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

Registration for 2010 Canadian Conference on Elder Law Now Available
The Canadian Centre for Elder Law and the Law Com...

MDAC is seeking a Legal Officer
MDAC is searching for a Legal Officer to develop...

CCEL Announces Online Launch of Family Caregiving Study Paper
The British Columbia Law Institute and the Canadi...

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Featured Projects

Family Caregiving (Completed)

To assist our research the BC Law Institute recently conducted a survey of the family caregivers of BC. This has now been completed. Thank you for your contributions!...

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....

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Canadian Conference on Elder Law

Upcoming Events

Jul
05

Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT)

Six conferences for the price of one!FICCDAT could be thought of (modestly) asthe olympiad of all conferences relating to ag...

Dec
02

CAG 39th Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting

TheCanadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) is pleased to announce the 39thAnnual Scientific & Educational Meeting, taki...

Oct
28

2010 Canadian (International) Conference on Elder Law

In conjunction with the Law Commission of Ontario"Developing an Anti-Ageist Approach to the Law"October 28-30, 2010...

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