Organization phone numbers

If you've tried to resolve your legal problem but need some help, some of the services below may be able to help. Use these links to find the best service to meet your needs.

Who to call

If you've been referred to other community organizations by us you may find their phone number below.

Child protection

Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
BC Foster Parents Association 1-800-663-9999
BC211 211
Child and Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-545-0437 or 1-888-879-9593
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
Society for Children and Youth of BC 778-657-5544 or toll-free 1-877-462-0037
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518

Criminal law

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Ahousaht First Nation Chim-an-ah Justice Program 250-670-9558
Alert Bay Community Justice Program 250-974-5501
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-855-556-3566
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
BC211 211
Court Services Online 1-800-663-6102
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-545-0437 or 1-888-879-9593
John Howard Society of British Columbia 250-216-6211
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
No contact - BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
Prisoners’ Legal Services 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial)
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
VictimLinkBC Call or text 1-800-563-0808
West Coast Prison Justice Society 604-636-0470 or 604-636-0464 (Greater Vancouver) 1-888-839-8889 or 1-866-577-5245 (elsewhere in BC)

Family law

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) 1-866-557-2427 / InfoLine:1-800-663-3455
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC211 211
Child and Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-712-3636 / 1-888-227-7734
Coach My Case 1 800-338-5037
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Comprehensive Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-718-3636 (in Kelowna) / 1-888-227-7734 (outside Kelowna)
Everyone Legal Clinic 778-200-4478
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
No contact - BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
North Shore Community Resources Family Law Program 604-982-3304
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Society for Children and Youth of BC 778-657-5544 or toll-free 1-877-462-0037
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221

Housing

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask An Advocate 604-531-6226
Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-687-1868
BC Housing Phone: 604-433-2218 / Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
BC Rent Bank (604) 877-8453
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Everyone Legal Clinic 778-200-4478
Immigrant Services Society of BC 604-684-2561
John Howard Society of British Columbia 250-216-6211
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691
Options Community Services 604-584-5811
Seniors Services Society of BC 604-520-6621
SOURCES Community Resource Centres 604-531-6226
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
Supportive Housing Registration Service - BC Housing 604-433-2218 or 1-800-257-7756 (toll free)
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) Tenant Infoline: 604-255-0546 or 1-800-665-1185

Indigenous peoples

Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC 604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
Ahousaht First Nation Chim-an-ah Justice Program 250-670-9558
Alert Bay Community Justice Program 250-974-5501
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-687-1868
Battered Women’s Support Services - Indigenous Women’s Program Crisis Line 604-687-1867 / Business Line 604-687-1868 or text 604-687-1867
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres 1-250-388-5522
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-855-556-3566
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
BC Human Rights Tribunal 604-775-2000 / 1-888-440-8844 (TTY: 604-775-2021)
BC211 211
Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program 250-799-0044
First Nations and Metis Outreach Program (The Law Centre): University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Gladue Services 778-940-3519
Heiltsuk Gvi’ilas Community Justice Program 250-957-2381
Hope for Wellness Help Line 1-855-242-3310 (24 hours every day)
Indian Residential School Survivors Crisis Line 1-800-721-0066
Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) (604) 985-4464
Indigenous Counselling Program 604-255-6344
Indigenous Justice Centres 778-940-1520
Indigenous Support Program - Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre 604-255-6344
Indigenous women’s program 1-855-687-1868 or text 604-687-1867
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society (Kelowna) - Family Law Advocacy 250-763-4905
KUU-US Crisis Line Society 1-800-588-8717
Lillooet Friendship Community Justice Program 250-256-4146
Métis Crisis Line 1-833-638-4722
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Support Line 1-844-413-6649 (24 hrs every day)
Mustimuhw Restorative Justice Program / Hiiye/​yu Lelum Society - House of Friendship Duncan 250-748-2242
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
Native Youth Crisis Hotline 1-877-209-1266
Racist Incident Helpline 1-833-457-5463 (1-833-HLP-LINE)
UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic 604-822-5421
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society  250-842-5218 / 1-877-842-5218
Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society 604-251-7200
Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) (250) 384-3211
Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre (BCFNJC) 1-866-786-0081

Intimate partner violence

Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-687-1868
BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse 604-684-6482
BC211 211
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
No contact - BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
QMUNITY 604-684-5307
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre 604-255-6344
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
Stand Informed Legal Advice Services Call: 604-673-3143 or Toll-free 1-888-685-6222
VictimLinkBC Call or text 1-800-563-0808

Legal advice

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Everyone Legal Clinic 778-200-4478
Indigenous Justice Centres 778-940-1520
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic 604-822-5421

Legal help

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
Atira Women’s Resource Society 604-331-1407
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-687-1868
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-855-556-3566
BC Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA) 1-866-557-2427 / InfoLine:1-800-663-3455
BC Human Rights Clinic 604-622-1100 / 1-855-685-6222
BC Human Rights Tribunal 604-775-2000 / 1-888-440-8844 (TTY: 604-775-2021)
BC Notaries Association 604-676-8570
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC211 211
Child and Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-712-3636 / 1-888-227-7734
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Comprehensive Child Support Service in Kelowna 250-718-3636 (in Kelowna) / 1-888-227-7734 (outside Kelowna)
Credit Counseling Society of BC 1-888-527-8999
Dial-A-Law 1-800-565-5297 (604-687-4680 in the Lower Mainland)
Disability Alliance Law Clinic 236-427-1108
Disability Law Clinic Legal Services 236-427-1108 or 1-800-663-1278
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver 604-545-0437 or 1-888-879-9593
Everyone Legal Clinic 778-200-4478
Justice Education Society (JES) Head Office: (604)-660-9870 / Legal Help (chat live, call or text): 1-855-875-8867
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society (Kelowna) - Family Law Advocacy 250-763-4905
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
Migrant Workers Centre 604-669-4482 or 1-888-669-4482
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
Prisoners’ Legal Services 1-866-577-5245 (federal) or 604-636-0464 (provincial)
Rise Women’s Legal Centre Client intake line: 236-317-9000 / General inquiries: 604-451-7447
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Service BC centres 1-800-663-7867
SHARP Workplaces 604-673-3143 / 1-888-685-6222
Society for Children and Youth of BC 778-657-5544 or toll-free 1-877-462-0037
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
South Peace Community Resources Society 250-782-9174
Stand Informed Legal Advice Services Call: 604-673-3143 or Toll-free 1-888-685-6222
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) Tenant Infoline: 604-255-0546 or 1-800-665-1185
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Together Against Poverty Society 250-361-3521
UBC Business Law Clinic 250-472-4522
Unbundled Legal Services 604-331-5400
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance Society  250-842-5218 / 1-877-842-5218

Legal research

BC211 211
Civil Resolution Tribunal 1-844-322-2292
Continuing Legal Education 604-669-3544 or 1-800-663-0437
Court Services Online 1-800-663-6102
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 / 1-800-665-2570
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
Our Legal Knowledge Base 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
People’s Law School 604-331-5400
Red Book directory of services for BC 211
SFU Library 778.782.4351

Legal system and courts

Aboriginal Legal Aid in BC 604-408-2172 or 1-866-577-2525
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
BC Health Regulators 604-899-0794
BC Labour Relations Board 604-660-1300
BC Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner 1-877-999-8707
BC Supreme Court Self-Help Centre 604-660-9870
BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
BC’s Family Justice Services Division 604-660-2192 / 1-888-216-2211
BC’s Justice System 1-800-663-7867
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch 604-687-3404 or 1-888-687-3404
Civil Resolution Tribunal 1-844-322-2292
Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP 1-800-665-6878
Continuing Legal Education 604-669-3544 or 1-800-663-0437
Court Services Online 1-800-663-6102
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 / 1-800-665-2570
Government of British Columbia 1-800-663-7867
Government of Canada 1-800-622-6232
John Howard Society of British Columbia 250-216-6211
Law Foundation of British Columbia 604-688-2337
Law Society of British Columbia 604-669-2533 or Toll-free: 1-800-903-5300
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
No contact - BC’s criminal justice system 1-800-663-7867
RTB (Residential Tenancy Office) 604-660-1020 or 1-800-665-8779
Small Claims Court 604-660-9870
Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Society 604-251-7200

Mental health

9-8-8 988
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-855-556-3566
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services 604-875-2345 or 1-888-300-3088
BC211 211
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC Division 604-688-3234 or 1-800-555-8222 Toll-free
Child and Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Coast Mental Health 604-872-3502
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Fraser Health Crisis Line 604-951-8855 or 1-877-820-7444
John Howard Society of British Columbia 250-216-6211
Métis Crisis Line 1-833-638-4722
Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC 604-985-5355 (Greater Vancouver) or 1-877-811-1190 (elsewhere in BC)
Options Community Services 604-584-5811
QMUNITY 604-684-5307
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
SOURCES Community Resource Centres 604-531-6226
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)

Other issues

Access Pro Bono 604-878-7400 or 1-877-762-6664
Admin Law BC Online Help Guide 1-855-875-8867
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Ask An Advocate 604-531-6226
Ask JES – Legal Help BC 1-855-875-8867 call, text, chat
BC Civil Liberties Association 604-687-2919 / 1-855-556-3566
BC First Nations Justice Council 1-877-602-4858 (head office) / 1-866-786-0081 (criminal and child protection matters)
BC Foster Parents Association 1-800-663-9999
BC Health Regulators 604-899-0794
BC Housing Phone: 604-433-2218 / Toll-free: 1-800-257-7756
BC Human Rights Clinic 604-622-1100 / 1-855-685-6222
BC Human Rights Tribunal 604-775-2000 / 1-888-440-8844 (TTY: 604-775-2021)
BC Labour Relations Board 604-660-1300
BC Men’s Resource Center 604-878-9033
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services 604-875-2345 or 1-888-300-3088
BC Notaries Association 604-676-8570
BC Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner 1-877-999-8707
BC Public Guardian & Trustee 604-660-4444
BC Supreme Court Self-Help Centre 604-660-9870
BC211 211
Child and Youth Legal Centre 778-657-5544 or 1-877-462-0037
Civil Resolution Tribunal 1-844-322-2292
Coast Mental Health 604-872-3502
Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) 604-685-3425 or 1-888-685-6222
Community Legal Clinic: Thompson Rivers University (TRU) 778-471-8490
Consumer Protection BC 604-320-1667, 1-888-564-9963
Courthouse Libraries BC 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
Credit Counseling Society of BC 1-888-527-8999
Dial-A-Law 1-800-565-5297 (604-687-4680 in the Lower Mainland)
Disability Alliance Law Clinic 236-427-1108
Disability Law Clinic Legal Services 236-427-1108 or 1-800-663-1278
Employment Standards BC  1-833-236-3700, 604-660-4946
Enquiry BC 604-660-2421 or 1-800-663-7867
Everyone Legal Clinic 778-200-4478
First United Church Advocacy 604-251-3323
Fraser Health Crisis Line 604-951-8855 or 1-877-820-7444
General Insurance OmbudService 1-877-225-0446
Government of Canada 1-800-622-6232
Immigrant Services Society of BC 604-684-2561
John Howard Society of British Columbia 250-216-6211
Justice Education Society (JES) Head Office: (604)-660-9870 / Legal Help (chat live, call or text): 1-855-875-8867
Law Foundation legal help list and legal clinics 604-688-2337
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Legal Information and Advice BC Toll Free Referral Phone Numbers See PDF
Migrant Workers Centre 604-669-4482 or 1-888-669-4482
Multicultural Liaison Workers: Newcomer Welcome Centre (Vancouver School Board) 604-713-5999
OmbudService for Life & Health Insurance 1-888-295-8112
Options Community Services 604-584-5811
Our Legal Knowledge Base 604-660-2841 or 1-800-665-2570
Poverty Law Program - Langley Community Services 604-534-7921
QMUNITY 604-684-5307
Racist Incident Helpline 1-833-457-5463 (1-833-HLP-LINE)
Red Book directory of services for BC 211
RTB (Residential Tenancy Office) 604-660-1020 or 1-800-665-8779
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Seniors Services Society of BC 604-520-6621
Service BC centres 1-800-663-7867
SHARP Workplaces 604-673-3143 / 1-888-685-6222
Small Claims Court 604-660-9870
Society for Children and Youth of BC 778-657-5544 or toll-free 1-877-462-0037
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
SOURCES Community Resource Centres 604-531-6226
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
South Peace Community Resources Society 250-782-9174
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
Supportive Housing Registration Service - BC Housing 604-433-2218 or 1-800-257-7756 (toll free)
The Law Centre: University of Victoria 250-385-1221
Together Against Poverty Society 250-361-3521
TRAC (Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre) 604-255-0546 or 1-800-665-1185
UBC Business Law Clinic 250-472-4522
Unbundled Legal Services 604-331-5400
Vancouver MS Society Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program  1-800-268-7582
Worker’s Advisers Office (Work Safe BC) 604-713-0360 or 1-800-663-4261
WorkSafe BC 604-231-8888 or 1-888-967-5377

Refugee, immigration, and citizenship

Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court 778-522-2839 (unattended)
Battered Women’s Support Services 604-687-1867 / 1-855-687-1868
BC211 211
Canadian Council for Refugees (514) 277-7223
Community Legal Advocacy Centre 604-743-0345 (Abbotsford) / 604-708-2907 (Chilliwack)
Immigrant Services Society of BC 604-684-2561
Immigration & Refugee Legal Clinic 778-372-6583 WhatsApp: 778-222-7568
Immigration and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) 1-613-321-4243
Kinbrace Refugee Housing and Support 604-255-9691
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP): University of British Columbia 604-822-5791
Lawyer Referral Service 604-687-3221
Migrant Workers Centre 604-669-4482 or 1-888-669-4482
MOSAIC 604-254-9626
Multicultural Liaison Workers: Newcomer Welcome Centre (Vancouver School Board) 604-713-5999
Options Community Services 604-584-5811
Racist Incident Helpline 1-833-457-5463 (1-833-HLP-LINE)
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518
Summary Advice Program 604-878-7400 (see hours)
VictimLinkBC Call or text 1-800-563-0808

Seniors

411 Seniors Centre Society 604-684-8171
BC211 211
Immigrant Services Society of BC 604-684-2561
Office of the Seniors Advocate BC 1-877-952-3181
Seniors First BC – Elder Law Clinic 604-336-5653
Seniors Services Society of BC 604-520-6621
Seniors’ resources 604-331-5400
SOURCES Community Law Clinic 778-735-1368 or 778-731-9168
South Asian Legal Clinic of BC 236-477-5518