Provides free, confidential, multilingual phone services to victims of sex and/or labour trafficking in Canada, affected others, and/or service providers who have human trafficking concerns. Offers emotional and crisis support, as well as information and refer...

Individuals who resided at Woodlands prior to 1974 will receive $10,000 in an ex-gratia payment. Those who resided in Woodlands after 1974 will receive up to a maximum of $10,000. The payment will take into account settlement awards previously provided through...

Provides remote Canada-wide casework services to Muslim women and children experiencing trauma due to issues such as poverty, homelessness, gendered-based violence, intimate partner violence (IPV), and immigration/refugee status. Clients are matched with a cas...

Allows users to complete and file provincial family law case applications online. Users can fill out forms, gather supporting documents and apply for orders, including protection orders. Once the forms are completed using the service, they may be filed automat...

Provides financial assistance to Canadians in a foreign jurisdiction who are victims of homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, or assault with serious personal violence; serves individuals in situations of undue hardship where no other source of financi...

Provides eligible low-income people with a lawyer, under certain circumstances. Apply at all Legal Aid BC local agents and regional centres, or by phoning the LABC Call Centre.Representation Services (Serious Family Law Matters) are provided in situations such...

Offers a one-stop online source of information and resources about family violence. Provides information for Canadians who are or know someone affected by family violence, need help finding services, or want to learn about family violence in Canada. Also provi...

Peer support network run by victims/survivors for victims/survivors of sexual and emotional abuse by psychotherapists and other healthcare professionals. Volunteers from across Canada and USA answer email enquiries, and suggest resources and readings to help s...

Provides initial crisis intervention and support to victims and witnesses of crime and other significant trauma, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Makes referrals to appropriate community agencies, explains the criminal justice system, and outlines steps invo...

Provides support to adult women and their children who are fleeing or are at risk of abuse, violence, or threats. Services include information, referral, advocacy, peer/lay counselling, court accompaniment, and form completion assistance. Open to women living ...

Assists women with housing search if they are fleeing violence or at risk of violence and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Assesses client needs, assists with personal goals, and connects women and children with stable accommodation and appropriate ser...

Provides culturally sensitive services to adult immigrant and refugee women who have experienced or are at risk of abuse, violence, or threats. Services include information and referral, advocacy, peer/lay counselling, court accompaniment, and form completion ...

Offers free and confidential services for anyone on the North Shore aged 13 or older, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or life circumstance, who has experienced sexual violence in some capacity. Offers immediate crisis response for support and/or hospi...

Promotes restorative justice in response to crime and conflict, to promote understanding, reparation, and healing. Also provides public information presentations to build awareness of restorative justice. Serves Lions Bay, North Vancouver, Squamish, and West V...

Designs a restorative response to promote reconciliation, repair, learning, and understanding in situations where crime, conflict, or harm has occurred and the people involved are searching for solutions; works with youth and adults. Cases commonly referred in...

Uses restorative approaches to deal with family conflict situations that involve emotional, physical, and/or financial abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults. Referrals accepted from Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), North Shore Disability Resource Ce...

Provides free victim support services to women, children, youth, and men who have experienced family and relationship violence, sexual assault, historical child physical/sexual abuse, and criminal harassment. Services include emotional support; advocacy; orien...

Reviews all charges referred by the police to determine if it is feasible to proceed with the case. Prosecutes the case and makes recommendations to the court as to an appropriate sentence. Contacts victims and witnesses if they have to testify at the trial an...

Native Courtworkers facilitates access to justice by assisting Indigenous people in conflict with the law who are involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Services include referral to legal ser...

Provides support for men and women impacted by family violence. Supports include non-clinical counselling support, information and referral, advocacy, help understanding the legal system and child protection law, and various workshops. Services also offered in...

Indigenous Case Workers facilitate access to justice by assisting Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment. Provides support, including helping the accused understand their rig...

Provides support to victims and witnesses who are attending Downtown Community Court due to a criminal case. Works with health and social services, community organizations, area residents, merchants, faith communities, nonprofit organizations, and schools. Ser...

Reviews all charges referred by the police to determine if it is feasible to proceed with the case. Prosecutes the case and makes recommendations to the court as to an appropriate sentence. Contacts victims and witnesses if they have to testify at the trial an...

Provides support to victims and witnesses who are attending Vancouver Provincial Court due to a criminal case. Services include emotional support, court orientation and accompaniment, form completion assistance, and liaison with justice system personnel and in...

Assists women who have been victims of any kind of crime, including sexual assault, family violence, historical sexual abuse, and stalking. Services include immediate emotional support, crisis intervention, counselling, court accompaniment, outreach, and infor...