Petition Your MLA

The current BC Family Compensation Act only values the lives of income-earners. Petitioning your local MLA with our automated tool can make a lasting difference to the lives of families who experience a wrongful death in British Columbia for generations to come.

Your MLA may not know that many families in their constituency cannot claim compensation following the wrongful death of a loved oneโ€”such as access to counselling or time needed off work.

Unlike other Canadian provinces, BC has not made any significant amendments to its wrongful death legislationโ€”ever. This neglect must stop.

Petition your MLA directly with our automated toolย below.



  • BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society
  • BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society

Petition Your MLA Now

Dear MLA,

In our province, only the families of deceased breadwinners and caregivers see the inside of a courtroom in cases of wrongful death.

BCโ€™s current Family Compensation Act only takes into account the direct financial losses resulting from death. Children, seniors and people with disabilities, who may not represent a financial loss that is immediately measurable, are classes of people whose lives are not valued or respected when they are killed in BC.

This is a human rights issue.

Investigations into the wrongful death of a child, an elderly person, or someone with a disability most often do not occur because there is no โ€˜loss of earningsโ€™ to cover trial costs.

Unlike other provinces in Canada, many of your constituents are considered โ€œworthlessโ€ under the discriminatory law in our province.

The BC Wrongful Death Law Reform Society has drafted legislation that can solve this problem now.

What will you do to create a fair and adequate wrongful death law in BC?

Yours Truly,
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