Kelowna Short Service Clinic - Call for an appointment

Our organization provides a Short Service Clinic for people in the Okanagan area who want to find out what their human rights are.

How can we help?

• We can assist people to determine if the might have grounds to file a human rights complaint
• We can explain the process
• We can assist in drafting complaints and preparing amendments
• We can explain legal principles of human right law.
• We can assist in understanding defenses to complaints under the Human Rights Code
• We can explain damages and remedies
• We can explain how to get legal representation
• If it turns out that there is a different legal issue we can suggest who might be best to contact

It is IMPORTANT to note that the BC Human Rights Code requires that a complaint be filed within 6 months of the discrimination. Please keep this in mind when making an appointment. If your complaint will be filed late if you wait for assistance then please contact our office to see how to proceed.

Our next visit will be on August 26, 2009 and will be held at;

To make an appointment contact  info@bchrcoalition.org or toll free at 1-877-689-8474.

The short service clinic is held at;

Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society,

347 Leon Ave, #104 
Kelowna, BC V1Y 8C7

Phone: 250-763-4613 (please do not call them for appointments - they must be booked with us directly)

The BC Human Rights Coalition operates the BC Human Rights Clinic providing general information and legal representation to persons involved in human rights complaints. We thank the Elizabeth Fry Society for the use of the thier offices for the short service clinic.

The BC Human Rights Coalition would like to thank our funders, the Ministry of the Atttorney General, the Minsitry of Housing and Social Development - Gaming Enforcement and Policy Branch, the Law Foundation and the City of Vancouver.