On April 1st and 7th, the Public Interest Law Centre of Legal Aid Manitoba (PILC) hosted two participatory webinars for community stakeholders. The purpose of the webinars was fourfold: to …
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Addressing the Digital Divide
PILC participated in the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) review of the mobile wireless telecommunications market on behalf of the Consumers’ Association of Canada (Manitoba Branch), Harvest Manitoba, and …
University of Manitoba Community Law Centre Relocating
A new Pilot Project with the UMCLC will commence on March 8th. LAM wishes to acknowledge the work put in by Robin Dwarka, Michael Swait, Gayle Zacharias and Scott Balneaves …
Significant Victory for Manitoba Parents
Seven couples who filed legal proceedings in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench against the Manitoba government relating to its outdated Family Maintenance Act are celebrating a significant victory in …
Significant Victory for Manitobans Who Are Nonbinary
On 13 October 2020, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) announced a new policy which expands gender marker options available on the basic driver’s licenses and identification cards that it issues. Effective …
Supreme Court of Canada hears that governments and courts can no longer ignore First Nations laws
On 23 September 2020, PILC (Joëlle Pastora Sala and Byron Williams) appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in the constitutional reference …
Manitoba Court of Appeal Rules that Manitobans with disabilities in receipt of EIA cannot be forced to apply early for their CPP
A win for Manitobans with disabilities – On 5 May 2020, the Court of Appeal held that the appellant, Mr Stadler (a 65 year old man with disabilities in receipt …
Legal Aid Manitoba Releases it’s 48th Annual Report
Legal Aid Manitoba’s 48th Annual Report was released on October 14. LAM’s purpose is to serve the public interest by providing low-income individuals and groups with fundamental and essential legal …
PILC’s Efforts to End All Forms of Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
Since 2014, the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) has been collaborating with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) in their actions to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous …
Vulnerable Persons Act Think Tank
On March 20, 2019, Community Living Manitoba and the Public Interest Law Centre hosted a Think Tank to discuss recommendations for strengthening protections under the /Vulnerable Persons Living with a …