Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act Erode the Dignity of Tenants in Supportive Housing
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, B.C., January 19, 2024
Yesterday, the provincial government announced that supportive housing providers would be exempt from certain provisions of the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) that previously restricted their ability to impose guest restrictions and enter tenants’ […]
New free legal service provides help for anyone in British Columbia who has experienced sexual assault
For Immediate Release
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
A new program that provides free legal advice to anyone who has experienced sexual assault in B.C. launches today. Stand Informed legal advice services are offered by Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), a not-for-profit society […]
Increase in Provincial Funding to the Community Legal Assistance Society’s Human Rights Clinic
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) welcomes the provincial government’s increase in funding to improve access to justice for people with human rights claims. The additional funding for CLAS’ Human Rights Clinic will support our Clinic to respond to the […]
Human Rights Tribunal orders $150,000 in compensation for Indigenous mother in child welfare case
CLAS is celebrating the decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal in RR v. Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society. The Tribunal found that our client, referred to as RR in the decision, was discriminated against by the child […]
Community Legal Assistance Society Launches Campaign to Restrict Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases in British Columbia
(Vancouver, B.C.) The Community Legal Assistance Society’s SHARP Workplaces Legal Advice Clinic is launching a campaign to advocate for provincial legislation restricting the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in sexual harassment cases. The campaign will raise awareness about the misuse of […]
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Charter Challenge to Forced Psychiatric Treatment Laws Can Continue
June 23, 2022, (Vancouver, BC) Today the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the BC government’s five-year legal campaign aimed at stopping the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) – a nationally respected disability rights organization – from challenging BC’s […]