The Public Interest Law Centre, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, has released a report on access to justice in Manitoba. Justice Starts Here: A One-Stop Shop …

Ottawa, October 30, 2017 – NEWS RELEASE – ACCESS TO JUSTICE – PART 2: LEGAL AID Today, the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights tabled its report, Access to …

In 2016, the Public Interest Law Centre in partnership with Taylor McCaffrey LLP represented three Manitoba patients who were applying to the courts for permission to receive medical assistance in …

On 4 October 2017, PILC lawyers Byron Williams and Joëlle Pastora Sala appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), along with pro bono counsel Alyssa Mariani of Thompson Dorfman …

PILC represents the Consumer Association of Canada (Manitoba Branch) (“CAC Manitoba”) in the ongoing regional cumulative effects assessment (“RCEA”) hearing before the Clean Environment Commission (“CEC”). On 14 September 2017, …

Join us to celebrate PILC achievements in enhancing access to justice in partnership with community groups, Indigenous people, students, academics and the legal community.  We will also ask for your …

Manitoba’s Public Utility Board (PUB) said no to rate shock on July 31, 2017. While Manitoba Hydro sought a 7.9% interim rate increase worth approximately $88 Million, the PUB lowered …

On March 21, 2017 more than 60 individuals and families met to address issues and solutions relating to those affected by the gap in services for adults with severe physical …

Should the Charter of Rights and Freedoms play a role in decisions relating to income assistance benefits made by the Social Services Appeal Board? On May 5, 2017, legal counsel …

The Manitoba Court of Appeal has held that a 13 month delay in a child protection hearing violated parental rights to a fair and prompt hearing and that any delay …