June 28, 2016

Highlights from the Spring 2016 Legislative Session

28 June 2016—In May 2016, the 40th Parliament of the BC Legislature completed its 5th Session. The legislative assembly passed 24 bills. In this blog post, you’ll find a brief summary of the laws that were enacted. Two acts are particularly relevant to the work of BCLI and CCEL. Leading Read more…

March 8, 2016

Bill 16 Changes to Assisted Living Legislation Consistent with BCLI / CCEL Recommendations

Proposed amendments introduced in the Legislative Assembly yesterday in Bill 16, the Community Care and Assisted Living Amendment Act, 2016, are consistent with recommendations made by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) in a 2013 report.  “We are very pleased to see that Read more…

October 2, 2013

BCLI and CCEL Release Report on Assisted Living in BC

2 October 2013—The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) have jointly issued a Report on Assisted Living in British Columbia containing 50 recommendations for reform of the legal and regulatory framework for assisted living in B.C.   Issuance of the report coincides with the Read more…

November 28, 2012

BCLI Releases Consultation Paper on Assisted Living Reform

 Vancouver, 28 November 2012 – The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) have jointly issued the Consultation Paper on Assisted Living in British Columbia, which contains recommendations on reform of the legal and regulatory framework for assisted living in B.C.  BCLI/CCEL is seeking public input on its contents.