Everyday issues can become legal problems - we can help.

Justice Education Society improves the legal capability of individuals and builds the capacity of justice systems.

Family

4 Guides
20 Info Sheets
8 Videos

Working

6 Guides
23 Info Sheets
9 Videos

Housing

2 Guides
8 Info Sheets
15 Videos

Crime

5 Guides
25 Info Sheets
17 Videos

Legal Help

6 Guides
28 Info Sheets
11 Videos

Rights

6 Guides
28 Info Sheets
11 Videos

Wills & Estates

2 Guides
11 Info Sheets
5 Videos

Driving

3 Guides
7 Info Sheets
5 Videos

Consumers & Debt

3 Guides
10 Info Sheets
7 Videos

Lawsuits & Legal System

4 Guides
20 Help Articles
12 Videos

Learn About Law

Teaching Resources

Visit LawLessons.ca to access BC’s largest collection of legal education teaching resources

Court Visits

The Justice System Education Program has introduced more than one million students to BC courts.

Online Courses

The JES Online Academy provides BC’s largest collection of public legal education courses online.

About Us

The Justice Education Society improves the legal capability of individuals and builds the capacity of justice systems.

We improve legal capability by providing legal help information and services, plus legal education programs and resources.
We build the capacity of justice systems by providing specialized training and programs that enhance the core functions of legal systems in Canada and throughout the world.

New Online Course

How To Separate

A free online course for separating couples in BC

Discover how to settle out of court
Learn how to negotiate and communicate
Understand your rights and responsibilities
Learn how to prepare for court

Go to How to Separate

Teaching Resource Spotlight

Law Lessons

Access more than 25 legal lessons plans with content and activities that fit directly in Social Studies and Law 12 curriculum requirements.

The Law and YOU
Criminal Law
Civil Law
BC’s Justice System

Go to Law Lessons

News

New Families Change

Working with agencies across Canada, JES has launched FamiliesChange.ca as a new, national website that helps kids, teens and parents deal with separation and divorce.

The website provides age appropriate information in English and French about legal processes and how to deal with the challenges that come when families change.

Go to New Families Change

Legal Dictionary

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Help us introduce BC courts to students throughout the province. The Justice System Education Program teaches people the value of understanding BC's justice system through mock trials, court orientations, and speaker sessions from judges, sheriffs, and lawyers.