Category: New on Clicklaw

We share with you a monthly roundup of changes to Clicklaw’s collection. Here is a summary of updates done in May 2022.

Solve Problems

BC Ministry of Attorney General

Informal Family Trial Pilot – Kamloops Registry (New)
As of May 16, 2022, informal trials are being tested in Kamloops, BC. This webpage provides resources that you can use to learn more about the informal trial process, including how to prepare for one. 

Legal Aid BC

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (New to Clicklaw)
Explains that all people have a right to a safe workplace free from bullying, harassment, and unwanted sexual attention. It explains possible legal options if you don’t feel safe at work. Discusses taking time off and what to do if you’ve lost income. Includes a list of helpful resources.

What’s First Nations Court (Updated)
This fact sheet for Indigenous people explains restorative justice and Indigenous knowledge and traditions at First Nations/Indigenous Courts, what a healing plan is, how to get a case heard in these courts, where they’re located, and who can help, including duty counsel.

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We share with you a monthly roundup of changes to Clicklaw’s collection. Here is a summary of updates done in April 2022.

Solve Problems

Indigenous Law Research Unit (ILRU)

A Toolkit for On-Reserve Matrimonial Real Property Dispute Resolution (Newly Added)
This toolkit was designed for communities and individuals to help them learn about dispute resolution options, major issues, and important questions to consider when developing matrimonial real property laws.

Pivot Legal Society

Legal Information for People Attending Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions (Newly Added)
The information provided is a guide intended for people attending Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Actions so that they may be better informed when interfacing with law enforcement. This guide contains legal information on people’s rights at protests, the law of injunctions, rights upon arrest and detention.

Reform & Research

BC Law Institute (BCLI)

Public Hearings Project (Updated)
BC’s Local Government Act calls for a municipality to hold a public hearing when it’s adopting a land-use bylaw. The Public Hearings Project developed a study paper on (1) the origins of the public-hearing requirement, (2) its interpretation and development, and (3) its the goals and purposes.

Pivot Legal Society

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver (Newly Added)
Technical brief with 1 main recommendation: that non-federal orders of government implement decriminalization locally, by applying to the federal government for an exemption against the offense of simple possession. Though Vancouver is the focus, this recommendation is available to all jurisdictions.

Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy (Newly Added)
#DecrimDoneRight is a civil society platform based on evidence and rooted in public health and human rights approaches to drug policy. It is a product of collaboration from legal, human rights, public health sectors and informed by the expertise of people who use drugs.

Evaluating Canada’s Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal (Newly Added)
Analysis of the Criminal Code provisions in the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) shows that the legislation has resulted in sweeping criminalization of the sex industry, threatening the physical and economic security of sex workers.

HelpMap

Courthouse Libraries BC (Updated hours for some locations)

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