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
Our goal is to provide a social justice lens on legal topics and honest information about the law that helps people make informed decisions. Read More
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Release: West Coast LEAF and LEAF intervene at Supreme Court of Canada on common-sense assumptions in sexual assault law
May 17, 2023 – For Immediate Release Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory – Tomorrow, West Coast LEAF and LEAF Read More
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Submission on BC’s updated Poverty Reduction Strategy
West Coast LEAF has made a submission to the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, as part of Read More
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Release: A huge win for parents’ right to privacy at BC Court of Appeal
For Immediate Release – April 25, 2023 Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands – Yesterday, Read More
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Joint Submission in response to MCFD’s Social Work Oversight Engagement
Alongside Rise Women’s Legal Centre, Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), Feminists Deliver, and individual signatories Frances Rosner and Meena Dhillon, Read More
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Documentary: Kids Are Only Kids Once
About the video Through our Child Welfare Advocacy Communities of Practice project, West Coast LEAF has been working with Read More
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Release: Coalition calls on BC government for pay equity legislation
Press Release: Over 125 organizations and advocates demand BC enact pay equity legislation March 2, 2023 – For Immediate Read More
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Open letter: Coalition calls on BC government for pay equity legislation
West Coast LEAF has joined a coalition of more than 125 leading BC organizations, academics, and advocates who are Read More
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2023 Media coverage
At West Coast LEAF, we’re proud to make the news regularly, to share our expertise widely, and ultimately to Read More
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What is the Family Policing System?: An Interview with Parents Advocating Collectively for Kin (PACK)
As we mark Mother’s Day and the International Day of Families, we have been looking back and reflecting on Read More
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A piece of feminist history: Celebrating 35 years of West Coast LEAF
This month, West Coast LEAF officially turns 35 years old, which makes the organization just a year younger than Read More