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==Working | ==Working in BC== | ||
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw''' | | width="20%" | '''Clicklaw''' | ||
| width="40%" | A website | | width="40%" | A website that will take you to legal information and education from across BC. Clicklaw is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC. Start on the homepage (Solve Problems) and explore by topic. Select "Employment." You can use the Clicklaw HelpMap to find someone who can help with legal problems. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca] | | width="40%" | [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap] | ||
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| width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law''' | | width="20%" | '''Dial-A-Law''' | ||
| width="40%" | Has <span class="noglossary">brief</span> legal information on over 130 topics, available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. Dial-A-Law is a free service of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia branch. You can listen on the telephone or online. You can also read the information online. | | width="40%" | Has <span class="noglossary">brief</span> legal information on over 130 topics, available in English, Chinese and Punjabi. Dial-A-Law is a free service of the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia branch. You can listen on the telephone or online. You can also read the information online. Scripts include "Protection Against Job Discrimination" and "Applying for Employment Insurance Benefits." | ||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/> | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/> | ||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/> | Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/> | ||
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| width="20%" | '''ImmigrantLegal.ca''' | | width="20%" | '''ImmigrantLegal.ca''' | ||
| width="40%" | ImmigrantLegal.ca provides free legal information and education on legal topics for newcomers to Canada and the people working with them. The website is a project of the Immigrant Public Legal Education and Information Consortium. It is managed by the Justice Education Society | | width="40%" | ImmigrantLegal.ca provides free legal information and education on legal topics for newcomers to Canada and the people working with them. The website is a project of the Immigrant Public Legal Education and Information Consortium. It is managed by the Justice Education Society. On the homepage of the site, select "Employment." | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.immigrantlegal.ca www.immigrantlegal.ca] | | width="40%" | [http://www.immigrantlegal.ca www.immigrantlegal.ca] | ||
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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society''' | | width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society''' | ||
| width="40%" | | | width="40%" | ''Administrative Law BC - Resolving Disputes'' is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work. <br/> | ||
'''Your Human Rights in BC''' has a series of five videos | '''Your Human Rights in BC''' has a series of five videos for immigrants about human rights in BC and Canada. The videos are available in English, Mandarin and Punjabi. | ||
| width="40%" | [http://www.adminlawbc.ca/resolving-disputes/ www.adminlawbc.ca/resolving-disputes/]<br/> | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www. | |||
[http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc]<br/> | [http://www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc www.justiceeducation.ca/resources/human-rights-in-bc]<br/> | ||
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| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service''' | | width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service''' | ||
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| width="20%" | '''People's Law School''' | | width="20%" | '''People's Law School''' | ||
| width="40%" | The People's Law School provides people in BC with free public legal education and information. Visit our website or call us to find out how to <span class="noglossary">access</span> the education and information needed to exercise your legal rights and responsibilities. | | width="40%" | The People's Law School provides people in BC with free public legal education and information. Visit our website or call us to find out how to <span class="noglossary">access</span> the education and information needed to exercise your legal rights and responsibilities. Booklets are free and are available online and in print. | ||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/> | | width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/> | ||
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca] | [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca] | ||
