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A guide for service providers in health service settings This guide was created on unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) . Responding to Police in Health Service Settings: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Clients is a practical resource for health service providers in British Columbia seeking…
On Tuesday June 24, 2026, as Canada and Switzerland faced off at BC Place, the outdoor temperature in Vancouver reached 27.7°C. It was the warmest June 24 in Vancouver in more than a century . That same day, a total of 21 communities across British Columbia reached or surpassed all-time daily heat records . June 2026 also marks exactly five years since the 2021 Western heat dome: the deadliest…
Just two weeks ahead of the first 2026 World Cup match, Vancouver released its final FIFA Human Rights Action Plan . The Plan, dated May 25, 2026, updated a February draft that Pivot and a coalition of allied organizations had heavily criticized . Though the final Plan reflects some meager improvements, it offers far too little far too late – and ultimately fails to set out a robust legal and…
Your Legal Rights & Risks During FIFA This resource was created on unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). The FIFA World Cup 2026 will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026 . Vancouver match days are scheduled for June 13, 18, 21, 24, 26 and July 2 and 7. During this period, you can…
The FIFA 2026 World Cup Games are less than five weeks from descending on Vancouver, sparking much foreboding – and for good reason . Mega sporting events are notorious for inviting a slew of human rights abuses, with the impacts felt first and worst by residents already on the margins of a host city. Vancouver’s own experience hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games was coloured by displacement,…
UPDATE: Bill 11 passed through Third Reading and received Royal Assent on Thursday April 16, 2026. This means that BC's Residential Tenancy Act has now been amended to: Expand landlords' power to order arbitrary evictions, including for the possession of a "weapon" (which could include anything from a kitchen knife to a screwdriver); Allow landlords to lock tenants out of their homes as they await…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2026 xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – On behalf of an informal coalition of organizations and collectives in the DTES and Chinatown communities (“ the Coalition ”), we are sounding the alarm on the massive human rights implications of the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 – which, so far,…
On February 13, 2026, Pivot Legal Society (Pivot) and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) submitted a letter to BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner requesting a review of Vancouver Police Board's inaction with respect to VPD’s use of force in Palestine protest Read the letter below and the joint press release . Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia 5th floor, 947…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2026 xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) territories / Vancouver, BC – Today, Pivot & BCCLA filed a request for review to BC's Police Complaint Commissioner that it utilize its statutory discretion under the Police Act to investigate the systemic aspects of the use of force complaint filed by Pivot & BCCLA back in…
NOTE: As of today, Jan. 31, 2026, it is once again illegal in BC to possess any amount of illegal drug(s) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This includes private residences. Sanctioned supervised consumption sites and overdose prevention sites will continue to be the only decriminalized spaces in which to possess and consume drugs, though traveling to these sites while in possession…
