Self Help
BC Residential Tenancy Officehttp://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/
The Residential Tenancy Office provides landlords and tenants with information and dispute resolution services. The information on this site will help you understand your rights and responsibilities under BC's Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act.
Bring a Friend to Court
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/190/Bring.a.friend.to.court.a.GUIDE.pdf
A guide prepared by the Community Legal Assistance Society explaining how a friend can assist a self-represented litigant in court. The guide also explains the concept of a McKenzie Friend.
Complaints process under the Canadian Human Rights Act
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/complaints/default-en.asp
The Canadian Human Rights Commission is empowered by the Canadian Human Rights Act to look into allegations of discrimination in employment and in the provision of services - within federal jurisdiction - if the complaint is based on one or more of the eleven prohibited grounds of discrimination. The documents in this link provide information on the Human Rights Commission mandate and on the complaints process.
Contested Chambers Procedure: A Lay Person’s Guide
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/174/Contested.
Chambers.Proc.GUIDE.3rd.Edition.April0205.pdf
A guide prepared by the Community Legal Assistance Society on how to prepare for and how to behave in BC Supreme Court Contested Chambers.
Do-it-yourself Divorce in BC
http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/civil/info/do_it_yourself_divorce.htm
A Ministry of Attorney General of BC website providing information on how to file and obtain your own divorce.
Drafting Affidavits: A Lay Person’s Guide
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/172/Drafting.Affidavits.GUIDE.4thd.Edition.pdf
A guide prepared by the Community Legal Assistance Society to help self-represented litigants draft an affidavit for BC Supreme Court.
Employment Standards Branch – BC
http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/
This branch of the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services administers the Employment Standards Act and Regulations which set minimum standards of wages and working conditions in most workplaces. The website links to legislation, and provides self-help kits and necessary forms.
Family Law Website
http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca
An LSS website providing legal information and self-help kits related to family law problems.
Judicial Review: A Lay Person’s Guide
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/200/Judicial_Review_
A_Lay_Persons_GUIDE_3rd_edition_edited_may_30_05.pdf
A guide prepared by the Community Legal Assistance Society to help self-represented litigants prepare for judicial review.
Judicial Review Self-Help Clinic
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/282/Judicial_Review_Self-Help_Clinic.pdf
Self-help clinic run by the Community Legal Assistance Society for individuals wishing to bring judicial review in BC Supreme Court. By appointment only. Tel: 604-685-3425.
LawLINK
http://www.lawlink.bc.ca
Provides links to websites offering public legal information and self-help resources.
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program Manual
http://www.lslap.bc.ca/manual.htm
An online manual produced by the Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Society, providing a thorough and practical guide to many areas of poverty law— with links to legislation, resources, and government agencies.
Preparing a Chambers Record: A Lay Person’s Guide
http://www2.povnet.org/uploads/images/192/Preparing.Chambers.Record.GUIDE-4.pdf
A guide prepared by the Community Legal Assistance Society to help self-represented litigants prepare a Chambers Record for BC Supreme Court Chambers.
Provincial Court BC – Family Matters and Youth
http://www.provincialcourt.bc.ca/aboutthecourt/familymatters/familymatters.html
A website providing resources for guiding individuals through the family court process. Also includes links to family- and court-related rules and legislation.
Provincial Nominee Program – BC
http://www.ecdev.gov.bc.ca/ProgramsAndServices/PNP/index.htm
A program intended to speed up the immigration process for those that meet the province’s economic criteria. Application forms and program description are available on the website.
Self-Help Kits – Family Law
http://familylaw.lss.bc.ca/selfhelpmaterials.asp
An LSS website providing online self-help kits related to family law.
Supreme Court Self-Help Information Centre
http://www.supremecourtselfhelp.bc.ca
Drop-in centre located at the Vancouver location of the BC Supreme Court. Staff assist self-represented litigants to learn about the court system and court procedures, to obtain legal information, to locate and fill out relevant court forms, to find free legal advice, and to find alternatives to court.
Taking Your Case to the Supreme Court of BC
http://www.lawcourtsed.ca/index.cfm?call=bb0375bc&mnid=365&hl=2&act=main
Provided through the Law Courts Education Society website, this multimedia presentation provides information that a self-represented litigant should know before starting a civil legal action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Also available in print.