West Coast LEAF | Legal Education & Action Fund

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What we do

Litigation

West Coast LEAF advances gender equality through our involvement in equality rights cases at all levels of court. 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 gender equality and human rights. Read More
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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Victory for survivors of family violence

In an important victory for survivors of family violence, the Supreme Court of Canada released a decision in Barendregt Read More
RELEASE: Jailing Immigration Detainees in British Columbia Prisons Infringes on Rights

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 4, 2022 – (Vancouver, BC – Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories) Read More
Joint letter opposing Vancouver City Council motion for CCTV cameras

West Coast LEAF joins 14 groups and organizations in opposing Vancouver City Council Motion B4 “CCTV Cameras for the Read More
Equal Pay Day Today and Everyday

In Canada, Equal Pay Day is April 12. It symbolizes how far into the current year the average woman Read More
Submission regarding Specialized Homes and Support Services Redesign

Alongside a group of front-line family support organizations, impacted parents, and feminist legal advocates, West Coast LEAF and Keeping Read More
Gender Equality Report Card (2022-2024)

West Coast LEAFs next Gender Equality Report card will assess BC’s progress in advancing gender equality from January 2021 Read More
BC’s Budget 2022 fails to take bold action on gender-based violence

Earlier this week, we were at BC’s 2022 Budget presentation in Victoria on the unceded Coast Salish homelands of Read More
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