Difference between revisions of "Where to Get Help for Consumer Law Essentials"

From Clicklaw Wikibooks
Line 17: Line 17:
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Better Business Bureau
 
| width="20%" | Better Business Bureau
−
| width="40%" | Assists people dealing with consumer problems. Call 604.682.2711 in Greater Vancouver or 250.386.6348 on Vancouver Island. Visit: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers].
+
| width="40%" | Assists people dealing with consumer problems. Call 604.682.2711 in Greater Vancouver or 250.386.6348 in Vancouver Island. Visit: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers].
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Canadian Consumer Association
 
| width="20%" | Canadian Consumer Association
 
| width="40%" | An online gateway that explains how to make a consumer complaint. Visit [http://www.consumerinformation.ca www.consumerinformation.ca].
 
| width="40%" | An online gateway that explains how to make a consumer complaint. Visit [http://www.consumerinformation.ca www.consumerinformation.ca].
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
−
| width="20%" | Canadian Homer Builders Association of BC
+
| width="20%" | Canadian Home Builders Association of BC
 
| width="40%" | Helps consumers plan their renovation and explains what to do when there are problems. Call toll free 1.800.933.6777 or visit online at [http://www.gvhba.org www.gvhba.org].
 
| width="40%" | Helps consumers plan their renovation and explains what to do when there are problems. Call toll free 1.800.933.6777 or visit online at [http://www.gvhba.org www.gvhba.org].
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Consumer Protection BC
 
| width="20%" | Consumer Protection BC
−
| width="40%" |Provides protections for BC consumers. Call toll free 1.888.564.9963, and ask them to direct you to the right place.Visit: [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca] for more information. Go to 'Help for Consumers”' and select 'How Can We Help?'
+
| width="40%" |Provides protections for BC consumers. Call toll free 1.888.564.9963 and ask them to direct you to the right place.Visit: [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca] for more information. Go to 'Help for Consumers' and select 'How Can We Help?'
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Clicklaw
 
| width="20%" | Clicklaw
Line 35: Line 35:
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Dial-a-Law
 
| width="20%" | Dial-a-Law
−
| width="40%" | Provides information in English, Chinese and Punjabi from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch. Visit [http://www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal] for more information. Select “Consumer, Debt and Credit” for information about consumer and debt issues.
+
| width="40%" | Provides information in English, Chinese, and Punjabi from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch. Visit [http://www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal] for more information. Select “Consumer, Debt and Credit” for information about consumer and debt issues.
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Lawyer Referral
 
| width="20%" | Lawyer Referral
Line 41: Line 41:
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | People's Law School
 
| width="20%" | People's Law School
−
| width="40%" | You Owe Money; Someone Owes You Money. Visit [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167 www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167] to view these online animations.
+
| width="40%" | View online the animations 'You Owe Money' and 'Someone Owes You Money' on[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167 www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167].
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| width="20%" | Mediate-BC
 
| width="20%" | Mediate-BC
−
| width="40%" | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes [http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]
+
| width="40%" | Mediate-BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes [http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
{{Consumer Law Guide Navbox}}
 
{{Consumer Law Guide Navbox}}

Revision as of 00:23, 5 January 2013

Template:Consumer Law Guide TOC

Update: This page is in the process of being updated and the content is not to relied on. To access this booklet in the meantime, see the PDF version at www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/uploads/89/14/8914c4c79476887bebdc9461b3726fa3/English_Consumer-Law_2011.pdf
Access Pro Bono Offers clinics where lawyers provide free legal advice to people who cannot afford a lawyer and who cannot get legal aid. In Greater Vancouver call 604.878.7400 or toll free at 1.877.762.6664 from anywhere in the province. Visit www.accessprobono.ca.
Better Business Bureau Assists people dealing with consumer problems. Call 604.682.2711 in Greater Vancouver or 250.386.6348 in Vancouver Island. Visit: www.mbc.bbb.org/consumers.
Canadian Consumer Association An online gateway that explains how to make a consumer complaint. Visit www.consumerinformation.ca.
Canadian Home Builders Association of BC Helps consumers plan their renovation and explains what to do when there are problems. Call toll free 1.800.933.6777 or visit online at www.gvhba.org.
Consumer Protection BC Provides protections for BC consumers. Call toll free 1.888.564.9963 and ask them to direct you to the right place.Visit: www.consumerprotectionbc.ca for more information. Go to 'Help for Consumers' and select 'How Can We Help?'
Clicklaw A portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia. Online at www.clicklaw.bc.ca.
Credit Counseling Society The Credit Counseling Society can help you manage your finances and deal with your debt problems. Call toll free 1.888.527.8999, email info@nomoredebts.org or visit online at www.nomoredebts.org.
Dial-a-Law Provides information in English, Chinese, and Punjabi from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch. Visit www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal for more information. Select “Consumer, Debt and Credit” for information about consumer and debt issues.
Lawyer Referral Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes. In Greater Vancouver call 604.687.3221 or toll free 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province. Visit www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx.
People's Law School View online the animations 'You Owe Money' and 'Someone Owes You Money' onwww.publiclegaled.bc.ca/section.asp?catid=167.
Mediate-BC Mediate-BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes www.mediatebc.com

Template:Consumer Law Guide Navbox

Under the old Divorce Act, the schedule of a parent's time with their children under an order or agreement, replaced with "parenting time" and "contact" in the new Divorce Act. Access usually referred to the schedule of the parent with the least amount of time with the child. See "contact," "custody" and "parenting time."

A person licensed to practice law in a particular jurisdiction by that jurisdiction's law society. See "barrister and solicitor."

A sum of money or an obligation owed by one person to another. A "debtor" is a person responsible for paying a debt; a "creditor" is the person to whom the debt is owed.

Processes used to resolve legal disputes, including negotiation, collaborative settlement processes, mediation, arbitration and litigation.

Retrieved from "https://stagewiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php?title=Where_to_Get_Help_for_Consumer_Law_Essentials&oldid=3992"
Personal tools
Namespaces

Variants
Actions
Site
Tools
Contributors
Print/export