Community Legal Assistance Society

30/09/2026

September 30 asks us to confront why there are children who never returned home from residential schools, and in particular, the systems that allowed those harms to happen.

Truth and reconciliation require more than remembrance. They require action: implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, upholding Indigenous rights, confronting ongoing systemic discrimination, and changing the institutions that continue to reproduce colonial harms.

At CLAS, we recognize that the legal system itself has been (and continues to be) part of this history. Our responsibility is not simply to acknowledge that truth, but to consider how our work can contribute to a more just future.

Today, we honour residential school survivors, their families and communities, and the children who never came home.

To learn more, read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action here:

29/09/2026

CLAS will be closed tomorrow in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Our offices will reopen on Thurs, Oct 1st.

29/09/2026

Registration is open for our last two training sessions this year!
Join us for FREE, interactive training on harassment, workplace safety, and knowing your rights.

🦺Delivered by SHARP Workplaces and the BC Centre for Women in the Trades
👷‍♀️Designed for anyone working in the trades industry in BC—including tradespeople, trades training instructors, OHS professions, union representatives, and more!

Upcoming workshops :
📅October 7 (5 to 6:30 PM): Session 1 (What is Workplace Sexual Harassment). Online.
📅November 4 (5 to 6:30 PM): Session 2 (Intervention Strategies for Workplace Sexual Harassment). Online.

➡️Sign up to attend here: https://form.jotform.com/BCCWITT/sharp-workplaces-training
See more about our partnership with BCCWIT: https://bccwitt.ca/sharp/

25/09/2026

Wishing joy, reflection, and community to all observing Sukkot. Chag Sameach.

21/09/2026

To all who observe Yom Kippur, we wish you meaningful day of reflection, atonement, and renewal.

21/09/2026

Gender equality is shaped by what happens in our workplaces, our institutions, and our legal systems.

During Gender Equality Week, we’re keeping our attention on the barriers that remain, including discrimination, harassment, gender-based violence, and unequal access to justice.
Through SHARP Workplaces, CLAS provides free, confidential legal advice to people in BC who have experienced sexual harassment at work. Because advancing gender equality also means ensuring people know their rights and have somewhere to turn when those rights are violated.

Learn more about SHARP Workplaces: clasbc.net/get-legal-help/sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/about-sharp-workplaces/

17/09/2026

Research shows that around 1 in 2 Canadian women experience harassment on the job. That’s unacceptable.

Women in every industry have the right to equal treatment and a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and assault. No one should endure sexist comments, attitudes, and unwanted sexual behavior.

➡️ Experiencing workplace sexual harassment in BC? SHARP Workplaces can help. Contact us to receive FREE and confidential legal advice from lawyers .

📞 Call 604-673-3143 or visit our website 🌐 for more information. Your rights matter. We are here to help!

Learn more: https://ow.ly/9qIF50WTnJj

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13/09/2026

Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples established an international framework affirming Indigenous Peoples’ rights to self-determination, culture, lands, languages, equality, and more.

Nearly two decades later, the work of putting those rights into practice continues. On this anniversary, we reaffirm the importance of meaningful implementation of UNDRIP and of ensuring Indigenous rights are respected not only in principle, but in law, policy, and practice.

10/09/2026

Part of su***de prevention is creating communities and systems where people are treated with dignity, have access to meaningful support, and are able to seek help without stigma or discrimination.

On World Su***de Prevention Day, we recognize the importance of listening to people with lived experience and continuing to build approaches to mental health that centre compassion, autonomy, and human rights.