Law Related ESL Lessons

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Educators who work with newcomers, youth and adults have an updated resource to help teach basic concepts about the law. Law-Related ESL Lessons is a set of lesson modules on legal topics, designed for English language classes for newcomers to Canada. Developed by People’s Law School and LISTN (formerly ELSA Net), in collaboration with Courthouse Libraries BC, this resource features downloadable instructional packages at varying Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels, together with assessment tools for instructors. The lesson modules include online quizzes that learners can take to assess their understanding, and online videos to support more dynamic learning.

Lesson topics include:

  • Fundamentals of the Law,
  • Consumer Law,
  • Elder Law,
  • Family Law with content on marriage, separation, divorce and family violence,
  • Working in BC including workplace bullying and harassment,
  • Paying Taxes,
  • Driving in BC,
  • Renting a Home,
  • Scams to Avoid,
  • Talking to the Police and
  • Youth and the Law

These lessons are the latest addition to the Learn & Teach section on Clicklaw Wikibooks.

The Law-Related ESL Lessons project was made possible with funding support from the Province of BC and Government of Canada.

Helping Clients with Legal Information and Legal Referrals

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Settlement Worker Guide Cover ImageSettlement workers in BC help new immigrants as they start their life in Canada. Sometimes new immigrants need information about the law or legal help, and they turn to workers in settlement agencies for help. The Settlement Workers Guide to Helping Clients with Legal Information and Legal Referrals is a new training tool for settlement workers and others providing legal information and referral services. The guide is a series of short videos and text that provides practical information and examples to help workers:

  • understand the difference between legal information and legal advice,
  • identify when a client may have a legal issue,
  • find legal information,
  • find legal help, and
  • make effective referrals.

The guide is hosted on Clicklaw Wikibooks. One of the benefits of having the guide on this collaborative platform is that the information is available in a variety of formats. You can:

  • read the information online
  • watch the videos
  • download the guide as a PDF to print out
  • download the guide as an ebook to read on your ereader, tablet or mobile device.

The guide was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Immigrant PLEI Consortium (IPC) and the following agencies: Courthouse Libraries BC, Justice Education Society, Legal Services Society, Options Community Services and People’s Law School. Funding was provided by the Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia.