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=== Consumer Protection BC===
=== Consumer Protection BC===
Their [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ website] is a good source of information about consumer law and issues in general and emerging trends.
Their [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca/ website] is a good source of information about consumer law issues, including emerging trends.


=== Clicklaw ===
=== Clicklaw ===
Clicklaw is a [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ website] operated by Courthouse Libraries BC to provide access to legal information for the layperson. It covers many topics, including consumer law and debt law.
Clicklaw is a [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ website] operated by Courthouse Libraries BC to provide access to legal information for the layperson. It covers many topics, including consumer law and debt law.


=== Continuing Legal Education Society of BC (CLEBC)===
=== Continuing Legal Education Society of BC===
[https://www.cle.bc.ca/ CLEBC] produces manuals and course materials on debt collection and court procedures. [http://store.cle.bc.ca/products.aspx?search=Creditors+Remedies&_ga=2.61699180.1558211447.1524101277-1899597735.1524101277 ''BC Creditors’ Remedies: An Annotated Guide''] covers practical aspects of creditors’ remedies, and includes forms, precedents, legislation, and checklists. This title and other CLEBC resources are available in [https://opac.courthouselibrary.ca/Catalogues/CatView.aspx?id=10514&noAuthRedir=1 courthouse libraries across the province].  
[https://www.cle.bc.ca/ CLEBC] produces manuals and course materials on debt collection and court procedures. [http://store.cle.bc.ca/products.aspx?search=Creditors+Remedies&_ga=2.61699180.1558211447.1524101277-1899597735.1524101277 ''BC Creditors’ Remedies: An Annotated Guide''] covers practical aspects of creditors’ remedies, and includes forms, precedents, legislation, and checklists. This title and other CLEBC resources are available in [https://opac.courthouselibrary.ca/Catalogues/CatView.aspx?id=10514&noAuthRedir=1 courthouse libraries across the province].  


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=== Law Society of BC===
=== Law Society of BC===
The society publishes the materials for the Professional Legal Training Course. The course materials are available on the [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/becoming-a-lawyer-in-bc/admission-program/professional-legal-training-course/pltc-practice-material/ society’s website] and in [https://lib.courthouselibrary.ca/library/Catalogues/CatView.aspx?id=8038&noAuthRedir=1 courthouse libraries].
The Law Society publishes the materials for the Professional Legal Training Course. The course materials are available on the [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/becoming-a-lawyer-in-bc/admission-program/professional-legal-training-course/pltc-practice-material/ society’s website] and in [https://lib.courthouselibrary.ca/library/Catalogues/CatView.aspx?id=8038&noAuthRedir=1 courthouse libraries].


=== Legal Services Society===
=== Legal Aid BC===
The legal aid provider in BC offers information on debt-related topics. Their MyLawBC website includes a [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4284 “guided pathway” on missed mortgage payments], which can help people identify their options if they’re having difficulty making mortgage payments. The LSS booklet [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1037 ''Can’t Pay Your Mortgage? What You Can Do If You’re Facing Foreclosure''] explains what a homeowner can do when lenders try to take their home. [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca LSS’ Family Law in BC] website includes fact sheets and self-help guides on family support payments.  
The legal aid provider in BC offers information on debt-related topics. Their booklet [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1037 ''Can’t Pay Your Mortgage? What You Can Do If You’re Facing Foreclosure''] explains what a homeowner can do when lenders try to take their home. Their [http://www.familylaw.lss.bc.ca Family Law in BC] website includes fact sheets and self-help guides on family support payments.  


=== People’s Law School===
=== People’s Law School===
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=== UBC Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)===
=== UBC Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP)===
LSLAP has a manual on various legal topics, including consumer protection and debtors’ remedies. The manual can be accessed [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1010 online].
LSLAP has a manual on various legal topics, including consumer protection and debtors’ remedies. The manual can be accessed [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/organization/solveproblems/1010 online].
  
 




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