West Coast LEAF is proud to be a legal education partner and contributor to From the Ground Up, a youth anti-violence workshop guide by Girls Action Foundation. This educational resource is designed to spark discussions about how to respond to violence and to inform young women’s about their rights and about the services and resources available to them. The activities … Read more From the Ground Up: A Workshop Guide by Girls Action Foundation
Read our 2014 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2013/2014 fiscal year. Publications
In September 2014, we released a new report entitled Able Mothers: The intersection of parenting, disability, and the law. The report was the result of our project on Mothering with Disabilities. Publications
In June 2014, we released a report entitled #CyberMisogyny: Using and strengthening Canadian legal responses to gendered hate and harassment online. This report was part of our Legal Responses to Cyber Misogyny project. Publications
In February 2014, we released a report entitled: “Putting justice back on the map: The route to equal and accessible family justice.” Publications
Read our 2013 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2012/2013 fiscal year. Publications
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 March 2013, we wrote the position paper Access to Abortion and Contraception. Publications
In January 2013, we released a report entitled: “Supporting Mothers or shutting them out: Results of a court watch.” Publications
