Category: New on Clicklaw

People’s Law School has recently released three new publications. They are designed for newcomers and others wanting to know more about these topics.

 

Paying Taxes answers questions like, What taxes am I expected to pay?  Who do I pay taxes to? When do I pay taxes?

 

Driving in BC  is both for newcomers and new drivers in British Columbia who want to know about the laws that protect you when you are learning to drive in BC and when you are a licensed BC driver. This booklet answers questions like how do I get a BC driver’s licence? What should I do if I have a car accident?

 

Consumer Law: provides information about the laws that protect you when you pay for goods and services, when someone owes you money, or when you owe someone money.

 

Check out Clicklaw for more great resources on paying taxes, driving in BC, and consumer law.

You may be wondering if a will is different for people living on a reserve. If you are registered under the Indian Act and you live on reserve, the process for creating and administering a will is guided by the Indian Act.

Recently Clicklaw has added additional resources that may help to answer your questions.

Estate Administration On-Reserve: A Guide for Executors and Administrators in British Columbia, produced by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, provides general information about the routine tasks of administering a simple estate under the Indian Act. It is aimed at people who have been appointed by the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development office as the executor or administrator of the estate of a family member or friend who has passed away.  

 

The Guide is designed to be used with the Estate Administration on Reserve Templates Package, which contains forms and sample letters.

 

 For more resources on this topic, such as Writing Your Own Will: A Guide for First Nations People Living On Reserve, start your search with Clicklaw’s common question on wills for people living on reserves.