Welcome from the Chief Justice

Welcome to the Access to Justice BC website. It is my sincere pleasure to provide updates on Access to Justice BC’s activities and progress, continuing the work of my predecessor, founding chair Robert Bauman, KC. I look forward to reaching people across the province who are concerned about the accessibility of the civil and family…

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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. The TFJS Collaborative arises…

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

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). As part of this ground-breaking and transformative initiative, an integral component of the Strategy is the creation of a number of Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs) across…

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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.

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