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2018 Bi-Monthly Update Series: November/December

December 27, 2018 Clicklaw Editor New on Clicklaw, The broader context

To keep you informed, here are some highlights of changes and updates made to Clicklaw in November and December:

Disability Alliance BC

CPP-D Self-Help Guides: CPP-D Benefits Application Guide – updated to reflect changes to the CPP-D process
CPP-D Self-Help Guides: The Social Security Tribunal – new
Checklist for the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Benefit – updated

Legal Services Society

Family Duty Counsel brochure – provides an overview of what family duty counsel can and can’t do. Includes how to find services near you.
Parents Legal Centre – new locations added (Prince George, Smithers, Duncan, and Campbell River)
For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders – added Farsi (Persian) edition and updated Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), and Punjabi editions (French one will be done soon)

People’s Law School

See their recently updated listings here (sorted by “last reviewed date”), which includes the following content:

Money and debt, including mortgages, borrowing money, credit cards, credit reports, dealing with debt, and getting out of debt
Employment, including your rights at work, getting paid, and if you’re fired or laid off (more to come)
Health, including your medical records (more to come)

Amici Curiae

Legal Forms Workshops – updated hours and added a new location at CHIMO Community Services in Richmond
Legal Forms Workshops for Temporary Foreign Workers – updated hours and location (now at Collingwood Neighbourhood House in Vancouver)

A Home for Finola and I: Barriers to Pet-Friendly Housing
by Atira Women’s Resource Society

A review of the benefits of living with companion animals as well as the barriers to accessible pet-friendly housing in Vancouver. Published in January 2018, this paper was written by a law student as a research assignment for a course.

Out of Pocket
by UVic Access to Justice Centre for Excellence (ACE)

An online tool that helps to put a dollar figure on the out-of-pocket costs to individuals and families during a family law dispute. It uses typical stories and experiences to provide snapshots of family law costs.

Stay informed:

Talks on Access to Justice

September 26, 2016 Audrey Jun The broader context

What is the biggest problem facing the legal profession? The Chief Justice of Canada says it is access to justice. Research suggests that almost half of Canadian adults will experience a significant legal problem over a three year period, but very few will find legal services to deal with that problem. So why doesn’t access to justice (“A2J”) have a higher public profile?

Find out how and why this problem touches the lives of a majority of Canadians not just now, but throughout their lives.

Not in Vancouver? The following talk will be livestreamed at Why Don’t we Have Appropriate Access to Justice?, and livetweeted using #justicetalks. This and future talks will also be available as podcasts.

Why Don’t We Have Appropriate Access to Justice?

When: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm

Where: Green College, Coach House

What: What stands in the way of adequate access to justice? The Honourable Thomas Cromwell, recently retired from the Supreme Court of Canada and chair of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters will share his thoughts on why we still do not have appropriate access to justice in civil and family matters and provide a brief update on some promising initiatives. Panel: Jennifer Muller, former self-represented litigant; Dan Baxter, Director of Policy Development, Government & Stakeholder Relations for the BC Chamber of Commerce

Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.

Access to Justice and Sexual Violence

When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm

Where: Green College, Coach House

Who: Janine Benedet, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC
Tracy Pickett, Medicine, UBC

Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.

Access to Justice and Indigenous Laws

When: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm

Where: Green College, Coach House

Who: Val Napoleon, Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, Law, University of Victoria
Hadley Friedland, Law, University of Alberta

Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.

For more information on all events:

www.greencollege.ubc.ca or gc.events@ubc.ca

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