Other
This guide provides organizations the opportunity to evaluate their current policies and programs.
Category: Other
Type: Guide
Report Date: July 16, 2019
This guide is designed for public body employees who would like to get an overview of how to be fair in the work they do.
Category: Other
Type: Guide
Report Date: September 07, 2018
Alice believed her lawyer had breached confidentiality by sharing details about her legal matter with a mutual friend. Upset, Alice complained to the Law Society of BC about...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2018/2019
Luis, an immigration and refugee detainee who did not speak English, connected with our office after trying to reach a lawyer through Legal Aid. He had been given an...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2018/2019
Omar applied to the Society of Notaries Public (the Society) to be admitted to the Master of Arts program in Applied Legal Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU). His...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2018/2019
A woman contacted our office with a complaint that her previous stove had issues. She had been concerned that it could cause a fire, as she believed that brand of stove had...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2018/2019
Peter went to his local Service BC Centre with questions about a government program. He stood in line.
While waiting, nature called and Peter was surprised to find no public...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2016/2017
Location: The North
Believing an insurance licensee breached their professional Code of Conduct, Joy went to the Insurance Council of BC to make a complaint. In her complaint to the council she...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2016/2017
Location: The Interior
Having carefully inputted all the information online, Jolene was surprised to see her daughter’s birth certificate arrive with a glaring error: “Jolene” was repeated twice as...
Category: Children and Youth, Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2015/2016
Location: Vancouver Island / Sunshine Coast
Karen’s disagreement with another gambler escalated quickly. After a physical altercation, the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) imposed a two year prohibition barring Karen from...
Category: Other
Type: Case Summary
Fiscal Year: 2015/2016
Location: The Lower Mainland