Legal Research - General
Access to Justice Network: extensive collection of law and justice links, articles and documents
BC Supreme Court Self-Help Information Centre: useful site if you are representing yourself in court
Best's Legal Bookmarks: BC, Canadian and international links
Bora Laskin Law Library Research Guides: includes a research guide for beginners and basic legal research skills
Canadian Justice System: a guide to the legal system in Canada by the Department of Justice
Charity Central: provides information about legal obligations that Registered Charities face
Clicklaw: understand how the legal system in BC works, and find answers to common legal questions as well as referrals to legal help and lawyers
Dial-a-Law: practical information on BC law topics
Duhaime's Law Dictionary: a plain-language dictionary by a Victoria lawyer
Electronic Law Library: selected list of links to BC legal information
Jurist Canada: legal education mega-site
LawStart BC: portal that leads to four BC public legal information resources (ClickLaw, ClickLaw's Help Map, BC LawMatters, Courthouse Libraries)
Legal Glossary: contains legal terms in Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese and English 
Legal Line: Canadian website with a variety of legal topics available. Can look at legal information from different provinces. Information compiled by a team of volunteer lawyers
Legal Services Society: provides informative, online LSS legal publications, legal aid details and the toll-free hotline Lawline, and LawLink which has links to current, relevant legal sites
MultiLingoLegal: Provides legal information to newcomers to Canada in many different languages
People's Law School: public legal education and information for the people of BC
QP Legaleze: a searchable database for BC Bills, Statutes, Regulations, Debates, and Gazettes. Only available within the Library.
Start your legal research with guides from the BC Courthouse Library Society: Subject Guides(coverage across a variety of subjects and includes links as well as legislation). Also try the Courthouse Library's Asked and Answered page for answers to difficult questions.
Aboriginal Law
Aboriginal Law and Legislation Online
Copyright
Access Copyright: the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, licenses public access to copyright works
Guide to Copyright: getting started, application process and forms for obtaining a copyright in Canada
Employment Law
Employment Standards Branch: guides, fact sheets and self-help information
Labour Relations Board: includes LRB decisions from 2000 to present, online collective agreements, information about unions in BC
Work Safe BC: from the Workers' Compensation Board of BC, includes the Appeal Division decisions from 2000 to present
Environmental Law
West Coast Environmental Law: reports, backgrounders and publications about environmental protection and sustainability
Environmental Law Centre: from the University of Victoria; includes downloadable publications
Family Law
Changing a Child Support Order: from the Law Centre Association of Victoria
Child Support: includes tables, guidelines, workbooks and other child support
Family Justice: information from the Attorney General of BC
Family Law in British Columbia includes self-help materials, family law by subject and advice on resolving family law problems
International Adoption: from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, a legal guide
National clearinghouse on family violence
Freedom of Information and Privacy
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association: includes instructions on how to request government and personal records
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC
Residential Tenancy and Strata Law
Condominium Home Owner's Association
Guide to the Residential Tenancy Act [pdf]
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre
Human Rights
BC Civil Liberties Association
BC Human Rights Coalition : community-based organization that seeks to promote and strengthen human rights throughout BC and Canada
Canadian Human Rights Commission: responsible for investigating and resolving complaints
Human Rights Watch: numerous publications and reports
University of Minnesota Human Rights Centre: large collection of links to international treaties, bibliographies and research for international human rights issues
Pro Bono and Legal Aid
Access Justice: nonprofit lawyer’s group that provides free legal clinics throughout BC
Battered Women Support Services Legal Advocacy Resource Room: support and legal information services for women conducting legal research or writing legal documents
Community Legal Assistance Society: specialized legal aid for disadvantaged British Columbians. Includes useful legal guides
Legal Aid: Legal Services Society site provides information about legal aid in BC
Pivot Legal Society: Legal referral services
ProBonoNet BC: coordinates the delivery of pro bono (free) legal services in BC
Salvation Army Pro Bono Program
Traffic Law
Defending Traffic Tickets: a step-by-step process
ICBC: process of paying or disputing tickets, fines
Wills and Estates
Public Guardian & Trustee (BC): estate administration information
Representation Agreement Resource Centre: BC non-profit centre that provides information about living wills
Courts
The Courts of British Columbia: includes links to the Provincial, Appeal, and Supreme Court of British Columbia, as well as a searchable database of decisions
Lawyers
Clicklaw: Legal Help & Lawyers: information on finding legal help, including lawyers and legal advice
