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 […]
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 This information may outdated or even wrong, so do not rely on it as legal advice.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:
The Community Legal Assistance Society wants to know how the parties in the upcoming BC election will address the issues that matter most to our clients. We are asking questions about our five core areas of practice:
1. Housing Security
2. Income […]
June 26, 2020
VANCOUVER, BC / OTTAWA, ON – Last fall, the Community Legal Assistance Society (“CLAS”) went to Ottawa to argue that powerful companies like Uber should not be able to take away people’s rights using fine print buried deep inside […]
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 is part of the BC Employment Standards Coalition, which is hosting an event on Workers Action Centres on November 18th.
Workers in Action: Exploring Workers Centres Across Canada
Wednesday November 18 2015 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W […]
This spring, CLAS represented a worker whose claim for workers’ compensation was denied because of a misapprehension made by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) regarding a doctor’s evidence about the worker’s injury.
The worker was employed as a press operator at […]
CLAS, along with the BC Federation of Labour, recently argued a case at the BC Court of Appeal that raises important access to justice concerns for injured workers involved with the workers’ compensation system in British Columbia.
Currently, the final level of […]