Welcome to CCEL

The CCEL is dedicated to improving the lives of older adults in their relationship to the law.  Our national not-for-profit centre is unique in Canada.  We conduct research, outreach and public legal education on elder law issues. more
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Latest News

BC Ministry of Health Services: New Registry to Safeguard Seniors, Support Caregivers
Republished on behalf of the BC Ministry of Healt...

MDAC Seeks Legal Capacity Lawyer
The Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (MDAC) has...

Winter Closure
The British Columbia Law Institute will close for...

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Featured Projects

Assisted Living Reform Project (Work in Progress)

There is a spectrum of housing options for older adults in British Columbia, with independent living on one end and long term residential care on the other.  This project focuses on the middle point in the spectrum - assisted living....

Vanguard (Completed)

The British Columbia Law Institute has been retained by the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, on behalf of the Adult Abuse andNeglect Collaborative of B.C., to conduct an international review ofboth the laws governing capability for decision-making which currentlyinform guardianship practice...

Elder and Guardianship Mediation (Work in Progress)

In October, 2007 the BC legislature passed the Adult Guardianship and Planning Statutes Amendment Act....

Family Caregiving (Work in Progress)

UPDATE: Complete the Family Caregiving survey!To assist our research the BC Law Institute is interested in hearing from the family caregivers of BC....

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Canadian Conference on Elder Law

Upcoming Events

Nov
20

World Study Group, hosted by Stetson University in Gulfport, FL

Register for the World Study Group here!The Canadian Centre for Elder Law and the Stetson University Collegeof Law is hosting...

Oct
30

Family Mediation Canada Workshops: Elder Mediation, Hague Convention Mediation

Family Mediation Canada is pleased to offer the following Workshops in conjunction with FMC's Annual General Meeting.   Mak...

Oct
22

CAG: 38th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting - Where the Rivers Meet: Merging Perspectives on Aging

The Canadian Association on Gerontology is pleased to announce "Where theRivers Meet, Merging Perspectives on Aging,&quo...

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