| 词条 | British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre |
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| name = British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre | logo = British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre logo.jpg | type = Non-governmental organization | founded_date = 1981 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | location = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | key_people = Leigha Worth, Executive Director | area_served = British Columbia | focus = Justice | method = Legal Aid, Advocacy | revenue = $(2012) | homepage = http://bcpiac.com/ }} The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC) is a non-profit, public interest law office. It legally assists people in natural resources management, human rights and poverty, and consumer issues.[1] HistoryBCPIAC was founded in 1981 to provide representation to groups that would not otherwise have the resources to effectively assert their interests. The missions of BCPIAC is to advocate the interests of residential consumers, and in particular low-income groups, in the regulation and deregulation of services, and the interests of disadvantaged groups in obtaining access to justice and equality before the law.[2] FundingBCPIAC relies on the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC. See also
References1. ^{{cite book |title=From Coexistence to Cooperation:International Law and Organization in the Post-Cold War Era|author=William Andrews |editor=Edward McWhinney|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|chapter=Successful West Coast Environmental Management|isbn=978-0792314011|date=15 August 1991|page=142|accessdate=October 16, 2012|url=https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=dkAOBFHxvqkC&pg=PA142}} 2. ^BCPIAC External links
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