We prepared this Briefing Note for provincial legislators calling for an amendment to BC’s residential tenancy legislation that would allow victims of violence to break their fixed term leases without penalty in order to flee domestic abuse. Read the submission. (PDF, 888 KB) Submissions
Read our 2013 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2012/2013 fiscal year. Publications
In our annual submission to BC’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, we called on the BC government to prioritize women’s equality in the upcoming budget by, among other things, investing in legal aid, implementing the recommendations of the Missing Women’s Commission of Inquiry, and increasing funding to prevent and respond to male violence … Read more Submission to the 2014 Budget Consultations
Your Words Are Worth Something is a report based on findings from the Older Women’s Dialogue Project, a collaboration between West Coast LEAF and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law from 2012 to 2015. (The Canadian Centre for Elder Law carried out an additional phase of the project until 2017.) The Older Women’s Dialogue Project … Read more Your Words Are Worth Something
This booklet explains the law about the fair division of family property or debt when spouses separate, and what you can do if you believe your agreement…
In response to a report prepared by the Family Justice Working Group of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, West Coast LEAF wrote to commend the Working Group for a number of positive recommendations, while raising concerns about the report’s emphasis on out-of-court dispute resolution, which can be dangerous and … Read more Submission on Meaningful Change for Family Justice – Beyond Wise Words
Read our 2012 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2011/2012 fiscal year. Publications
Case summary Friedmann involves a female tenant who was sexually harassed by her male landlord. After ending her tenancy, she filed a human rights complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal found that the harassment she endured amounted to discrimination on the basis of sex, and was a violation of the BC Human Rights Code. … Read more Friedmann v MacGarvie [2012]
In 2012, we partnered with the Pivot Legal Society & the BC Civil Liberties Association to produce the report, “Blueprint for an Inquiry: Learning from the Failures of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.” Publications
In June 2012, we released a report entitled, Troubling Assessments: Custody and Access Reports and their Equality Implications for BC Women. This report was part of our Family Law Project. Publications