April 8, 2022

Parentage committee considers legislation allowing multiple parents for children conceived by sexual intercourse

BCLI’s Parentage Law Reform Project Committee continued its review of the rules in part 3 of the Family Law Act that apply to parentage of children conceived by sexual intercourse. The committee completed its examination of a provision in the American Uniform Parentage Act 2017 (PDF) that sets out a Read more…

April 6, 2022

Media Release: BCLI Releases Study Paper on Public Hearings

Vancouver, BC – April 6, 2022 – The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) has released its Study Paper on Public Hearings: An Examination of Public Participation in the Adoption of Local Bylaws on Land Use and Planning. This study paper provides a comprehensive overview of British Columbia’s public hearings law Read more…

March 31, 2022

CCEL Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women

The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women is currently conducting a study on intimate and domestic violence in Canada. The CCEL submitted a brief to the committee discussing the unique barriers older women face and outlining the complex support needs of older women. The brief is Read more…

March 22, 2022

March 2022 Newsletter: the Commercial Liens Act & new members to our board

Sometimes, it may take a while for our recommendations to be implemented. But when it does, it’s a powerful reminder that our good work helps make good laws. A bill introduced in the legislative assembly earlier this month will implement BCLI’s 2003 Report on the Uniform Liens Act and modernize the law on commercial liens 

March 14, 2022

Age Discrimination in Other Contexts in British Columbia

Introduction This is the third of a three-part series discussing age discrimination and older people. The first post focused on the human rights process and age discrimination generally. The second post looked at age discrimination in employment settings. This final post reviews other settings where age related discrimination occurs. If Read more…