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== '''A. Legislation and Regulations''' ==
== APB's Lawyer Referral Service ==
Consultation with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for free. Any legal assistance will require paying the lawyer’s regular fees
{{:The_Lawyer_Referral_Service_(22:I)}}


'''Residential Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA]'''.
== Access Pro Bono ==
Several programs are available:


Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02078_01
• '''Summary Legal Advice Program''': Volunteer lawyers provide up to a half-hour of free legal advice to clients at summary legal advice clinics


'''Residential Tenancy Regulation, BC Reg 477/2003, [RTR].'''
• '''Roster Program''': Pro bono representation for Court of Appeal, family law, Federal Court of Appeal, judicial review and wills and estates issues


Website: http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/477_2003
• '''Civil Chambers Program''': Civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Vancouver


• '''Consumer Protection Clinic''': Summary advice for individuals with Consumer Protection cases


• The RTA and RTR set out the law of residential tenancies in BC. They will often hold the ultimate answer to questions relating to disputes between landlords and tenants.
• '''Employment Standards Program''': Volunteer lawyers and students provide free legal representation to employees at the Employment Standards Branch


• '''Mental Health Program Telephone Clinic''': Free legal advice appointments over the phone to people detained under the Mental Health Act or their relatives


• For the current status of the RTA and RTR, refer to CCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated).
• '''Residential Tenancy Program''': Legal representation for low-income tenants and landlords appearing before the Residential Tenancy Branch


• '''Solicitors’ Program''': Connects non-profit organisations of limited means with pro-bono legal services


'''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 77 [MHPTA].'''
• '''Paralegal Program''': Appointments for self-represented litigants to get help preparing legal documents (604-660-2084)


Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/02077_01
• '''Wills Clinic''': Appointments for low-income seniors and people with terminal illnesses. Trained lawyers and articling students draft and execute simple wills and representation agreements. (604-424-9600)


{{:Access Pro Bono (22:I)}}


'''Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation BC Reg 481/2003'''
== Legal Services Society ==
Representation for criminal charges, mental health and prison issues, serious family problems, child protection matters and immigration problems
{{:Legal Services Society (22:I)}}


Website: www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/481_2003
== Community Legal Assistance Society ==
Housing, income security, debt issues, access to education, community living supports, access to public services, employment insurance, workers' compensation, information and privacy for people with disabilities, mental health, human rights
{{:Community Legal Assistance Society (22:I)}}


== Vancouver Justice Access Centre ==


The Residential Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 78 [RTA] and Residential Tenancy Regulation [RTR], BC Reg 477/2003 as well as the rules of procedure are amended occasionally; check the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) to get the most up to date information.
• Legal information, self-help and other resources; limited legal advice on family and civil law issues (low-income eligibility requirements apply). No legal advice for criminal matters, small claims court forms and filings and personal injury matters.


• Can give advice on family and civil justice issues such as separation or divorce, guardianship, child or spousal support, parenting after separation, protection orders, income security, employment, housing, debt, human rights, consumer issues, wills and estates, EI, worker’s compensation, and immigration/refugee issues.


== '''B. Resources and Policy Guidelines''' ==
{{:Vancouver Justice Access Centre (22:I)}}


'''TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre'''
== Seniors First BC (Victims Services Program and Legal Programs) ==
Website: www.tenants.bc.ca
*Helps victims of abuse or a crime to access the justice system
*Provide practical and emotional support
*Assistance can be provided over the phone
*Preparation and support for older adults who will be testifying in court about abuse or other crime
*Provide services to people age 55 and over
*'''Does not prepare wills or power of attorneys, or give advice on estate administration, real estate, criminal law or family law matters'''  
{{:BC Centre for Elder Advocacy Support (22:I)}}


== Dial-A-Law ==
*General information on a variety of topics on law in British Columbia
*Library of legal information prepared by lawyers
*Available in English, Chinese and Punjabi by telephone and online
{{:Dial-A-Law (22:I)}}


Provides a variety of publications relating to tenant law, including the Tenant Survival Guide (also available online as a wikibook, via the Clicklaw website: wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Tenant_Survival_Guide)  
== Clicklaw ==
Legal information, education and help for British Columbians
{{:Clicklaw (22:I)}}




'''Residential Tenancy Branch'''
== Law Students’ Legal Advice Program ==
Telephone: 604-822-5791 Website: [http://www.lslap.bc.ca www.lslap.bc.ca]


• Free legal assistance through appointments for low income individuals in the Greater Vancouver area, including representation, document drafting, summary advice, and referrals


'''Main Office'''
• Help with criminal law (summary offences) tenancy, employment, small claims, welfare, human rights, immigration, and more


• No family law, personal injury, supreme court, business law, real property, or criminal law where there is a risk of jail time


400 - 5021 Kingsway
• Publishes this legal advice manual
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4A5


Website: www.rto.gov.bc.ca
• Operates a Criminal Code s. 684 project which helps convicted individuals fill out s. 684 applications for a court to assign counsel to act for an accused in an appeal


Office Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


Information line:
== The Kettle Society ==


Metro Vancouver 604-660-1020
Telephone: 604-251-2801 Website: [http://www.thekettle.ca www.thekettle.ca]


Victoria 250-387-1602
• Advocacy and support, with a focus on mental health


Elsewhere in BC 1-800-665-8779
• Family, tenancy, tax, welfare, ID replacement, and human rights


Fax: 604-660-2363
== Amici Curaie ==


E-mail: HSRTO@gov.bc.ca
Telephone: 778-522-2839 Website: [http://www.legalformsbc.ca www.legalformsbc.ca]


'''Downtown Eastside Satellite Office'''
• Free assistance in completing legal forms (no Criminal, elder law, or wills and estates)


Four Corners
• Operate a clinic helping temporary workers apply for uncontested divorce orders


390 Main Street (Entrance on Hastings)
== The Law Centre (University of Victoria) ==          
Telephone: 250-385-1221 Website: [http://www.uvic.ca/law/about/centre www.uvic.ca/law/about/centre]
• Law students in Victoria provide legal assistance to low income individuals in criminal, family, and civil law, including help with human rights, employment insurance, tenancy, welfare, and other administrative tribunals


Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T1
== Pov Net ==  


Office Hours: M-F 12:30 pm - 4:00pm
Website: [http://www.povnet.org www.povnet.org]


• Comprehensive source of legal referrals
NOTE: The main office in Burnaby is a full-service office. The Downtown Eastside office is a satellite office and does not handle money. Dispute applications can only be filed there by low-income applicants who are eligible for a fee waiver. Those offices are staffed with information officers.


• Can be used to search for legal help by region in British Columbia


The RTB website (www.gov.bc.ca/landlordtenant) contains forms, legislation and RTB interpretation guidelines, and includes the following useful publications:
== First United Church Advocacy ==


Telephone: 604-251-3323 Website: [[firstunited.ca/advocacy]]


'''Residential Tenancy Branch Dispute Resolution Rules of Procedure'''
• Broad range of legal advocacy for low-income and vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside Vancouver


Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/housing-and-tenancy/residential-tenancies/rop.pdf
• Focus on tenancy and social assistance


== St Paul’s Advocacy Office ==
Telephone: 604-683-4287 Website: [[stpaulsanglican.bc.ca/site1/outreach-2/advocacy-outreach]] 


'''Residential Tenancy Information Sheets'''
• Supports people facing difficulties in day-to-day living


Website: http://bit.ly/1KTmo6l
• This includes accommodation needs, landlord-tenant disputes, health and disability issues, and access to government services


== Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS) ==


'''RTB Policy Guidelines''': detailed information on common problem areas; drafted by RTB Arbitrators.
Telephone: 250-361-3521 Website: [http://www.tapsbc.ca\ www.tapsbc.ca]
Website: http://bit.ly/1ei1NfH


• Legal advocacy in Victoria


'''RTB Calculators''': Help in calculating rent increases, dates, deposits and more.
• Income assistance, disability benefits, employment standards, tenancy, and income tax
Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/calculators-and-resources/calculators 




'''B.C. Housing'''
== Civil Resolution Tribunal ==


Suite 101 - 4555 Kingsway
Telephone: 1-844-322-2292 Website: [http://www.civilresolutionbc.ca www.civilresolutionbc.ca]


Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4V8
• Tribunal which handles small claims matter under $5,000
 
Website: www.bchousing.org
 
Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
 
Information for tenants living in public, subsidized housing.
 
 
'''Landlord BC '''
 
Website: www.landlordbc.ca
 
E-mail: info@landlordbc.ca
 
Direct: 1-888-330-6707
 
 
'''Vancouver Office:'''
 
1210-1095 West Pender Street
 
Vancouver, British Columbia
 
V6E 2M6
 
Telephone: 604-733-9420
Fax: 604-733-9420
 
'''Victoria Office:'''
 
830B Pembroke Street
 
Victoria, British Columbia
 
V8T 1J9
 
Telephone: 250-382-6324
 
Fax Local: 250-382-6006
 
Fax Toll-Free: 1-877-382-6006
 
== '''C. Books''' ==
 
 
Margaret Carter-Pyne, Residential Tenancy Law in British Columbia: Everything you need to know to prevent a disaster (Victoria, BC: Sunnymead Publishing, 2009).
 
• A useful resource for tenants in preparing for a hearing.
 
 
Allan Wotherspoon, Annotated British Columbia Residential Tenancy Act (Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 2005).
 
• This is a loose-leaf volume updated once or twice annually.
 
 
CCH British Columbia Real Estate Law Guide, Robert J. Maguire, Rose H. McConnell, loose-leaf (Toronto, ON: CCH, undated).
 
• A summary of the state of the RTA and RTR.


• Solution explorer for alternative dispute options


• Start your claim online


• Also handles motor vehicle injury under $50,000, strata disputes, societies and cooperative
associations disputes, and shared accommodations and some housing disputes




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Revision as of 07:40, 30 December 2020

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by the Law Students' Legal Advice Program on July 02, 2019.
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Introduction
Chapters
23. Referrals
 · I. General

 · II. Family Law & Women
 · III. Residential Tenancy
 · IV. Human Rights
 · V. Wills & Estates
 · VI. Immigration & Refugee
 · VII. Disability
 · VIII. Employment
 · IX. Debt
 · X. Indigenous
 · XI. Police Complaints
 · XII. Chinese Language

 · XIII. Others
v • d • e



APB's Lawyer Referral Service

Consultation with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for free. Any legal assistance will require paying the lawyer’s regular fees The Lawyer Referral Service (22:I)

Access Pro Bono

Several programs are available:

• Summary Legal Advice Program: Volunteer lawyers provide up to a half-hour of free legal advice to clients at summary legal advice clinics

• Roster Program: Pro bono representation for Court of Appeal, family law, Federal Court of Appeal, judicial review and wills and estates issues

• Civil Chambers Program: Civil (non-family) chambers litigation matters before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Vancouver

• Consumer Protection Clinic: Summary advice for individuals with Consumer Protection cases

• Employment Standards Program: Volunteer lawyers and students provide free legal representation to employees at the Employment Standards Branch

• Mental Health Program Telephone Clinic: Free legal advice appointments over the phone to people detained under the Mental Health Act or their relatives

• Residential Tenancy Program: Legal representation for low-income tenants and landlords appearing before the Residential Tenancy Branch

• Solicitors’ Program: Connects non-profit organisations of limited means with pro-bono legal services

• Paralegal Program: Appointments for self-represented litigants to get help preparing legal documents (604-660-2084)

• Wills Clinic: Appointments for low-income seniors and people with terminal illnesses. Trained lawyers and articling students draft and execute simple wills and representation agreements. (604-424-9600)


Online www.accessprobono.ca
Phone 604-482-3195
Toll-Free: 1-877-762-6664


Legal Services Society

Representation for criminal charges, mental health and prison issues, serious family problems, child protection matters and immigration problems Legal Services Society (22:I)

Community Legal Assistance Society

Housing, income security, debt issues, access to education, community living supports, access to public services, employment insurance, workers' compensation, information and privacy for people with disabilities, mental health, human rights Community Legal Assistance Society (22:I)

Vancouver Justice Access Centre

• Legal information, self-help and other resources; limited legal advice on family and civil law issues (low-income eligibility requirements apply). No legal advice for criminal matters, small claims court forms and filings and personal injury matters.

• Can give advice on family and civil justice issues such as separation or divorce, guardianship, child or spousal support, parenting after separation, protection orders, income security, employment, housing, debt, human rights, consumer issues, wills and estates, EI, worker’s compensation, and immigration/refugee issues.

Vancouver Justice Access Centre (22:I)

Seniors First BC (Victims Services Program and Legal Programs)

  • Helps victims of abuse or a crime to access the justice system
  • Provide practical and emotional support
  • Assistance can be provided over the phone
  • Preparation and support for older adults who will be testifying in court about abuse or other crime
  • Provide services to people age 55 and over
  • Does not prepare wills or power of attorneys, or give advice on estate administration, real estate, criminal law or family law matters

BC Centre for Elder Advocacy Support (22:I)

Dial-A-Law

  • General information on a variety of topics on law in British Columbia
  • Library of legal information prepared by lawyers
  • Available in English, Chinese and Punjabi by telephone and online

Dial-A-Law (22:I)

Clicklaw

Legal information, education and help for British Columbians Clicklaw (22:I)


Law Students’ Legal Advice Program

Telephone: 604-822-5791 Website: www.lslap.bc.ca

• Free legal assistance through appointments for low income individuals in the Greater Vancouver area, including representation, document drafting, summary advice, and referrals

• Help with criminal law (summary offences) tenancy, employment, small claims, welfare, human rights, immigration, and more

• No family law, personal injury, supreme court, business law, real property, or criminal law where there is a risk of jail time

• Publishes this legal advice manual

• Operates a Criminal Code s. 684 project which helps convicted individuals fill out s. 684 applications for a court to assign counsel to act for an accused in an appeal


The Kettle Society

Telephone: 604-251-2801 Website: www.thekettle.ca

• Advocacy and support, with a focus on mental health

• Family, tenancy, tax, welfare, ID replacement, and human rights

Amici Curaie

Telephone: 778-522-2839 Website: www.legalformsbc.ca

• Free assistance in completing legal forms (no Criminal, elder law, or wills and estates)

• Operate a clinic helping temporary workers apply for uncontested divorce orders

The Law Centre (University of Victoria)

Telephone: 250-385-1221 Website: www.uvic.ca/law/about/centre

• Law students in Victoria provide legal assistance to low income individuals in criminal, family, and civil law, including help with human rights, employment insurance, tenancy, welfare, and other administrative tribunals

Pov Net

Website: www.povnet.org

• Comprehensive source of legal referrals

• Can be used to search for legal help by region in British Columbia

First United Church Advocacy

Telephone: 604-251-3323 Website: firstunited.ca/advocacy

• Broad range of legal advocacy for low-income and vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside Vancouver

• Focus on tenancy and social assistance

St Paul’s Advocacy Office

Telephone: 604-683-4287 Website: stpaulsanglican.bc.ca/site1/outreach-2/advocacy-outreach

• Supports people facing difficulties in day-to-day living

• This includes accommodation needs, landlord-tenant disputes, health and disability issues, and access to government services

Together Against Poverty Society (TAPS)

Telephone: 250-361-3521 Website: www.tapsbc.ca

• Legal advocacy in Victoria

• Income assistance, disability benefits, employment standards, tenancy, and income tax


Civil Resolution Tribunal

Telephone: 1-844-322-2292 Website: www.civilresolutionbc.ca

• Tribunal which handles small claims matter under $5,000

• Solution explorer for alternative dispute options

• Start your claim online

• Also handles motor vehicle injury under $50,000, strata disputes, societies and cooperative associations disputes, and shared accommodations and some housing disputes


v • d • e
 
Chapters 15-23
Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making · Wills and Estates  · Citizenship  · Immigration  · Landlord and Tenant Rights  · Small Claims  · Welfare Law  · Strata Law  · Referrals
Chapter Fifteen:
Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making
Chapter Sixteen:
Wills and Estate Administration
Chapter Seventeen:
Citizenship
Chapter Eighteen:
Immigration Law
Chapter Nineteen:
Landlord and Tenant Law
Chapter Twenty:
Small Claims and the CRT
I. Introduction · II. Governing Legislation and Resources · III. Do You Have a Claim? · IV. Choosing the Proper Forum · V. Starting a Claim · VI. Responding to a Claim · VII. Default Order · VIII. How a Claim Proceeds · IX. Pre-Trial · X. Mediation · XI. Settlement Conferences · XII. Trial/Pre-Trial Conferences · XIII. Trial Preparation · XIV. Trials · XV. Costs and Penalties · XVI. Appeals · XVII. Enforcement of a Judgement · Appendix A: Registries · Appendix B: Demand Letter · Appendix C: Notice of Claim · Appendix D: Reply to Claim · Appendix E: Glossary · Appendix F: Limitation Periods · Appendix G: Causes of Action · Appendix H: Court Fees · Appendix I: Tribunal Fees · Appendix J: Settlement Conference · Appendix K: Payment Hearing · Appendix L: Appeal · Appendix M: LSLAP File Administration Policy
Chapter Twenty One:
Welfare Law
Chapter Twenty Two:
Strata Law
Chapter Twenty Three:
Referrals
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