Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
COVID-19, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence
A series of briefs that examines the role of COVID-19 and substance use in intimate partner violence among women. The goal of using this knowledge is to support services providers in how they can better respond to issues of COVID-19 and resulting containment measures, IPV and substance use.
Family Violence & Family Law Brief: Coercive Control and Family Law
This issue of Family Violence & Family Law Briefs provides a primer on coercive control for legal, social service, and healthcare professionals who are supporting survivors of family violence in the family court system.
Understanding how Immigration Policies Shape Gender-Based Violence Among Immigrants Who Have Temporary or Precarious Status
This webinar explores how immigration status impacts immigrants’ rights and challenges related to gender-based violence, and how to identify different forms of structural violence and interpersonal violence associated with precarious immigration status.
Family Law in BC: Quick Reference Tool
This toolkit introduces the reader to the basics of family law. Each card covers one legal aspect of separation, such as: which laws apply, how couples can reach agreements, and how to deal with issues involving children and money.
Refugee Hearing Preparation: A Guide for Refugee Claimants
This guide explains how to prepare for a refugee hearing. The booklet has information about how to prepare the documents, important deadlines, the legal issues involved, and what happens at the hearing.
Courage to Act: Developing a National draft Framework to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada
The “Courage to Act” report captures promising practices, key policy areas, and prevention plans as the foundation of a framework to address and prevent gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions in Canada.
Sponsorship Breakdown
Sponsorship Breakdown is for permanent residents who need help when the person sponsoring them in Canada will no longer support them and they are unable to support themselves.
Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial
The booklet explains what happens when an accused person wants to plead not guilty to a summary offence. It’s designed to guide a self-represented person through the basic steps in the court process both before and at a trial.