The Advocacy Centre

02/06/2024

BC's Seniors Advocate is coming to the West Kootenays February 22 and 23. See this link for details:

Seniors Advocate Visits West Kootenay Region Date: February 22nd BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be visiting communities in the West Kootenay region from February 22–23, 2024. Join her to discuss seniors’ issues at town halls in Trail, Grand Forks, Nelson and Castlegar. Town Hall Detai...

12/05/2023

The Government is consulting Canadians on the design and implementation of the new Canada Disability Benefit. Canadians are invited to share their thoughts on details of the Canada Disability Benefit, such as eligibility and benefit amount, which will be used to help draft the Canada Disability Bene...

11/28/2023

Saturday, Dec. 2 | 10:30am-12pm PST Description The Clothesline Project is an opportunity for opening conversations and raising...

11/07/2023

Survey on Market Basket Measure of Poverty

The federal government has launched a comprehensive review of the Market Basket Measure which is Canada’s Official Poverty Line. To support this, StatsCan is asking Canadians to complete an online survey to estimate how much money a family needs for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The questionnaire takes no more than five minutes to complete and is open until March 31, 2024. All responses are anonymous.

Statistics Canada invites you to complete a short crowdsourcing survey to help validate how we measure poverty in Canada: Survey on the Market Basket Measure of Poverty By selecting your province or territory, city, family size and housing tenure information, you can find out how much a family would...

10/19/2023

Do you know who can help you with a discrimination complaint, who can help to resolve it and where to learn more about human rights in B.C.? This new website is designed to help you navigate B.C.’s human rights system: bchumanrightssystem.ca

09/28/2023

BC's make a will week kicks off in early October. And we've got a panel of experienced BC lawyers and notaries lined up to give you the confidence to move forward. Sign up today for our free webinar on making a will in BC. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3716952351337/WN_R9iltI0nSnaKcS8Syihzkw

07/24/2023

Are you a self-represented litigant with experience in virtual hearings? Then we want to hear from you! The NSRLP needs input from SRLs from across Canada who've taken part in virtual hearings from all legal environments (family, civil, criminal, tribunal).

This is an anonymous survey which should not take longer then 15-20 mins. Your experience is vital to our work, and we thank you for your support. Please take the survey today to help us with our work. Thank you for your support.

http://ow.ly/2oKj50OpLKu

07/24/2023

Through the Government of Canada, the Canada Dental Benefit helps lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year. Parents and guardians paying for dental care for a child under 12 years old who does not have access to private dental insurance may be eligible for the prog...

05/12/2023

Whether you are a landlord, tenant, employer, employee, service provider or service user, you have rights. Learn how B.C.'s Human Rights Code protects your rights in our free webinar on housing, employment and services taking place on June 6 at 2:30 p.m. https://bchumanrights.ca/event/bc-human-rights-code-educational-sessions/

04/27/2023

A staff member from The Advocacy Centre will be at:

Castlegar and District Community Services (1007 Second Street) - 9:00am-noon
Castlegar Community Connection Centre (1660 Columbia Ave) - 1pm-4:30pm

On the following dates from May to July 2023: May 4, May 18, June 1, June 22, July 13, July 23

The advocate can discuss income assistance, disability income assistance and other government benefits, tenancy problems, accessing Legal Aid information and resources, and family law referrals.

Please call 250-608-0589 or 1-877-352-5777 to arrange an appointment. Drop-ins cannot always be accommodated.