By Jennifer Khor, Supervising Lawyer & Project Manager, SHARP Workplaces
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. The United Nations designated March 8th as International Women’s Day in 1975. First observed in 1911 to recognize women’s struggle for the right to […]
From Part 1 of our Intro to Judicial Review series, we learned that judicial reviews are a review by a judge of a decision by an administrative tribunal. But what is an administrative tribunal, and what kinds of decisions do they […]
Creating respectful, inclusive, and discrimination-free workplaces makes good business sense.
This full-day interactive workshop is designed to assist employers, business owners, managers, human resources professionals, union leaders and members of the public to understand […]
Workers in the hundreds of thousands are stressed out as they face an imminent financial crisis. Canada’s special COVID-19 measures for EI and Recovery Benefits will soon run out for many. There are only 3 bi-weekly payments remaining for many workers […]
Before you can go ahead with your judicial review, you may need to stop any action being taken on your administrative decision. In Part 2 of our “Intro to Judicial Review” blog series we explain when you might need to do […]
Suspension of Limitation Periods will end March 25, 2021
ICYMI – On December 21, 2020, the BC Government announced that the suspension of limitation periods for starting a civil or family case or appeal in BC courts will end on March 25, 2021. […]
Join the United Nations Association in Canada, Vancouver Branch (UNAC) & the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) BC Human Rights Clinic for a VIRTUAL celebration of the […]
Welcome to “Intro to Judicial Review”, our blog series that provides a basic explanation of the main elements of judicial review. In Part 1, we answer the question – what is judicial review?
We have done our best to explain the new EI changes, but things are changing fast. Some things are also still not clear. This information may outdated or even wrong, so do not rely on it as legal advice.
1. What changes […]
Update: March 10, 2021 – The government announced that it plans to extend the benefits discussed in this page. The plan is to increase the maximum number of weeks of benefits to:
