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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BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020
About the Report Card The BC Gender Equality Report Card 2019/2020 assesses the BC government’s progress in advancing human Read More
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Mind the Pay Gap: A Legislative Approach to Ending Pay Discrimination in BC
Graduate students from the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University prepared Mind the Gap: A Legislative Approach Read More
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Letter urging Canada Child Benefit eligibility for kinship caregivers
The many children in BC living in homes led by kinship caregivers should not be left out of the Read More
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RELEASE: Survivors of sexual assault will be supported by a new legal toolkit to protect against invasive disclosure of private records and sexual history
For immediate release – April 28, 2020 VANCOUVER – Today, West Coast LEAF launched a toolkit for navigating Read More
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Calling all lawyers: we are working to ensure survivors are receiving the legal representation they deserve
Today, we’re launching our new resource for lawyers who represent survivors of sexual assault in criminal court proceedings. In Read More
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A toolkit for navigating section 276 and 278 Criminal Code matters as complainant counsel in criminal proceedings
For survivors of sexual assault navigating the criminal legal system, the disclosure of private records and introduction of evidence Read More
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Happy birthday to equality rights in the Charter! And happy birthday to us!
Today is Equality Day: the 35th birthday of the equality rights protections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Read More
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Letter calling for an end to the three-month wait period for health care
In January 2020, West Coast LEAF added our voice to the call by Sanctuary City Vancouver and many other Read More
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Meet the Report Card Partners
On May 27, we will launch our Gender Equality Report Card. We are excited to share this report assessing Read More
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Mind the Pay Gap: How Legislation Could Help End Pay Discrimination in BC
We, Anastasia, Ashley, Megan and Zev, are graduate students at the School of Public Policy at SFU. We are Read More