March 19, 2024
Introducing Our Newest Board Members and Staff
We are thrilled to welcome two wonderful individuals to our board of directors and a capable addition to our staff. Their diverse expertise and commitment to excellence will undoubtedly enrich our organization’s efforts to improving laws in BC. New Board Members: Audrey Jun is a lawyer and the Executive Director Read more…
March 14, 2024
Farewell to Our CCEL Director Kelly Melnyk
With mixed emotions, we bid farewell to Kelly Melnyk, our Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) Director, as she embarks on a new journey. While we’re saddened to see her leave, we are thrilled for the exciting opportunities ahead for her. During her short time with us, Kelly led the Read more…
January 31, 2024
CCEL Dementia + Decision Making Project
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law is commemorating the month with the much anticipated release of the Dementia + Decision-Making Project. Building on our previous work, which revealed that there is a need to better engage people living with dementia in decisions relating to Read more…
November 9, 2023
CCEL Spotlight: Alzheimer’s Society of B.C.
The Canadian Centre for Elder Law has had a longstanding partnership with the Alzheimer Society of B.C. The CCEL has collaborated on many projects over the years and have benefitted immensely from the practical and real perspective that the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. brings – it has strengthened our research, Read more…
November 6, 2023
Thanks for Supporting the CCEL
November marks the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Centre for Elder Law. Formed in 2003 as a division of the BC Law Institute, CCEL’s objective was to use the law reform ideology behind BCLI and focus on matters involving our aging population. Since its inception, CCEL has produced substantive reports, Read more…