February 10, 2017
Government of Canada Reinstates Court Challenges Program
On February 7, 2017, in a joint news release from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Department of Justice Canada, the Court Challenges Program (“CCP”) was reinstated. With an annual budget of $5 million, the goal of the CCP is to “better reflect changes in the Canadian jurisprudence by Read more…
February 8, 2017
CBABC’s Agenda for Justice and BCLI’s Financing Litigation Legal Research Project
On February 1, 2017, the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBABC) released its report, An Agenda for Justice (PDF), containing more than 30 recommendations for reform to strengthen and improve access to justice in British Columbia. The report calls for corrective action by the province in four key Read more…
February 1, 2017
Franchises Act Coming Into Force on 1 February 2017
The Franchises Act, an important piece of commercial legislation that is highly supportive of small business and entrepreneurship in the province, is in force as of 1 February 2017. Passage of the Franchises Act in 2015 followed quickly after the issuance of the BCLI Report on a Franchise Act for British Read more…
BCLI welcomes recognition in CBABC Agenda for Justice 2017
In its just-published Agenda for Justice 2017, the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, has endorsed four BCLI reports. This places these reports among the “series of justice and legislative reforms aimed at improving access to justice for all British Columbians” that make up the Agenda for Justice 2017. “BCLI is Read more…
January 31, 2017
BCLI named Clicklaw organization of the month
Clicklaw is a leading source of legal information, education, and help for British Columbians. Drawing on resources from over 25 contributors made up of legal organizations in British Columbia, Clicklaw boasts a wealth of information designed to help British Columbians solve legal problems, find legal help, research the law, and learn about law Read more…