What we do
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Litigation
West Coast LEAF advances gender equality through our involvement in equality rights cases at all levels of court. Read More
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Law Reform
Day-to-day equality issues are affected by legislation. West Coast LEAF tracks existing and proposed legislation and responds to governments when it affects gender equality and human rights. Read More
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Education
One of the best ways to protect Charter and human rights is to educate people on how to use them. Read More
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Submission on paid leave for domestic and/or sexual violence
West Coast LEAF collaborated with Rise Women’s Legal Centre to provide input to the BC government regarding paid leave Read More
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Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare is a law reform report developed collaboratively by West Read More
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RELEASE – New report: Indigenous families share their vision for transforming the failings of BC’s child protection system
For immediate release – September 24, 2019 VANCOUVER – Today, West Coast LEAF released a report setting out the Read More
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Meet our new Executive Director: Raji Mangat!
Dear friends of West Coast LEAF, A few weeks ago, the team at West Coast LEAF bid a fond Read More
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Election roundup: What are you thinking about as you head to the polls?
The federal election is almost upon us, and advance voting has already begun. Perhaps you have been to the Read More
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Eight principles and practices of Indigenous child welfare: An excerpt from Pathways in a Forest
Last week, we released Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare. Part of a year-long project, Read More