Legal Resources

This page provides court forms used in criminal law matters. The forms are in PDF format that you can fill out and print.

This page gives instructions on how to begin an appeal of your sentence or conviction in a criminal case.

This guide helps women and anti-violence workers preserve digital evidence in situations involving technology-facilitated violence against women. It includes the laws and best practices, tech-specific guides, info on courts, legal options for self-represented litigants, and tech-safety resources.

This resource has information for self-represented litigants (SRLs) who have been accused of a crime and are appearing in Canadian criminal court. It includes SRL’s rights and responsibilities, first steps in your criminal case, bail, building your defence, legal research, court processes, jury, sentencing, and more.

Three information sheets on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. Topics include the obligation to disclose HIV-positive status under Canadian criminal law, the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada and internationally, and public policy and community responses.

This toolkit provides anti-violence workers and caregivers supporting teens through their experiences of digital dating violence with information, tips, handouts, and resources. Includes info to help better understand the legal causes of action related to experiences of teen digital dating violence.

Want to know what a police record is? How do you try to deal with a non-conviction record? What privacy and human rights laws apply, or what are the best practices for employers? Click on the link for related resources.

The police are responsible for enforcing the law. While they’re deserving of respect and assistance, they must also respect your legal rights. This booklet has important information about how you can expect the police to act, and how you can respond if you feel the police don’t act properly. It is available in English, French, Punjabi, Spanish...

Explains Gladue rights and factors, and how to get a Gladue report via a service from the BC First Nations Justice Council.

Explains what an injunction is, what contempt of court is, and your rights if you go to court on a contempt of court charge.