British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Area served

British ColumbiaMethodLegal Aid, Advocacy

Key people

Leigha Worth, Executive Director

Revenue

$(2012)Websitehttp://bcpiac.com/

The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC) is a non-profit, public interest law office. It legally assists people in natural resources management, human rights and poverty, and consumer issues.^[1]

History

BCPIAC was founded in 1981 to provide representation to groups that would not otherwise have the resources to effectively assert their interests. The missions of BCPIAC is to advocate the interests of residential consumers, and in particular low-income groups, in the regulation and deregulation of services, and the interests of disadvantaged groups in obtaining access to justice and equality before the law.^[2]

Funding

BCPIAC relies on the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC.

References

^ William Andrews (15 August 1991). "Successful West Coast Environmental Management". In Edward McWhinney (ed.). From Coexistence to Cooperation:International Law and Organization in the Post-Cold War Era. Martinus Nijhoff. p. 142. ISBN 978-0792314011. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
^ BCPIAC