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'''Clicklaw Wikibooks''' are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|legal professionals]] and [[:Category:Contributor Organizations|law-related, non-profit organizations]] contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|Read more ...]]
| style="vertical-align:top; color:#000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px">[[File:CBABC_logo.png|60px|left|alt=Canadian Bar Association BC Branch Logo|link=Canadian Bar Association BC Branch]][[File:Dial-A-Law_cover_image.jpg|60px|alt=Dial-A-Law|link=Dial-A-Law]]<br/>[[Canadian Bar Association BC Branch]] has joined Clicklaw Wikibooks and added [[Dial-A-Law]] to the collection in time for [http://cbabc.org/LawWeek/Home Law Week 2015]. <br/>[[Dial-A-Law]] covers over 130 legal topics. It is available in a variety of e-reader, mobile and tablet-friendly formats (PDF and EPUB) or can be read online. You can also order the [[Dial-A-Law]] collection as a print-on-demand book, or call to listen to audio scripts. The entire [[Dial-A-Law]] collection will be printed as a 500+ page book and offered for free to over 240 BC public libraries later this year.</div>
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Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see [[Contents|the complete list]].
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]]'''<br/> From [[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program]], a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.
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                        | title = JP Boyd on Family Law
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                        | description = A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.}}
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide]]'''<br/> From [[Seniors First BC]], a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
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                        | title = Societies Act FAQs
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This site is operated by [http://www.courthouselibrary.ca Courthouse Libraries BC] with the assistance of the [[:Category:Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee|Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee]]. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong>.
<ul><li>The main <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong> site is a one-stop portal to legal information & assistance for the public in BC.</li>
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File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd, KC]]''
File:Seniors first BC.png|link=Seniors First BC|''[[Seniors First BC]]''
File:Peopleslawschoollogo.png|link=People's Law School|''[[People's Law School]]''
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View the full list of contributors: [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|legal professionals]] and [[:Category:Contributor Organizations|law-related, non-profit organizations]]
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<ul><li>If you are a contributor collaborating in developing and updating content on a Clicklaw Wikibook, see the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide]] for step-by-step instructions on using the wiki platform.</li>
<li>If you are a contributor to the main [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners Clicklaw website], you can find support on updating your organization's entries in the [[Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide]].</li></ul>
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| [[File:legalhelpguidecover.png| x175px |link=Legal Help for British Columbians]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Legal Help for British Columbians|Legal Help for BC]]'' <br />Cliff Thorstenson & others</div>
| [[File:Legal_Issues_in_Residential_Care_cover_image.jpg| x175px |link=Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Legal Issues in Residential Care: An Advocate's Manual|Legal Issues in Residential Care]]'' <br />BC CEAS</div>
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| [[File:Law-Related Lessons Cover v.3.jpg| x175px |link=Law-Related ESL Lessons]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Law-Related ESL Lessons]]'' <br />People's Law School</div>
| [[File:Family Violence and Abuse cover image.jpg| x175px |link=Family Violence and Abuse]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Family Violence and Abuse]]'' <br />People's Law School</div>
| [[File:Human Trafficking in Canada cover image.jpg| x175px |link=Human Trafficking in Canada]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Human Trafficking in Canada]]'' <br />People's Law School</div>
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 20 March 2025

What is a Clicklaw Wikibook?

Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. Read more ...

Featured Clicklaw Wikibooks

Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see the complete list.

Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition
From Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program, a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.


LSLAP Manual
From LSLAP, the reference manual used by law students giving legal advice in British Columbia. Topics include criminal law, human rights, workers' compensation, and employment law.


JP Boyd on Family Law
A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.


Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide
From Seniors First BC, a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
Societies Act FAQs
From Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society, for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.


About this site

This site is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC with the assistance of the Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program Clicklaw.

  • The main Clicklaw site is a one-stop portal to legal information & assistance for the public in BC.

Clicklaw Wikibooks contributors

View the full list of contributors: legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations

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