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| [[File:jpboydcover.png| x175px |link=JP Boyd on Family Law]]<br /><div class="center">''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]'' <br />John-Paul Boyd & others</div>
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| [[File:Residential_Care_Advocates_Manual_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:Tenantsurvivalguidecover.jpg| x175px |link=Tenant Survival Guide]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Tenant Survival Guide]]'' <br />TRAC</div>
| 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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| [[File:Settlement Workers Guide cover image.jpg| x100px |link=Settlement Workers Guide to Helping Clients with Legal Information and Legal Referrals]]<br /><div class="center">''[[Settlement Workers Guide to Helping Clients with Legal Information and Legal Referrals|Settlement Workers Guide]]'' <br />Immigrant PLEI Consortium</div>
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| title = Beginner's Guide to Finding Legal Information
| [[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>
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| [[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>
| description = From [[Courthouse Libraries BC]], a how-to for legal research and representing yourself in court in British Columbia.}}
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Clicklaw Wikibooks

JP Boyd on Family Law thumb image.jpg JP Boyd on Family Law
A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.
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Dial-A-Law thumb image.jpg Dial-A-Law
Scripts from the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch written by lawyers and covering over 130 legal topics.
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Legal Help for British Columbians thumb image.jpg Legal Help for British Columbians
Quick answers and BC legal referral information for common legal troubles.
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Legal Issues in Residential Care thumb image.jpg Legal Issues in Residential Care
From BC CEAS, an in-depth legal handbook for seniors & their advocates.
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Tenant Survival Guide thumb image.jpg Tenant Survival Guide
From TRAC, a legal resource on residential tenancy law for tenants.
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A Death in Your Family thumb image.jpg A Death in Your Family
From People's Law School, a resource on what to do when a loved one dies.
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Consumer Law Wikibook thumb image.jpg Consumer Law Wikibook
From People's Law School, a legal resource on consumer law in BC.
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Transitioning an Existing Society thumb image.jpg Transitioning an Existing Society
From Drew Jackson, a resource for non-profits transitioning under the new Act.
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Societies Act FAQs thumb image.jpg Societies Act FAQs
From Law for Non Profits, Q&A about compliance, key documents and transitioning under the new Act.
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Driving in BC thumb image.jpg Driving in BC
From People's Law School, a legal resource for new drivers.
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Learning about the Law Wikibook thumb image.jpg Learning about the Law Wikibook
From People's Law School, a general resource to help readers understand their legal rights and responsibilities under Canadian law.
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Human Trafficking in Canada thumb image.jpg Human Trafficking in Canada
From People's Law School, general information for anyone who wants to learn more about the crime of human trafficking.
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Paying Taxes in BC thumb image.jpg Paying Taxes in BC
From People's Law School, a guide for newcomers and new taxpayers who want to know about their tax obligations.
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Workplace Bullying and Harassment thumb image.jpg Workplace Bullying and Harassment
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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Being an Executor thumb image.jpg Being an Executor
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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Family Violence and Abuse thumb image.jpg Family Violence and Abuse
From People's Law School, information on forms of abuse, legal protection options and the criminal court process.
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Writing Your Will thumb image.jpg Writing Your Will
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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Power of Attorney thumb image.jpg Power of Attorney
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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Child Support in BC thumb image.jpg Child Support in BC
From People's Law School, basic information about child support in BC.
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Child Protection in BC thumb image.jpg Child Protection in BC
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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Beginner's Guide to Finding Legal Information thumb image.jpg Beginner's Guide to Finding Legal Information
From Courthouse Libraries BC, a how-to for legal research and representing yourself in court in British Columbia.
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See the full list of Clicklaw Wikibook titles.

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 contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. See full list of contributors or Read more about the Clicklaw Wikibooks...

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.



Featured on Clicklaw Wikibooks

On November 28, 2016 BC's new Societies Act came into effect. Thousands of BC non-profits and member-run societies need to transition to the new Act, and be in compliance. Clicklaw Wikibooks has two new resources to assist:

Societies Act FAQs
Societies Act FAQs answers common questions about compliance for governing documents and model bylaws of an organization.
Transitioning an Existing Society: A How-to Guide for Non-profits in BC
Transitioning an Existing Society: A How-to Guide for Non-profits in BC is a step-by-step approach to transitioning a society under the new Act.

Clicklaw Wikibook Contributors

More than 50 legal professionals contribute to Clicklaw Wikibooks. View the full list of contributors

For Contributors