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: Rights groups to argue in Supreme Court case that survivors of gender-based violence and their equality rights claims cannot be ignored by the courts
October 5, 2022 – For Immediate Release Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory – The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) Read More
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Joint submission in response to MCFD’s Child, Family, and Community Service legislative reform
Alongside Keeping Families Together, Parents Advocating Collectively for Kin, RainCity Housing and Support Society, Atira Women’s Resource Society, Feminists Read More
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2022 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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RELEASE: Rights group in court to defend right of Single Mothers’ Alliance to challenge BC’s family law legal aid regime
Hearing on Single Mothers’ Alliance public interest standing will take place at the BC Supreme Court August 23-25, 2022. Read More
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Rights group to defend standing of Single Mothers’ Alliance in constitutional challenge to BC’s family law legal aid regime
Hearing on Single Mothers’ Alliance public interest standing will take place at the BC Supreme Court on August 23-25, Read More
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Release: Supreme Court deems non-consensual condom removal sexual assault
For Immediate Release – Friday, July 29, 2022 Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory—Today, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) Read More
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BC becomes first province to end immigration detention in its jails
In a historic move, BC has become the first Canadian province to end immigration detention in its jails! The Read More
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Joint submission to the Select Standing Committee on Health for its examination of the urgent and ongoing illicit drug toxicity and overdose crisis
About our submission In July 2022, West Coast LEAF partnered with Parents Advocating Collectively for Kin (PACK) to Read More
Latest Blog Posts View All Posts
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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