Webinar: Building collective power for pay equity through an intersectional lens
Watch our Equal Pay Day panel exploring how we can advance meaningful economic justice and well-being…
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Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear landmark case on notwithstanding clause and gender equality
WHAT: West Coast LEAF at Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in English Montreal School Board, et al. v Attorney General of Quebec, et al. on the use of the notwithstanding clause and impacts on gender equality protections. WHEN: March 23-26, 2026. Intervenor oral arguments will be heard on March 26, 2026. WHERE: Supreme Court … Read more Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear landmark case on notwithstanding clause and gender equality
English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.
This case considers the use of the notwithstanding clause by provincial governments to override fundamental human…
Tackling the income and pay gap: Community-led solutions for economic justice
Explore root causes, impacts, and bold solutions for lasting economic justice in BC…
Webinar: An intersectional approach to pay equity and economic justice
When: Thursday, March 27, 2025 Who: Who: What: Equal Pay Day 2025 was on April 16th. This day draws attention to the entrenched systemic inequity in pay earned by men vs women by symbolizing how far into the current year a woman must work to earn what a man earns in the previous year on … Read more Webinar: An intersectional approach to pay equity and economic justice
Equal Pay Day 2025
We’re calling the BC government to make real, systemic changes to advance economic justice and well-being…
In the news – 2025
At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to in 2025. November June May February
West Coast LEAF statement of solidarity with Palestine
West Coast LEAF stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Safe shelter community survey
The Safe Shelter Survey is a human rights awareness-raising and accountability tool to document emergency shelter…
Budget 2024: Historic legal aid expansion, but lots left to do
Today, we were at BC’s 2024 Budget presentation in Victoria on the unceded Coast Salish homelands of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples to hear whether the government will implement our key recommendations. Lawsuit settlement provides some much-need support, but not enough Last week, we announced a historic win as the government settled our lawsuit brought … Read more Budget 2024: Historic legal aid expansion, but lots left to do