Legal Resources

The BC Prosecution Service is made up of about 500 Crown counsel, lawyers who act as prosecutors on behalf of society as a whole. Its role is to provide impartial decision-making in criminal justice. Includes information about the charging process, sentencing, bail, and victim impact statements.

Each strata has its own set of rules, called bylaws, that cover various aspects of living there. These rules might limit or ban things like owning pets, renting out your unit for short periods, or smoking indoors. This resource includes information for both landlords and strata tenants.

This online app helps people complete documentation for joint-filing divorces in the Supreme Court of BC in cases with or without children. Joint-filed divorces are where both applicants agree on all family law issues relevant to their situation, such as spousal support and the division of property.

Eight-minute video explains what a priority parenting matter is in BC Provincial Court. This includes health-related treatments and applications for passports, if delay will result in risk to a child; travel; change in a child’s residence; orders to prevent removal of a child; orders about wrongful removal of a child; and more.

This information sheet provides an overview of information about rent, such as amount of rent, paying rent, forms of payment, unpaid rent or utilities, co-tenants, withholding rents, and rent increases. Includes references to information and forms available on BC Residential Tenancy Branch website.

Provides information about the process of international adoption.

This fact sheet explains financial abuse and financial exploitation, which is a form of senior abuse. It explains financial abuse is a violation of trust. It gives examples and has tips for how you can prevent financial abuse and how to report it, provides useful resources, and explains who you can call for help.

An overview of the justice system in Canada and BC, with a chart of the various provincial and federal courts.

Supplies creditors with links to a range of online resources. Includes search tools and publications.

If your family law case is in the Kamloops Provincial (Family) Court, a judge may offer you the option of an informal trial before a trial is scheduled. You and the other person must agree to have this informal trial, which is less formal and more flexible. It links to PDFs about informal trials, the trial journey, FAQs, and how to prepare.