is there any rights to being able to visit my nieces

Jurisdiction
British Columbia
I just want to know if there's anything to be done if my sister doesn't allow me to see my nieces because her boyfriend or her mad at me she's not letting me see them and hang out even though she moved to BC to be closer to me
 
There may be exceptions in BC.

BC's Family Law Act: Orders respecting contact

59 (1)On application, a court may make an order respecting contact with a child, including describing the terms and form of contact.

(2)A court may grant contact to any person who is not a guardian, including, without limiting the meaning of "person" in any other provision of this Act or a regulation made under it, to a parent or grandparent.

(3)The court may make an order to require the parties to transfer the child under the supervision of, or require contact with the child to be supervised by, another person named in the order if the court is satisfied that supervision is in the best interests of the child.


SBC 2011, c 25 | Family Law Act | CanLII

Though the law mentions grandparent, it expressly does not limit the definition of "person" to just grandparent, and it does mention "the best interests of the child."

In Simmons vs Simmons the court awarded visitation to paternal grandparents over the objection of the mother.

2016 NSCA 86 (CanLII) | Simmons v Simmons | CanLII

While an exception might not apply as strongly to aunts and uncles as it does to grandparents, it does seem to be available, depending on what the court deems to be "the best interests of the child."
 
I just want to know if there's anything to be done if my sister doesn't allow me to see my nieces because her boyfriend or her mad at me she's not letting me see them and hang out even though she moved to BC to be closer to me

Yes your sister can stop you from seeing her children. 100%. You have no legal standing to demand to see her children.
 
I honestly don't care. I didn't see other posts before I posted my response yesterday. And I don't really care now. So...yeah.
 
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