Browse our directory of links to practical and in-depth resources about anti-poverty/poverty issues and advocacy in BC and Canada. April 24, 2012
Explains who is eligible for welfare, how to apply for welfare, what benefits are available, your responsibilities while on welfare, how to appeal a decision about your benefits, and how to get more...
Keywords: how to apply for welfare, Welfare, welfare appeal, welfare overpayment, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
April 20, 2012
The Edmonton Social Planning Council has an Issue Brief Blog that they will be updating regularly with commentaries on a variety of current and topical issues. In addition, film and book reviews will...
Keywords: Alberta, Blogs, Government Policy, Poverty Research
April 11, 2012
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has been formed to create a national movement to end homelessness in Canada from the community up.
Keywords: Homelessness, Campaigns and initiatives, All of Canada
March 21, 2012
The federal and provincial government offer programs that can help you repay your Canada-B.C. integrated student loans.
Some are debt management programs designed for people having difficulty making...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, debt relief, Education, student loans, British Columbia, Government information
March 15, 2012
Legal Help for British Columbians is a guide for non-legal professionals in British Columbia to learn where to direct clients when legal problems occur. It can also be used directly by those seeking...
Keywords: Legal Assistance, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), British Columbia, Directories
March 6, 2012
This website is a portal, or clearinghouse, of Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) resources and information for those who are working with and for the migrant workers in the Province of...
Keywords: Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Info (PLEI), migrant workers, migrant workers, PLEI, PLEI, Workers' Rights, British Columbia, Gateways
February 28, 2012
Sources Community Resource Centres is a community-based non-profit agency dedicated to supporting the needs of children, youth and families, persons with disabilities, and seniors that reside...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Disability, Family, Women, British Columbia, Organizations
February 28, 2012
OneinFive.ca, was created by the Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry, seeks to create awareness of the prevalence of mental illness and provide information and resources for individuals and...
Keywords: anxiety, dementia, Mental Health, mental illness, suicide, Factsheets and FAQs, Nova Scotia
February 17, 2012
The goals of the Portal include collaboration, open communication and the sharing of experiences, tools & resources including key documents such as policies, plans, etc. created by First Nations...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, British Columbia, Gateways
January 25, 2012
The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities now have some of their most requested publications on self-help, CPP, disability benefits, and health available in Traditional Chinese and Punjabi.
Keywords: chinese, CPP, developmental disability, Disability, Health, HIV/AIDS, Punjabli, self-help, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides
January 17, 2012
COSCO is the largest federation of seniors' organizations in the Province of British Columbia, representing seniors for over 50 years. COSCO directors and members collaborate with others in a common...
Keywords: elder advocacy, Seniors and Elders, British Columbia, Organizations
December 12, 2011
An Ontario free of poverty will be reflected in healthy, inclusive communities with a place of dignity for everyone and the essential conditions of well-being for all. The mission of Poverty Free...
Keywords: Organizing, Campaigns and initiatives, Ontario
December 6, 2011
Your Legal Rights is a website of legal information for people in Ontario. This site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario and...
Keywords: Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Health, Housing, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), legal information, Poverty Research, Seniors and Elders, Tenants' Rights, Unemployment, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways, Ontario
November 7, 2011
The Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch has launched a public education campaign for additional legal aid funding in BC, called We Need Legal Aid. The campaign’s website features information and...
Keywords: Legal Aid, Organizing, British Columbia, Campaigns and initiatives
November 4, 2011
Do you identify yourself as an Aboriginal person? Do you help people who do?
This site has information and publications about the issues that are important to Aboriginal people and the help that...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, child protection, harvesting rights, Legal Info (PLEI), reserve, residential school, British Columbia, Factsheets and FAQs, Manuals and guides, Services
November 2, 2011
The Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network (NLHHN) is a group of community-based service providers, municipal, provincial and federal departments and agencies, and representatives...
Keywords: Homelessness, homelessness in Newfoundland, Housing, service providers, Campaigns and initiatives, Newfoundland, Organizations, Reports and documents, Research and education
October 31, 2011
The mission of the Access Pro Bono Society of British Columbia is to promote access to justice in British Columbia by providing and fostering quality pro bono legal services for people and non-profit...
Keywords: lawyers, legal, Legal Assistance, Legal Info (PLEI), Legal Research, pro bono, British Columbia, Manuals and guides, Organizations, Services
October 17, 2011
From PeacockPoverty:
PeacockPoverty is a collection of individuals with an experience of poverty who join together to share knowledge, strength, talent and wisdom with each other and our friends....
Keywords: Blogs, Homelessness, Human Rights, Media, Organizing, Poverty Research, Unemployment, Welfare, General resources, Multimedia, All of Canada, International
August 15, 2011
Canadians for Tax Fairness campaigns for Canada to adopt a more progressive tax system.
Canadians for Tax Fairness promotes a progressive tax system, based on ability to pay, to fund the public...
Keywords: Debt and Consumer Law, Government Policy, Organizing, Campaigns and initiatives, All of Canada
July 12, 2011
Small claims court is a court of law that has been designed to meet your needs as a user of the court. It’s meant to be a “do-it-yourself” kind of court, where ordinary people can handle their own...
Keywords: Legal Info (PLEI), Small claims, small claims court, British Columbia, Manuals and guides
Browse links about applying for various provincial/territorial and federal services and other common application processes.