
Written by Coral Lyster, Lawyer, SHARP Workplaces at Community Legal Assistance Society
Throughout June we’ll be celebrating Indigenous History Month. The major date of celebrations this month is June 21st, which marks the 25th annual National Indigenous Peoples Day[1]. The […]
A judge on judicial review will only overturn a decision of an administrative tribunal if it contains very serious errors. How serious does the error have to be and where does patent unreasonableness fit in? We answer your questions here.
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A strong workers’ compensation system is critical to keep workers safe and to provide financial security when workers are injured on the job. Our Kevin Love authored a report from the BC Federation of Labour pushing for workers’ compensation law […]
The recent report that the remains of 215 children were found on Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc lands at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School continues the anguish and trauma of Indigenous people caused by colonization and ongoing systemic […]
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities v. Attorney General of BC court case challenges the “deemed consent” laws in the Mental Health Act and related legislation. “Deemed consent” means that the law says all involuntary patients have consented to any […]