British Columbia Law Institute
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Today's the day! Don't forget to send your comments on our #ChildProtectionProject consultation before the end of the day! The survey closes tonight. Consultation Paper: https://bit.ly/39u0E2L Online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H2G3ZN2

There's still one week left to share your views on our #ChildProtectionProject #consultation! Consultation paper: http://bit.ly/39u0E2L Online survey Deadline: 15 January 2021

[Amending the Act] "would also be an advance in that it would finally recognize the rights children have in these areas it is important to establish that, Learn more about our work on modernizing the B.C.’s child protection legislation in today's Lawyer's Daily. If this topic is of interest to you, you still have 2 more days to take part in our consultation! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H2G3ZN2... https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca//b-c-s-child-protection-leg See more

#ChildProtection project: we continue our #spotlight blog series with a new piece about incorporating children’s views in proceedings. Read it here: http://bit.ly/3onYDLo

Are you passionate about law reform? Now is your chance to get involved with BCLI! A volunteer board opportunity for Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch (CBABC) members is available right now! Join the BCLI and Canadian Centre for Elder Law Board of Directors. Applications welcome until January 15th: http://ow.ly/VJiV50D1Xx9

We've been championing #lawreform in #BC for 24 years today! Happy birthday to us! Hopefully next year things will be different and we will be able to celebrate together. We tip our hat to the many volunteers, supporters and collaborators who have enriched our work over the years. Here's to many more!

New year, new you, maybe new job too? Courthouse Libraries BC is hiring for 3 positions! Details below:

We are closed today in observance of #RemembranceDay. We will resume our regular hours tomorrow.

Our team at BCLI and CCEL is taking a break between December 21 and January 4. We won't be monitoring our social media accounts during this time and we will respond to your emails once we are back in the office, refreshed, relaxed and full of 2021 energy! Happy Holidays!

The #PensionDivision project committee has started reviewing responses to the consultation in order to develop tentative recommendations. Learn more: http://ow.ly/CMRh50Ce8o6

The #AlbertaLawReformInstitute just published a consultation paper and survey on family maintenance and support from the estate of a person who stood in the place of a parent. (https://www.alri.ualberta.ca//standing-in-place-of-a-pare/) Before you delve into them, here's a great video primer on the topic: https://youtu.be/opHdT-AB_vs

It's the season of changes at BCLI: new leadership, new project, and exciting work and volunteer opportunities coming up! All that and more in our latest newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/a6b69877ac0e/bcli_oct2020

Everyone, especially anyone with a family or children, should have a will. Yet only 38% of people aged 35-54 and 67% of 55+ have one. Today, for #MakeAWillWeek, Canadian Centre for Elder Law published a blog post about Travelling Wills Clinics and how they could assist people, particularly in remote, isolated, and underserved areas. https://www.bcli.org/discovering-the-travelling-wills-clinic

Today on the blog, we begin a new #SpotlightSeries for the Child Protection Project Consultation. First topic to consider: terms and definition - "family violence". Because the term "domestic violence" isn’t defined in the Child, Family and Community Service Act, its scope is unclear. Should the term be retained and how would any replacement term be defined?... Read our tentative recommendations for reform: https://www.bcli.org/spotlight-on-child-protection-definiti

Last week, the Law Commission of Ontario released the first of three papers on artificial intelligence and algorithm-based decision making in the Canadian justice system. You can access the paper "The Rise and Fall of Algorithms in American Criminal Justice: Lessons for Canada" here: https://bit.ly/2TP5S1A

Canadian Centre for Elder Law is looking for volunteers to join a BC-based Dementia Advisory Council to contribute to their project "Engaging People Living with Dementia in Decision Making". Interested in applying? Check out the information below and get in touch with Krista James.

As part of our Vancouver Foundation -funded project. CCEL and its partners (Alzheimer Society of B.C., Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia, and Family... Caregivers of British Columbia) plan to develop resources for healthcare stakeholders on how to best support people living with dementia to participate in decision-making. We are looking for volunteers to contribute to this process. This opportunity is open to people living with dementia and family caregivers. To apply for a position on the Council, contact Krista James at [email protected] before October 30, 2020. See the call for volunteers: https://bit.ly/3n5onfs Learn more about our project: https://bit.ly/34bgwEu

What makes you YOU? Your name, your cultural heritage, your nationality, among other things. "Parentage" (determining who a child's parents are) impacts a lot of these things, along with legal rights & obligations. BCLI is starting a new project to examine parentage as set out in part 3 of the #FamilyLawAct. Learn more about it on our website: https://bit.ly/2FRv3x1

This Thursday: don't miss this Courthouse Libraries BC webinar on trauma informed legal practice, led by Myrna McCallum. From 4.30 to 6.30 PM - Register today! bit.ly/3aDbZgX

"Nearly half the adult population suffers a civil or family law problem every three years and can’t afford to use the legal system. There was general agreement using it was too expensive and most don’t generally understand or feel welcomed. (..) The research suggests a full culture shift is needed, with foundational reforms: Justice innovation hubs, NGO initiatives, justice information centres and public/private collaborations can provide new ways to address access barriers."... https://vancouversun.com//1ac9e7c8-ec72-489b-a2fa-060d704/

Our #PensionDivision consultation draws to a close tomorrow, September 15. This is your last chance to share your views on the topic with us: https://www.bcli.org/bcli/current-consultations

Last stretch! Only one week left to take part in our consultation on #PensionDivision! Have your say before September 15: https://www.bcli.org/bcli/current-consultations

12 days left to take part in our consultation on #PensionDivision! Our #SpotlightSeries highlights issues discussed in our consultation paper. Today we shed light on commuted value transfer and share BCLI's tentative recommendation on the matter: https://www.bcli.org/spotlight-on-pension-division-commuted

Our team is saddened by the news of the passing of the Hon. Lance Finch, a key figure in the legal community, stalwart supporter of BCLI (& former LRCBC), and a much loved colleague and friend. Greg Blue, QC wrote about the many contributions of C.J. Finch: https://bit.ly/3hZPG8c

Since August 14, strata corporations are now required to report changes in insurance coverage to owners, implementing one of the recommendations in our Report on Insurance Issues for Stratas. Details on our blog: https://bit.ly/3lDHFYq

Time flies when you're having fun! Only one month left to participate in our Consultation on #PensionDivision! Have your say before September 15. Details on our project page: https://www.bcli.org/project/16050