In honour of Social Media Day (or #SMDay), we compiled a quick Database of BC/Canadian Legal hashtags, so that someone who isn’t familiar with these communities can see where conversations are happening.
See anything missing? Let us know: editor@clicklaw.bc.ca
| Hashtag | Description |
|---|---|
| #BCLegal | BC Legal news |
| #BCLawyers | News for BC Lawyers |
| #a2j | Access to Justice (General) |
| #cdnlaw | Canadian legal news |
| #canlaw | Canadian legal news (alternative hashtag) |
| #SRLs | Self Represented Litigants discussion (General) |
| #LegalAid | Legal Aid (General) |
| #LegalTech | Legal Technology (General) |
| #LegalIT | Legal Information Technology (General) |
| #clbcWE | Courthouse Libraries BC Wills and Estates |
| #clbcPI | Courthouse Libraries BC Personal Injury |
| #clbcLIT | Courthouse Libraries BC Civil Litigation |
| #clbcLEG | Courthouse Libraries BC Legislation |
| #CRILF | Canadian Research Institute for Law and Family (Legal Research) |
| #ODR | Online Dispute Resolution (General) |
| #ADR | Alternative Dispute Resolution (General) |
| #Indigenous | Indigenous issues and news (General) |
| #VAW | Violence Against Women (General) |
| #Reconciliation | Discussions on Reconciliation and the TRC |
| #TRC | Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada & Related Discussion |
| #abolaw | Aboriginal Law |
| #adminlaw | Administrative Law (General) |
| #cdnImm | Canadian Immigration |
| #canImm | Canadian Immigration (alternative hashtag) |
| #SenCA | Canadian Senate news |
| #criminallaw | Criminal Law (General) |
| #crimlaw | Criminal Law (General, alternative hashtag) |
| #conlaw | Constitutional Law (General) |
| #elderlaw | Elder Law (General) |
| #employmentlaw | Employment Law (General) |
| #rightsatwork | Employment Rights (General) |
| #familylaw | Family Law (General) |
| #estatelaw | Wills & Estates (General) |
| #SCC | Supreme Court of Canada discussions and news |
| #SCoC | Supreme Court of Canada discussions and news (mostly journalists) |
| #NIPDCanada | Event: National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| #AskChiefJudge | Event: BC Provincial Court Twitter Town Hall (April 2016) |
| #BCLawWeek | Event: CBABC's Annual Law Week events |
| #cbafutureschat | Event: CBA Legal Futures-hosted live conversations |
| #cbafutures | CBA Legal Futures related discussion |
| #LegalX | Toronto-based Legal R&D |
Last updated February 2019
