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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We’re back in court to defend access to justice
Over the last two days, we have been at the Supreme Court of Canada intervening in Council of Canadians Read More
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Breaking: We’re back at the Supreme Court of Canada!
We’re headed to the Supreme Court of Canada tomorrow for a case that will affect how courts identify family Read More
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2021 Annual Report
Read our 2021 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2020/2021 fiscal year! Read More
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We’ll be at the Supreme Court tomorrow!
We’re headed to the Supreme Court of Canada tomorrow, for a case that has huge implications for consent law. Read More
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Submissions to the BC Budget 2022 Consultation
On September 29, 2021, West Coast LEAF made a written submission on BC’s Budget 2022 to the provincial legislature’s Read More
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New report offers wise practices for learner-centred, justice-seeking legal education
West Coast LEAF has long believed that one of the best ways to advance legal rights is to support Read More
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Re-Envisioning Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) – Report
About the report How can we facilitate learning about the law in a way that is grounded in the Read More
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We’re at the Supreme Court of Canada today to fight for protections for sexual assault survivors in criminal trials
A two-day hearing that has significant implications for how courts handle sexual assault cases is underway at the Supreme Read More
Latest Blog Posts View All Posts
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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
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21 Days of Paid Sick Leave: A Feminist Issue
As Canada and the world adapts to a “new normal,” we’re grappling with the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic Read More