Legal Resources

Lists resources that might be helpful to you if you’re not a Canadian citizen and you have a family law issue. Explains how laws in other countries can affect your legal situation, how some processes might be different, and what you can do if your residency sponsorship breaks down.

Helps you decide which police accountability pathway is right for you, understand how the pathways interact, and take action following checklists. The toolkit is a companion to the Arrest Handbook from the same publisher.

If you’re an immigrant in Canada sponsored by your partner and they are abusing you, find out how to protect yourself or your children.

Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in provincial custody.

Booklet explaining your rights and the programs available to you as a youth in provincial custody.

Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in federal custody.

This resource includes province-specific legal resources. For BC this includes information about your rights if you’re arrested or detained, how to change your gender marker, the BC Human Rights Code, and how to change your name.

This fact sheet explains the Good Samaritan Act. It includes charts about who is protected from arrest by the act when calling 911 for a drug overdose, and when you may not be protected.

Various booklets that explains your rights and the programs available to you as an Indigenous person in federal or provincial custody.

A guide on basic rights designed for people who rely on public space and regularly interact with law enforcement figures, including police, bylaw officers, and private security guards, because of their living conditions.