Employment Opportunity – Fund Development Manager
The purpose of this position is to identify and cultivate donors to ensure both the short- and long-term financial sustainability of Rise. The position also plays a key role in communicating with members and donors and providing support in other fundraising...

Leave a Legacy
May is Leave a Legacy Month. What will your legacy be? May is “Leave a Legacy” Month in Canada, and it’s never too early to start thinking about the kind of lasting legacy we want to leave behind someday. Thoughtful planning can ensure that the causes that mean...
Employment Opportunity — FASL Lawyer
Rise is seeking a Family Advocate Support Line lawyer for a 14 month term, to fill a parental leave absence. The position is full-time (37.5 hours/week), $92,000/annum, but two part-time positions may also be considered. Applicants interested in part-time employment...

REPORT: Decolonizing Family Law Through Trauma-Informed Practices
How do we decolonize something as colonially entrenched as Canada’s legal system? Meaningful access to justice for Indigenous peoples in British Columbia is deeply connected to addressing the colonial roots of the legal system. Such access will require decolonizing...

Centring Clients A Collaborative Approach for Lawyers & Support Workers – SYMPOSIUM
Rise Women’s Legal Centre is hosting a virtual symposium for lawyers and support workers dedicated to increasing access to justice for their clients by working collaboratively. To accommodate your busy schedules, this symposium will take place in 3 sessions on 3...
Annual Report 2021
Highlights include a few notable statistics and facts arising from our work this past year, introductions to brand new programs and people new to Rise, plus our featured spread on how Rise’s alumni continue to support Rise and collaborate with us, long after the end...
Are We Ready to Change? A Lawyer’s Guide to Keeping Women and Children Safe in BC’s Family Law System
Rise's latest report in a series on how the legal system fails women experiencing family violence in BC. Building on Rise’s research results in our wildly successful Why Can’t Everyone Just Get Along report released earlier this year, Are We Ready to Change? provides...
Section 211 Plain Language Guides for Non-Lawyers
Section 211 reports are ordered in difficult family law cases where the parents cannot agree about parenting issues. Sometimes called "custody and access reports", section 211 reports are written by a neutral professional and provide judges with information about the...
Time Limits in BC Family Law Matters
If you are involved in a family law matter, you have certain rights under the law. However, to preserve your rights, you must pay attention to certain time limits. This document sets out some deadlines and time limits that may apply to you, and we have made it...
Section 211 Toolkit for Lawyers
This toolkit provides an overview of some of the major issues that lawyers may encounter when requesting or responding to psychological reports ordered under s. 211 of the Family Law Act. Section 211 reports (sometimes called “custody and access reports” in other...