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Access to Justice Week BC 2024 is approaching!

Access to Justice Week BC 2024 is approaching!

The week of February 5th to February 9th, 2024 is Access to Justice Week in BC!
Signing off in a time for change, renewal, and hope

Signing off in a time for change, renewal, and hope

Last Saturday I spent the day with dozens of teenagers and youth who have experienced the family justice system.
Launch of the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative

Launch of the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative

This blog post is based on the Chief Justice’s speech delivered at the June 7, 2022 launch event On June 7, 2022—nearly three years after the signing of the Access to Justice Triple Aim—I was pleased to take part in the launch of the Transform the Family Justice System (TFJS) Collaborative.
New centres deliver a culturally-safe approach to justice for Indigenous clients

New centres deliver a culturally-safe approach to justice for Indigenous clients

Indigenous Justice Centres are community-based and Indigenous-led In March 2020, the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC), BC First Nations communities and the Province of British Columbia, signed the first-ever BC First Nations Justice Strategy (Strategy).
New Legal Webinars Built on Feedback from Users

New Legal Webinars Built on Feedback from Users

On March 16th, amid rising COVID-19 cases and restrictions, People’s Law School temporarily closed its office to in-person services – traditionally an important source of free legal information.
Shifting to Meet Users’ Needs – A New COVID-19 Expedited Process at the BCHRT

Shifting to Meet Users’ Needs – A New COVID-19 Expedited Process at the BCHRT

A few days after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the team at the BC Human Rights Tribunal created an emergency response process for COVID-19 human rights complaints.
MyLawBC Empowers People to Solve Family Disputes

MyLawBC Empowers People to Solve Family Disputes

In response to the surge in self-represented litigants bringing family law matters before the courts, Legal Aid BC (LABC) created MyLawBC.com.
A User’s Perspective on the Justice System during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A User’s Perspective on the Justice System during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Muller, a former self-represented litigant, is caught in the uncertainty of the justice system responding to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.
Youth Voices Initiative gets children’s voices heard

Youth Voices Initiative gets children’s voices heard

BC Family Justice Innovation Lab has developed a platform where young people can share their stories.
A Law Firm’s Story of Evidence-Based Innovation

A Law Firm’s Story of Evidence-Based Innovation

Spraggs Law gathers data to determine and improve client satisfaction
BCCA Collaborates to Streamline Appeal Process

BCCA Collaborates to Streamline Appeal Process

The BCCA digitizes the process for bringing an appeal.
Property Assessment Appeal Board Improves User Experience

Property Assessment Appeal Board Improves User Experience

The Property Assessment Appeal Board has an Online Dispute Resolution service
Helping Families - FMEP Goes Online

Helping Families - FMEP Goes Online

The Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP) is using modern technology to make the system easier to use.
The Triple Aim Signing Ceremony

The Triple Aim Signing Ceremony

The Triple Aim, borrowed from the health care sector, is a single goal with three elements: improved experience for the users of the justice system, improved population access to justice and improved costs.
The Access to Justice BC Wolf Factor

The Access to Justice BC Wolf Factor

We think that A2JBC’s “wolf factor” is that we are aligning justice system stakeholders around a new approach to changing the justice system – an approach that requires a shift in justice system culture.
Invaluable Assistance for Self-Represented Litigants

Invaluable Assistance for Self-Represented Litigants

With an increasing number of self-represented litigants, the process needs to be simplified.
BC Provincial Court and “Clicklaw” collaborate on one-page guides

BC Provincial Court and “Clicklaw” collaborate on one-page guides

The BC Provincial Court and the website Clicklaw are collaborating to provide one-page, up-to-date summaries of the most useful online resources.
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Unbundled Services

Rise Women’s Legal Centre Unbundled Services

Rise Women’s Legal Centre has unbundled legal services to help women
Skills for Changing Families

Skills for Changing Families

Intractable, high conflict disputes between parents experiencing separation and divorce have devastating psychological, emotional, social, and physical effects - particularly on children.

Chief Justice's Blog

Access to Justice, AI, and the Myths That Hold Us Back

March 10, 2026

Guest Blogger: Emily Martin Emily Martin is a third-year law student at UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law and…

Access to Justice Week BC 2026 is approaching!

January 29, 2026

February 2 to 6, 2026 marks Access to Justice Week in British Columbia – a province-wide chance to come together,…

Learning Together: Three Years of the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative

November 10, 2025

The fall season invites reflection and renewal. For many young people, it marks a time of learning, growth, and connection—a…

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Learning Together: Three Years of the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative