West Coast LEAF | Women's Legal Education & Action Fund

2016 AGM

Join us for our Annual General Meeting on September 27th!
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High Stakes

New report on how our current child care system violates women's and children's human rights - and what BC can do
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Standing up for survivors' rights

We're intervening in the inquiry into a judge's treatment of a sexual assault complainant.
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Rise Women's Legal Centre

Big news for access to justice
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Roads to Safety

New legal handbook for older women in BC

What we do

Litigation

West Coast LEAF advances women’s equality by making submissions to all levels of court in equality rights cases. Read More
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 the legal rights of women. Read More
Education

One of the best ways to protect Charter and human rights is to educate people on how to use them. Read More

Submission to Status of Women Canada on the Federal Strategy on Gender-Based Violence

In September 2016, West Coast LEAF submitted a letter to Status of Women Canada in response to a call Read More
Standing up for relationship equality for women in poverty

Imagine you have a roommate who’s also a friend and sometimes picks up your child from school as a Read More
RELEASE: Advocates call for people on social assistance to have equal autonomy in their relationships

For Immediate Release – September 26, 2016 VANCOUVER – West Coast LEAF is calling on the BC government to Read More
Briefing Note: Amending Social Assistance Legislation to Support Women’s Financial Independence

In September 2016, we submitted a briefing note to the BC government calling for changes to the Employment Assistance Act Read More