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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.

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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

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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-image" |[[File:Legal Information for Indigenous People National Edition thumb image.jpg|text-top|80px |link=Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]]
-						| title = LSLAP Manual
+                         | 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.
-						| resource = LSLAP_Manual
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-						| description = The reference manual used by law students giving legal advice in British Columbia. Topics include criminal law, human rights, workers' compensation, and employment law.}}
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-						| title = Dial-A-Law
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-						| resource = Dial-A-Law
+						 | title = LSLAP Manual
-						| description = From [[People's Law School]], Dial-A-Law features free information on the law in British Columbia in over 130 topic areas. }}
+						 | resource = LSLAP_Manual
-                                                |- valign="top"
+						 | description = From [[Law Students' Legal Advice Program|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.}}
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-                                                | title = Societies Act FAQs
+                         {{TitleList
-                                                | resource = Societies_Act_FAQs
+                         | title = JP Boyd on Family Law
-                                                | description = From [[Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society]], for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.}}
+                         | resource = 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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-						| title = Tenant Survival Guide
+                         | class="table-content-image" |[[File:Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing thumb image.jpg|text-top|80px |link=Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide]]
-						| resource = Tenant_Survival_Guide
+                         | 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).
-						| description = From [[Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre|TRAC]], a legal resource on residential tenancy law for tenants.}}
+                         |- valign="top"
+                         {{TitleList
+                         | title = Societies Act FAQs
+                         | resource = Societies_Act_FAQs
+                         | description = From [[Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society]], for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.}}
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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>
-						<li>The <strong>[http://blog.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw blog]</strong> highlights what's new on Clicklaw.</li>
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-						<li>Visit Clicklaw on [http://www.twitter.com/clicklaw Twitter @Clicklaw], [http://www.facebook.com/clicklaw Facebook], and [http://www.youtube.com/clicklaw YouTube].</li></ul>
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-The Law Students' Legal Advice Program has updated the [[LSLAP Manual]] with the 2022 Edition. The wikibook has 21 chapters covering various legal issues, plus a chapter containing a list of referrals for British Columbians seeking free or low-cost legal assistance.
+Clicklaw Wikibooks will be down for maintenance as scheduled below.
+*Date: Wednesday, March 19th
+*Time: 6 am to 12 pm (noon) PDT
+Hopefully, the outage would be shorter than the estimated time, but we may need the whole morning. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Use [https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw] to find other sources of public legal information.
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-File:cliffthorstenson.jpg|link=Cliff Thorstenson|''[[Cliff Thorstenson|Cliff Thorstenson]]''
+File:Logo-shed-society-of-bella-coola.png|link=Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|''[[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|BCLAP]]''
-File:mmouat.png|link=Mary Mouat|''[[Mary Mouat|Mary Mouat, QC]]''
+File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd, KC]]''
-File:rbailey.jpg|link=Rhaea Bailey|''[[Rhaea Bailey]]''
+File:Seniors first BC.png|link=Seniors First BC|''[[Seniors First BC]]''
-File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]''
-File:saldinger.jpg|link=Shannon Aldinger|''[[Shannon Aldinger]]''
 File:Peopleslawschoollogo.png|link=People's Law School|''[[People's Law School]]''
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