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 […]
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 […]
By Aleem Bharmal, QC, Human Rights Lawyer
Updated May 6, 2021
The BC Human Rights Clinic is representing an Indigenous mother in the case RR v Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) which is set to proceed to hearing at […]
The Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline (ILAH) is holding a community discussion to mark the second anniversary of the horrific shooting that killed six worshipers at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City in 2016.
Please join us as we commemorate this day.
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has released a decision today that will impact the human rights protections available to vulnerable groups who want to challenge government discrimination. The court […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Find the press release on the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline website.
Lawyers with the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline are joining other groups across Canada to call on the federal government to designate January 29th as a […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Human rights lawyers with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) are celebrating the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in the case of BC Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk. The Court confirmed that […]
CLAS, BCPIAC, West Coast LEAF, CCPA-BC and the Poverty and Human Rights Centre have made submissions to the government in support of a common vision for the BC Human Rights Commission.
CLAS’ Submissions can be downloaded here.
Vancouver, Coast Salish […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society, Pivot Legal Society, West Coast LEAF, and the BC Civil Liberties Association have released a set of priorities that would improve and strengthen the justice system, advance human rights and ensure the principles […]
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 […]