Our mission is to advance the interests of unrepresented or underrepresented individuals and groups in areas of major public policy concern.

Our current area of focus is addressing energy poverty and the cost of utility services.

The British Columbia Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC) is a not-for-profit, regulatory law firm located on the Coast Salish Territories, also known as Vancouver, Canada.

Meet the team

Irina Mis, LLM/JD
Staff Lawyer

Leigha Worth, BA [Hons], LLB 
Executive Director & General Counsel

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LNG plants get special deal on Hydro, not the people who need it.

The B.C. Utilities Commission is currently reviewing residential B.C. Hydro rates, something they do periodically. As part of that process, the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre, on behalf of numerous organizations representing low-income British Columbians and seniors on fixed incomes, has spent the last two years trying to win a special discounted B.C. Hydro rate for low-income people.

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Anti-poverty advocates call for BC Hydro to implement an electricity affordability program for BC’s poor

The BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC) is intervening on behalf of seven organizations in this rare opportunity to ask the BCUC to order BC Hydro to implement programs for low income residential ratepayers including a discounted rate for electricity, low income customer rules, and a crisis intervention fund.

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Poverty advocates criticize Hydro for number of service disconnections

The Together Against Poverty Society is outraged by the sharp growth in a number of households being disconnected by B-C Hydro for non-payment of bills.

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