In this lecture, Professor Hoi Kong will answer the following questions: What does the rule of law mean in Canada and what are some challenges to the rule of law?

Come check out the Vancouver Law School Fair 2026 - meet reps, get info, and start your legal career journey!

Vancouver’s mayoral election is exactly one month away, but some big money is already riding on the outcome.

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A renewed gift of $250,000 from Richards Buell Sutton LLP will support the operation of the Peter A. Allard School of Law’s Business Law Clinic over the next five years.

What does it mean for a mining project to be sustainable? Nick Smith, instructor for Allard Law’s Mining Law and Sustainability program, explains how to meaningfully partner with Indigenous nations an...

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Vancouver mayoral candidates gather at UBC Robson Square to debate housing affordability, real estate development, homelessness and public safety ahead of the 2026 municipal election.

Canada has an infanticide provision in the Criminal Code that applies exclusively to a mother who kills her newly born child while her mind is "disturbed."

Prediction markets are rolling out in Canada. Allard Law's Dr. Cristie Ford explains why regulators may be falling behind.

Housing policy experts say the new Crown corporation is needed, but see few signs it will address Canada’s substantial housing needs

July 2026

US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’

Gain literacy and knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern sustainable practices of mines in Canada and internationally.

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The first half of 2026 has been a particularly strong period for CanLII’s growing collection of open-access legal books. This blog post seeks to highlight some of the ebooks that were contributed t…

Dean MacDougall shares his reflections on nearly four decades as a faculty member at Allard Law, his love of teaching, and what he’s most looking forward to about his new role.

The first-of-its-kind tool in Canada could help the affordable housing sector access up to $50 billion in land value.

Long before your first real court appearance, participating in a moot can be an important step in getting more comfortable with legal advocacy.

In his landmark Waterloo decision, Justice Michael Gibson concluded that housing is a Charter right

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A five-year exploration permit allows Imperial Metals to drill for gold in the Tranquil Creek watershed, prompting concerns about acid mine drainage, salmon habitat and consent if the project goes ahe...

TORONTO — For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments.

The city is saying Vancouver's most vulnerable citizens won't be displaced or their lives disrupted. But assurances ring hollow.

Johnny Mack is an associate professor of law at UBC and the academic director at the school's Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre. Mack sat down with the CBC’s Wawmeesh Hamilton to e...

A Supreme Court of Canada clerkship is one of the highest honours available to Canadian law school graduates. Allard Law grads Tyleigh Massey-Leclerc and Dylan Nouri will begin SCC clerkships in Septe...

We're incredibly proud to celebrate our Allard Law grads – including four new PhD graduates!

This symposium will gather critical legal scholars, psychoanalysts, artists and political theorists from around the world to discuss legality, impunity and crisis in historical and contemporary forms.

Rules around busking, street vending, noise and road closures are changing for 10 weeks for the big event.

Vancouver Coastal Health intends to open the new facility next month, but Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has vowed to use all of the city's powers to block it.

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Ontario’s government has promised that proposed corporations to manage water and wastewater will be entirely publicly owned. But an opinion from a University of British Columbia law professor called t...

(Updated April 29, 2026) Appointments strengthen access to justice in Port Coquitlam, Surrey and Abbotsford

Congratulations to the six Arts faculty members who have received the 2025/26 Killam Teaching Prize and the three Arts Graduate Teaching Assistants recognized with the Killam Graduate Teaching Assista...

Are Charter rights absolute? In 1981, David Oakes was caught with drugs and faced a reverse onus forcing him to prove his innocence. His case became the foundation of Canadian constitutional law. Prof...

B.C.'s Mineral Tenure Act is at the centre of a court case that helped to spark tension on how to reconcile inherent Indigenous rights with existing legislation.

Allard Law Professor Sara Gordon has been awarded the George Curtis Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.

There is a growing chorus of opposition to the legislation known as Bill 11, which some fear will drive up evictions, increase homelessness and push problems onto the streets.

The Conservative Leader’s push to constitutionalize private property could flip the entire understanding of Crown sovereignty and title, legal scholars say.

Former members say proposed version is designed to be less rigorous and to provide less oversight

OTTAWA — A multi-party group of parliamentarians is urging Ottawa to step up its efforts to stop Canadian companies from profiting from slavery in their operations abroad and through imports.

Column: As Vancouver's homeless population reaches a record high, legal scholars say city's pause on supportive housing may be unconstitutional.