Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Organization websites
These websites provide information about the law and legal services in BC. Use these links to find the best service to meet your needs.
If you've been referred to other community organizations by us you may find their website information below.
Child protection
Advocate On Behalf Of Vulnerable Children In B.C.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre provides free and confidential legal help for young people who are experiencing problems related to family law, child protection, human rights, and many other legal issues. The centre aims to make sure that the rights, interests, and points of view of children and youth are heard and respected. Services include:
- legal advice,
- legal representation (a lawyer to take your case), and
- referrals to other resources.
The centre helps young people up to 19 years old, but if a legal problem started before they turned 19, the centre may still be able to help.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre is run by the Society for Children and Youth of BC.
Visit the centre at:
102 – 1678 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X6
Programs that support women and children involved in, or affected by, the justice system including help understanding the court process.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Provides social wellness programs and services
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Criminal law
Provides information about BC’s criminal justice system and helps you access resources and services.
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Programs that support women and children involved in, or affected by, the justice system including help understanding the court process.
Programs and services that help people before and after release from jail.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system.
Provides information about the criminal justice system in BC and helps you access resources and services.
The West Coast Prison Justice Society operates Prisoners’ Legal Services, the only clinic in Canada that provides all prison-related legal aid (other than appeals) in its jurisdiction.
People in prison in British Columbia can access services by calling Prisoners’ Legal Services at 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial). Phone lines are open from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on weekdays. Lines are closed on Wednesday afternoons.
Provides social wellness programs and services
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Toll-Free Service 24/7. Provides Info & Referral Services
Operate Prisoners’ Legal Services legal clinic for federal and provincial prisoners in BC
Family law
Helps families and children entitled to maintenance (child support and spousal support) under maintenance orders or agreements.
Formerly called the BC Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
Provincial and territorial child support information
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Advocate On Behalf Of Vulnerable Children In B.C.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre provides free and confidential legal help for young people who are experiencing problems related to family law, child protection, human rights, and many other legal issues. The centre aims to make sure that the rights, interests, and points of view of children and youth are heard and respected. Services include:
- legal advice,
- legal representation (a lawyer to take your case), and
- referrals to other resources.
The centre helps young people up to 19 years old, but if a legal problem started before they turned 19, the centre may still be able to help.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre is run by the Society for Children and Youth of BC.
Visit the centre at:
102 – 1678 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X6
Help with understanding child support guidelines and provide referals to other service providers
Help self-represented litigants in court after separation or divorce, providing legal assistance for a variety of budgets
Information, referrals, and representation services for a variety of legal issues
Basic information on family law topics and alternatives to court for family disputes.
Help BC residents going through separation or divorce. Provides Family Justice Counsellors services to help families with parenting arrangements, contact with a child, guardianship, and support issues.
Contains self-help materials to help people resolve their family law problems, current family law information and resources, and links to useful related sites.
Describes the services available at the Justice Access Centres in Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria. Their staff provide legal help and information to people facing a separation or divorce.
Advocates provide free legal information, advocacy, and assistance to low-income people in the community.
Lists: Poverty law advocacy, family law advocacy, specialized advocacy programs and legal clinics
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Provides free legal information, advice, and advocacy services to those facing disputes or legal issues.
Provides Legal Services to Women Mainly in Family Law. Plus Other Supports
Provides social wellness programs and services
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Find out about the BC Family Unbundling Roster.
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Housing
Supports women affected by violence to access housing and other services
Connects refugee claimants with settlement workers and provides links to resources and services.
Regardless of where you live in the province, you can access a rent bank and its support services to help stabilize your rental housing during unanticipated short-term financial challenges.
BC Rent Bank is a project of the Vancity Community Foundation, funded by the Province of B.C.
Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed on statutory holidays)
Find resources for refugee claimants.
Indigenous peoples
Has information to help Aboriginal people across BC understand their legal rights. Includes information on Gladue principles; First Nations Court; fishing, hunting, and gathering rights; matrimonial property on reserve; child protection; and family law. Also has information on who can help and how to get legal aid.
Indigenous Justice Program
Indigenous Justice Program
Offers legal services for Indigenous people in BC, including Indigenous Justice Centres and a Gladue report program.
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
The Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program is administered by the S.H.E.D. Society of Bella Coola.
Indigenous Justice Program
Indigenous Justice Program
Assists Fort Nelson First Nation and surrounding communities in the local administration of justice in a culturally relevant fashion.
Gladue reports
Indigenous Justice Program
Indigenous Justice Program
Free, online service with experienced and culturally competent counsellors.
LAMATHUT - 24/7 SUPPORT: 1 (800) 721-0066
NATIONAL CRISIS LINE: 1 (866) 925-4419
Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Free-of-charge individual counselling for Indigenous survivors of sexualized violence, self-identified families of the MMIWG2S+, survivors of residential school and/or intergenerational trauma, and childhood sexual abuse.
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is now Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre! Our service model and mandate has not changed. We proudly serve women, trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, and sex working survivors.
24-Hour Crisis and Information Line
Lower Mainland: 604-255-6344
National Toll-free: 1-877-392-7583
Indigenous Justice Centres offer culturally appropriate information, advice, support, and representation for Indigenous people.
Run by the BC First Nations Justice Council, offer culturally appropriate advice and representation services in Merritt, Prince George, and Prince Rupert. Eligible callers can also get help through the Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre (VJIC). Call 1-866-786-0081 for more information about the VIJC.
B.C. has many programs, services and resources to help and support Indigenous people and communities involved with the criminal justice system. This section guides you to some of those services and resources.
Free support services with trained counsellor/advocate.
Community based services
Indigenous Justice Program
The KUU-US Crisis Line Society is a non-profit registered charity that provides 24 hour crisis services through education, prevention and intervention programs.
KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides support to callers with in the Port Alberni area as well as Indigenous people throughout the province of British Columbia. Once the issue for support has been identified, the level of severity for call handling is determined. The goal is to establish a non-judgmental approach to listening and problem solving. A support system is put into place where the caller is brought back to a pre-crisis state. Debriefing is also provided to any front line worker who works with in the field. KUU-US also maintains and in-depth referral database. The Adult/Elder, Child/Youth and Toll free lines are funded by the First Nations Health Authority and the Métis line is funded by Métis Nation British Columbia. KUU-US is very thankful for our continued funding to be able to provide crisis services across BC, and for this we say tlecko-tlecko.
Indigenous Justice Program
Indigenous Justice Program
Get the support you need at any time. Call 1-833-Metis-BC
An independent, national, toll-free support call line is available to provide support for anyone who requires assistance. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Indigenous Justice Program
Culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system.
Provides free legal services to the Indigenous community in the Downtown Eastside and (limited) the rest of BC.
The University of British Columbia’s Indigenous Community Legal Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside provides free legal advice, accompaniment to court, and advocacy for Indigenous people who don’t qualify for legal aid.
Restorative Justice program
No Cost Legal Services For Indigenous Clients living In Under-Served Areas.
Intimate partner violence
Supports women affected by violence to access housing and other services
Provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse
Support for male survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Information, referrals, and representation services for a variety of legal issues
5 Programs - Community Law; BC Human Rights; Mental Health; Community Advocate & Workplace
Information on: M/H program, co-op housing, residential evictions, disability appeals, Worksafe BC and Employment
The Ending Violence Association of Canada (EVA Canada) is a national organization that works to amplify the collective voice of those who believe it is possible to end gender-based violence.
If you or someone you know is in need of support, you can find province-specific centres, crisis lines, and services here.
Ending Violence Association of Canada is a national organization and does not provide individual counselling, crisis response, or other forms of direct service.
Lists: Poverty law advocacy, family law advocacy, specialized advocacy programs and legal clinics
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Provides Legal Services to Women Mainly in Family Law. Plus Other Supports
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is now Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre! Our service model and mandate has not changed. We proudly serve women, trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, gender diverse, and sex working survivors.
24-Hour Crisis and Information Line
Lower Mainland: 604-255-6344
National Toll-free: 1-877-392-7583
Provides social wellness programs and services
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Experienced Sexual Assault? Get Free Legal Advice. Free confidential legal advice to inform your decisions.
Lawyers provide up to 3 hours of free and confidential legal advice to anyone in British Columbia who has been sexually assaulted. A lawyer will explain your rights and the legal options available to you. If you need more time, your lawyer can request an additional 2 hours to assist you.
Toll-Free Service 24/7. Provides Info & Referral Services
Legal advice
Access Pro Bono runs free legal advice clinics throughout the province. Call to make an appointment.
Contains information about free legal services available to people who can’t get legal aid or afford a lawyer. Includes a map to help people find legal clinics throughout Canada.
Offers legal services for Indigenous people in BC, including Indigenous Justice Centres and a Gladue report program.
Student run community legal clinic: housing, wills, small claims, consumer.
If you live in Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University’s Community Legal Clinic can provide you with free legal help and advice.
Indigenous Justice Centres offer culturally appropriate information, advice, support, and representation for Indigenous people.
Run by the BC First Nations Justice Council, offer culturally appropriate advice and representation services in Merritt, Prince George, and Prince Rupert. Eligible callers can also get help through the Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre (VJIC). Call 1-866-786-0081 for more information about the VIJC.
Assists Low-Income Earners With Various Legal Issues.
Contains information about free legal advice clinics offered by law students at the University of British Columbia, including their clinic solely for immigration and refugee legal issues. Also includes the LSLAP Manual of legal information.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Provides free legal services to the Indigenous community in the Downtown Eastside and (limited) the rest of BC.
The University of British Columbia’s Indigenous Community Legal Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside provides free legal advice, accompaniment to court, and advocacy for Indigenous people who don’t qualify for legal aid.
Legal help
Access Pro Bono runs free legal advice clinics throughout the province. Call to make an appointment.
Contains information about free legal services available to people who can’t get legal aid or afford a lawyer. Includes a map to help people find legal clinics throughout Canada.
Legal information and referrals
Supports women affected by violence to access housing and other services
Provides support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse
Complaints against police, privacy and access to information, freedom of expression
Helps families and children entitled to maintenance (child support and spousal support) under maintenance orders or agreements.
Formerly called the BC Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
Free Legal Services To People With Provincial Human Rights Complaint
Provincial and territorial child support information
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Help with understanding child support guidelines and provide referals to other service providers
Provides links to legal information, education, and help for British Columbians. The HelpMap finds people and resources in the community to help with legal problems.
Legal services and what areas of the law they cover; local contacts & referral lists. Find those who can help with legal problems within British Columbia.
5 Programs - Community Law; BC Human Rights; Mental Health; Community Advocate & Workplace
Information on: M/H program, co-op housing, residential evictions, disability appeals, Worksafe BC and Employment
Student run community legal clinic: housing, wills, small claims, consumer.
If you live in Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University’s Community Legal Clinic can provide you with free legal help and advice.
Free debt counselling
Transcripts of taped information written by lawyers, about various legal topics and your legal rights.
Free legal advice to people with disabilities about human rights and discrimination
Programs that support women and children involved in, or affected by, the justice system including help understanding the court process.
Help BC residents going through separation or divorce. Provides Family Justice Counsellors services to help families with parenting arrangements, contact with a child, guardianship, and support issues.
Help to find a legal advocate
Describes the services available at the Justice Access Centres in Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria. Their staff provide legal help and information to people facing a separation or divorce.
Promotes Understanding & Access To The Legal System.
Community based services
Find resources for refugee claimants.
Advocates provide free legal information, advocacy, and assistance to low-income people in the community.
Lists: Poverty law advocacy, family law advocacy, specialized advocacy programs and legal clinics
Assists Low-Income Earners With Various Legal Issues.
Contains information about free legal advice clinics offered by law students at the University of British Columbia, including their clinic solely for immigration and refugee legal issues. Also includes the LSLAP Manual of legal information.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Toll-free Referral Phone Numbers for Legal Information and Advice (PDF).
A list of Province-wide sources of legal support services accessible by phone, and in some cases, in-person.
Resources when a client doesn’t qualify; Legal services and what areas of the law they cover.
Legal advocacy for migrant workers in BC
Culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system.
Current information about poverty issues in BC and Canada for advocates, community groups, and people on welfare. Lists community-based advocates around the province.
The West Coast Prison Justice Society operates Prisoners’ Legal Services, the only clinic in Canada that provides all prison-related legal aid (other than appeals) in its jurisdiction.
People in prison in British Columbia can access services by calling Prisoners’ Legal Services at 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial). Phone lines are open from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on weekdays. Lines are closed on Wednesday afternoons.
Ready Tours teach and support refugee claimants as they prepare for their refugee hearings. If you are a refugee claimant, you can sign up for a free online Ready Tour from anywhere in Canada. Settlement or community workers may also join a tour.
Provides Legal Services to Women Mainly in Family Law. Plus Other Supports
Law clinic with advocacy and advice for people age 55+
Information about services that are available through government agents, and a listing of the Service BC centres around the province.
Helps employers and workers learn about how to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Legal advocate for povert law issues, serving residents of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge
Experienced Sexual Assault? Get Free Legal Advice. Free confidential legal advice to inform your decisions.
Lawyers provide up to 3 hours of free and confidential legal advice to anyone in British Columbia who has been sexually assaulted. A lawyer will explain your rights and the legal options available to you. If you need more time, your lawyer can request an additional 2 hours to assist you.
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Free legal advocacy services for people with income assistance, disability benefits, and tenancy issues
Provides legal advice to individuals who cannot otherwise afford to pay for legal services
With unbundling, your legal matter is broken down into parts. You choose which parts a lawyer helps with, and which parts you will do yourself. You get professional assistance where you need it most — at a cost you can afford.
Legal research
On the BC Courthouse Library Society’s website, a collection of some hard-to-find answers found by staff while helping users with their legal research questions.
Statutes, decisions, legal information, free webinars
Look-up of court appearances and decisions
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
How to create legal information materials for clients. Best practices and other tools to help you produce information your audience trusts, understands and uses.
The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLii) provides access to court judgements from all Canadian courts and the consolidated statutes and regulations of every jurisdiction in Canada.
Legal services and what areas of the law they cover; local contacts & referral lists. Find those who can help with legal problems within British Columbia.
Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection.
Analytical articles on various types of law, news from the legal community, information about recent court decisions, and more.
Provides legal information services to everyone in BC via phone and email service. Helps lawyers and communities find and use legal information in print and online. Librarians provide reference assistance, but do not provide legal advice or answers specific to individual situations.
Toll-free Referral Phone Numbers for Legal Information and Advice (PDF).
A list of Province-wide sources of legal support services accessible by phone, and in some cases, in-person.
Resources when a client doesn’t qualify; Legal services and what areas of the law they cover.
Online legal information website
Legal information on a variety of topics in plain language.
Use this guide to help your clients find services. The Red Book Online is a comprehensive guide to over 4,000 community, social, and government agencies in BC. The agencies offer a wide range of services, including counselling, housing, health, education, and transportation.
Help finding court records and transcripts relating to a case.
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the CRT claims process. It asks you simple questions and gives you customized legal information and options based on your answers. Its self-help tools, like communication templates, might help you resolve your issue on your own.
Using the Solution Explorer is free and anonymous.
Legal system and courts
To file a complaint against the RCMP
Statutes, decisions, legal information, free webinars
Look-up of court appearances and decisions
Information and complaints about health care
Work with employees, employers & unions on employment matters in unionized workplaces
To file a municipal police complaint
For list of communities offering Restorative Justice Program click on link in website Restorative Justice Programs in BC (PDF)
Information about how the centre can help you prepare to represent yourself in a Supreme Court or civil case, and links to other legal information websites and services.
Provides information about BC’s criminal justice system and helps you access resources and services.
Provincial and territorial child support information
Provides information about BC’s justice system and helps you access resources and services.
The website of the BC branch of the professional lawyers’ organization.
Administrative tribunal for small claims less than $5000, strata, motor vehicle accidents/injuries, and more.
Analytical articles on various types of law, news from the legal community, information about recent court decisions, and more.
Contains links to information about the BC Supreme Court, Provincial Court, and Court of Appeal. Also links to Court Services, the section of the Ministry of Attorney General that delivers administrative services such as court registry and trial support.
Contains links to information about the BC Supreme Court, Provincial Court, and Court of Appeal. Also links to Court Services, the section of the Ministry of Attorney General that delivers administrative services such as court registry and trial support.
Help BC residents going through separation or divorce. Provides Family Justice Counsellors services to help families with parenting arrangements, contact with a child, guardianship, and support issues.
The Government of B.C. is made up of ministries, agencies and Crown corporations. Browse ministry, agency and Crown corporation websites for the latest news, service plans, publications and more.
Gov.bc.ca is the Government of British Columbia’s main website for information and services.
The official website of the Government of Canada.
Describes the services available at the Justice Access Centres in Abbotsford, Nanaimo, Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria. Their staff provide legal help and information to people facing a separation or divorce.
A non-profit foundation created by legislation in 1969 to fund legal initiatives.
The website of the governing body of BC lawyers.
Culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system.
Fact sheets, forms and dispute resolution process for residential tenancy issues
Full Explanation & Self-Help For Small Claims Court Help With Paperwork etc..
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the CRT claims process. It asks you simple questions and gives you customized legal information and options based on your answers. Its self-help tools, like communication templates, might help you resolve your issue on your own.
Using the Solution Explorer is free and anonymous.
Restorative Justice program
Mental health
9-8-8 is free for anyone in Canada who is thinking about suicide, in emotional distress, or who is worried about someone they know.
Resources and patients advocacy
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
5 Programs - Community Law; BC Human Rights; Mental Health; Community Advocate & Workplace
Information on: M/H program, co-op housing, residential evictions, disability appeals, Worksafe BC and Employment
Get the support you need at any time. Call 1-833-Metis-BC
Provides social wellness programs and services
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Other issues
BC directory of administrative tribunals and agencies, and self-help resources
Information about income assistance, disability, EI, federal public pension, housing
Legal information and referrals
On the BC Courthouse Library Society’s website, a collection of some hard-to-find answers found by staff while helping users with their legal research questions.
Complaints against police, privacy and access to information, freedom of expression
Support for foster parents
Information and complaints about health care
BC Housing is a government agency dedicated to addressing housing affordability and homelessness. They develop and manage social housing, implement rental assistance programs, and work with community partners to provide safe and affordable housing solutions.
Free Legal Services To People With Provincial Human Rights Complaint
Work with employees, employers & unions on employment matters in unionized workplaces
Find contact information for MLAs
Resources and patients advocacy
To file a municipal police complaint
Free publication and information
Information about how the centre can help you prepare to represent yourself in a Supreme Court or civil case, and links to other legal information websites and services.
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
Advocate On Behalf Of Vulnerable Children In B.C.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre provides free and confidential legal help for young people who are experiencing problems related to family law, child protection, human rights, and many other legal issues. The centre aims to make sure that the rights, interests, and points of view of children and youth are heard and respected. Services include:
- legal advice,
- legal representation (a lawyer to take your case), and
- referrals to other resources.
The centre helps young people up to 19 years old, but if a legal problem started before they turned 19, the centre may still be able to help.
The Child and Youth Legal Centre is run by the Society for Children and Youth of BC.
Visit the centre at:
102 – 1678 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X6
Administrative tribunal for small claims less than $5000, strata, motor vehicle accidents/injuries, and more.
5 Programs - Community Law; BC Human Rights; Mental Health; Community Advocate & Workplace
Information on: M/H program, co-op housing, residential evictions, disability appeals, Worksafe BC and Employment
Student run community legal clinic: housing, wills, small claims, consumer.
If you live in Kamloops, Thompson Rivers University’s Community Legal Clinic can provide you with free legal help and advice.
Consumer information/complaints, Debt collection rules
Provides legal information services to everyone in BC via phone and email service. Helps lawyers and communities find and use legal information in print and online. Librarians provide reference assistance, but do not provide legal advice or answers specific to individual situations.
Free debt counselling
Transcripts of taped information written by lawyers, about various legal topics and your legal rights.
Free legal advice to people with disabilities about human rights and discrimination
Factsheets, complaints and information on BC employment law
Contacts, free transferal and information on all BC government agencies
Help to find a legal advocate
The frontlines, shoulder to shoulder with our community, we operate from a harm reduction perspective and as a faith-based service provider, we welcome and affirm individuals from all walks of life without exception. At our core is the mission, ministry, and call to social justice of the United Church of Canada.
Free and impartial help for home, auto, and business insurance disputes
The official website of the Government of Canada.
Promotes Understanding & Access To The Legal System.
Lists: Poverty law advocacy, family law advocacy, specialized advocacy programs and legal clinics
Assists Low-Income Earners With Various Legal Issues.
Contains information about free legal advice clinics offered by law students at the University of British Columbia, including their clinic solely for immigration and refugee legal issues. Also includes the LSLAP Manual of legal information.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Toll-free Referral Phone Numbers for Legal Information and Advice (PDF).
A list of Province-wide sources of legal support services accessible by phone, and in some cases, in-person.
Resources when a client doesn’t qualify; Legal services and what areas of the law they cover.
Online legal information website
Representatives for constituents
Independent and impartial alternative dispute resolution for Canadian life and health insurance consumers
Information, referrals, supports and one-on-one advocacy
Current information about poverty issues in BC and Canada for advocates, community groups, and people on welfare. Lists community-based advocates around the province.
Use this guide to help your clients find services. The Red Book Online is a comprehensive guide to over 4,000 community, social, and government agencies in BC. The agencies offer a wide range of services, including counselling, housing, health, education, and transportation.
Fact sheets, forms and dispute resolution process for residential tenancy issues
Advocacy for seniors
Law clinic with advocacy and advice for people age 55+
Information about services that are available through government agents, and a listing of the Service BC centres around the province.
Helps employers and workers learn about how to prevent and respond to workplace sexual harassment
Full Explanation & Self-Help For Small Claims Court Help With Paperwork etc..
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the CRT claims process. It asks you simple questions and gives you customized legal information and options based on your answers. Its self-help tools, like communication templates, might help you resolve your issue on your own.
Using the Solution Explorer is free and anonymous.
Provides social wellness programs and services
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Legal advocate for povert law issues, serving residents of Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort St John, Tumbler Ridge
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Provides Advice, Assistance & Representation For Those Who Cannot Afford A Lawyer.
If you live in Victoria, The Law Centre may be able to help you if you’re eligible and qualify financially.
Free legal advocacy services for people with income assistance, disability benefits, and tenancy issues
Free legal education & advocacy for BC tenants.
Provides legal advice to individuals who cannot otherwise afford to pay for legal services
With unbundling, your legal matter is broken down into parts. You choose which parts a lawyer helps with, and which parts you will do yourself. You get professional assistance where you need it most — at a cost you can afford.
Legal Advocacy Program
WorksafeBC appeals and advice
Work injury and work safety, work bullying and harassment info
Refugee, immigration, and citizenship
Connects refugee claimants with settlement workers and provides links to resources and services.
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
A non-profit organization that’s committed to the rights and protection of refugees around the world, and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.
Get the latest information update on the Afghan crisis.
Information, referrals, and representation services for a variety of legal issues
Access free immigration and refugee legal services for people with low incomes in BC.
Learn about Canada’s response to the situation in Afghanistan and the supports that are available.
Find resources for refugee claimants.
Assists Low-Income Earners With Various Legal Issues.
Contains information about free legal advice clinics offered by law students at the University of British Columbia, including their clinic solely for immigration and refugee legal issues. Also includes the LSLAP Manual of legal information.
If you don’t know a lawyer who handles criminal cases, contact the Lawyer Referral Service to get the name of a local lawyer to talk to for 15 minutes for free. You can find out what they’d charge if you need more help and decide whether you want to hire them.
Legal advocacy for migrant workers in BC
Legal advocacy program
Ready Tours teach and support refugee claimants as they prepare for their refugee hearings. If you are a refugee claimant, you can sign up for a free online Ready Tour from anywhere in Canada. Settlement or community workers may also join a tour.
Get links to refugee and immigration resources, find answers to common questions, use the HelpMap to find services in your community.
The South Asian Legal Clinic of British Columbia (SALCBC) focuses on issues affecting the daily lives of South Asian British Columbians, including legal issues around immigration status, child protection and custody, separation and divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, racial discrimination and profiling, economic justice for workers, elder abuse, mental health, and wills and estates.
You will get a 30 minute session for legal advice and summary at no-cost. And, you may also qualify for additional legal services.
Lawyers provide low-barrier and culturally sensitive legal support for low-income South Asian families.
Free 30 minute legal advice for people with low incomes.
Client Line at 604-878-7400 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
WelcomeBC can help you find the information, tools and resources you need. It also provides links to useful resources for community leaders and service providers as they help new members of their communities.
Seniors
Local contacts & referral lists. Connects people to community, health and government resources for help.
<p>Independent office of the BC government that acts in the interest of seniors and their caregivers.</p>
Advocacy for seniors
Law clinic with advocacy and advice for people age 55+
Publications for seniors about benefits, services, and planning for the future:
When I’m 64: Benefits
When I’m 64: Controlling Your Affairs
When I’m 64: Services
See also their Seniors’ rights page for links to other useful booklets and fact sheets for seniors. Several of their publications are available in languages other than English.
Provides social wellness programs and services