Legal Resources

This booklet provides basic, accessible legal information for Indigenous people facing legal issues. Topics include justice systems, children and families, rights and protections, death and taxes, income security, and class actions. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.

This chapter is used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It’s an overview of legislated human rights, the contexts in which those rights operate, and prohibited grounds of discrimination. The complaints process and available remedies are also addressed.

A detailed guide to help school boards, staff, and students fight transphobia in schools. It was created by Lawyers Against Transphobia, a group of about 50 lawyers, teachers, parents, and justice workers, whose goal is to tackle transphobia by working within the legal system and with the media, and responding to transphobic incidents as they...

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.

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.

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

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

This online toolkit is a compilation of questions and answers around issues affecting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks. The content is divided into sections on criminal justice, health care, youth health care, and youth. The appendixes include definitions, resources, human right complaints, BC Corrections, and forms.

Main page with links to information and guides about discrimination. Topics include discrimination in accessing a service, in the workplace, in housing, in mental health, in accessing healthcare, and systemic discrimination. Learn how to make a human rights complaint, and your rights if you’re Indigenous and experience discrimination.