Why CBSA Oversight is Urgent for Survivors and What New Legislation gets Wrong on Oversight
Earlier this week, BWSS wrote to the federal Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino about Bill C-20, legislation to create oversight over Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). You can read our letter here. There is necessary, growing momentum for independent,...BWSS Hopeful with Legal Aid Increases to Family Law Services
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release April 25, 2018 Women’s Organization Hopeful with Legal Aid Increases to Family Law Services Vancouver, BC–Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) is cautiously hopeful with Legal Services Society (LSS) announcement of increases to...Additional Funding Confirmed Ensuring Continued Legal Aid Services for Immigrants and Refugees
Last month, June 2017, The Legal Services Society (LSS) announced that it would stop taking applications for immigration and refugee services effective August 1, 2017, due to a lack of funding to keep up with increased demand. Battered Women’s Support Services...Canada’s Federal Government Fails to Provide Constitutional Right to Legal Aid and Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Lives Hang in the Balance
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release June 26, 2017 Canada’s Federal Government Fails to Provide Constitutional Right to Legal Aid and Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Lives Hang in the Balance Vancouver, B.C. Coast Salish Territory – On June...Economic Empowerment Strategies
This curriculum is designed to support women assessing and redressing the impact of economic abuse.
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