Legal Resources

Includes information about violation tickets, including traffic tickets in British Columbia, and your options and how to pay or dispute fines.

This guide deals with disputing traffic tickets as well as tickets for offences under the provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Act and the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. Learn how to prepare your dispute, vary your fine amounts, or reset hearing dates.

A list of trusted resources for legal information, including legislation and case law, and a checklist of what to consider when reading legal information online.

This section of the BC Provincial Court website has information and guides for dealing with provincial violation tickets, federal contravention tickets, and municipal tickets.

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It includes an overview of criminal procedure and sentencing in the youth justice context.

This chapter on criminal law is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It focuses primarily on criminal procedure and case management. It also provides an overview of Charter rights in the criminal context, sentencing, and criminal records.

This page has court forms for federal contraventions violation tickets. The forms are in a PDF format that can be filled out and printed.

Explains the laws ensuring children are protected from harm, have access to basic needs, and have a voice to participate in society. These include criminal laws about online sexual violence and sextortion.

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.

This site is for people who have been given a federal contravention violation ticket. It explains what the options are, how to pay the ticket, and how to dispute the ticket.