TRESPASS ACT

Unwanted Activity Overview (pdf)
This overview assists people in understanding the basic steps involved in dealing with people who are engaging in unwanted activity on premises.

Unwanted Activity Detailed Flowchart (pdf)
This flowchart is for people who will actually be implementing procedures to stop unwanted activity. The process is laid out with options depending on the circumstances, up to and including calling police.

Prohibition to Enter Premises Overview (pdf)
This overview assists in understanding the basic steps involved in dealing with people who are asked to leave the premises, or who return after being prohibited from entering the premises.

Prohibition to Enter Premises Flowchart (pdf)
This flowchart is for people who will actually be implementing procedures to have people leave property, serve Notices of Prohibition to Enter Premises or who find prohibited people on premises.

Notice to Cease Unwanted Activity on Premises (doc)
This is a sample document that can be adjusted to fit your letterhead and circumstances. While this form of Notice has been reviewed and approved by legal counsel, we would encourage you to have your own lawyer review both the form of the Notice and your procedures for your use before you implement the same.

Notice of Prohibition to Enter Property (doc)
This is a sample document that can be adjusted to fit your letterhead and circumstances. While this form of Notice has been reviewed and approved by legal counsel, we would encourage you to have your own lawyer review both the form of the Notice and your procedures for your use before you implement the same.

Procedure Checklist (doc)
This is a sample checklist for operational staff who will be implementing the procedures under the Trespass Act. It is intended as a document that can form part of an incident record or be copied to police if they have to attend. Supplementary documents listing the Trespass and Safe Streets Brochure are available on this website or your own list of shelters and free food locations as referenced in the checklist.

Trespass PowerPoint (PowerPoint pps)
Educate yourself and your staff by accessing this self explanatory PowerPoint presentation.

Contact a person to assist you in deciding on a course of action or doing a presentation on the Trespass Act for your group
The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, a part of the Safe Streets Coalition, has made available their Director of Crime Prevention Services, Dave Jones, to assist you. He can be contacted at
604-685-7811 or dave@downtownvancouver.net. If you need assistance in understanding your rights under the Trespass Act or in having a presentation on the Act please contact him.