Legal Resources
BWSS continues to offer support to women who have experienced violence.
Part of this ongoing support includes compiling lists of external legal resources, publications and links to external legal services. Below are quick links to many of the resources that BWSS finds useful for community workers, women who experience violence, and their advocates.
Resources for all Women
Resources for Immigrant Women
Resources for Community Workers
- The New Family Law Act and its Implications for Battered Women
- Family Law in British Columbia
- Legal Help for British Columbians (Community Worker Resource)
- Public Legal Education and Information Resource Catalogue (BC)
- JP Boyd’s Family Law Resource
- Justice Education Society of BC
- Click Law
- Community Legal Assistance Society
- Law Students Legal Assistance Program manual
- Access Justice
- BC Government Attorney General Website
- Violence against women and homelessness
- Engaging Immigrant Women In The Legal System
Resources for Indigenous Women
Resources for Youth
BWSS Publications and Toolkits
- When Battered Women Are Arrested – Overview
- When Battered Women Are Arrested – A resource for front-line workers
- When Battered Women Are Arrested – A resource for women
- Violence against Women and the Law Resource
- Toolkit for Women working with a Lawyer
- Toolkit for Lawyers working with Women
- Gender Persecution and Refugee Law Reform in Canada
- The Indian act Aboriginal Women’s Empowerment
- Addressing Violence Against Aboriginal Women
- Royal Commission on Violence Against Aboriginal Girls and Women
