Promotes a fair marketplace for consumers and businesses in British Columbia. Mandated to deliver consumer protection services throughout the province, promote fairness and understanding in the marketplace, and enforce consumer protection laws. Oversees and re...

Serves as the voice of the rental housing industry in BC, fostering the effective exchange of information pertinent to the industry, and providing access to services and support to help owners and managers of rental housing mitigate risk and enhance their fina...

A mobile outreach van provides accessible and inclusive outreach to communities facing technological and geographical barriers in accessing government services. Services include birth, death, marriage, and change of name certificate applications; ICBC driver l...

Network for workplace justice builds collective power through community organizing by and for precarious and non-unionized workers across BC. Know Your Rights resources provide information on employment rights; resources are available in English, Spanish, Chin...

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 ...

Confidential database containing all civil and criminal protection orders issued in BC. Ensures that police have 24-hour access to accurate, current information on peace bonds and civil restraining orders. Goal is to contribute to the reduction of violence aga...

Provides orientation to family law for individuals prior to separation or after separation. Services do not include legal advice. Provides an overview of dispute resolution options and legal resources in the community; coaching for effective participation in m...

Online tool allows couples who are in agreement on family law issues to complete and file the necessary divorce paperwork easily. Available to couples who are seeking joint divorce (making an application for a divorce together, in agreement about getting a div...

Records and issues certificates for births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces that occur in BC. Issues marriage licenses and has marriage commissioners who perform civil marriages at the couple's choice of location. Registers and searches wills. Provi...

Records and issues certificates for births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces that occur in BC. Issues marriage licenses and has marriage commissioners who perform civil marriages at the couple's choice of location. Registers and searches wills. Provi...

Free voluntary services that enforce agreements or court orders requiring support payments to a spouse or child. Can take steps to enforce agreements or orders for support after they are filed with the court. Attempts collection of support payments set out in ...

Assists individuals in removing a past criminal offence from public record, and obtaining a USA entry waiver. Provides free telephone and internet support, information, and guidance. Walk-in office hours are 8:30 am to 5 pm Eastern time, Monday to Friday. Nonp...

Advocates for compassionate end-of-life choices, and works to inform the public about the right of physician-assisted dying. Informs Canadians about legal end-of-life options and the importance of advance care planning. Advocates for strong patient rights legi...

Works to increase public awareness about and provide support to refugees and refugee claimants leaving Middle Eastern countries because of persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Provides legal support for queer refugees; settlement service...

Works to ensure that veterans, serving members of the Canadian Forces and the RCMP, and their families are treated respectfully in accordance with the Veterans Bill of Rights, and receive the services and benefits that they require in a fair, timely, and effic...

Canadian branch of the international UN Refugee Agency. Offers advocacy, information, legal assistance, and post-secondary scholarships for refugees. Works with the Canadian government, private sponsors, and businesses to promote standards of protection for re...

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...

Brings together pro-bono lawyers, law students, sponsorship experts, and community organizations to offer direct support to Canadians seeking to sponsor refugees. Provides sponsor groups with support from a pro-bono lawyer and law students; in BC, service is a...

This class action settlement provides compensation for the harms suffered by Indigenous students forced to attend Federal Indian Day Schools and Federal Day Schools across Canada. Claims for compensation processing began January 13, 2020. Gowling WLG (Canada) ...

Provides temporary immigration pathways, temporary resident visas, and information for foreign nationals affected by conflict or natural disasters seeking to come to, or remain in, Canada. Also offers temporary immigration measures for foreign national family ...

Provides information concerning the Federal Child Support Guidelines, a set of rules and tables used to calculate the amount of support that a paying parent should contribute towards his or her children, in cases of divorce or separation.