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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 ...]]
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Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see [[Contents|the complete list]].
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a resource for advocates and other legal professionals helping clients with consumer or debt problems.}}
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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 = LSLAP Manual
| title = JP Boyd on Family Law
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| 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.}}
| description = A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.}}
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                        | description = A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.}}
| description = Scripts from the [[Canadian Bar Association BC Branch]] written by lawyers and covering over 130 legal topics. }}
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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).
| title = Legal Help for British Columbians
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                        | title = Societies Act FAQs
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                        | 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.}}
| title = Scams to Avoid
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a resource for British Columbians on how to spot and guard against scams that try to trick you out of your money.}}
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| title = Legal Issues in Residential Care
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| description = From [[Seniors First BC]], an in-depth legal handbook for seniors & their advocates.}}
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>.  
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| title = Tenant Survival Guide
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a resource on what to do when a loved one dies.}}
The editors of [[JP Boyd on Family Law]] have updated the chapters on litigation in BC Supreme Court and Provincial Court.
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| title = Transitioning an Existing Society
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| description = From [[Drew Jackson]], a resource for non-profits transitioning under the new Act.}}
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| title = Societies Act FAQs
File:LSLAPlogo.png|link=Law Students' Legal Advice Program|alt=the LSLAP logo|''[[Law Students' Legal Advice Program|LSLAP]]''
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File:Logo-shed-society-of-bella-coola.png|link=Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|''[[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|BCLAP]]''
| description = From [[Law for Non Profits]], Q&A about compliance, key documents and transitioning under the new Act.}}
File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd, KC]]''
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| title = Driving in BC
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a legal resource for new drivers. }}
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| title = Learning about the Law Wikibook
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a general resource to help readers understand their legal rights and responsibilities under Canadian law.}}
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| title = Human Trafficking in Canada
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], general information for anyone who wants to learn more about the crime of human trafficking.}}
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| title = Paying Taxes in BC
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], a guide for newcomers and new taxpayers who want to know about their tax obligations.}}
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| title = Workplace Bullying and Harassment
| resource = Workplace_Bullying_and_Harassment
| description = From [[People's Law School]], information on what workers, employers, and supervisors need to know and do, and where you can get help or more information around workplace bullying and harassment.}}
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| title = Being an Executor
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], practical information about acting as an executor under BC's new ''Wills, Estates and Succession Act''.}}
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| title = Family Violence and Abuse
| resource = Family_Violence_and_Abuse
| description = From [[People's Law School]], information on forms of abuse, legal protection options and the criminal court process.}}
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| title = Writing Your Will
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| description = From [[People's Law School]], information for people who want to know more about wills under BC's new ''Wills, Estates and Succession Act''.}}
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| title = Power of Attorney
| resource = Power_of_Attorney
| description = From [[People's Law School]], information for people who want to know what a power of attorney is, who can act as one, and what their powers and duties are in BC.}}
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| title = Child Support in BC
| resource = Child_Support_in_BC
| description = From [[People's Law School]], basic information about child support in BC.}}
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| title = Child Protection in BC
| resource = Child_Protection_in_BC
| description = From [[People's Law School]], a resource about what parents are legally required to do to care for their children and where to go for help if you are unable to care for your children.}}
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| title = Beginner's Guide to Finding Legal Information
| resource = Beginners_Guide_to_Finding_Legal_Information
| description = From [[Courthouse Libraries BC]], a how-to for legal research and representing yourself in court in British Columbia.}}
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See the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|full list of Clicklaw Wikibook titles]].
 
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| style="color:#000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px">[[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 contribute to the [[Contents|Clicklaw Wikibooks collection]]. [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|See full list of contributors]] or [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|Read more about the Clicklaw Wikibooks...]]
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| style="color:#000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px">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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[[People's Law School]] is delighted to relaunch a tried and true resource, [[Consumer and Debt Law]], as a Clicklaw Wikibook. This problem-solving manual for advocates and other legal professionals helping clients with consumer or debt problems is now fully updated, fully online, and also available by print-on-demand. 
Published originally by Legal Services Society, the manual covers over 45 topics on problems people experience with consumer purchases, contracts, borrowing money, and being in debt. Each section includes sample client problems, a summary of the relevant law, a recap of information needed from the client, and suggestions for solving the client's problem. The information is current to August 2018.
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File:mmouat.png|''[[Mary Mouat|Mary Mouat, QC]]''
File:rbailey.jpg|''[[Rhaea Bailey]]''
File:jpboyd.jpg|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd]]''
File:twallwork.jpg|''[[Thomas Wallwork]]''
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 7 May 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.

New family law litigation chapters

The editors of JP Boyd on Family Law have updated the chapters on litigation in BC Supreme Court and Provincial Court.

Clicklaw Wikibooks contributors

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

For contributors

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.


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