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Provides free legal assistance for low-income people in BC. Services include information, referral, summary advice, and full representation. Practice areas include human rights cases before the Human Rights Tribunal, advice to people who have experienced sexual harassment or gender discrimination in the workplace or who are survivors of sexual assault, and representation of people detained under the Mental Health Act or subject to the mental disorder provisions of the Criminal Code. Also reviews final decisions by administrative bodies in the areas of workers' rights, income security, housing, mental health and human rights; includes the Residential Tenancy Branch, Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal, Employment Standards Branch, Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal, and the Social Security Tribunal. Also does systemic advocacy about related legal issues. Telephone intake hours are 9 am to 12 noon and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Nonprofit society.
Provides free legal services to people who need help with a provincial human rights complaint.
Provides free legal services to people who need help with a provincial human rights complaint. Also provides education and workshops to help people understand their rights and responsibilities under BC's Human Rights Code. The Clinic's Inquiry Line provides basic information to callers every weekday from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The Short Service Clinic offers half-hour appointments with a lawyer or advocate on Mondays and Wednesdays; information on booking an appointment is available online. Legal Services may include summary advice, one to two hours of legal assistance, or legal representation. Application forms are available online; applications can be sent to intakeBCHRC@clasbc.net
300-1140 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 4G1
Also provides education and workshops to help people understand their rights and responsibilities under BC's Human Rights Code. The Clinic's Inquiry Line provides basic information to callers every weekday from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The Short Service Clinic offers half-hour appointments with a lawyer or advocate on Mondays and Wednesdays; information on booking an appointment is available online. Legal Services may include summary advice, one to two hours of legal assistance, or legal representation. Application forms are available online; applications can be sent to intakeBCHRC@clasbc.net
Provides legal assistance to low-income people across BC, specializing in the areas of housing, income security, workers' rights, mental health, and human rights law.
Provides legal assistance to low-income people across BC, specializing in the areas of housing, income security, workers' rights, mental health, and human rights law. Services offered include summary legal advice to outline options and point client in the right direction, guidance to help with self-representation, and full representation. Application forms are available online.
300-1140 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 4G1
Services offered include summary legal advice to outline options and point client in the right direction, guidance to help with self-representation, and full representation. Application forms are available online.
Lawyers provide up to five hours of free and confidential legal advice to anyone who has experienced, or is currently experiencing, sexual harassment in the workplace. Interpretation available.
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Lawyers provide up to five hours of free and confidential legal advice to anyone who has experienced, or is currently experiencing, sexual harassment in the workplace. Interpretation available.
Offers independent legal advice for people who have experienced sexual assault in BC.
Offers independent legal advice for people who have experienced sexual assault in BC. Provides three hours of free confidential legal information and advice to clients, with a focus on holistic, trauma-informed legal services. Available to residents of BC. Application forms are available online (clasbc.net/get-legal-help/stand-informed-legal-advice-services/). Funded by Department of Justice Canada.
300-1140 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6E 4G1
Provides three hours of free confidential legal information and advice to clients, with a focus on holistic, trauma-informed legal services. Available to residents of BC. Application forms are available online (clasbc.net/get-legal-help/stand-informed-legal-advice-services/). Funded by Department of Justice Canada.