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==Renting a home== | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Clicklaw''' | |||
| 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 "Housing, tenancy & neighbours." 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]<br/>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap] | |||
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| 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. Scripts include "Residential Tenancy" and "Neighbour Law." | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-4680<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297<br/> | |||
[http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Human Rights Coalition''' | |||
| width="40%" | The BC Human Rights Coalition provides information and services to people in BC who need help to protect their rights under the BC ''Human Rights Code''. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-689-8474<br/>1-877-689-8474<br/>[http://www.bchrcoalition.org www.bchrcoalition.org] | |||
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| 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. On the homepage of the site, select "Employment." | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www.immigrantlegal.ca www.immigrantlegal.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Justice Education Society''' | |||
| width="40%" | Administrative Law BC - Early Resolution is a website that explains what tribunals are and how they work. <br/> | |||
''Your Human Rights in BC'' is 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/early-resolution www.adminlawbc.ca/early-resolution]<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="40%" | This service can help you find a lawyer who will meet with you for 30 minutes for $25. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-687-3221<br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919<br/> | |||
[http://cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Legal Services Society of BC''' | |||
| width="40%" | The Legal Services Society also has free print and online booklets in English and many other languages. At the website, select "Housing and tenancy." | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/ www.lss.bc.ca/publications] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''MOSAIC''' | |||
| width="40%" | Offers programs and services to help immigrants and refugees in their <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration into Canadian society. <br/> | |||
The MultiLingoLegal.ca website features many legal publications in nine languages. MultiLingoLegal is operated by MOSAIC - a <span class="noglossary">settlement</span> and integration organization for immigrants and refugees in BC.<br/> | |||
The Multilingual Legal Glossary is an online dictionary that allows you to search for the meaning of legal words. It provides the meaning of the word in English, and translates it into Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-254-9626<br/> | |||
[http://www.mosaicbc.com www.mosaicbc.com]<br/> | |||
[http://www.multilingolegal.ca www.multilingolegal.ca]<br/> | |||
[http://www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary/ www.legalglossary.ca/dictionary] | |||
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| 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. Booklets are free and are available online and in print. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-331-5400 <br/> | |||
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''PovNet''' | |||
| width="40%" | Advocates help low-income people who have renting problems. PovNet is an online resource that can help you contact an advocate in your area. Visit the website and select "Find an Advocate." | |||
| width="40%" | [http://www.povnet.org www.povnet.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Pro Bono Legal Services''' | |||
| width="40%" | In these programs, lawyers volunteer to provide free legal advice to those who can’t afford a lawyer or can’t get legal aid. A good place to start is with the Access Pro Bono Society of BC, which has legal advice clinics across BC. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-878-7400 <br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 <br> | |||
[http://www.accessprobono.ca www.accessprobono.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Residential Tenancy Branch''' | |||
| width="40%" | The branch of the BC government responsible for landlord-tenant matters. The website has free publications that contain important information. | |||
| width="40%" | Vancouver: 604-660-1020 <br/> | |||
Victoria: 250-387-1602 <br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-8779 <br/> | |||
[http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca www.rto.gov.bc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | '''Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)''' | |||
| width="40%" | The Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre provides tenants with legal education and information about residential tenancy law. You can phone them if you have a problem with renting. You can also read their free publications, including the ''[[Tenant Survival Guide]]''. It is available in English or Traditional Chinese. | |||
| width="40%" | Phone: 604-255-0546 <br/> | |||
Phone toll-free: 1-800-665-1185<br> | |||
[http://www.tenants.bc.ca www.tenants.bc.ca] | |||
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2013}} | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2013}} | ||