Funders

We are grateful for the generosity of our funders who support us and our key initiatives that advance access to justice for British Columbians.

Meet our key funders

Law Foundation of British Columbia

Law Foundation of British Columbia

The Law Foundation of British Columbia's generous core funding supports the continued operation of People’s Law School and allows us to develop and deliver public legal education and information to meet the needs of British Columbians. A special project grant from the Law Foundation of BC enabled us to create this website.

Department of Justice Canada

Department of Justice Canada

People’s Law School’s operations and affiliated projects are supported by core funding from the Department of Justice Canada. We thank them for their generous and vital contribution to our efforts to help British Columbians access justice and deal with the legal problems of daily life.

BC Notary Foundation

BC Notary Foundation

Generous support from the BC Notary Foundation over the years has been invaluable to the production and distribution of our print booklets, as well as in supporting our webinars and other digital offerings that help us reach all areas of the province of British Columbia.

Province of British Columbia

Province of British Columbia

Financial assistance from the Province of British Columbia supports the creation and production of print booklets, and our ability to distribute them to all areas of the province.

This website explains in a general way the law that applies in British Columbia, Canada. The information is not intended as legal advice. The cases we refer to reflect real experiences, but names have been changed. See our full disclaimer.

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We are grateful to work on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, whose Peoples continue to live on and care for these lands.