Access to Justice Archives - Page 2 of 3

Follow-Up Joint Letter to Minister Simpson Re: COVID-19 Supports for PWD and Income Assistance

Hon. Shane Simpson
Minister of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
PO Box 9933 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9R2
[email protected]

April 7, 2020

Dear Minister Simpson:

RE: Follow-up Concerning COVID-19 Supports for PWD and Income Assistance

We are so pleased to see that the Ministry of Social Development […]

CLAS Communications2020-04-07T15:35:31-07:00April 7, 2020|Categories: Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, COVID Response, Human Rights, Income Security|

Press Release: Advocates Call on Minister of Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson to Make New Federal Benefits Available to Workers on Welfare

March 27, 2020 – For Immediate Release

Vancouver and Victoria – Legal advocacy groups are urgently calling for the provincial government to make legislative changes that would allow British Columbians who both work and receive disability or income assistance cheques to keep the […]

CLAS Communications2020-03-27T10:49:57-07:00March 27, 2020|Categories: Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Human Rights, Income Security|

Joint Letter to Minister Simpson Re: COVID-19 & Income Assistance and Disability Assistance

Hon. Shane Simpson
Minister of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
PO Box 9933 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9R2
[email protected]

March 24, 2020

Dear Minister Simpson:

RE: COVID-19 & Income Assistance and Disability Assistance

We write to you in light of the evolving public health emergency concerning Covid-19 […]

CLAS Communications2020-03-27T09:15:07-07:00March 26, 2020|Categories: Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Human Rights, Income Security|

BC Tenants’ Rights Advocates Unite to Call for Ban on Evictions

For Immediate Release

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Yesterday, Canadians were given a clear and direct order from Prime Minister Trudeau: “go home and stay home.” But how can renters stay home when threatened with losing their homes through evictions?

Tenants’ rights advocates in […]

CLAS Communications2020-03-25T10:05:54-07:00March 24, 2020|Categories: Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Housing and Evictions, Human Rights|

CLAS Advocates and Offers Government Support for COVID-19 Related Eviction Protections for Tenants

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) is extremely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable citizens, and on all renters in the province of B.C. Through the Community Law Program funded by the Law Foundation, CLAS […]

CLAS Communications2020-03-20T09:04:08-07:00March 20, 2020|Categories: Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Housing and Evictions, Human Rights|

Media Coverage of SHARP Workplaces

Alongside the launch of SHARP (Sexual Harassment Advice, Response, and Prevention) Workplaces, the supervising lawyer & program manager, Jennifer Khor, was interviewed by CBC News to share her thoughts on the importance of providing free legal service to address this issue:

CLAS Communications2024-03-25T08:21:32-07:00March 10, 2020|Categories: Announcements|Tags: Access to Justice, Sexual Harassment, SHARP Workplaces, Workplace|

New SHARP Workplaces program works towards ending sexual harassment in the workplace

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Sexual harassment in the workplace is an unfortunate reality for many British Colombians, yet studies have shown it still goes under-reported. In fact, a 2017 study of Canadian working women showed that more than half of them […]

CLAS Communications2024-03-25T08:22:52-07:00March 10, 2020|Categories: Announcements, Publication, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Sexual Harassment, SHARP Workplaces, Workplace|

People who experience workplace sexual harassment get help with new SHARP Workplaces program

For Immediate Release

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) and the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC) launched a new program today geared to help workers facing sexual harassment on the job. Called […]

CLAS Communications2024-03-25T08:24:11-07:00March 10, 2020|Categories: Announcements, Events, News, Release, Statements|Tags: Access to Justice, Legal Aid, Sexual Harassment, SHARP Workplaces, Workplace|

CLAS intervenes in Uber case to challenge unfair user agreements

For Immediate Release

Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories

VANCOUVER, BC / OTTAWA, ON – On November 6, 2019, the Community Legal Assistance Society (“CLAS”) will be at the Supreme Court of Canada arguing that powerful companies like Uber should not be able to […]

CLAS Communications2019-11-05T13:50:32-08:00November 5, 2019|Categories: News, Release|Tags: Access to Justice, Workers' Rights|

Broad coalition of legal organizations calling for significant reform to BC’s justice system

For Immediate Release

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 […]

CLAS Communications2019-06-27T20:15:52-07:00August 30, 2017|Categories: News, Release|Tags: Access to Justice|