For immediate release – July 4, 2017 VANCOUVER – Today, an historic legal challenge to the use of solitary confinement in Canada’s federal prisons goes to trial at the BC Supreme Court. The equality rights organization West Coast LEAF Read More
School may be out for summer but learning about gender equality doesn’t take a holiday
As this school year draws to a close, West Coast LEAF is reflecting on one of the things we value most: education. Education is a tool of empowerment, the backbone of a strong and informed public. The more we Read More
Open Letter Regarding Access Barriers to Applying for Income Assistance
In May 2017, West Coast LEAF and 64 other organizations signed an open letter to candidates in the BC provincial election, urging them to work to eliminate accessibility barriers to obtaining income assistance. The letter called for an end to the new Read More
2017 Media Coverage
At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to shift public opinion, laws, and policies. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to in 2017! January Common Law Read More
This is big: constitutional challenge to legal aid for women launched today!
We have some major news in the fight to improve women’s access to justice in BC. Canada and BC have a world-class justice system and progressive family laws, but if you can’t afford a lawyer, those legal protections are Read More
Spring 2017 LEAFlet
Read our LEAFlet newsletter for spring 2017! Read More
Is That Legal? revised edition – now multilingual!
About the resource This plain language legal guide was developed for youth as part of our Legal Responses to Cyber Misogyny project. It explains what the law says about five common online situations that young people may experience. Is That Read More
Workplaces must be free from discrimination and harassment
Workers in BC should be able to work without fear of sexism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other forms of discrimination. But if the Human Rights Code is interpreted and applied narrowly to limit the prohibition on workplace harassment Read More
Supreme Court of Canada hears workplace discrimination and harassment case
For immediate release – March 28, 2017 VANCOUVER – Today, West Coast LEAF is at the Supreme Court of Canada to maintain that workers should be able to work without fear of sexism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other Read More
Human rights protections must reflect the realities of workplace discrimination
It is no surprise that women who aspire to leadership positions in their careers often face an uphill battle, especially when they experience racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other forms of discrimination in combination with sexism. In BC, a Read More
