Please note: the Independent Rights Advice Service will begin the first stage of its soft launch during early 2024. In the first stage, the service will only be available to people who are experiencing involuntary treatment at:

  • Peace Arch Hospital
  • Lions Gate Hospital
  • Vernon Jubilee Hospital
  • University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
  • Red Fish Healing Centre
  • Regional Treatment Centre
  • Hillside Centre
  • Langley Memorial Hospital
  • St. Paul’s Hospital
  • Seven Oaks Tertiary Mental Health Facility
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital
  • Kelowna General Hospital
  • Cara Centre
  • Wrinch Memorial Hospital

We will continue to add locations where the service is available until it is fully launched across the province. We will update the website whenever a new facility is added.