June 2019 Events (BC-wide, Online)

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For individuals with a disability and their families, friends, caregivers, and support workers:

• Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Workshop
  • Thursday, June 6 (11:00 am – 1:00 pm)
  • Vancouver – Plan Institute Office, 312 Main Street
  • Cost: 1 seat $65/2 seats $90
• Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Webinar
  • Thursday, June 13 (7:00 – 8:15 pm)
  • Webinar
  • Cost: $25 per person

• Navigating Housing on Reserve Webinar
  • Monday, June 10 (12:30 – 1:30 pm) Change of date – this webinar has been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 9 (12:30 – 1:30 pm)
  • Webinar
  • Hosted by UBC Allard School of Law Indigenous Community Legal Clinic
  • This 1 hour webinar will present a legal toolkit to assist you when working with clients who require assistance addressing housing on reserve matters.
  • Participants in this webinar may claim up to 1 hour of CPD credit with the LSBC.

• Board Chair Breakfast Series (Part 2 of 3)
  • Wednesday, June 12 (7:30 – 9:00 am)
  • Vancouver – BCIT Downtown Campus
  • Cost: $60
  • Directed at not-for-profit board chairs, board members and executive directors, this forum will focus on the legal responsibilities of the Chair in regards to employee risk management.

• Senior’s Benefits
  • Friday June 14 (9:30 am – 12:00 pm)
  • Burnaby – CCM Crystal Mall Level 2
  • Free event on benefits for seniors, including pension, subsidized housing, annual bus passes and swimming or leisure cards.
• Citizenship Preparation (English with Mandarin support)
  • Tuesday June 18 & Wednesday June 19 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
    • Vancouver – VPL Oakridge branch
    • Free two-day workshop on preparing for Canadian citizenship. Registration is required.
• Citizenship Preparation (English with Mandarin support)
  • Friday June 21 & Friday June 28 (5:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
    • Burnaby – VPL Tommy Douglas branch
    • Free two-day workshop on preparing for Canadian citizenship. Registration is required.
• Citizenship Preparation (English with Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi support)
  • Surrey – Mosaic Surrey
  • Tuesday June 18 & Wednesday June 19 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
  • Free two-day workshop on preparing for Canadian citizenship. Registration is required.

• Workers’ Compensation Review Public Hearings
  • Multiple dates – June 14 – June 27
  • Multiple locations – Surrey, Castlegar, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Vancouver, Chilliwack, Williams Lake, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Kelowna, Victoria, Fort St. John, Prince George, Terrace
  • Free event for British Columbians to share their views on what an improved workers’ compensation system should look like.

• Employment and Human Rights 101 Workshop
  • Monday, June 17 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
  • Nanaimo – Harbour City Theatre Alliance
  • Cost: $50
  • This workshop provides foundation knowledge and capacity to identify, plan for, and respond to legal issues that can arise in nonprofits in regards to employment and human rights.

Free classes on the legal issues that affect daily life for the public, led by lawyers, notaries and other experts:

• Wills and Estates
  • Wednesday, June 19 (6:00 – 7:30 pm)
  • Vancouver Public Library – Dunbar Branch
  • Free workshop open to the public covering: when you should make a will, requirements for making a will and what you should include in your will.
• Immigration Law
  • Monday, June 24 (7:00 – 8:30 pm)
  • Burnaby Public Library – Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch
  • Free workshop open to the public on how students can become permanent residents, work options for students, what happens when foreign workers lose their jobs and how to sponsor a spouse or partner.

• The Care Gap: Addressing the Imbalance of Invisible Work
  • Wednesday, June 19 (6:00 – 7:00 pm)
  • Vancouver – Robson Square
  • Free panel discussion on unpaid care examining the link between gender roles and the unequal distribution of caregiving.

• Legal Workshops – Mental Health in the Workplace: Rights and Responsibilities of Youth with Disabilities
  • Friday, June 21 (2:00 – 4:00 pm)
  • Surrey – Surrey City Hall
  • Free workshop series open to the public, addressing the issues of mental health in the workplace for youth with disabilities.

• Annual General Meeting
  • Thursday June 27 (6:30 pm)
  • Vancouver – VPL Central Branch (Alma VanDusen room)
  • Free event featuring guest speaker Bryan Carney (The Tyee)
  • Space is limited – RSVP fipa@fipa.bc.ca

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