Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
This webpage is a centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from organizations across British Columbia, as well as key national and international research. We will continue to update this webpage as further resources become available.
Living Together or Living Apart
This backgrounder explains the basics of family law in BC, including common-Law relationships, marriage, separation, and divorce.
Gladue and You
This plain language booklet describes Gladue principles that judges must apply at bail or sentencing when an Indigenous person is charged with a crime. It explains: Gladue factors; colonialism and systemic discrimination; how Gladue principles are applied in court; the difference between Gladue submissions and Gladue reports.
A Second Chance: A Gladue Rights Story
This graphic novel introduces you to Gladue rights for Aboriginal peoples. Through engaging storytelling and illustrations, A Second Chance tells the story of Myra.
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.
Is that Legal? What the Law Says about Online Harassment and Abuse
This resource is to help youth become safer online when they use social media. It describes four online situations they might find themselves in: taking intimate images; sharing intimate images; cyberstalking, and sexual exploitation.
Live Safe, End Abuse
Live Safe, End Abuse is for people leaving an abusive partner. The resource contains information on what abuse is, how people can plan for their safety and protect their children, and who can help.
If Your Child is Taken
This brochure explains child protection law and what parents or guardians can do if the Director of Child Welfare removes their child or plans to remove their child from the home.