Legal Resources

This brochure outlines a consumer’s insolvency options when they are facing challenging financial times, and explains that Licensed Insolvency Trustees (LITs) are the only qualified professionals authorized to administer insolvency proceedings.

Explains how trusts work for those who are receiving disability assistance, or accommodation or care in a private hospital or a special care facility. Includes information on types of trusts, how to set up trusts, trust payments, and more.

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.

Explains what a trust is; how having a trust affects your disability assistance; what the different kinds of trusts are; who can set up a trust for you; and how you can use the money in your trust without affecting your disability assistance.

One-stop source of information for all BC Employment and Assistance policies, procedures, and programs. Includes case administration, application and intake, eligibility, Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation, support and shelter, supplements, hardship assistance, employment programs, appeal, and compliance.

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

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.

This website tells you about the options you have to help manage your debt. Topics include dealing with creditors, getting out of debt, credit counselling, debt consolidation, debt settlement, consumer proposal, and bankruptcy.

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.

When you make a purchase online, or by phone, you may have entered into what is called a “distance sales contract.” There are some rules around these types of contracts and there are specific instances that give you the right to cancel.