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Classic Edition

Unisex garment-dyed heavyweight t-shirt

CA$38.00
If you’re looking for a thick, structured tee that’s also super soft and breathable—look no further! The unisex garment-dyed heavyweight t-shirt ticks all the boxes and is made of 100% ring-spun cotton. The regular t-shirt style will complement most looks and fit you to a tee.

• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)
• Garment-dyed
• Relaxed fit
• 7/8″ double-needle topstitched collar
• Twill-taped neck and shoulders for extra durability
• Double-needle armhole, sleeve, and bottom hems
• Blank product sourced from Honduras

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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Eco Tote Bag

CA$24.02
Say goodbye to plastic, and bag your goodies in this organic cotton tote bag. There’s more than enough room for groceries, books, and anything in between.

• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill
• Fabric weight: 8 oz/yd² (272 g/m²)
• Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm)
• Weight limit: 30 lbs (13.6 kg)
• 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length
• Open main compartment
• Blank product components sourced from Vietnam

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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Unisex Long Sleeve Tee

CA$34.00 - CA$36.50
Enrich your wardrobe with a versatile long sleeve tee. For a casual look, combine it with your favorite jeans, and layer it with a button-up shirt, a zip-up hoodie, or a snazzy jacket. Dress it up with formal trousers or chinos to achieve a more professional look.

• 100% airlume combed ring-spun cotton
• Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
• Athletic Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz./yd.² (142.4 g/m²)
• 32 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• Crew neck
• Cover-stitched collar
• 2″ (5 cm) ribbed cuffs
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Honduras, or the US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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Unisex Long Sleeve Tee

CA$43.00 - CA$45.50
Enrich your wardrobe with a versatile long sleeve tee. For a casual look, combine it with your favorite jeans, and layer it with a button-up shirt, a zip-up hoodie, or a snazzy jacket. Dress it up with formal trousers or chinos to achieve a more professional look.

• 100% airlume combed ring-spun cotton
• Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
• Athletic Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz./yd.² (142.4 g/m²)
• 32 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• Crew neck
• Cover-stitched collar
• 2″ (5 cm) ribbed cuffs
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Honduras, or the US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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Special Edition

Unisex Heavyweight T-Shirt: Special Edition

CA$38.00
If you’re looking for a thick, structured tee that’s also super soft and breathable—look no further! The unisex garment-dyed heavyweight t-shirt ticks all the boxes and is made of 100% ring-spun cotton. The regular t-shirt style will complement most looks and fit you to a tee.

• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 6.1 oz/yd² (206.8 g/m²)
• Garment-dyed
• Relaxed fit
• 7/8″ double-needle topstitched collar
• Twill-taped neck and shoulders for extra durability
• Double-needle armhole, sleeve, and bottom hems
• Blank product sourced from Honduras

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Shop

Unisex Long Sleeve Tee: Special Edition

CA$38.00
Enrich your wardrobe with a versatile long sleeve tee. For a casual look, combine it with your favorite jeans, and layer it with a button-up shirt, a zip-up hoodie, or a snazzy jacket. Dress it up with formal trousers or chinos to achieve a more professional look.

• 100% airlume combed ring-spun cotton
• Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
• Athletic Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz./yd.² (142.4 g/m²)
• 32 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• Crew neck
• Cover-stitched collar
• 2″ (5 cm) ribbed cuffs
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Honduras, or the US

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Shop

Eco Tote Bag: Special Edition

CA$25.00
Say goodbye to plastic, and bag your goodies in this organic cotton tote bag. There’s more than enough room for groceries, books, and anything in between.

• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill
• Fabric weight: 8 oz/yd² (272 g/m²)
• Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm)
• Weight limit: 30 lbs (13.6 kg)
• 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length
• Open main compartment
• Blank product components sourced from Vietnam

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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AC LEXtures: Earn CPD Credits!

AC LEXture: A Plain and Simple Language (recording)

CA$160.15

A Plain and Simple Language recording


LSBC CPD including practice management & ethics hours: 1.5 hours


  • Improve your written communication skills.
  • Understand the communication triangle: purpose and reader interact to determine the appropriate message. The message includes necessary information, clearly stated, logically organized, and simply designed. Answer this: what is the difference between legibility, readability, and comprehension.
  • Take away a greater awareness of communication needs and a list of guidelines for readable writing.



Cheryl Stephens, of Plain Language Wizardry, is the author of Plain Language Legal Writing, and Plain Language in Plain English, a guide to principles and techniques to shift to plain language. For 30 years, Cheryl has been a thought-leader and innovator in the international plain language movement. In recent years Cheryl has investigated the neuroscience discoveries that provide evidence to back writing advice.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest but provides coaching and training to clients all over North America and worldwide.

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Better Communication Practices for Better Client Service Part 1 (recording)

CA$160.15

AC LEXture: Better Communication Practices for Better Client Service Part 1 recording


LSBC CPD including practice management & ethics hours: 1.5 hours


  • How to communicate effectively yet efficiently? Part 1
  • Be simple, clear, and straight-forward. Learn how to create understandable information and to ask effective questions. Bring your curiosity, empathy, and listening skills to making written information understandable. Move your own understanding from making writing readable to making information easy on the reader brain.
  • Take away better skills and a list of guidelines.


Cheryl Stephens, of Plain Language Wizardry, is the author of Plain Language Legal Writing, and Plain Language in Plain English, a guide to principles and techniques to shift to plain language. For 30 years, Cheryl has been a thought-leader and innovator in the international plain language movement. In recent years Cheryl has investigated the neuroscience discoveries that provide evidence to back writing advice.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest but provides coaching and training to clients all over North America and worldwide.

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Better Communication Practices for Better Client Service Part 2 (recording)

CA$160.15

AC LEXture: Better Communication Practices for Better Client Service Part 2 recording


LSBC CPD including practice management & ethics hours: 1.5 hours


  • Be simple, clear, and straight-forward.
  • Learn how to create understandable information and to ask effective questions. Bring your curiosity, empathy, and listening skills to making written information understandable. Move your own understanding from making writing readable to making information easy on the reader brain.
  • Take away better skills and a list of guidelines.


Cheryl Stephens, of Plain Language Wizardry, is the author of Plain Language Legal Writing, and Plain Language in Plain English, a guide to principles and techniques to shift to plain language. For 30 years, Cheryl has been a thought-leader and innovator in the international plain language movement. In recent years Cheryl has investigated the neuroscience discoveries that provide evidence to back writing advice.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest but provides coaching and training to clients all over North America and worldwide.

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Employment Insurance Primer (recording)

CA$160.15

Employment Insurance Primer


LSBC CPD: 1.5 hours. Practice management and ethics: 0 hours.


Learn the basics of EI (qualifications), go through an actual application, dealing with common issues (missing ROEs, contentious reasons for separation, and how to deal with Service Canada agents).


Jim Wu is an employment lawyer at Forte Law Employment Law Solutions. Prior to him becoming a lawyer, Jim worked as an Employment Insurance Adjudicator where he rendered close to 10,000 decisions on various EI matters. Jim has represented clients in all stages of the EI decision making processes, including both divisions of the Social Security Tribunal and the Federal Court. Jim has a blue belt in Brazilian jiujitsu and is looking forward to hitting the mats again soon. In the meantime, his long-haired German shepherd keeps him relatively active.


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How to Fill Out Temporary Resident Applications @Zoom

CA$160.15

AC LEXtures How to Fill Out Temporary Resident Applications @Zoom


Register here.


How to approach completing temporary residence applications such as visitor visas, work permits, and study permits through IRCC’s online application management system. We are aiming to provide a higher level principles-based summary of how to approach assisting self-applicants with these types of matters.


@LawSocietyofBC CPD hours = 1.5


Krisha Dhaliwal offers services in all areas of Canadian immigration and citizenship law. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, she articled with Larlee Rosenberg under the supervision of Peter Larlee. Krisha has a particular interest in complex family immigration matters, LGBTQ+ immigration issues, intercountry adoption, identity document issues, and employment-driven immigration.

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Temporary Resident Visas A Quick How-To (Part 1) @Zoom

CA$160.50

The first session will take you through the process for applying for a temporary resident visa from within Canada. We will go through how to fill out the required forms, the additional materials that are needed, and some red flags to watch out for.

@LawSocietyofBC CPD hours = 1.5

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Temporary Resident Visas A Quick How-To (Part 2) @Zoom

CA$160.50

The second session will practice filling out and assembling mock temporary resident visa applications.

@LawSocietyofBC CPD hours = 1.5


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  • I NEED HELP
    • Help me complete my legal form
    • Help me prepare for my appearance
    • AC Legal Forms Workshop
    • Legal subject areas
    • Your first virtual legal forms visit
    • Useful Materials
    • Public Lectures
  • About ACFS
    • I WANT TO HELP >
      • Earn your LSBC CPDs
      • Team Leaders and Assistants
      • Supervising Lawyer
      • I want to give tax deductible $