Legal Resources

This resource includes information about financial supports for people with disabilities that can help cover the costs of living and other essential needs.

Personal and general tax information for BC residents. Includes information about the provincial sales tax (PST), homeowner grant, property transfer tax, sales taxes, income taxes, property taxes, natural resource taxes, insurance taxes, tax audits, rulings and appeals, eTaxBC, and tax changes.

Information for people in debt about how to deal with creditors and collection agencies, including how to put an end to collection calls. Includes sample letters to the creditors.

Tips for how to manage your credit card use so that you don’t fall behind on payments.

The Travel Assurance Fund (TAF) provides a possible source of compensation when consumers don’t receive the travel services they purchased through a BC licensed travel agent. All claims must be filed within six months from the date that the travel services weren’t provided.

This article explains what a young person needs to do when they're pulled over by the police while driving. It explains about a roadside breath sample, duties after a collision, and what to do when the police officer asks questions.

This website provides information for young people who are dealing with the police. It covers information about traffic tickets, sextortion and sharing intimate images, sexual assault, cyberbullying, drunk and drugged driving, and facing a police stop.

This guide outlines rights and responsibilities that children and youth have in British Columbia before they turn 19.

These resources explain supported financial investment decision-making for adults living with dementia and other disabilities. They include guides for family and friends helping with decision making, as well as suggestions for facilitators. The resources include Help People Living with Dementia to Understand Their Investment Decision-Making Rights...

This booklet was created by the Canadian Centre for Elder Law in consultation with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. to help people living with dementia to understand their health care decision-making rights. It is available in English, French, Punjabi, and Traditional Chinese.