Provides services to all self-identified women, including cis women, trans women, and two-spirit people. The drop-in centre offers advocacy, workshops, and crisis intervention to women of the Downtown Eastside, as well as free clothing, phone, showers (availab...

Private agency providing tax reviews and applications, taxpayer relief requests, personal and trust tax filings, tax appeals, and estate and trust planning for people with disabilities. Also works to determine if there are any tax credits, deductions, or benef...

Promotes access to justice in BC by providing, coordinating, and fostering quality pro bono legal services for people and nonprofit organizations of limited means. Provides legal training, resources, and information to individuals and organizations facilitatin...

Helps qualified persons with disabilities to save for long-term financial security, and enables people receiving social assistance to protect their assets and income. Assists individuals with disabilities to apply for a Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and a Regist...

Provides one-on-one assistance people with disabilities to apply for, and appeal the denial of, provincial (PWD) and federal (Canada Pension Plan) disability benefits. Files back-taxes for people with provincial disability benefits and helps people with the Di...

Offers drop-in advocacy services to mental health consumers/survivors. Provides information, support, and representation to resolve income, housing, and family law problems. Assists with welfare benefits, debt issues, tenancy disputes, and child protection con...

Provides form completion assistance for a range of legal issues. Areas of service include Aboriginal law, animal law, civil litigation, family law, federal government complaints, health and disabillity, housing, human rights, income support and benefits, infor...

Provides legal outreach to artists and arts organizations. Offer resources, workshops, and clinics where artists can meet confidentially with an experienced lawyer. Payment is by donation. Clinics run by volunteer lawyers and law students are held twice a mont...

Provides disability and health related support services to Aboriginal individuals, families, and service providers through three core programs: the Disability Case Management Program, the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) Program, and the Persons with ...

Works to promote, defend, and sustain civil liberties and human rights through policy work, education, and litigation. Website offers a wide range of accessible resources including handbooks, factsheets, and community workshops to provide public legal educatio...

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 ba...

Works to promote respect and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in their communities. Educates about self-advocacy and other issues through workshops and presentations at schools and organizations. Holds letter-writing campaigns aimed at gover...

Independent, adjudicative tribunal mandated to protect public safety while safeguarding the rights and freedoms of persons with mental disorders who are alleged to have committed an offence. Holds hearings to make and review dispositions where individuals char...

Provides workers in BC and their dependants with free independent advice, assistance, representation, training, and mentoring with respect to workers' compensation issues; operates independently of WorkSafeBC. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Offers services to bridge the gap between refugee women with disabilities and the publicly available community programs and activities. This program is aimed at skilled immigrant and refugee women who self-identify as being disabled by a physical, mental, cogn...

Provides information and referral services, and promotes community connections. In cooperation with other service providers, offers programs for families, youth, and seniors. Family services include family drop-ins for children up to age five and their caregiv...

Independent regulatory agency of the federal government responsible for promoting, protecting, and informing on human rights in Canada. Ensures that the principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination in the workplace are followed in all areas of federa...

Provides free support services including crisis lines, counselling services, outreach and advocacy, community engagement, newcomer settlement services, a homelessness prevention program, and a transition house. Hosts a pro-bono law clinic in partnership with W...

Provides legal assistance and representation to unrepresented low- and middle-income individuals engaged in civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters at both Supreme Court and Court of Appeal levels. Clients must be individuals (not organizations or compa...

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 righ...

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 sexua...

Provides support for families of children who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) or are suspected of having FASD. The key worker helps develop strategies for supporting children/youth at various developmental stages, and provides advocacy, ...

Provides education to promote awareness of, and advocate for, people with disabilities and/or chronic health conditions. Operating from a disability justice framework, uses an intersectional lens centering decolonization. Offers workshops on topics including d...

Provides support to parents in Delta with children from birth to age 19 who have a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or complex developmental behavioural conditions. Initial support includes information about Delta services and accompaniment to meet...

Supports people with all disabilities to live with dignity and independence, and as equal and full participants in society, through direct services, community partnerships, advocacy, research, and publications. Direct services include helping individuals apply...