Online Intake Form – BC Judicial Review Self-Help Guide

The Community Law Program at CLAS provides legal assistance to low- and modest-income British Columbians with problems in the areas of work-related legal issues, human rights, access to government benefits, housing evictions, and mental health. If you are doing a judicial review, or otherwise going to court, in one of these areas and would like some information or advice specific to your situation, fill out this form and then follow the instructions in the email you get.

Please note that this form is only to get legal services from the Community Law Program.

Your Name
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code Country
Email
Phone
Can we email you and leave you voicemails about your inquiry?
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- No
Where did you hear about us?
What is your current income source?
Your Decision
Select what decision-maker you have received a decision from:
- Residential Tenancy Branch
- A Housing Co-op
- Court Foreclosure Proceedings
- Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal
- Social Security Tribunal
- Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal
- Employment Standards Tribunal
- BC Human Rights Tribunal
- Public Guardian and Trustee
We assist with reviews of decisions made by the Residential Tenancy Branch regarding the loss of housing, i.e. where there is an eviction decision or an Order of Possession.

Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your Residential Tenancy Branch decision and any orders that you have received from the Residential Tenancy Branch. It also helps if you send any legal notices that you have received from your landlord and all correspondence to and from your landlord. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.

If you have an upcoming hearing at the Residential Tenancy Branch, but do not yet have a decision, then we cannot assist you. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you.
We assist people who have had their membership terminated by their co-op, as well as non-members who are living with someone in a co-op and are being forced out.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of the letter from the co-op saying that your membership has been terminated or that you must leave. It also helps for us to get a copy of your occupancy agreement, your co-op's rules, and any correspondence from the co-op. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
If you have an upcoming meeting with your co-op board where you are facing termination, but your co-op membership has not yet been terminated, then we cannot help you. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you.
We will talk with tenants who are renting a place that is being foreclosed upon about the process that they are involved in and their rights. We will also provide limited advice to people who are facing the foreclosure of their own place of residence.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of any court documents that you have received. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
We will review decisions made by the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your decision. It also helps for us to get a copy of the evidence that was before the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
If you have an upcoming hearing before the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal (EAAT) or another issue involving welfare, persons with disabilities benefits, etc., but you do not have an EAAT decision, then we are not the right group to help you now. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you at this point.
We review decisions of the Social Security Tribunal when people have issues involving Canada Pension Plan benefits (CPP), Old Age Security benefits (OAS), and Employment Insurance benefits (EI).
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your Social Security Tribunal decision, either from the General Division or the Appeal Division. It also helps for us to get a copy of the evidence that was before the SST. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
If you have an EI, OAS, or CPP issue, but do not yet have an SST decision, then we cannot be of assistance. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you now.
We review decisions made by the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT).
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to give us your WCAT decision number. It also helps if you can tell us the name and organization of the advocate who represented you at WCAT and send us the file closing letter that you received from that advocate. You must enter your WCAT decision number below. You can also upload your advocate's letter now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off that letter.
If you have a workers' compensation issue, but do not yet have a WCAT decision (say, you are just applying for WorkSafeBC benefits for the first time or you are putting in submissions to the Review Division), then we are not the right people to help you at this time. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you now.
We review decisions of the Employment Standards Tribunal.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your Employment Standards Tribunal decision. It also helps for us to get a copy of the evidence that was before the Tribunal. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
If you have an employment standards issue, but do not yet have a decision from the Employment Standards Tribunal, then we are not the right group to help you at this time. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist you now.
We review certificates of incapability that appoint the Public Guardian and Trustee as statutory property guardian under the Adult Guardianship Act.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your certificate. It would also be helpful to include your assessment report, its attachments, and written reasons for issuance of the certificate. If you are having difficulty acquiring these documents or are still under investigation, let us know. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
We review decisions of the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
Note: Before we will be able to help you, you will need to send us a copy of your Human Rights Tribunal decision. You can either upload your documents now or you can respond to the email that we will send you with instructions about how you can email, fax, mail, or drop off the documents.
If you have a human rights issue, but do not yet have a decision from the Human Rights Tribunal, then we are not the right people to help you right now. See our page on getting help for more information about speaking with an advocate who will be able to assist at this stage.
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