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Press Release: Supreme Court of Canada delivers breakthrough ruling for survivors of intimate partner violence

15/05/2026Gender-based violence Press

Ottawa, ON (unceded Anishinabe Algonquin Territory)—In a breakthrough ruling for survivors, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV), marking a fundamental shift in how Canada’s legal system responds to abuse. Today’s decision recognizes the gendered nature of IPV and the full scope of its devastating harms. The … Read more Press Release: Supreme Court of Canada delivers breakthrough ruling for survivors of intimate partner violence

Webinar: Building collective power for pay equity through an intersectional lens

13/05/2026Economic security Webinar

Watch our Equal Pay Day panel exploring how we can advance meaningful economic justice and well-being…

Safety Together: Addressing gender-based violence and the family policing system

08/04/2026Family well-being, Gender-based violence Publication

A community-driven research project on the intersections of gender-based violence and family policing…

Media Advisory: Supreme Court of Canada to hear landmark case on notwithstanding clause and gender equality

18/03/2026Economic security Press

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.

16/03/2026Economic security Case

This case considers the use of the notwithstanding clause by provincial governments to override fundamental human…

West Coast LEAF welcomes Miriam Esquitín as Director of Strategic Operations

05/02/2026General Update

West Coast LEAF is thrilled to welcome Miriam Esquitín as our Director of Strategic Operations. This newly created role marks an important moment for the organization, as we move into a phase of organizational renewal and transition. For over 40 years, West Coast LEAF has advanced gender justice through litigation, law reform, and public legal education. Miriam will play a key … Read more West Coast LEAF welcomes Miriam Esquitín as Director of Strategic Operations

Remembering our Beautiful Elder Doris Fox

29/10/2025General Update

Musqueam Elder Doris Fox was a founding member of the West Coast LEAF Indigenous Advisory Circle and strived to mentor our organization to ground our approach and work in Musqueam ways. This often meant coming to all our work with a deep love, and a good heart and good mind. A very generous person, she … Read more Remembering our Beautiful Elder Doris Fox

Recommendations on the Intimate Image Protection Order rules

28/10/2025Gender-based violence Submission

The non-consensual sharing of intimate images is a type of gender-based violence…

Tackling the income and pay gap: Community-led solutions for economic justice

21/10/2025Economic security Publication

Explore root causes, impacts, and bold solutions for lasting economic justice in BC…

Report back on Changing tides: An action plan to dismantle white Supremacy, settler Supremacy, and anti-Indigenous racism at West Coast LEAF

02/10/2025General Publication

After two years of considered work with a circle of cherished Indigenous Advisors, West Coast LEAF launched Changing Tides…